"Don't Forget Your First Love"

A WORD FROM THE PASTOR:

SOME OF US HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "SOUNDS" OF PATRIOTISM THE LAST FEW DAYS. BOOM, BOOM, BANG! JULY 4TH GIVES AMERICANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY "I LOVE AMERICA" IN MANY WAYS, AND ONE OF THOSE WAYS IS BY PERSONAL OR PUBLIC FIREWORKS DISPLAYS. BUT, OF COURSE, OUR DEVOTION TO "THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE" GOES WAY BEYOND THE NOISE OF OUR CELEBRATION . ADLAI STEVENSON SAID IT WELL. "I VENTURE TO SUGGEST THAT PATRIOTISM IS NOT A SHORT AND FRENZIED OUTBURST OF EMOTION BUT THE TRANQUIL AND STEADY DEDICATION OF A LIFETIME."

THAT'S HOW IT IS WITH OUR LOVE AND DEVOTION TO OUR LORD. SOMETIMES WE WORSHIP TOGETHER IN A LOUD, EMOTIONAL SORT OF WAY, WITH SHOUTS OF PRAISE AND DYNAMIC MUSIC. OTHER TIMES WE ARE QUIET AND RESERVED, REFLECTING ON GOD'S LOVE AND BLESSINGS. WE ENJOY BOTH, DON'T WE? BUT, IN OUR LIFETIME OF FOLLOWING OUR SAVIOR THERE IS AN ABIDING PEACE THAT IS DEAR TO OUR HEARTS. JUST ENJOY HIS PRESENCE, NO MATTER HOW YOU CELEBRATE IN YOUR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE WORSHIP.

~PASTOR MELVIN C. LAWSON SR.

"Don't Forget Your First Love" July 1st PODCAST