Dear Fellow Servant,

On Wednesday night we concluded the Bible Study series My Cousin John. It was on my heart to deliver an uncut study like this to you and I am overjoyed that you showed up and received it like you did. Thank you for coming, thank you for the questions, and thank you for sharing your views openly and honestly. This Sunday we confront the fifth of the Seven Deadly Sins: SLOTH. Sloth is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy, neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive. Tell me that won’t preach! Come out Sunday to either our 8:30AM worship service at our East Campus inside Opera Memphis or come to Midtown at 10:00AM. Remember that the 10:00AM worship is also streamed live at www.theblvd.org for those who are not able to physically attend.

As we count down to the close of our current series, I want to give you a heads up on the great things happening at THE BLVD beginning in August.

FamiLIES Wednesday nights in August at 7PM. This study includes a peek into the lives of our fictitious family, the Davis family. You will see how they handle conflicts and crisis that occur in real life, followed by Biblical applications and then a Q&A session.

The N3 Conference with special guest preacher, Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr. is at THE BLVD August 30 – Sept 1 nightly. The conference theme is Next Level…New Me…No Limits! There will be Empowerment sessions and meals nightly for the low price of $1 per person. Activities begin at 5:15PM with worship service at 7:00PM.

In September, we begin the next Sunday Sermon Series, Baggage Check. You will hear more about that one in the upcoming weeks.

I congratulate Pastor Denise Bell on the two servant volunteer events this past Saturday initiated by THE BLVD East. At sunrise a team of servants were in Shelby Farms distributing THE BLVD branded water bottles. The bottles read: Today we offer you a temporary thirst quencher. For Living Water meet us at THE BLVD. I love that!  Following the water giveaway, I joined the volunteers for some physical labor building a playground in a Germantown park. Thank you to all of the volunteers for living the servant mission.

This Sunday, the Music Ministry at our Midtown location has an extra special treat for us in the form of a Bishop Walter Hawkins tribute featuring several special guest soloists including the original soloist for the hit rendition “Don’t Wait ‘Til the Battle Is Over; Shout NOW”, Min. Lawanda Scroggins.

In closing today, I want to say thank you again for your support of THE BLVD financially in your tithes and offerings, spiritually by coming to worship service and evangelically by telling others about the goodness of Jesus Christ and inviting them to worship.

God bless you and I look forward to seeing you this Sunday!

PRAYER REQUESTS

THE BLVD Prayer Ministries would like to partner with you in prayer. The Prayer Request Box is located in the Montgomery lobby outside the Chalice Bookstore. Prayer Request cards are available in the pews and in Bible Study Classes. You may also submit requests by clicking here.

VISITATION AND BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY

If your loved one is hospitalized, confined at home, or in a nursing home, you may request visitation by calling 901.729.6222. Please report all emergency hospitalizations and bereavements to the On-Call Pastor at 901.569.7729. Visit our website to view our current sick and bereaved members. Continue to keep our sick and bereaved in your thoughts and prayers.

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