White Co. Fraigrounds

March 8th at the White Co. Fairgrounds. We are praying for you already and getting ready for God to do something big in our lives. Lets show up and show this community the power of our Lord in our lives.

March 8th meeting

Guys, we are now a little more than 2 weeks from out next meeting. We have had a couple of planning meetings and this one is beginning to take shape. Fellowship Bible Church is going to host this meeting. We suspected that the Fellowship's facilities would not be big enough, so we contacted the White County Fairground Association and have made arrangements to meet there. We have had a anonymous donor step up and cover the cost of the building and tables and chairs. God is good. The guys at Fellowship are very excited about hosting and are planning a great meal. It will be an old fashion cook out of burgers, hot dogs, beans, chips and homemade desserts. We are going to have the usual prayer, worship, testimonies,worship and prayer. This arrangement will enable us to continue to grow and get more men and churches coming and be a witness of their love for Jesus. Our vision is for some of the smaller churches to get together and host a meeting now that we have a building big enough for them to do so. Fellowship has asked that if you could bring either peanut butter or jelly for the Good Samaritan ministry. That is a food item that we never seem to have enough of. We can seat around 700 men so start talking it up and lets make this one the biggest yet. Bring a friend, a co-worker, son, grandson, dad, brother, brother-in-law, or uncle you get the idea. We recommend that the sons should be at least youth age. If you are coming let us know so we can have a close enough count for the food. Please try to announce it at your church or get it in the bulletin these next three of Sundays. I will keep you updated on what is happening. We love you guys and may God Bless you and yours.

Your Brother in Christ
John

What a night at Valley

Thank you John,
For the blessing comming forth from you men who continue (often behind the sceen's) to facilitate the good that Son's of Thunder is doing for us as a community of believers... I realize more and more how badly we need this for our community and world right now.
I See this like the ark of the Lord, that stands as a haven for us, a provision out of the storm that's ragging against all people, and especially Christians in these last days. Satan is very angry because he knows his time is short, and our calling and promise is to be victorious over him.
The apostle Paul wrote, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet". (Rm.16:20)
Keep fighting the good fight, and
To God be the Glory, great things he has done!

A week away

Guys, we are now a week away from our next SOT meeting. We will be meeting this
month at Valley Baptist Church at 6:30. Valley Baptist is located oh Hwy 36 west
you can't miss it. Pastor Hays and his staff are preparing a very special night
of fellowship and worship of our Lord Jesus. The men of Valley have a great
Bar-Be-Que meal planned. Valley will be having upward basketball the same night
so when you come go to the west entrance and park on that side and in back.
Valley is going to be rocking that night. Remember bring a non-perishable food
item this is going to replenish the food for Good Samaritan. We have a lot of
things planed for this night but will be on our way home by 8:30. Don't forget
to pick up your cross on the way out for your yard. I have begun to see more and
more crosses in yards. What a wonderful way to be a witness for Jesus. What a
better way to say to all who know you that "but as for me and my house , we will
serve the Lord" Joshua 24:14. Ok if you have not let us know yet do so by
hitting reply and give us a number. Try to bring a friend and also let your
church know so it can be put in your bulletin and announced in the pulpit. Guys,
if you have been blessed share this blessing with all the men you come in
contact with. God Bless

Your Brother in Christ
John Byrd

SOT at Valley Baptist coming up

In 2009 Travis and Patty Arnold of Russellville, Ar received an email about an
atheist in Michigan who successfully got two small crosses removed from a town.
In protest,hundreds of people began to place crosses in their yards making their
opinions known. The Arnolds were so touched by the story that they made a small
cross, placed it in their yard and offered one to a neighbor. When the neighbor
accepted they made more and gave them away. The requests for crosses began
pouring in. the Arnolds have given away over 1000 crosses and their goal is to
have a cross in every yard in Russellville, Ar. and eventually a small cross,
the symbol of faith for all Christians in yards throughout the state of
Arkansas.

In mid December 2010, Saint Paul United Methodist Men decided to make crosses
and give them away to anyone who wants to display this silent symbol of
Christian faith in their yard. It is hoped that other churches throughout Searcy
will join in this endeavor so that the entire city and outlying area will be
covered with symbols of our faith.

Guys, we will have some of these crosses available when you leave the meeting
at Valley Baptist Church. As you go out the door guys will be there to give you
one. They are free for the taking we only ask that if you take one you put in
your yard. We give thanks to Saint Paul United Methodist Men for the crosses and
this wonderful opportunity to witness our love for our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. God Bless

Your Brother in Christ
John

Location for the next SOT & menu

Hey Guys, we are now two weeks away from our next SOT meeting. We are going to
be at Valley Baptist Church in Searcy. Valley Baptist is located on Hwy 36 West
you can't miss it. They have a very impressive facility which will be a great
place to have our next meeting. We have met with Pastor Hays and his staff and
we are excited about worshiping there. The men's group is planning a wonderful
meal that is especially good for men. The menu is Pork Bar-Be-Que, potato salad,
beans, cold slaw and a dessert. We will then go into their beautiful sanctuary
and worship with a blended worship team from different churches. After worship
we will have a couple of testimonies from guys at Valley. If you came to the one
at Downtown you remember us talking about bringing with you a non-perishable
food item. This will be given to the Good Samaritan Mission for distribution. We
will have receptacle at the entrance of the dinning room for those items. This
promises to be one of our biggest meetings so far, there sanctuary will hold 550
so lets try to fill it up. If you are planning to come please let us know by
just hitting reply and give us a number of how many. God Bless

Your Brother in Christ
John

Sot At Downtown CC