Pecking Away

Do you know when to give up and when to keep trying? FormerUniversity of Alabama president, Frank Rose, used to tell a favorite story about a time, in the mid-1960s, when evangelist Billy Graham was invited to speak at an event in the university's football stadium. There were 18,000 people in attendance that evening. America's civil rights movement was well underway and the stadium crowd represented one of the largest racially integrated meetings ever held in the state. As Rev. Graham was giving a message about easing racial tensions, a huge thunderstorm gathered overhead. Suddenly, lightening struck and a ball of fire seemed to emanate from the speaker's microphone and travel down the wire.Graham immediately sat down. Then he leaned over and spoke to Alabama's legendary football coach, Bear Bryant. "Coach," he said, "you'd have stopped, too, if that lightnin' had hit you like that.
"Bear said, "No sir!"
"What do you mean?" asked Graham.
"Well," he said, "if I was down on the one-yard line, I wouldn't have stopped until I scored.
"At that, Rev. Graham returned to the microphone and finished his talk. Safety considerations aside, the story reminds us of one of life's important lessons. In most of what we do, there is a time to stop, but there is also a time to score; a time to pack it in, but also atime to complete the task. The woodpecker owes its success to the fact that it uses its head and keeps pecking away until it finishes the job!
Today, will you quit? Or will you keep pecking away?

Breaking The 100+ Groweth Barrier

“Breaking the 100+ Church Growth Barrier”
October 27-28 2006
Friday 6:30pm – 9pm: Saturday 8:30am - 1pm
Camp Boothe, Green Pond, Alabama
Featured Speaker:Bryan Cutshall

Early Bird Registration
(By July 15th)
Only $55.00 per a person!
$45 for groups of 5 or more!

(After July 15th)
$75.00 per person
$65.00 for groups of 5 or more
Registration Fee Includes:
Seminar Manual
Overnight Lodging in Dormitory
Breakfast Saturday
HURRY SPACE IS LIMITED!

Bryan Cutshall, D. Min., is the Senior Pastor of Twin Rivers Worship Center in St. Louis, MO. Under his guidance and direction, the Twin Rivers church has grown from 52 people to one of the most vital megachurches (Average of 2000 Sunday Morning Attendance) in the Midwest. Bryan is a pastor, convention speaker and church trainer. Each year, he trains thousands of church leaders in conferences, diagnostic clinics, consultations and retreats. He is the author of several books in addition to the ChurchTrainer book label - a resource line for training pastors, leaders and workers in the Body of Christ. All of his books and resources can be found at: www.churchtrainer.com

To Register or for More Information Contact the Alabama Church of God of Prophecy State Office @ P.O. Box 707 Bessemer, AL 35021. Phone: 205-425-1905 or e-mail: alcogop@aol.com
All Registrations with Payment need to be received by August 1, 2006.

This Event is Sponsored by the Alabama Church of God of Prophecy State Office and is Open to
Pastors, Ministers, and Key Church Leaders From All Denominations.

2006 Spring Camp Meeting

It's just a week away and we can't wait. We believe God is going to do some great things during these meetings. The dates are April 6-8 and start at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Sam Clements will be the evangelist. If you need a break through in any way come believing God for it.

Relational Foundations Class

What a great study, we began these classes 2 weeks ago and we are really enjoying them. I believe everyone should take the time to go through this study.