From the Pastor's Desk;

1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4The Jewish Passover Feast was near.

 5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

 7Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"

 8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

 12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

 14After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."                                                        John 6:1-14 NIV

            While serving as a crew chief at World Changers, I awoke early Thursday morning worried about whether our crew could finish the roof that we were working on that week.  Wednesday are only half day of work and the other half church group time.  In the first two and a half days, our crew had only removed and replaced the shingles on half the roof.  As I lay in my cot, I was a little aggravated that I was tired but could not sleep.  I was a good bit worried about finishing the task as well.

            I began talking with the Lord about this roof.  I thought, “Lord, if we can remove the shingles off the front side of the house today and get the decking and tar paper on it, I think we can get this roof done by Friday afternoon.”  Of course, the thought also occurred to me that this would be a small miracle.  We had not moved quite that fast on the back half, and it was raining every afternoon.

            The Lord is so often very gracious to us. I cannot think of a single reason the Lord might help me get a roof done on World Changers unless it was to help the young people.  However, He quietly brought these verses to my mind.  If He can multiply a boy’s lunch to feed a crowd of 5,000 or more, He can multiply anything, even the efforts of a World Changer crew.

            I ask you this question: What might you give the Lord that He can multiply and use for His glory?  Could you invite an un-churched friend to Friendship Connection on Nov. 2?  Could you say a small prayer for this friend once a day? Maybe you could even make a friend and invite him or her to Friendship Connection Day?  The Lord reminded me on a Thursday morning in Greenville, SC, that He is certainly not limited to only lunch on a hillside.                              Mark Sellers, Senior Pastor

BAKE SALE

The Ladies Ministry Group is sponsoring  a Bake Sale Sunday, Oct. 19 to raise the rest of the funds for the

Revolve Tour.  Anyone who would like to donate baked goods for us to sell should bring their items to

 the Fellowship Hall that morning before Sunday School.  The items will be available for sale after the Morning Worship Service.

Candy Donations Needed for Fall Festival

We are collecting the following individually wrapped candies to be given out during Southside’s Fall Festival on Nov. 1.  Donated items may be dropped off in the barrels outside the Sanctuary or by the Fellowship Hall. Will you help in our goal to have 100% of the candy donated this year?

Snack Sized                                          Other Candy

Hershey’s chocolate                               Tootsie Rolls

Snickers                                                Dum Dum’s

Three Musketeers                                   Skittles

Milky Way                                             Smarties

Plain M & M’s                                       Fruit Snacks

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups                     Life Saver Gummies

Almond Joy

Mounds Bars

Twix Bars

WHAT: Video Scavenger Hunt

Who: All middle school and high school students

When: Saturday, October 18

Time: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Where: All over town!

Why: Wild and Crazy Time!

Meet at the church!

CHILDRENS CHOIR –  Children in kindergarten – 5^th grades  are invited to join the children’s choir Sunday at 4:30 p.m. All children must be 5 years old by Sept. 1. 

Note:  The Children’s Choir will sing for the first time this Sunday evening in the 6:00 p.m. Worship service.

STUDENT CHOIR - We invite all students (6^th – 12^th grades) to join us Sunday at 4:30 p.m. 

 HELP - We still need volunteers to prepare a light meal for the student and children’s choirs.  (Contact Cindy Young to sign up.)

 Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child

We had a great luncheon and “Wrapping Party” as we wrapped shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.  Several ladies and some of the staff got in on the wrapping fun!  The shoeboxes are now ready for pickup.  They are on the steps in the sanctuary.