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I want to thank the Celebration Choir for the wonderful worship music and special this past Sunday. Your dedication and use of your talents enhanced our worship experience!
Many of you have shared with me how much the services Sunday meant to you, and how God used Brian’s messages to both convict and encourage you. It was such a blessing to see four respond to the invitation at the 11:00 service. I will share their names with you when they make their profession of faith public. Sunday night’s service may have been the best of all! The message was thought provoking and inspiring as we were challenged to consider that our salvation is bigger than we often think it is (Hebrews 2:3). Did we experience revival? I would have to say that as a church, we did not. From the responses, it would seem that many individuals may have. Take the next few weeks to examine your life in the aftermath. If the Holy Spirit did a refreshing work in you, it should be evident – to you and to others.
The History of Veterans Day (adapted from the Department of Veterans Affairs website): “World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of WWI. Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.”
Our Veterans Day emphasis this year will be this coming Sunday. Our guest speaker will be Rear Admiral (Ret.) Dr. Endel Lee. Dr. Lee enlisted as a Recon Marine, later receiving his commission as an officer. He moved to the U.S. Navy as a Chaplain, rising to rank of Rear Admiral and working at the Pentagon as a Chief of Chaplains. His numerous and varied assignments include a tour as Deputy Command Chaplain of Seal Team Six. He has also earned the Navy Gold Parachutists Insignia and Navy Scuba Diver Insignia, along with the Fleet Marine Force Chaplain Insignia. An ordained Southern Baptist minister, Dr. Lee has been a senior pastor, associate pastor, interim pastor, seminary professor, director of Pastoral Care and Counseling in a hospital setting, and National Coordinator of Disaster Spiritual Care for Southern Baptists. Dr. Lee retired from the Navy in 2020.
Roseland Park Baptist Church is indebted to all of our veteran and active duty service members. Thank you for your sacrificial service!
You are Loved!
Dan Young
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