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Well, this Sunday is the big day! This is the Christ Fellowship I-don’t-know-how-many-annual Chili cookoff! And I can’t wait! As usual, the prizes will go to the cook with the Best-Tasting, the Spiciest and the Most Exotic. The ever-coveted prizes will be the Bent Spoon Awards. These almost world-famous awards are being custom made as we speak by some of the finest craftsmen in Murano, Italy. They are using the finest materials including hand picked African Mahogany, inlays of brass and bronze, with solid 24k gold spoons and Corinthian marble for the labeling. I hope to get them back before church time Sunday or I may have to resort to twisting some bailing wire around some Walmart spoons on pine out of my shed and spray painting it all gold. But we’ll see.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to that and also to hearing Morris Hoover bring the message! It’s going to be a good day in the Lord’s House! I love you all! — Todd

Coming up this weekend at Christ Fellowship, this is the weekend for our Operation Christmas Child packing party! Yay! Sunday night at 6 we will pool all the stuff we have collected and pack some boxes to ship to kids all over the world. According to the OCC website, the things NOT TO PACK are SOAP; candy; toothpaste; gum; used or damaged items; scary or war-related items such as toy guns, knives, or military figures; chocolate or food; seeds; fruit rolls or other fruit snacks; drink mixes (powdered or liquid); liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans. The things you should pack include a “wow” item like a soccer ball with pump or a doll or stuffed animal. Also, personal care items and school supplies are important. But y’all know the drill. Also, don’t forget we may need some munchies of some sort to help us pack all this stuff so don’t forget that.

Also, we are thrilled to have the Gideons come speak to us this Sunday morning. It’s going to be a great day in the Lord’s house this Sunday and I can’t wait to see y’all! I love you all! — Todd

We know things start to get busier around the holidays and at Christ Fellowship, we never want to have “just one more thing.” But we have a few important events to mention. This Sunday, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper and will study in detail about how we came to celebrate it and why we don’t celebrate the Passover. Here’s a hint: Jesus changed it! You can be prepared by reading Matthew 26 and Exodus 12. It’s a passage I’ve never preached on before and it’s been fascinating to me to study it.

Don’t forget we have our Operation Christmas Child packing party on November 9. That is coming RIGHT up. So, try to make sure you have enough materials to pack at least 2 boxes. That’s the goal.

The next week (the 16th) will be our almost world-famous chili cookoff with the same great prizes as before. The cherished golden Bent Spoon Awards will be handed out to the Best Tasting, the Spiciest and the Most Exotic. That’s always a great time.

Then December 14th is our Christ Fellowship Holiday Potluck meal. I can’t wait for that!

Please remember Cody Roberts in your prayers. His back surgery went well but the pain of it is pretty intense. 

I love you all and can’t wait to see you this Sunday! — Todd

So many of you have been asking how Cody Roberts is doing. He had major back surgery on Wednesday and is doing well. He is still in the hospital in Carrolton but hopes to get out today (Saturday). Teresa is there with him but he is in a lot of pain as you can imagine. So, please pray and ask God with us for a complete healing and a quick recovery. 

Also, this Sunday I am proud to announce the continuation of our sermon series on what we struggle with and the topic is pride. I know none of you struggle with that, right? But maybe you know somebody that does. Seriously, Daniel chapter 4 is a great story of pride and God’s tolerance for it but also God’s grace as well. Read the third and fourth chapters of Daniel. It’s a quick and fun read. Shoot, read the first four chapters! It’s good stuff. But that way we will all be on the same page when we talk about the “Wolf-Man” when we see each other this Sunday at Christ Fellowship! I can’t wait to see you. I love you all. — Todd

You know those magazines at the grocery store checkout aisle? Not the newspaper-style that say Elvis is still alive or that Michael Jackson was actually a two-headed alien baby. Not those. I’m talking about the magazines that every month say basically the same thing. Do this to lose ten pounds by summer. This famous actress tells the secret to wiping away the lines on your face. Do this exercise to be more attractive. You know the magazines. Well, let me give you the real secret to being more attractive. You can be ugly as a mud fence but if you are kind and compassionate, you instantly are more attractive. It’s true. Try it.

In this day and age, we are surrounded by people asking for help more than ever. It’s hard to know what to give and who to give to. And you have probably done it wrong in the past and it came back to bite you, didn’t it? Well, we are going to talk about that this Sunday at Christ Fellowship. We all struggle with showing compassion. We aren’t rich. We don’t want to enable some people. How do you know when or what is appropriate and what are some ways that we can show compassion? I have lots of questions about showing compassion.

Join me this Sunday to discuss this from a wonderful passage of scripture that makes my friend David look good this time. 2 Samuel 9 is where David shows compassion to Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth! What a great name! It’ll be worth coming to church just to say that name out loud so get your rest tomorrow. Don’t overdo it. Make plans right now to be there at 10 and 6. All the attractive people are doing it! 🙂

I love you all! — Todd

Have you ever made the news? Have you ever done anything in your life that was newsworthy? I’m not asking you to tell me what it was because I know that some of you may have done something great to make the news. You invented something or you stopped a crime or you did something praiseworthy and you deserve to be on the news. But some of you may have made the news for the opposite reason. Maybe your mugshot got taken and you did a little time somewhere besides your own home. That is news too.

King David was all over the news back in his day. Pretty often there was news about him winning a battle or leading his troops to great victory and he deserved to be in the news for that. God blessed him with many victories for Israel. But then…there was that ONE time…when kings go off to war…but David didn’t go to war. Ugh! You know the story. I hate to preach on it but it’s a perfect example of what not to do when tempted by lust. David struggled with it and maybe you do too. Maybe it is for the opposite sex or maybe it is for stuff or position or what you think would be better than what you have.

Let’s talk about it Sunday morning and evening at Christ Fellowship. Read the tragic story in 2 Samuel 11 and be ready to discuss it. I love you all and can’t wait to see you! — Todd

Okay, here’s the scenario. God has a bus and He is driving around your neighborhood picking up folks who want to go to Heaven. It’s a free ride to all the eternal glories Heaven has to offer. But He just pulled up in front of your house and you have to decide right now. Do you want to go now or wait until you die? No, you can’t take anybody or anything. But all you have to do is walk out there right now and get on the bus. What do you say? Yes or no? That’s a surprisingly hard question for a lot of people. And I understand that. I really do. 

I think we are all looking forward to Heaven but…what about the kids, the dogs, the job, the friends, etc.? I completely understand whichever way you answer. And this Sunday at Christ Fellowship, we will talk more about that and what it means to stay and to go. What does it mean if we live? What does it mean if we die? Those are questions we need to think about and Paul helps us with it from Philippians chapter 1.

I can’t wait to see you! I love you all! — Todd

Have you noticed lately that everybody just seems to be mad? I used to think I might have anger issues but when I watch the news, I realize I’m pretty well adjusted compared to a lot of people. Why is everybody so angry and what can we do about it in our own lives? Let’s talk about that at Christ Fellowship this Sunday morning and evening. We will look at the great attitude that Joseph had in Genesis chapter 50 where he had every right to be mad. I so hope you can be there. I love you all and miss you when you’re gone! — Todd

Somebody once said that 90% of the things we worry about never happen…which proves that worrying works! I don’t think that’s really how it works and also the Bible tells us not to worry, that worry is a sin. But with so much bad news in the world today, how do we keep from it?

Well, we are continuing our new sermon series on what we struggle with and this week we see the struggle of Jacob and how, if anybody had reason to worry, it was him. Jacob is seeing the consequences of his own actions coming back to haunt him. Don’t you hate that when it happens?  I encourage you to be ready for the message this Sunday by reading Jacob’s story that is found in Genesis from chapters 25-35 but for our study this Sunday morning and evening at Christ Fellowship, read especially chapter 32 – especially if you struggle with worry.

I love you all and can’t wait to see you! You need the church and the church needs you!

— Todd

I forgot to mention earlier that this Sunday (9/14) we will have lunch at the church. It will be potluck and no rules as usual. Just bring what you want with enough to share. Don’t forget desserts, salad (if you’re into that kinda thing) and drinks plus bread and all the fixins. And if you forget or don’t have anything or you just can’t cook, don’t worry about it! Please stay. We always have plenty. I can’t wait. Also, there will be no evening service. Cya!