Business

men and women! Would you like to have lunch once a week

and also hear an encouraging, sound word from God? If you

work in the vicinity of downtown Fayetteville and for a

nominal price, you can have it.

It's called "Lunch in

the Word." It comes as the creative overflow of one

of Fayette area's businessmen, Michael Moore, who is

regional manager of Papa Johns Pizza (no, they don't

serve pizza but delicious home cooked-like vegetables,

meats, salads, and delicious desserts). Every Wednesday,

lunch will be served-up beginning at 12 noon; within

fifteen or so minutes, a local minister begins serving up

the Word of God.

The "amen" comes

at 1 p.m. sharp.

"Where is it?,"

you asked. Remember the old "A and T Market"

that sat vacant for a couple of years? Well, a couple

Christian entrepreneurs bought it, turning it into a

wholesome youth gathering spot. They are making it

available to business folks for the Wednesday lunch.

Michael Moore recently moved to the Fayette area because

of his vocation. Where he came from, he and other

businesses led the way in developing a similar luncheon

meeting. It was a great success. Last Wednesday, May 10,

the very first Lunch in the Word drew about 30 men and

women. The Reverend Chuck Griffith, the pastor of Fayette

Assembly of God, made history by being the very first

minister to deliver the Word at the lunch. He taught on

the subject of Christian unity and how divisive an

obsession of doctrinal differences can be. His text was

the 17th chapter of the Gospel of John.

Today, March 17, The

Reverend Gray Harwell, founder and director of Cherith

Ministries, will deliver the Word of God. Harwell's

ministries focus on prayer renewal and a minister to

pastors and their families. Pioneer for Lunch in the

Word, Moore, says the luncheon has been so designed that

believers of all backgrounds should be comfortable.

Now a word for you! Do you

work within a five or 20 minute drive of downtown

Fayetteville? Why not go for a mid-week pick-you-up? The

old A and T Market is located at the intersection of Jeff

Davis Drive and Highway 54 (in the westward lane). It's

diagonal to Jordan's Salvage-one of Fayette's most

famous landmarks.

Perhaps one of your fellow

employees isn't a Christian; this presents a great

opportunity for him/her to hear God's Word in a

non-threatening environment. Where they might come with

you to church, they would come with you to

lunch-especially if you pay for lunch.

So, thanks to Michael Moore

for his heart for Christ and his passion to see Christ in

the Market place!

The Rev. Dr. John

Hatcher is pastor of River's Edge Community Church in

Fayetteville.

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