Fellowship Meeting | Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church

Brethren,

This past weekend (September 24-26), my home church of Cool Springs PBC in Danville, GA was privileged to host the Ebenezer Fellowship Meeting. The Lord abundantly blessed with a series of services that carried us to the top of the mountains. Even though we had some cancellations from ministers due to illness, funeral, and surgeries, the Lord provided. Ministers from 7 states – not counting Georgia – were present with us, and the Lord supplied the message suitable for this occasion. The theme that seemed to intertwine the weekend dealt with the Personage of Jesus Christ. As the eternal Son of God but also made the Son of Man of the house of David and the seed of Abraham, our Saviour is perfect, our kin, and ultimately our God. The Lord’s mercy was evident in this regard. Even when men arrived in the middle of the meeting, their message was in line and right through the same ground that was currently being plowed.

While the meeting did not have any shouting, it was that kind of spirit and feeling to the meeting. Many tears were shed, and heart-bursting adulation was seen and experienced. During some of the messages, it was easy to forget the flesh, the world, and the problems of life. The attendance was good, and the Ebenezer churches were made to feel humbled once again by the rich visitation that our friends and family from other parts gave us. May we show ourselves friendly in the days to come as a token of the same love and affection that was poured out upon us. As I said at the meeting’s end, “Thank you brethren for your efforts and thank the Lord for His mercy. He will not forget this labour of love. Through your efforts, we didn’t run out of food, and through His graces, we didn’t run out of preaching.” The sermons will shortly be added to our website at coolspringspbc.org.

Rejoice with us brethren, for certainly our great God is good unto us!

Elder Philip Conley, 2015 Ebenezer Fellowship Moderator

Thursday Night

Prayer: Elder Stephen Dyar

Preaching: Elder Danny Parker – “Heaven’s Vision”. Brother Danny expounded the scene from Revelation 5 showing the majesty of Christ and the adoration and glory that surrounds Him in heaven’s world.

Preaching: Elder Sam Bryant – “Growing in the Word”. Brother Sam talked about growing from the sincere milk of the word, like a newborn babe would as seen in I Peter 2.

Prayer: Lic. Richard James

Friday Morning

Prayer: Elder Michael Hataway

Preaching: Elder Jeb Owen – “Sought out and Married/Not Forsaken”. From Isaiah 62, Brother Jeb showed how we as God’s people are not forsaken but have been sought out and joined to the Lord in marriage.

Preaching: Elder Chris Crouse – “Who Shall Separate Us?”. Brother Chris travelled the end of Romans 8 showing that nobody and nothing is capable of separating us from God and His love.

Preaching: Elder David Guttery – “The Kingship of Jesus Christ”. Brother David described in beautiful detail the human side of Jesus that made Him the only qualified heir to sit upon David’s throne.

Prayer: Elder Rabon Lord

Friday Afternoon

Introduction and Prayer: Lic. Neil Honea – “Need for Church Worship and Sacrifice”

Preaching: Elder Tony Lester – “Our Rock”. Brother tony described how that building anything requires a good foundation, and our foundation should be centered on Jesus Christ rather than the shifting sands of things here below.

Preaching: Elder Heath Williams – “An Everlasting Covenant and 3 Houses”. From II Samuel 23, Brother Heath showed that we – like David – have an everlasting covenant and should strive to make the 3 houses (our bodies, our families, and the churches) better than they are now as a result of that.

Prayer: Elder John Forehand

Friday Night

Prayer: Elder Ric Stewart

Preaching: Elder Mark Quarles – “The Christian Soldier”. From Ephesians 6, Bro Mark described the armour of God and its use and function.

Preaching: Elder Ronald Lawrence – “It May be the Lord will Deliver”. Beginning in I Samuel 14, Brother Ronald showed how that Jonathan and his armourbearer delivered Israel and that we can deliver today with His help, whether with many or few.

Prayer: Elder Frank King

Saturday Morning

Prayer: Elder Garry Hall

Preaching: Elder John Scott – “The GodMan”. Brother John talked about the personage of Jesus Christ, focused on His holy humanity.

Preaching: Elder Ronald Lawrence – “A King and a Man”. From Isaiah 32, Brother Ronald described the king reigning in righteousness, coupled with the man as a hiding place, covert, river and shadow, which is all in type of Jesus Christ who was to come.

Preaching: Elder James Isaacs – “Effects of Belief and Baptism”. Starting with the concept of belief, Brother James showed what belief tells us of our state with God, proceeds to lead us to do other things including baptism, which leads to state of being manifestly married to Christ.

Prayer: Elder Dan Bryant

Saturday Afternoon

Prayer: Elder Jabin James

Preaching: Elder Ric Stewart – “Philemon, Paul, and Christ”. Brother Ric travelled through Philemon pointing different times Paul showed forth Christ-like qualities.

Preaching: Elder Jeb Owen – “The Beauty and Glory of God’s Service”. After such a wonderful weekend, Brother Jeb expounded on the majesty of the experience of serving Christ with heaven coming down on the wings of God’s Spirit.

Prayer: Lic. Win Kuck

Elder Ronald Lawrence, Elder Chris Crouse, Brother Alec Kuck, Elder Garry Hall, Brother Mike Sheppard, and Elder Philip Conley

Brothers Jacob Davidson, Donnie Howell, and Caleb Howell leading singing

Elder Jeb Owen lining “God Has Been My Refuge Daily”

In Hope,
Bro Philip

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