Well, fall has come. Life has seasons doesn't it? Maybe the season of life you are in now, you don't particularly like. God's word says that HE never changes. HE is always the same. That means to me, I can Always go to HIM in whatever season I am in and HE will level with me. He is not fickle and changeable. I need that kind of relationship.
Come to Eastpoint and find a relationship with good friends and Jesus Christ.

Pastor's sermon this Sunday is "Pass by Review". Someday we will all pass by Jesus at the "Judgement Seat of Christ". I want to hear HIM say "Well done thy good and faithful sevant".
The more I hear and read God's word , the more I want to be faithful.
See you at church!

In our children's Sunday School Class last week , we were learning the verse "Casting all your anxiety upon him, for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7. NIV. Jacob H. spoke up and said "I will always be anxious because I have attention deficit." I replied , " Now Jacob , we can pray and God can help us with our anxious moments even though we may have a medical condition. In fact, we can pray that God can heal our " attention deficit" medical issues and make us better." He replied, "O No, I will have it forever." My heart broke, because he had it in his mind he would never get better and he would always be anxious.
Pastor spoke on the devil's schemes last Sunday. It is indeed the scheme of the devil to attack our minds. He delights in making us feel defeated.
That is why we need to be in God's house to learn and be encouraged. Before the class was over that Sunday, Jacob started to understand that he could be better with God's healing power.
This Sunday is National Sunday Day, please come to Sunday School at Eastpoint at 9:30 and Morning Worship at 10:30.
You will feel welcome and God will meet your need.

Yesterday, I cleaned under our refrig and what a surprise. I thought I had a spotless kitchen floor but boy, the stuff that was hiding under the frig.
I begin to think about my Christian walk with God. I thought I had everything under control and that I was a pretty good moral person. But I begin to think of some areas of my life that need some cleaning up , maybe they are hidden to people around me, but God shined a light on them.
Psalm 69:5 states KJV "O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hidden from thee."
I like this verse better Psalms 119:11 KJV " Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." If I read God's Word , He can help to keep my life clean and prevent hidden sins.
Come to Eastpoint and learn from God's word and let God shine a light on your heart. It is wonderful to be loved by a loving and forgiving God and to be apart of loving fellowship.

A couple of weeks ago, the lights went at our house. So, I go for our trusty flashlight, which I could not find. There was a camp lantern we keep in the bedroom for emergencies, however the batteries were dead. I had put off getting our house a little more organized, and now I was paying the price. I needed to leave to go to Sunday night service. The car was in the garage and the garage was pitch black. I couldn't see to pull the string to open the garage door, since the garage door is run by electricity. Yes, I had candles but the hot wax run down my hand as I tryed to maneuver around with it. This experience made me think of a few things.
What would happen if this was a major disaster? Am I prepared?
Do I have my house in order? Am I prepared?
Later, I found 2 flashlights one in the garage and one under our bed. I had the resources all the time, but didn't have my house in order.
"Things and Situations" can happen in our lives and we are not prepared emotionally, financially. and physically. However, if we get our house in order spiritually , these diasters can be buffered by the God's Word, which should be our foundation. God has given us the Resource, The Bible.
We just need to read it, study it and believe it.
Come to Eastpoint and learn how to get prepared for lifes events.

David and Brenda Pantleo will be with us this Sunday. They are missionaries to America's Bikers. They just came from Sturgis, SD for the biker rally. I am sure they will have many testimonies about what God is doing among the bikers. Please bring a biker friend with you, you won't be disappointed.

Sunday evening we will be having a baptismal service, after hearing the word from John Heide, our Assemblies of God Seniors Adult Coordinator. He has a great story to tell and will bless us with his music ability.

Tuesday, August 23, at 10:00 will be our first Ladies Bible Study at 10am. The topic is "Is Your Home prepared for a disaster?" Bring your Bible, notebook and flashlight. Bible references will be from Proverbs 31:10-31.

See you this week at Eastpoint!

Last week we had a rummage sale. We sold over $370, which will go to a missions pledge that our Ladies Ministries made. Jo A. was very instrumental in coordinating the sale. Jo just recently started coming to Eastpoint. Jo has made new friends and those friends love her. She also has made a new commitment to obey Christ. Her life is changing. What if Jo did not start going back to church? That is a big IF, isn't/ it.
Lupe has started to come because of Julie who lost her son in a tragic accident. Pastor and Eastpoint Family Church ministered to Julie's family during their loss. Lupe saw the love and wanted to be a part of it. Lupe and Julie are now teaching Sunday School class and Julie just asked last week if she could start working in the baby nursery. She said God spoke to her through last week's sermon about Samuel. Just as God spoke to Samuel, God spoke to her.
What IF Jo, Lupe, Julie had not started back to church? Their lives would not be as fulfilled as they are becoming now.
Come ,Try Church, Try Eastpoint. The love of God is there and you will be loved.

This week Pastor will be starting a series on the Life of Samuel. Samuel was a good boy who grew to be a good man. His mother prayed had for a son and then she told God she would give Samuel back for the service of the kingdom of God.

We took our grandsons out for supper last night. As I was looking at them , my prayer was "God let them grew up to good boys and good men." But you know there are many good men in the world, however they don't have a relationship with Jesus. Jesus is the one who can make their lives more full fulled and of course ready for eternity. So, my prayer now is. "God let my grandsons know you as Lord and Savior and then you ,Lord can help them be good boys and good men., who will be used for your kingdom"

I am excited about this series on Samuel. Come join us this Sunday!