The Akridge Sunday School Class

It was a very somber place in Sunday School this morning as everyone was swapping stories about the tornado and the path of destruction it left behind. It was hard to go on with business as usual. Everyone was either directly effected or knew someone that had been. Many of our own class members were still without power, or morning for the loss of property of loved ones. To my knowledge no immediate family members of our class were lost during the storms, but countless friends or co-workers, or releatives were directly hit or injured. We of course will pray for these families for months to come. You can contact the church website or church office for countless opportunities to help during this time.

Business as usual---should we ever really live our lives like business as usual. Our lesson was entitled Keep on Keeping On. Our faith urges and demands that we keep on in the faith. But our faith must never simply be business as usual. We must continue to work out our salvation. Brenda wrote a quote on the board-- "The faith that fizzles before the finish was flawed from the first." If you find yourself fizzling or wavering, be sure to examine your faith. Look to God above and trust in Him. Colossians 2:6 says, "So then just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him." How did you recieve Christ? by grace through faith. How do we continue to live in Him? by grace through faith. That faith grows and develops and maybe doubts and struggles but never shall we turn completely from it. There may be times, incredibly difficult times of wavering but God's grace will reign victorius and if we listen, we will hear His voice calling us back to Him. Thank you God for being faithful to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we confess and repent our sins!


Announcements:
--Men's Study meets every Tuesday at 6am. Currently going through the Fatal Distractions Bible Study. For more information see Brian Sewell.

--5/22/11--Prayer & Pampers for Ashley Lybrand will be held at Jennifer Bearden's house at 4pm. Sign up to bring a salty or sweet in class.

--The worship center will be undergoing some renovations to accompany the change in the Worship Venue. The 10:45 Contemporary service will be moving from the gym into the "big" sanctuary. If you prefer a more traditional worship service you will have the option of attending worship first and attend a Sunday School at 10:45. The current teacher is David Livingston. --However, we don't want to lose any of you in our current Sunday School ;)

Prayer Requests:
--Scott Thomas' Dad will be going into Emory Medical Center in Atlanta on Wednesday to put a stint in his heart and possibly an angioplasty.

--Christy- Pray that the hole in Alex's eardrum will heal. Pray for Dana Johns & her 3 kids that lost everything in the tornado. Also, Uncle James Englebert has pancreatic cancer.

--Brenda--(B-i-l) Jim's continued ability to receive treatment.

--Kenneth Battle family (Shades Valley) lost everything.