Psalm 77:7-13

Who does the Bible speak to? You! It does not speak to other men. It speaks to you. It does not tell other men what they should do. It tells you what you should do. It does not tell other men how to treat you. It tells you how to treat them. It does not address what others should or should not be doing. It tells you what you should or should not be doing regardless of whether anybody else is! The Lord told Peter what type of death he would die which would glorify God. Peter then turned toward John and said, “What shall this man do?” What somebody else does or does not do is none of our business. My responsibility is not to worry about somebody else. I am not to concern myself with whether they are pulling their share of the load. This is between them and the Lord. My responsibility is to follow Christ myself: “Whatsoever He said unto YOU, you do it.” (John 2:5)

Pastor Todd Nibert

Encouragement for Little Faith

Here is another thought that may cheer the Little-Faiths and Feeble-Minds. The Fatherhood of God is common to all His children. Ah, Little-Faith, you have often looked up to Mr. Great-Heart and you have said, “Oh that I had the courage of Great-Heart; that I could wield his sword and cut old giant Grim in pieces! Oh that I could fight the dragons and that I could overcome the lions! But I am stumbling at every straw and a shadow makes me afraid.” Listen, Little-Faith. Great-Heart is God’s child and you are God’s child, too! And Great-Heart is not a whit more God’s child than you are. David was the son of God, but not more the son of God than you. Peter and Paul, the highly-favored Apostles, were of the family of the Most High. And so are you! You have children yourselves—one is a son grown up and out in business, perhaps. And you have another, a little thing still in arms. Which is more your child, the little one or the big one? “Both alike,” you say. “This little one is my child near my heart and the big one is my child, too.”

And so the little Christian is as much a child of God as the great one—and they are one in the family of God and no one is ahead of the other. One may have more Divine Grace than another, but God does not love one more than another. One may be an older child than another, but he is not more a child. One may do more mighty works and may bring more glory to his Father, but he whose name is the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is as much the child of God as he who stands among the king’s mighty men! Let this cheer and comfort us, when we draw near to God and say, “Our Father which are in Heaven.”

Charles Spurgeon

Please remember our Bible Conference will be held Oct. 11-13.

Oct. 11^th services at 6:30 p.m. Speakers Tom Harding and Todd Nibert

Oct 12^th services at 10:00 a.m. Speakers Marvin Stalnaker and Todd Nibert

Oct 13^th services at 10:00 am. Speakers Tom Harding and Marvin Stalnaker

There will be desserts served after the services Friday, lunch served after the services on Saturday, and no lunch served after the service on Sunday.

There will also be no Bible Classes on Sunday so everyone can enjoy the messages.

If your last name begins with A-H, please help with cleanup on Friday evening.

If your last name begins with I-Z, please help with cleanup on Saturday.

Other upcoming Bible Conferences:

College Grove Grace Church in College Grove, TN: Oct 18-20