Wednesday Activities Around Main Street

We had a busy Wednesday evening and we were blessed with one of our largest attendance numbers for the "Kids for Christ" program. We almost ran out of food! (Kids, come next week and make sure we run out-- we think that's a good problem to have!)

Parents, thank-you for entrusting us with your children on Wednesday nights. We try to have a good mix of food, fun, and games-- but also important life-changing Bible studies. Hey, parents, we even have classes for you! Come and check us out!

Here Amber, Jett #2, and Jeri take a break on the bleachers

Every kid must have a cell phone. Sometimes it seems they all have phones connected to their ears! Here Tasha and Brittney are checking their important messages...

Tim leads the group in a song and prayer before classes begin

Dalton finds a soda!


Dillon Cagle
Melissa, Rebecca, and Brianna
Natacha, Hailey, and Sharon

Rosa and Mickey Davis

Jill Cagle quickly fixes more hotdogs--- you saved us from running out!

Rob and Debbie's Life Group

We had a busy Sunday at Main Street! Sunday night was our monthly Life Group meeting. This month the children created Mother's Day crafts-- we ate some of the leftovers from the afternoon picnic and enjoyed a time of fellowship.
Are you part of a life group at Main Street? If you are not attending, you are missing out on some special times together with your brothers and sisters in Christ.

Helen Swindle gets into the craft fun

Chris Wall helps Laura Combs with her "windchime" craft

Debbie Gillean (She made a delicious spice cake-- we need the recipe, Debbie!)

Cathy Coker helps string a "Mom bracelet" with her son, Will

Willie Baker helps her grandaughter, Maci Smelser, create a "Welcome" wallhanging to give to her mom for Mother's Day next week

Luke Wall painting a craft for his mom

Laura Jo Gray, Julie Combs, and Pat Dixon

Debbie Combs, with niece Laura

Pat Graham finds a craft

From right: Velma Robert, Jimmy Don, Nancy Medlock, Debbie Combs and Auvern Whaley
From left: Travis Edelman, Chastity Henry, Karen Smith, Boyce Dixon, and Eddie Gillean

Maci coloring a "Mom" Mother's Day card

Will Coker coloring a "Mom" refrigerator magnet

Andrew Coker at work on a craft

65th Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations to Kendall and Asbrene Milligan, who celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary here in our church annex yesterday afternoon. Hosted by their children, they had over 100 in attendance for the wonderful event.

Kendall and Asbrene-- still a "happy couple" after 65 years together. What an accomplishment!!

Some of the attendees

They had lots of cards and gifts to open

Pat Dixon and Joyce Sutterfield

Doyle and Pat McKinney look over the Milligan memory album

More of the crowd

Picnic in the Park(ing) Lot

Well, you know about "best laid plans..." they don't always work out. Our annual Picnic in the Park became a "Picnic in the Park(ing) Lot" due to all the recent rains. At the last minute, we were able to change course and we had a large crowd at the church for our picnic.
The food was great. A BIG thanks to Daniel Abbott who smoked the meats. Thanks to the ladies who provided the side dishes and desserts.
Someone counted 150 in attendance. Hope you were able to enjoy it with us!

Larry Daniel Abbott and grandmother, Mary King (background: Beth and Amie Bonner and Joe Winters)

The crowd begins to descend... on the food!
Ty Callahan at the smoker grill

Ashlyn Abbott volunteers at the grill

Michael Davis and Kiala Downing (Background: Justin Dillingham)

Jordan and Noah

David King

Chris Wall with Ed Baker (background: Debbie Gillean) From left: Ashlyn Abbott, CJ Hibbs, Charlotte Phillips, Karen Smith, and Helen Swindle
Frances Herring and Carlene Skinner

James and Robin Henry

Alexa Smelser and boyfriend

Haley, Sharon, and Amber
Matthew, Luke, and Tyler
Pat Graham displays her plate full of food (see what you missed!?!)

Joe and Krystal Winters contemplate the desserts-- so many choices!

Davis Callahan and grandma, Lisa Davis

Cliff and Chastity Henry
Roxann Hibbs

Mary shows us her fresh Arkansas strawberries

Our "overflow" crowd outside in the parking lot-- it was a beautiful day!

Some of the children found a shady spot to eat

From The Preacher's Desk

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

The best-selling book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Dr. Richard Carlson, encourages the reader to not treat everything that happens as a big deal. He writes, “Often we allow ourselves to get all worked up about things that, upon closer examination, aren’t really that big a deal. We focus on little problems and concerns and blow them way out of proportion. A stranger might cut in front of us in traffic. Rather than let it go, and go on with our day, we convince ourselves that we are justified with our anger. We play out an imaginary confrontation in our mind. Many of us might even tell someone else about the incident later on rather than simply let it go.”

There are so many “small stuff” moments that occur in our lives. We have to learn to not worry ourselves with the little things. We use up so much energy and lose touch with the beauty of life. In Proverbs we are reminded about worry, fretting, and being anxious about all of life’s “imperfections.”


Proverbs 14:29: “A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.”
Proverbs 16:32: “Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.”
Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Remember that above all, God wants to be in control of your life. And He who began a good work in you promises to bring it to fulfillment. So keep pursuing Him. And don't sweat the small stuff.

~Rob Combs, minister

Wednesday Bible Study

Don't forget about our mid-week Bible classes~ we offer classes for all ages-- nursery up thru adult. We have three adult classes that meet each Wed., plus a Ladies Class. In addition, we have a pre-teen and teen class that meet in the gym to sing, and then splits into regular classes. Join us Wednesday and find out what you're missing.


We start singing at 6:45pm ~ this photo is taken as the kids are filtering into class.
More have arrived in this photo~

Thanks to John Mark from Crowley's Ridge College, who led singing this week. We always appreciate when he is able to come and lend a hand!