Merry Christmas from the Cobbs

Stacie and I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!  We pray you are enjoying this special time of year with family and loved ones.  As Christians we know the true meaning of Christmas and we rejoice in God's love for the world in giving us a Saviour!

CORNERSTONE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH - Sanborn, New York

This past Sunday we were at Cornerstone Bible Baptist Church in Sanborn, New York.  This has become an annual tradition - a Sunday at Cornerstone in December.  We are there every year in June for their tent meeting.  We enjoyed some good fellowship with Pastor Jack Britt, his wife and the church folks.  The services were a little light in attendance because of a big snow storm that hit Western New York during the overnight hours on Saturday into Sunday.  Despite that, the spirit was good and there was good liberty to preach the Word of God.  We are thankful to the Cox family for allowing us to stay in their beautiful home for our visit to Sanborn.

Please pray for Bro. Britt and this great church.  They are doing a good work in the Niagara Falls area and are trying to reach the area with the gospel.  I forgot to put the memory card back in the camera so the pictures below are from the archives.

Pastor Jack Britt - Cornerstone Bible Baptist Church - Sanborn, New York

Sanborn, New York

UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER, 2013

THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2013
I will be preaching this Sunday at Old Time Baptist Church in Hamburg, New York for the young couples Sunday School class as well as the morning service.

NEXT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013
We will be at First Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Franklin, Indiana and I will be preaching the Sunday School hour and the evening service.

BIBLE BELIEVER'S BAPTIST CHURCH - Digby, Nova Scotia

It was our privilege to be at Bible Believer's Baptist Church in Digby, Nova Scotia for the first time back in November.  I first met Pastor Mark Thren when he was a teenager when he and his family came to sing at Old Time Baptist Church.  After not seeing him since then up until this past April when we were at another church in Nova Scotia, it was good to get reacquainted with him.  It was back in April that he invited me to preach his annual Bible conference.  He is now married and has eight children.

I preached to the church on Sunday and then every night Monday thru Friday during the Conference.  The theme for the week was the "Armor of God" and each of the preachers were assigned a specific portion of the armor to preach on.  On Friday we had an all-day preachers fellowship with many of the church members and area pastors attending.

One special treat for me was I got to preach (not once, but twice) with one of my heroes - Pastor Percy Lake, also from up there in Nova Scotia.  Many of you may know him and are aware of the terrible accident he had back in September of 2012 when he fell off a roof.  He is still recovering and has made great progress.

The meeting went well and many local pastors came out each night to support the meeting.  I also got to meet a few preachers that I have heard about for many years but have never met before.  It is always a blessing to see churches support other church's meetings.  Bro. Thren has been here for four years and is doing a great job in the Bay of Fundy coastal town there in Digby.  Nova Scotia is a very beautiful province of Canada and there are several good churches up there doing a good work for the Lord.

Nova Scotia is in Canada's southeast corner

Bible Believer's Believer's Baptist Church - Digby, Nova Scotia

Beautiful scenery all around Nova Scotia

Pastor Percy Lake and Evangelist Craig Cobb (don't get mad at me - the pose was Bro. Lake's idea!)

Pastor Mark Thren and Evangelist Craig Cobb

Bible Believer's Baptist Church - Digby, Nova Scotia

It made more sense to fly than to drive the 4,000-mile round trip!

FIRST MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH - November, 2013

While we were traveling to Pastor Lovell's funeral Pastor Kent Kirchmeyer from First Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and I were talking and he asked me if we had any time available after the funeral to come and be with them.  Franklin, Indiana is only a couple of hours from where the funeral was and we did have a couple of weeks off so we were thankful for the chance to go.  I preached in a few of the services and also at the Thursday Men's Bible Study.

We always enjoy our time there and the fellowship with Pastor Kirchmeyer, his wife and family and the folks of the church.  I have known the Kirchmeyer's since I was about 8 years old and he was my first Sunday School teacher in church.  They have been a real blessing to us over the years and we are thankful for our friendship with them.

Pastor Kent Kirchmeyer and Evangelist Craig Cobb

Franklin, Indiana (courtesy TownMapsUSA.com)