November 10, 2024

Sunday Worship

Bible Study 10:00 A.M.

Morning Service 10:45 A.M.

Wednesday Worship 7:00 P.M.

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CALL TO WORSHIP

Lord, with Thy people I behold

The wonders of Thy grace;

But most of all rejoice that I

Should find a welcome place.

I that am all defiled with sin,

A rebel to my God,

I that have crucified His Son,

And trampled on His blood.

What strange surprising grace is this

That such a soul has room;

My Savior takes me by the hand,

My Savior bids me come.

Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord,

I’d give them all to Thee;

Had I ten thousand tongues, they all

Would join the harmony.

(Tune: “Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove” p. 158 )

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

4^th Nova Baisden 10^th Kyndon Keesee

10^th Colleen McClay 10^th Ron Meadows

11^th Carol Cremeans 29^th Sandra Dennison

We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Debbie, November, and Destiny Sparks. Our Lord was pleased to call their husband and father, Ed Sparks, home to be with Him last week.

PUBLIC WORSHIP

My favorite days of the week are the days when public worship services are scheduled. God is to be worshiped every day, but public worship is so very necessary.

• Our Lord Himself promised that He would be in our midst during the public worship service. (Matt 18:20)
• The Lord is pleased to save lost sinners by the preaching of Christ in the public worship service. (I Cor. 1:21)
• The public worship service is where God’s sheep are fed and edified (built up) through the preaching of the gospel. (Eph 4:12)
• The public worship service is where believers encourage each other and provoke each other to love and to good works. (Heb 10:24-25)
• The public worship service gives us the opportunity to sing the praises of our Redeemer and to make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

I pray that we will never take the blessed privilege of public worship for granted. God has not seen fit to put His gospel and a true house of worship in every city and town, but in His mercy, He has given that blessing to us, and we are thankful!

Since we won’t do anything as important as public worship the rest of the week, I hope we will prepare our hearts to worship by praying about the service in advance. Let’s ask the Lord to bless the preacher in preaching and the hearers in hearing. Let’s ask the Lord to enable us to worship Him in spirit and in truth because that is the only way God can be worshiped. (John 4:24)

Pastor

In Time Of Trouble

In 1895, the pastor and writer, Andrew Murray, was in England suffering from a terribly painful back, the result of an injury he had incurred years before. One morning while he was eating breakfast in his room, his hostess told him of a woman downstairs who was in great trouble and wanted to know if he had any advice for her. Murray handed her a paper he had been writing on and said, “Just give her this advice I’m writing down for myself. It may be that she’ll find it helpful.” This is what he had written:

“In time of trouble, say, ‘First, He brought me here. It is by His will I am in this strait place; in that I will rest.’ Next, ‘He will keep me here in His love, and give me grace in this trial to behave as His child.’ Then say, ‘He will make the trial a blessing, teaching me lessons He intends me to learn, and working in me the grace He means to bestow.’ And last, say, ‘In His good time He can bring me out again. How and when, He knows.’ Therefore, say ‘I am here (1) by God’s appointment, (2) in His keeping, (3) under His training, (4) for His time.”

Pastor Angus Fisher

Our Lord did not promise an easy road for those who believe Him. Quite the contrary! He said, “In this world ye shall have trials.” “Marvel not, my brethren if the world hate you:’ “A person’s enemies shall be those of his own household.” The apostle declared, “Those who would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” Faith must and will be tried, and if that faith is genuine, believes and loves the Lord Jesus, it will stand in the face of all opposition and ridicule. On the cross our Lord looked at His revilers and prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Is this not the case with all that oppose our gospel? They know not what they do! Were it not for His grace and mercy to us, we would reject the very things we now believe.

Pastor Don Bell

Where you die, when you die, or by what means, is scarcely worth a thought, if you do but die in Christ.