THE HEIGHTENER                                  

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you."  -James 4:10

In the documentary movie “Comedian,” Jerry Seinfeld is talking

 to an up and coming young comic who questions his career choice.  

He says, “I’ve sacrificed so much of life . . . the last three years have 

been a blur . . . I see a lot of my friends making money . . . they’re 

moving up.”  Seinfeld looks at the guy incredulously and asks: “Are 

you out of your mind?”

He asks the struggling comic, “Do you have something else you would 

rather have been doing? You got other appointments or other places 

you gotta be?”  He then goes on to say, “This has nothing to do with 

your friends.  This [doing comedy] is a special thing; it has nothing to 

do with ‘making it.’”

No wonder Seinfeld is successful. He lives for the purpose of making 

people laugh. If he had never become a sitcom phenomenon, he would 

probably still be working the comedy club circuit — and loving it.

We can learn something from his passion for comedy.  If we’ll approach 

discipleship and ministry with the same mindset, we’ll experience a level 

of accomplishment far beyond our greatest expectations.  We need to 

remember what it is about and what it isn’t.  It’s not about impressing our 

relatives or making lots of money or outdoing the guys who graduated 

with us.  It’s about becoming like Jesus: doing what he did, living like he 

lived, loving others like he loves others.  This [serving Jesus] is a special

thing — it has nothing to do with making it.

The price of discipleship hasn’t changed. “If anyone would come after me,

 he must

deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24).  To 

do less is to risk, in his words, gaining the world and losing your soul. 

WEDDING INVITATION

Mr. and Mrs. Labon Northcutt

Request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Karen Renee

to

Christopher Bryan Hodges

on Saturday, the twenty-fourth of June

two thousand and six

at five o’clock in the afternoon

Anneewakee Falls

3000 Anneewakee Falls Parkway

Douglasville, Georgia

Everyone is invited to the reception immediately following the ceremony.

Dear Church Family,

Thank you for the flowers and all the wonderful food you provided after the birth of Avery.  She is such a blessing and we are very grateful to have such a wonderful church family.

Love,

Chris, Melanie, Allie and Avery

       INDEPENDENCE DAY

There will be food, fun and fireworks on Tuesday, July 4 at the home of Jim and Willie Mae Warren beginning at 5:30 p.m.  Everyone in the congregation is invited.  All you need to bring are your lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. 

There is a list to sign on the bulletin board indicating if you can attend and how many will be in your group.  This will help Jim and Willie Mae in their preparations.

    STONE MOUNTAIN

A trip to Stone Mountain is planned for Friday, June 23.  You will need to bring your dinner and plan to leave the church building at 7:00.  Please sign the sheet on the bulletin board if you plan to go.

    SYMPATHY

The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Dick and Barbara Massey in the death of her aunt last week.  Funeral services will be this week in Florida.

     SOCK DRIVE

Our Involvement Teams are sponsoring another benefit for our military personnel.  This time, in addition to tube socks, we have learned there is a need for men’s boxer shorts and women’s underwear.  Please bring you contributions to the building within the next three weeks. 

Jim O’Brien has volunteered to purchase items at the Sock Shop in Griffin.  Give your money to Jim if you wish to have him do that.