Kilpatrick Baptist Association
Connecting • Serving • Equipping
Tim Batchelor, Associational Missionary
Chanda Harbeson and Susan Batchelor, Ministry Assistants
Von Adkins, Financial Secretary
God’s Command to Serve
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other.
I thank God for you! Those are the words I feel led to speak over the laborers.
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I thank God for you! Those are the words I want to be heard by those who are weary, tired, and have put their hands to the plow and yet to look back.
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I thank God for you! Those are the words that I pray will encourage those who have been criticized more than they have been recognized, who have been taken for granted more than they have been appreciated, who have been overlooked more than they have been acknowledged.
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To those who are the first to arrive and the last to leave. To those who turn on the lights and empty the trash. To those who serve as a greeter and work security. To those who teach a Sunday School class, sing in the choir, and provide quilts for the homeless. I praise the Lord that you are rich in good works, ready to give, and willing to share.
I rejoice for your fellowship in the gospel. I am thankful that we are in ministry together and that we are called to serve the King of Glory.
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--Andy Collins, Sharon BC