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Day of Prayer

There are many plans for this new year. It's an exciting time to be a part of the Lord's church in Franklin!

One of the first major efforts for 2012 is the retiring of our building debt. The elders have challenged us to pay off the $24,000.00 debt on the first 5th Sunday of the year, which happens to be next Sunday, January 29th.

In preparation for this, one of many great goals for this year, the elders have asked that we have a day of prayer next Saturday, January 28th, here at the building. The building will be open from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm so that everyone will have the opportunity to participate in this very important event in the life of the Franklin church.

While it is important for us to pray in anticipation of our 5th Sunday goals, it is extremely important that we continually pray for our members and the plans for this year and into the future. When you come to the building, please make your way into the auditorium, find a quiet place, and pray for God's richest blessing to be upon His church in Franklin. Pray for the church leaders, teachers, the bereaved, widows and widowers, our children, those who are discouraged, those who are weak, those whose health is poor or failing, and for anyone or anything else - just pray (I Thessalonians 5:17).

Each day should be a day of prayer, but let us be especially diligent in our prayers on this day.

"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." - James 5:16b

Is the Church Costing Too Much?

In the 2007 Super Bowl, the players for the Indianapolis Colts received $73,000.00 each for their win, while the Chicago Bears players received $38,000.00 per player for losing. The most sought after Hollywood actors and actresses earn upwards of $20,000,000.00 per movie for their services. Americans spend more money annually on dog food than on church contributions. It is not unusual for an individual to pay more on his/her country club membership than they give to the church. Is the church costing too much?

Let me share an experience with you. On June 2, 1940, a little girl was born to us. She cost us money from the moment she was born. As she grew from babyhood to girlhood,
she cost even more...her dresses and shoes were more expensive and we had to have the doctor through all those childhood diseases. She was even more expensive during her school and teen years. She needed long dresses to go to parties. When she went to college, we discovered, along with other parents, that all the college expenses are not listed in the catalogue. Then after graduation she fell in love and married. She was married in a church wedding and that, too, cost a lot of money.

Then, five months after her marriage, she suddenly sickened and within a week she was dead. She has not cost us a penny since the day we walked away from her grave.

As long as the church is alive, she will cost money, and the more alive a church is, the more money she will cost. Only a dead church, like a dead child, is no longer expensive.

Think it over. A church with a little more in one year than a winning player from the Super Bowl could minister to many here and around the world. Is the church costing too much?

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