We are thrilled that you are here. It is not only a pleasure to be able to worship, but to be able to worship together at Germantown. We have numerous activities spread out over our summer. I trust that you are marking them down and become a part of everything that you can.

So many events! So much happening! You don’t want to miss anything!

It was good to worship together on Sunday! When you stop to consider the numerous blessings we receive from God, you would have to admit that we are blessed.

Yes, it is a beautiful time of year. Yes, the pollen count must be high with all the sniffling and sneezing. Yes, we must accept the good with the bad - and that has been the case in many instances. In his last letter to Timothy (2 Timothy) the apostle Paul said that we (preachers) are to reprove (convince), rebuke (confront) and to exhort (comfort).

We’re looking forward to a great summer! JP Wamble was with us on Sunday, even though he doesn’t begin as our new youth minister until early June. However, he introduced our summer interns - and both were with us even though they don’t begin until their year at FHU ends. You’ll hear more about each of them soon.

Bible school is the best! I heard a prominent business man in our city say recently, “You will never trust someone you don’t know. The only way to know them is to spend time with them.”

What a great day we had on Sunday! Even though we had a significant number of our members who went to Nashville, we had many guests, including visitors from our neighborhood and family of our own members who came and participated in our worship.

Our Lads to Leaders are now enjoying some of the rewards of their work over the past few months. They are attending the Lads to Leaders Convention in Nashville this weekend.