“Now, in seeking to benefit one’s neighbor, how difficult it is to do one’s duty! Unless you give up all thought of self and, so to speak, get out of yourself, you will accomplish nothing here. For how can you perform those works which Paul teaches to be the works of love, unless you renounce…
“Ever since Christ cleansed us with the washing of his blood, and imparted this cleansing through baptism, it would be unfitting to befoul ourselves with new pollutions [Eph. 5:26; Heb. 10:10; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 Peter 1:15, 19]. Ever since he engrafted us into his body, we must take especial care not to disfigure ourselves,…
We take pleasure in your presence today and at every worship service. Please introduce yourself to anyone you don’t know. Friendliness is always an inspiration. Message: Pentecost is About Harvesting the Lost Scripture: Acts 2: 1-41 Offering: General Fund June 4, 2017 Order of Worship Gathering Song: Awake My Soul Call to Worship: Isaiah 61:1-3…
Here is the June Prayer Guide for the Persecuted Church from Open Doors.
Here are a series of articles worth considering and a link to more if you like: VICTORY: Court affirms Christian’s right to refuse in good faith to make ‘LGBT Pride’ shirts Creating babies from skin cells turns procreation into transaction: scientist Oregon SB494 on Euthanasia via denying food and water Opioids and broken families For…
“It has been said God will never lead us where his grace cannot keep us. We must realize that sometimes his plan does not include a miraculous deliverance from illness, death, or oppression. Yet his grace is sufficient, and he has not abandoned us. We must trust that God would not lead us to a…
Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the June 4th, 2017, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on Pentecost. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is…
When a book is as weighty and important as the Bible, it is important that we study it. But more important than studying it, is that we study it well. Because Christians inherently understand these two things, many are scared to undertake their own study of the Bible out of a fear of being…
I ran across this quote today during my devotions. There is a stirring story behind the quote about a Nigerian woman whose husband was killed after Shariah law was declared. Suffering, hardship and pain were her lot. But this quote gives us hope. Let it encourage you today. It has been said God will never…
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