Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church
November 18, 2011 
Pastor Barksdale Online
"Greeting One Another In The Love Of Christ"
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In spite of all of the difficulties that you may have sustained this year, I believe that we still have a lot to be thankful for.  As we look forward to "Thanksgiving Day", let us remember to give God thanks for His many blessings.  We will have a thanksgiving service at 8:00 am on Thanksgiving Day.  You are all invited to come and lift up the Name of Jesus with us.  We will be out of the service by 9:30 am so that you can get home in time to prepare for your thanksgiving dinners.      
 
Please keep our sick and shut-in members in your prayers.
 
Pastor Barksdale
 
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Weekly Message 

 

 

 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE

 
           They shall mount up with wings like eagles...

(Isaiah 40:31)

 

 
The Eagle is often referred to as the king of birds.  It dwells in high places and possesses great strength and can fly at great speeds.  Because it is such an exceptional bird, it is held in high esteem.  Many people however do not know that it takes a long time for an Eagle to develop into his full potential.  First of all, he is not as easily produced as other birds.  For instance, a chicken is produced in 21 days and is generally sent to the market in 8 or 9 weeks.  However an Eagle lays one or two eggs; both parents of the Eagle incubate the egg for approximately 149 days and the young eagle remains in the nest for the same length of time.  

 

 
The Eagle is a solitary bird, that usually flies alone... he never flies in flocks.  The Eagle has a wing span up to 9 feet and can weigh 15 pounds.  He flies effortless at 60 miles per hour and can plunge at 100 miles per hour.  He is strong enough to pick up twice his weight.  
 
In the passage above, Isaiah is offering words of encouragement to Israel as they must go through rebuilding after Babylonian exile.  The entire passage tells them to wait on the Lord as they renew their strength.  They should understand that they are God's people and as such they have potential greatness.  However greatness takes time.  As God's people, we have to develop into the greatness that God expects for us. 
 
Some of us are going through stages of development and rebuilding right now.  Just as Israel had to rebuild after the Babylonian captivity, we are rebuilding from failed marriages; or financial instability; or illnesses; or a lack of harmony in our nation.  Rebuilding is not easy, but when the goal is to be like the Eagle, we are willing to wait and develop in God's time and plan for us.  
 

 

My hope is that all of us will remember that we are born to fly like an Eagle.  In that regard, the sky is the limit.   

 
News Update: 
Nov.20, 2011-Ushers, Nurses & Greeters Annual Day 11 am
Pastor M. Eaton, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (guest speaker) 
Nov. 24, 2011 - Thanksgiving Day Service  8 am
Christmas Program Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Dec. 10, 2011 - Angel Tree Fellowship   12 noon - 2 pm
Dec. 11, 2011 - 67th Church Anniversary 11 am Pastor James Lightfoot - Mt. Zion Baptist Church (guest speaker)
Dec. 14, 2011 - Annual Church Meeting (Budgets submitted by Dec. 11th)
Dec. 18, 2011 - Christmas Program   3:30 pm