Meeting Report | Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church

Brethren,

This past weekend, the Ebenezer Fellowship convened with Bay Springs PBC hosting the meeting in the Cool Springs PBC meetinghouse. Even though Bay Springs is currently without a pastor (as are 3 other churches in our fellowship), the Lord richly blessed them as excellent hosts throughout the weekend. Indeed, the Lord smiled upon all of us from start to finish. Words fail to express the fulness of the Spirit, and mighty power that was felt throughout the services. As the forefathers and sages of old in the faith used to say, "Heaven came down." We thank Him for dwelling amongst us, and we pray that He continue to do so for many days to come.

Our thanks go out to all our friends and kindred in Christ who came to meet with us. While our hearts were knit together while engaged together, we pray that they are still knit though we have had to part once more. For all the prayers that were obviously offered up on our behalf, we thank each one that was mindful to pray for us. Thank you; thank you all. Most of all, thank the Lord for His abundant mercy.

In Hope,

Bro Philip

Elder Garry Hall

(Guest Moderator for Bay Springs PBC who is currently without a pastor)

Order of Services:

Thursday Night

Prayer: Elder Rabon Lord
Preaching: Elder Harold Hunt (Maryville, TN) – I Timothy 1:11-16, The glorious gospel of the blessed God and how it personally touched the life of the Apostle Paul.
Preaching: Elder Chris Crouse (Plant City, FL) – II Thessalonians 1:7, The rest for the troubled soul in this life, centered and anchored upon the eternal glory.
Prayer: Elder Wesley Watkins


Elder Harold Hunt	Elder Chris Crouse

Friday Morning

Prayer: Elder Dan Bryant
Preaching: Elder Tony Lester (Starkville, MS) – John 7:47, Never man spake like this man and how His voice reaches and works like no one else's.
Preaching: Elder Will Martin (Cartersville, GA) – Faithfulness of God, contrasted with the unfaithfulness of man.
Preaching: Elder Ronnie Loudermilk (Monroe, GA) – Galatians 5:4, fallen from grace. Things we can fall from vs. things we can't.
Prayer: Elder Philip Conley


Elder Tony Lester	Elder Will Martin

Elder Ronnie Loudermilk

Friday Afternoon

Prayer: Elder Michael Meek
Preaching: Elder Randall Cagle (Canton, GA) – 5 types of business in God's word: Father's, certain, appointed, needed, not slothful, and own.
Preaching: Elder Danny Wisner (Vidalia, LA) – Jeremiah 31:3, Everlasting love of God to His people.
Prayer: Elder Garry Hall


Elder Randall Cagle	Elder Danny Wisner

Friday Night

Prayer: Elder Stephen Dyar
Preaching: Elder Chris Crouse (Plant City, FL) – Psalm 115, II Peter 3, Answering the scoffer's questions about God and His promise.
Preaching: Elder Ronald Lawrence (Nashville, TN) – Ephesians 3:20-21, God does exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think.
Prayer: Elder Frank King


Elder Chris Crouse	Elder Ronald Lawrence



Congregation during Friday night services

Saturday Morning

Prayer: Elder Bufrey Dean
Preaching: Elder John Scott (Statesboro, GA) – Hebrews 9:27, Appointment to death and the future appointment to change in the resurrection.
Preaching: Elder Danny Wisner (Vidalia, LA) – I Corinthians 15:4, Being saved in the memory of the gospel, knowing that the things we remember can deliver us from the troubles that are coming.
Preaching: Elder Ronald Lawrence (Nashville, TN) – II Corinthians 5:17, Old things are constantly passing away, but the new things of a spiritual nature are ever new and remain and abide forever.
Prayer: Elder Dennis Johnson


Elder John Scott	Elder Danny Wisner

Elder Ronald Lawrence


Scenes from Saturday Lunch

Elders Chris Crouse, Ronald Lawrence, Dan Bryant, and Sister Judy Bryant	Left to right (Counter-clockwise): Brother Dustin Bryant, Sister Retha Mae Bryant, Brother Aaron Bryant, and Sister Janice Bryant

Clockwise from bottom left: Elder Tony and Sister Crystal Lester, Brother Jeffrey Weeks, Sister Samantha and Brother Vins Howell	Elder Jabin James, Sister Beth James, Lily and Becca James

Clockwise: Elisabeth Conley, Hannah McDaniel, John Conley, Elizabeth Howell, and Jonathan Howell	Counterclockwise: Brother Win and Sister Laura Kuck, Brother Carson Kuck, Sister Amanda Howell, sitting across from Sisters Cameron and Kathy Moore

Brethren,

Over the 1st Weekend of August, Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church enjoyed her annual meeting. The meeting was – to all accounts – particularly blessed from on high. During the course of our meeting, we enjoyed the fellowship and visitation of many kindred in Christ from sister churches both locally and in other states. We sincerely thank all of our friends that visited with us, and most of all, we thank the Almighty for sending the Holy Ghost from heaven to dwell with us, comfort us, and make the services a time of spiritual refreshing.

The church began the meeting on Wednesday night (August 1st) with communion, and it was a particularly touching and moving service. It was observed by our visiting ministers that they enjoyed starting the meeting with communion rather than ending with it. Beginning with communion can help put our souls in frame for the remainder of the meeting to come, and it was certainly the case this time. We were blessed to have Elder Joe Holder from Riverside, CA and Elder Luke Laird from Moundville, AL to be with us to do the preaching. Below is the order of services beginning on Thursday night.

Thursday Night August 2nd:

Prayer: Elder Will Martin

Preaching: Elder Joe Holder – "3 Things we use to overcome in Revelation 12." The message today is not a defeatist story but a victory from which we should daily draw strength. In so doing, we can overcome the dragon and show forth the praises of Him who has called us.

Preaching: Elder Luke Laird – "Blood of Christ and Repentance." Being stirred by the blood of Christ (one of the things that helps us overcome) we should move from there to the subject of repentance. When considering the ultimate glory in Christ's blood, repentance is the next logical step that must occur.

Prayer: Elder Craig Lanier

Friday Night August 3rd:

Prayer: Elder Rabon Lord

Preaching: Elder Luke Laird – "Who Maketh Thee to Differ" (I Corinthians 4:7). What is it about us that makes us differ and who made us that way? The answer was simply preached as God that makes us different and election as the agent.

Preaching: Elder Joe Holder – "2 Natures Living Together" (Isaiah 11). When looking at our constitution, we have both the wolf and the lamb living together. The goal in our lives should be to build up the lamb of our spiritual nature and put down the wolf of our carnal nature.

Prayer: Elder Marty Smith

Saturday Morning August 4th:

Prayer: Elder Jon Mizell

Preaching: Elder Joe Holder – "2 Sparrows for Cleansing" (Leviticus 14). In the ceremony for the cleansing of the leper, two birds (sparrows) are used. While the leper is already healed, this ceremony shows how he is cleansed to enjoy fellowship. God shows us through this picture of the boundless grace and mercy of His Son Jesus Christ and how we should react in regards to our own "leprosy" problem.

Prayer: Elder Franklin Bryant

Saturday Night August 4th:

Prayer: Elder Joe Nettles

Preaching: Elder Luke Laird – "How Does He Make Thee to Differ" (I Corinthians 4:7). After showing that God makes us different through election, we see how God does it in this time world through the new birth. Our nature once wholly darkness is now made a partaker of the Divine Nature from the Father of lights.

Prayer: Elder Michael Hataway

Sunday Morning August 5th:

Prayer: Elder Calvin Watkins

Preaching: Elder Joe Holder – "The Suffering and Exalted Messiah" (Isaiah 52 &53). Considering the prophecies of Christ from the Old Testament, many scholars were confused as to why the Messiah was crowned in some and suffering in others. In the life of Jesus, this conflict of thought is resolved as He is crowned but did indeed suffer as well.

Preaching: Elder Luke Laird – "What we should do with being different." Knowing that God has made us different and quickened us by His Spirit, how should our lives reflect that? What kinds of traits should be exhibited and what kinds of traits should be put down?

Prayer: Elder Philip Conley

Sunday Night August 5th:

Prayer: Elder Garry Hall

Preaching: Joe Holder – "Touched and Helping Messiah" (Hebrews 4:15-16). Not only has our Lord Jesus Christ saved us, but He helps us daily and is touched with our problems and weaknesses. Not only does He give eternal life, but He helps with daily strength as well.

Prayer: Elder Dan Bryant

Elder Joe Holder (Riverside, CA)

Elder Luke Laird (Moundville, AL)

We at Cool Springs feel supremely blessed and very thankful to our dear Lord for blessing us in such a powerful way. May we go in the strength of this meat for many days, and may the fond remembrances of this meeting strengthen our zeal of service. Again, our many thanks to those that visited with us.

In Hope,

Bro Philip

Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church

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