As You Read Your Bible Today

Pray: God, connect with me here, as I seek you in your Word. Begin with focus and openness to see what God has for you.

Read: the selected section of Scripture slowly. Take note of intriguing words and phrases and read them a second time.

Reflect: on what strikes you as you read. Think through what God is communicating to you at this point in your life.

Respond: to the passage. Speak to God directly about what's on your mind and heart. Look for ways to live out what you've uncovered.

Much Prayer

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Brothers and Sisters - let us not neglect the important discipline of prayer.  Whether private or corporate, it is vital and indispensable.  This evening, and every Wednesday evening, between 6:30 and 7:15 PM, we gather at FBC for prayer meeting.  It is a duty.  It is also such an opportunity.

I encourage you to be faithful to it if you have attended in the past. As well, I encourage you to avail yourself of the opportunity if you have not in the past.

There is no pressure when attending an FBC prayer meeting.  Nobody is asked to pray aloud who does not wish to. Silent prayer reaches the ear of our God the same as audible prayer, and so if you wish to just silently participate, we will rejoice in that participation.

Join us?  Pray with us?

"Proceed with much prayer, and your way will be made plain." John Wesley

Tuesday Reminders

Don't forget work night at the church, Tuesday at 6:00. Lots of cleanup!

And for those on FBC101 - 6:30 at Johnson Acres.

Not a Single Inch Beyond His Permission

I shared this letter during Wednesday evening prayer meeting. John Newton wrote it to his wife while he was enduring a storm at sea. It blesses my soul.

We have another heavy gale of wind, and it is not easy to sit fast, or to hold a pen; but, as the distance between us is lessening at the rate of seven or eight miles per hour, I am willing to fill up my paper as fast as I can.

I wish I had words to convey some idea of the scene around me: but it cannot be fully described. A faint conception may be formed from pictures, or prints, of a storm at sea.

Imagine to yourself an immense body of water behind you, higher than a house, and a chasm of equal depth just before you: both so apparently dangerous; that you could hardly determine which to venture; and both so near, as not to allow you a moment’s time to choose; for in the twinkling of an eye the ship descends into the pit which is gaping to receive her, and with equal swiftness ascends to the top on the other side, before the mountain that is behind can overtake her. And this is repeated as often as you can deliberately count to four.

It is indeed wonderful, that a ship will run incessantly over these hills and dales, for days and weeks together, (if the gale lasts so long,) without receiving the least damage, or taking any considerable quantity of water on board; and yet never be more than four or five yards from a sea, which, if it was quite to reach her, would perhaps disable her beyond recovery, if not beat her to pieces at a single blow.

Need we go farther for the proof of a Providence always near, always kind, kind to the unthankful and the evil? For, though these marks of his care are repeated every minute, they are seldom acknowledged by seamen. For my own part, I see dangers so numerous and imminent, that I should be always in anxiety and fear, could I not submit myself and all my concerns to Him who holds the waves of the sea in the hollow of his hand, as the prophet strongly expresses it; so that, when most enraged by the winds, I am sure they dare not rise a single inch beyond his permission.

45 Important Minutes

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, (Luke 18:1)

Don't forget prayer meeting this evening and every Wednesday evening at 6:30. it may well be the most important 45 minutes you spend this week, both for yourself and for your brothers and sisters at FBC.

Husbands and Wives - You Need To Read This

Francis Chan's wise words on marriage

NO Work Night Tuesday

Some of the ladies already have plans for working on the Sunday school rooms this evening. If you are in that number, you can coordinate with Tammy concerning tonight's efforts. Other than that, though, there is no need for a work night this evening so enjoy a vacation day!