Sometimes if my husband, Nathan, isn’t home and I need to leave, I will jot down a few words to let him know where I am and what time I’ll be back. The words in the note have a purpose. In John 20:31 we find some other words that also have a purpose: but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus Christ is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. To understand more about the life of Jesus, the more we need to study God’s Word (the Bible). In I John 5:13 we find these words of purpose: These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

The purpose of these words is for you to know that you have eternal life if you believe God’s truths. Have you truly committed your life to Christ? If you have, you know by faith that you are child of God.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Jim Garnett, Martha Roberts, April Childers, Margaret Goree, Michelle Thornton, Steven Jansen and Lynn Morgan, all on April 4, Tani Buckner and Donna Morgan, both on April 5, Miche Suggs, April 7, Marvin Nuby Jr. and Samual Statman, both on April 9.

Happy anniversary wishes to Mark and Marshell Carlson, April 1, Frankie and Teresa Lackey, April 2, Doug and Lorene Oden, April 4, Tom and Linda McAbee , April 5, Earl and Venita Rigsby, April 9, William Lewis and Marie Bartlett, April 9, John and Diana Smith, April 9.

There will be an Easter Sunrise Service Sunday, April 20, at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Rev. Anthony Patterson, pastor of Gum Springs Baptist Church will be speaking at 7 a.m. A light breakfast will be served.

A big hello goes out this week to Dan and Carmen Rogers, Stan and Joyce Keifer, B. E. and Faye Smith and Bill and Glynice Widener. Wishing you all a great week.