Wow!  Last Saturday’s 9th Annual Carolina Men’s Fellowship at Rock Hill was a terrific success.  What a joy it was to sit with the other 576 men in attendance to sing, pray, and hear God’s word preached.  We had twenty-four from St. Andrews Road to attend.  Maybe next year we can double that number!                            Mark your calendar for these big events at St. Andrews Road!                                      Our Gospel Meeting                Sunday through Wednesday, April 15th-18th                                                                                   Our speaker:  W.T. Allison                                     State wide Senior Rally           Saturday, April 28th                                                                                   Our speaker: Your minister, Brother Mickey You will notice some big changes down the hall in our kitchen and pantry area:  new flooring, new cabinets, new commercial appliances … Excuse the dust!  Plans are to have everything in place before the end of the month.  Thank you for your patience, your prayers, your help, and your generous support for this much-needed update.  May God bless us all as we work together for today and for our future!  On Tuesday, March 20th , at 10:00 a.m. we will host the monthly Preachers’ and Men’s Meeting.  Any preacher, elder, deacon, or any man is welcome to be a part of this meeting.  This month we will discuss how the Bible is our pattern for life and living.  The world entices us personally and collectively to drift away from the pattern of the Bible.  In Acts 2:42 we find that the church of Christ “continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine.”  The apostle, Paul, warns every Christian of those who want to change or pervert the gospel of Christ.  He says that those who preach any other gospel should be “accursed” (Galatians 1:6-10).  Paul directs Timothy to “Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me” (2 Timothy 1:13).  He urged him to charge the church that they “teach no other doctrine” (1 Timothy 1:3).  The apostle, John, warns of many deceivers and says that anyone who transgresses and abides not in the doctrine of Christ does not have God.  In verse 10 he tells us that “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him.”  In Philippians 3:17 Paul warns, “Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.” This Sunday morning we will begin a series of lessons taken from 2 Kings 6 and the story of Elisha and the axe head that floated.  What do you do when you have lost your “cutting edge?”  What do you do when your spiritual desire has grown cold?  What can you do when you try to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness first, and the cause just seems too difficult?  Maybe we need to LIGHT THE FIRE!   In this series of lessons we will learn FOUR SPIRITUAL TRUTHS to help us know what to do    when God seems to be far away.  Lesson #1 – Admit … Lesson #2 – Acknowledge … Lesson #3 –  Expect … Lesson #4 – Reach out to God. On Sunday evening we will take a look at “The Shepherd” in Luke 15:1-7.  He cares.  He is consistent.   He is close.  He is capable. May God bless us as we live every day preparing for His appearing!