It was a blessing to attend the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting this week, but I am glad to once again be with you this Sunday! 

We’ll look at Colossians 2:1-5 which is all about being “Joined Together In Love.”  Colossians is such a beautiful, powerful letter.  This second chapter is loaded with spiritual riches, and I can’t wait to begin unpacking it with you on Sunday.

I’m so thankful to my dear friend, Jeff Ginn, for bringing such a fantastic message on the Great Commission this past Sunday.  We need to continually go back to our Lord’s marching orders! 

I’m also so thankful to be a part of our SBC family.  Our partnership with the SBC is such an aid to helping us carry out the Great Commission.  Through our SBC involvement, we have a state missions partner in the SBCV, a national missions partner in NAMB, and an international missions partner in IMB.  Therefore, through your giving you are reaching people for Christ in Virginia, North America, and to the ends of the earth!

What a blessing to be a part of a family of churches that is standing on the Word and sharing the Word.  Let each of us do the same.  I’ll see you this Sunday, with a Bible in my hand.

By His Grace, For His Glory, To The Nations,

Dr. Thurman Hayes, Jr.