To our graduates, CONGRATULATIONS! You have achieved a significant milestone in your life. How proud we at FMBC are of you. This, of course, is the first step in the marvelous, yet challenging, journey called life. You have demonstrated the overcoming spirit necessary to accomplish whatever you choose to do or to be. With that in mind, I need not remind you of the importance of making good choices and wise decisions. Early on you were taught the necessity of making wise choices in life, knowing that there are consequence for your actions. As you prepare for the next phase in life, set your sights high. For you know that you can do all things through Christ who gives you overcoming power. Remember, you are blessed.
And to the Retirees. Our Heavenly Father has been gracious to you. And here you are, RETIRED! You’ve waited a long time and the Lord has brought you to this time in your life. There are those who would say, “this season of life”. Personally, I prefer “this segment of life”. As an illustration, there were three “segments” in the life of Moses, servant of the Most High God. Segment one, forty years prince of Egypt; segment two, forty years shepherd and Nomad; and segment three, forty years prophet and lawgiver. It was during the last segment of his life that we see the greatness of Moses. It can be, retirees (recent and /or longtime), that during this segment of life you can be, like Moses, the most effective for the Lord. Be blessed as you serve Him in your retirement.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
