Carpenter's Tools - By Pastor Wallace Phillips

This week’s message: Los Amigos! . . . . .

Los Amigos! Since my readers are scattered about Northeastern North Carolina, some of them may be asking…”What is this about?” Well, it’s really quite simple. In the heart of our quaint little town of Ahoskie there is an awesome Mexican Restaurant called “Los Amigos”. I frequent this establishment quite often. My kids say…”All the time” or “Every time”. Nevertheless, I choose this little taste of Mexico for the same reason that I choose my “Little Panda” (that’s the best in Ahoskie for Chinese). The food and the service are both awesome! That, quite simply, is why I go back again and again.

Let me tell you….it’s no different for the house of God; the Church. People will come to the church if the spiritual “food” is good and the Christian “service” is great. I tell folk all the time....”Join us at Carpenter’s Shop. Treat us like the restaurant. It the food is good and the service is good, you will return. By the grace of God we must be servin’ up a good dish of both. Weekly we see guest and we are seeing them return. The church is growing! To God be the glory!

I believe God’s plan is for the church to grow. If it isn’t…we might ask ourselves the questions – “What are we serving?” and “Is our service good?”. The Word of God must be proclaimed and, as Paul said, “Rightly divided”. It also tells us that the early church took it upon themselves to “wait on tables” and serve the needs of the people. Good food, good service…..make an awesome combination for restaurants like Los Amigos and Little Panda. It also makes sense for Carpenter’s Shop Church…..and your church.

Come see us this Sunday at 903 South CC Road in Ahoskie. It’s “The Church Where All Are Welcome”…..servin’ up some awesome spiritual food in the service of love.


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It Will Keep You Laughing

By Thadd White - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

AHOSKIE - The Gallery Theatre's production of Little Shop of Horrors is a fun and entertaining event.

The show, which opens tonight with a 8 p.m. performance, was one that is absolutely worth an evening on the town. The show will also be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinee.

Little Shop of Horrors is a well-known cult classic movie which is well done by a group of Gallery veterans as well as a number of people in their first show.

The time spent in the theatre is light-hearted and enjoyable.

This group has a well earned reputation for putting on top flight entertainment for our area. I highly recommend it.

Windsor's Irish Souper Bowl - Coming Soon!

Great night - Great food - Great Art - Great Music!

The Bertie County Arts Council is having its annual Irish Souper Bowl on March 11th at 6:00 PM. This special St. Patrick's Day event is the highlight of Windsor.

The Hunt Family Fiddlers will once again provide entertainment!

Hunt Family Fiddlers

The event features, as always, an authentic Irish Dinner of corned beef and cabbage, potato soup, homemade bread and dessert. This is a great way to get in the mood for Saint Patrick's Day. Each participant will receive a hand painted ceramic bowl created by Bertie County Arts Council members! The bowls are on display at the Bertie County Arts Center, 124 S. King Street, Windsor, NC, and as always are spectacular.

Some Of This Years Bowls, On Display In The "Art Center" Window

These Unique Hand Made and Kiln Fired Bowls Are A Special Memento

The Irish Souper Bowl begins at 6:00 PM, on March 111h, 2006. The location will be the Bertie Senior Center on School Street in Windsor. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children age 8 and under. Anyone interested may contact BCAC by telephone at (252) 794-9402 , or email to bertiearts@earthlink.net.

Carpenter's Tools - By Pastor Wallace Phillips

This week’s message: And He gave some to be pastors . . . . .

Today, I picked up the telephone and said goodbye to a friend; a fellow colleague in the ministry --- Pastor Kenneth McNeil. Pastor Kenneth was packing the last few boxes on the truck to head to Robbins, N.C. for a new assignment. He and his wife, Sherry, and the children will be missed greatly in Northeastern N.C. and especially in Perquimans County.

The bible speaks about the pastor in Ephesians 4 as an “equipper”. He is called by God and gifted to equip God’s people for works of service. He’s not the one who actually does the entire ministry, but rather equips others to do it. He’s a shepherd to God’s flock, offering protection, nurture, and care to the sheep. He’s a servant. He’s an under-shepherd.

I’d like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the McNeil’s to the thousands of readers who look for this column each week. May my personal thanks to them remind each of us to give thanks for the gift of God given to church in the person of a pastor.

To the McNeil’s – thanks for your dedicated service to HBC, to the community, and to the Albemarle region. Thanks for your commitment to prayer, to rightly dividing the Word, and to loving the people of God. Your steadfast commitment and your consistent witness to a godly life leaves an indelible mark never to be forgotten. Thank you.

To those who read this column - Take the opportunity to express your gratitude to your pastoral family . . . those God gave to equip you for ministry.


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Carpenter's Tools - By Pastor Wallace Phillips

This week’s message: Hurry Up and Wait!

Oh the fast paced world we live in! Everything’s in high gear. We expect everything to be done so quickly. We want 10-minute oil changes, microwave popcorn, pictures printed out immediately, and the list goes on. I think we have the same mentality with the things of God. We want what we want to happen “right now” Lord! And it doesn’t always happen that way. We have lost the art of waiting on the Lord for HIS will to be done in HIS time. We must learn the virtue of waiting.

Isaiah reminds us that “they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…they shall mount up with wings as eagles…they shall run and not grow weary…they shall walk and not faint.” We need to remember to wait upon the Lord. In our waiting we HEAR His voice. In our waiting we FIND His strength. In our waiting we TAKE FLIGHT with His wings. In our waiting we RUN in His strength. In our waiting we WALK without fatigue. We need to let “patience have her perfect work in our lives” and learn to hurry up and wait.

Have an awesome week in His timing and serve the Lord with gladness. Please visit us on the web at http://www.cscministries.com/ or http://www.wallacephillips.org/