Sermon Encore

We had a great number for Friends & Family Day yesterday, a record attendance of 310!  Thanks to everyone who invited friends, prepared food, and made this a wonderful experience.  If you invited a friend, make sure to follow up this week with a phone call to see what your guest thought about the services.  Invite him or her to come back.  Who knows, Friends & Family Day could be someone’s first step to becoming a Christian.

Using “David’s Six Friends,” I encouraged the audience to look for friends with the following qualities:

1.  Someone who has the kind of soul that you would like to have
2.  Someone who would make a good investment
3.  Someone who loves you
4.  Someone who is loyal
5.  Someone who can keep a secret
6.  Someone who is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for you

Because the election is this Tuesday, Sunday night we discuseed some matters pertaining to “Before and After the Election.”  For a summary of my thoughts on this matter, you can go to my blog, Truth & Repose.  Also, make sure that you are prepared for the election by viewing a sample ballot.  Here’s one for the Jefferson County/Birmingham area, and here’s one for St. Clair county.  Hopefully you know by now where each presidential candidate stands, but if you are still unsure, go here for summaries of their political platforms.  An explanation of the amendments up for adoption to the Alabama Constitution is here.  You may want to fill out a voter’s guide that you can take with you to the polls tomorrow.