Poplar Spring Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Vardry A. Freeman’s 11^th Anniversary Breakfast

Saturday - October 15, 2011

The Pastor’s 11^th Anniversary weekend kicked off on Saturday October 15^th with an Anniversary Breakfast in the church Fellowship Hall. Rev. Thomas Dendy was the Master of ceremonies for the occasion. Rev. Dendy also gave the call to worship and greetings. Bro. Eddie Phillips read the scripture and Rev. Alfred Johnson prayed and graced the bounty.

The purpose of the occasion was read by Deacon Oscar Neely from the Mt. Zion Baptist church in Fountain Inn; SC. Rev. Thomas Dendy introduced the speaker.

Pastor Robert Simpson of the Victory Temple Baptist Church in Greenville, SC took his text from mark 4:35. His topic was “Storm Faith”. He began by stating that faith was the best thing that God’s children could have. Having faith means that your belief in God will always see you through every storm in your life. “Mustard seed” faith can see you through a multitude of trials and tribulations. But the best faith of all to have is storm faith! To have an unusual faith in time of trouble is to have storm faith. This is the kind of faith that can move obstacles that can stand in the way of getting a good job, a nice home, a nice car even when the odds are against you.

Pastor Simpson told Pastor Freeman to ‘hold on” and to have storm faith because change is coming. God’s going to trouble the waters and make all things new again! He told the congregation that storm faith will enable us to be the kind of Christians that God wants us to be. When you have storm faith, he said, you know that God is your provider, your protector and your all and all. Joy in the Lord’s coming will sustain you and your storm faith will cover you. God will hold you in His bosom and shower you with blessings. He will shield you in times of trouble and all you have to do is believe in Him. All you need is storm faith. Faith in God and trust in His love. Hang on Pastor Freeman - hang on to your storm faith!

“Then Jesus told him ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen me, yet believed’.” (John 20:28) NKJNIV

The program closed with a song (“I Need Thee“) and a prayer by Rev. Terry King. Everyone in attendance enjoyed good food and good fellowship. Congratulations to Pastor Freeman on 11 years of teaching and preaching God’s Word!

Mary Sexton