A New Beginning

1.  I Will Attend Every Bible Study & Worship Service.

2.  I Will Put Forth Every Effort To Be on Time.

3.  I Will Try To Improve My Attitude Each Day.

4.  I Will Diligently Try To Bring Others To Christ.

5.  I Will Encourage & Seek To Restore the Spiritually Weak & Fallen.

6.  I Will Make Every Effort To Visit the Sick & the Shut-ins.

7.  I Will Do More To Spend More Time With My Brothers & Sisters In Christ.

8.  I Will Make Every Effort To Make Our Visitors Feel Welcome.

9.  I Will Seek to Improve our Worship By Joining InEnthusiastically.

11.  I Will Spend More Time in Bible Study.

12.  I Will Try To Continually Ask Myself: “What would Jesus do if confronted with this situation?”

As we prepare to begin a new year, these are some thoughts that will help us to improve our spiritual lives.  As Christians we should seek to grow every day - every year.

Lay Lake has the opportunity to grow numerically and spiritually in 2010!  You and I are the ones who can make this happen, with the Lord’s help of course.

Prayer List

Gene Smith (Dick’s mother); Greg Duncan; Alline Dodson (Rusty’s grandmother); Marie Huckabee (Garry’s aunt); Richard Dunphy (Don’s father);  Carol Nelson; Colin Chandler; Earl Dean (Don’s father); Martha Eckert; Corey Boothe;  Adam Carskaddon; Adam Pilling; Jesse Spillman; Major Marshall.  Christopher Cary & David Miller (Rachel’s dad)  in Afghanistan.  Brian & Christy Gray.

Upcoming Activities & News

Scripture Reading: Matt. 9:10-17

Pantry: Please bring ANY item for the pantry!!!!

Congratulations: Lauren Jones was inducted into the West Virginia Zeta chapter of Alpha Chi, a national college honor society!!

Holiday Tea: Jan. 3 at Jeff’s in Jemmison. 1:30 - 4:00.

Men’s Meeting: Jan. 10th at 3:30.

Youth Devotional: Jan. 10th following our evening worship.

New Years Eve Singing: We will have a singing on New Years Eve at 7:00 p.m.  Please bring finger-foods.

Lock-in: New Year’s Eve!!!  See Jeff Jones for details.

Teacher’s Meeting: Teachers, please meet tonight after worship for a brief meeting to get your new material.

Upcoming Events

2010 Great Smoky Mtn. Marriage Retreat:  Feb.17 - 20

Winter Bible School:    February 19,20, 2010

Guntersville Family Retreat:   March 18-20