I trust you have truly sought the Lord in His will for your faith mission giving as you return your
response card today. I trust God will be honored and glorified in the coming year as we make
decisions expressing our obedience to Him in doing His will for His church in the future.
I am delighted to have the Flippo fellas preaching this week as part of our Faith Mission Revival.
These are families who began their walk with God in this place. They began their growth in
Christ here in this place. They began serving the Lord in this place. Each of the Flippo children,
who are now serving the Lord elsewhere in churches, began serving the Lord right here with us
in Summerville Baptist Church. This week, in each of our services, we will be hearing from
these young men who are serving the Lord elsewhere in churches like ours. We are going to
enjoy what God has done with our efforts of doing God’s mission for His churches right here at
Summerville every week for the history of this church. I realize that Chandler didn’t grow up
here, but Christy did and he grew up in a church like this that helped shape him into who he is
now. Each week as the people of Summerville Baptist Church obey God’s Word and will by
faith, He is working and blessing our ministry of obedience. Each week as we gather in worship,
give tithes in obedience, give missions offerings by faith, preach the Word, listen to the Holy
Spirit, teach Bible classes, lead children’s church, run busses, host children’s Bible clubs, hold
VBS, obediently spread the Gospel in our valley, and do the work of God on earth here in the
Grande Ronde Valley; He is working and blessing. This is God’s mission for His churches-
going by faith where we are with the Gospel ministry and giving to others to do the Gospel
ministry in other places at the same time. Every aspect of this ministry has fed into the lives of
these young adults to help prepare them to do the ministry they are now doing in other places and
to raise their children in churches very much how they were raised here. This is God’s plan for
the continuance of His work on earth until He comes again. As we walk with God personally,
raise our families in truth, faithfully worship and serve the Lord in His church; we are not only
being obedient to God’s Word and will, we are also doing our part in preparing the next
generation to do the same in the future. As we enjoy the fruit of the ministry here from the past
this week, I pray we will also be motivated to keep doing the ministry of God here in the future.