FATHER'S DAY

Linda Anderson wrote An Open Letter to Family Men in Daily Bread, in 1989. It is worth sharing worth you.
An Open Letter to Family Men: She was blond and beautiful, with azure eyes and a tumble of tawny curls. At three years of age, she would climb into her daddy's lap, snuggle up with a wide, satisfied smile, and purr, "This is my safe place!" And so it was. Dads, husbands, YOU are the "safe place." You are our protector and provider. And when you gather us for a time with God, we need a safe place. A safe place, not a lecture. A safe place, not a sermon. A very human dad/husband who simply cares about God and us. We don't need or even want a "spiritual giant." We just want you. And we need a gathering time (phone unplugged) where it's safe to say to each other, "How are you and the Lord getting along?" "How can we pray today?" We need a safe place to cry laugh, sing, rejoice, challenge, share, and sometimes not to share and have it be okay. We need a time with you that's relaxed--unstiff, when we can pray honestly, in simple sentences, from our hearts. Unfixed. Unrigid. Unroutine. Unshackled. We need a place where irregular opinions are respected, and where God has the last word. We need a gentleman leader, not a general. Gracious. Relaxed. Human. A family shepherd who exhibits not infallible authority, but a thirst for God. Every day? Not necessarily. Often? Yes. Long? No. Where? Anywhere. How? Sense where we're at, and zero in. We may need heavy-duty confessing to each other and to God...silent prayer...exuberant praise (try sing-a- long tapes)...Bible study. But not every time. Thanks for listening, Dad (Husband). Remember, we need you. Your family.
Today we are honoring our dads, we are also having a Baby Dedication Service, this is another way to honor dads. We learn so much from our dads, children learn what a man is, boys learn what they are supposed to act like, girls learn how a man is supposed to treat them. A dad’s role is very important and the best thing that we can do for our children and grandchildren is to show them what a Godly man looks like. What do you say guys, are you up for the challenge?

ICE CREAM FREEZE-OFF 09

We had our Ice Cream Freeze-Off on Sunday Evening June 14.
Only those over 35 could compete, in August those 35 and under will compete,
maybe in September we will have a Freeze-Off Championship,
taste good to me...I mean sounds good to me.

Thank You Amy and Zach for opening up your newly remodeled home for this.

Good Ice Cream for all

Eat that ice cream

And the winners are...Kay 1st, Becky 2nd and Juanell 3rd....

maybe we were the real winners!!!
Open your eyes Becky!!!

Hello Colt

RELAY FOR LIFE 09

Relay for Life

We held the 2009 Relay for Life on June 5, here are some pics...
The first one is Mary Jane and Becky carrying the banner for the Survivors lap.

The Carey Baptist booth, thanks to Morris and Carolyn Daniel

Great Food, enjoyed by eveyone!!

Bouncers by Buncha-Jumps of Childress

Jerry, Mary Jane and Zoe

Carolyn & Morris

Slinky????

Zach ran the race....fought the good fight....finished the race.

Another successful Relay for Life. Thank You Carla and Kristy for all of your hard work. You are great Captains.

FATHER'S DAY COOK-OUT

Father's Day is Sunday, and here at Carey Baptist Church we honor our dads.

So we are having our second annual Father's Day Cook-out following morning worship.

As always make sure that dad is comfortable, let him wear his t-shirt, shorts,

flip-flops and bring his lawn chair, whatever it takes.

We will be cooking in stlye
Be here on Sunday, June 21 for hamburgers and hotdogs, food, fun and fellowship.
Father’s Day is June 21st, and we will be honoring our dad’s in a special way again this year. As always this is “Bring Your Dad to Church Day,” but we are making it even more special. Let dad come to church in his t-shirt and shorts, bring his lawn chair, kick back and relax. And following church we are having a cook-out honoring dad. There is no charge and there will be plenty of food for the entire family. So join us on Father’s Day and “Bring Your Dad to Church.”

See you on the 21st!!!!

9:45 am for Bible Study and 10:45 for Worship & Food Following

PASTOR'S PEN

The Pastor’s Pen is back by popular demand!!!! OK, so it’s only been gone for a couple of weeks, and only 2 people asked me about it, but it’s back. Now what shall we talk about? We could talk about Father’s Day next week, we need to be collecting some money for the food, just like we did last year, we will have hamburgers and hotdogs, just like last year. We need to be inviting family and friends, just like last year, we are expecting a large crowd, just like last year, we fed well over 100 last year. What’s new this year? We are having a Baby Dedication Service on the same day, so it will be an even more special day. And just like last year, make sure that dad is comfortable, t-shirt, flip-flops, shorts, lawn chair….comfortable!
What else should we talk about? How about prayer, it will be one of the points in my sermon today.
How important is faithfulness in prayer? Dr. Wilbur Chapman often told of his experience when, as a young man, he went to become pastor of a church in Philadelphia. After his first sermon, an old gentleman said to him, "You're pretty young to be pastor of this church. But you preach the Gospel, and I'm going to help you all I can." Dr. Chapman thought, "Here's a crank." But the man continued: "I'm going to pray for you that you may have the Holy Spirit's power upon you. Two others have covenanted to join with me in prayer for you." Dr. Chapman said, "I didn't feel so bad when I learned he was going to pray for me. The 3 became 10, the 10 became 20, and 20 became 50, the 50 became 200 who met before every service to pray that the Holy Spirit might come upon me. I always went into my pulpit feeling that I would have the anointing in answer to the prayers of those who had faithfully prayed for me. It was a joy to preach! The result was that we received 1,100 into our church by conversion in three years, 600 of whom were men. It was the fruit of the Holy spirit in answer to prayer!"
Martin Luther said, “Pray as if everything depends on God, then work as if everything depends on you.”

Kwai Chang Caine Dead

For those of you who remember the 70's, you know who Kwai Chang Caine was. He was the character that David Carradine played in the series Kung Fu. When David first got into the role he knew nothing about kung fu or the Shaolin, Kwai Chang was a Shaolin priest.
While filming the series his interest grew in these, he learned kung fu and studied to be a Shaolin priest, although the temple was long gone. He immersed himself in this form of Eastern religion.

David Carradine hung himself in his hotel room in Bangkok Thailand, and is believed to have committed suicide. It said Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday.

David was looking for something more than himself, he thought that he had found it in Eastern religion, which left him empty and longing.

Jesus is the only one who can fill that longing in our souls. I wish that he had turned to Jesus, I'm sure that he was devoted, I'm sure that he was committed, I'm sure that he was sincere, but He didn't know Jesus.
Jesus said "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. John 14:6-7 (ESV)
Anything else leads to a sinners hell.

What are you following?