Welcome to PINE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH NUMBER ONE, Walterboro, South Carolina

FROM MY HEART TO YOURS

Pastor Ken McCaskill (kmccaskill@lowcountry.com)

Tuesday night, the Colleton Baptist Association's Men's Rally was held at North Walterboro Church. Our own Doug Tuten, Brotherhood Director for our association, did a fine job of leading the meeting and our guest speaker, who is the Edisto Chief of Police, shared a wonderful testimony. But what I enjoyed the most about the evening was the fellowship of being with almost 100 men. A real blessing comes from such a gathering of believers. At Pine Grove, that spirit of fellowship is also alive and well. As gracious as you are, by Sunday evening, many of you may not remember the content of the sermon, the beauty of the choir special, and other parts of our worship service. But later in the day, you probably felt blessed by being in the House of God worshipping and fellowshipping with other believers. There is no substitute for a loving church family. Pastor Rick Warren put it this way: "People forget what you say but they remember how you feel about them." So as we renew our efforts in reaching unchurched family, friends, and neighbors as well as our own inactives, let me encourage you to spread the love of Christ each day. How do you make people feel after you have left them? I hope they feel uplifted, loved, and encouraged. The fields are white unto harvest. God is calling each of us to be gatherers in His Fields which is the Kingdom of God . . . Beginning this Sunday, I will begin a series entitled "The Church: the Body of Christ." In coming weeks, we will consider how we can better be the Body of Christ in our area. Too often, churches become complacent and stale. These are not acceptable qualities of a loving and growing church. Together we will examine various areas of a healthy and growing church as set out by Scripture. So come to Sunday School and Worship (9 a.m. and 11 a.m.) with a sense of expectation and anticipation of what God is going to do. I have some exciting plans and upcoming events to share with you. God is at work all around us. We are called to join Him where he is working. If we are to be faithful followers of Christ, we have to be involved. Make Pine Grove and Kingdom growth a matter of prayer and priority. Be sure and be at Sunday School and Worship each Sunday. God wants to do something great in our midst. I hope we don't hold Him back! . . . We had a great start to our Adult Sunday Evening study "Help! I'm the Parent of a Teenager!" We will do another video this week from the Beverly Hillbillies dealing with other topics involving parenting and relationships. Even if you're not a parent, I'm sure you know someone who is. There are young people in your life for which these principles apply. This Sunday, we will have our quarterly church conference followed by our study. We will continue this study for roughly four more weeks. As always, thanks for allowing me to serve as your pastor. I'll see you Wednesday