Want To Live A Long Life?

Did you know we are looking at the Ten Commandments on Wednesday evenings? Not in depth... just a quick overview, as we reserve most of the time during prayer meeting for prayer requests and praying.


Did you know that tonight we will look at number 5?

And... Did you know that this particular commandment says those who integrate it into their lives can count on a long life?

Join us tonight as we work through commandment number 5 - 6:30-7:15, in the church auditorium.

Where's the Line to See Jesus?

What a wonderful reminder!

Becky Kelley sings, "Where's the Line to See Jesus?"

How not to listen to sermons

John Newton penned a brilliant letter on how to profit from sermons. First, Newton explains how one should listen to sermons:

As a hearer, you have a right to try all doctrines by the word of God; and it is your duty so to do. Faithful ministers will remind you of this: they will not wish to hold you in an implicit and blind obedience to what they say, upon their own authority, nor desire that you should follow them farther than they have the Scripture for their warrant. They would not be lords over your conscience, but helpers of your joy. Prize this Gospel liberty, which sets you free from the doctrines and commandments of men; but do not abuse it to the purposes of pride and self.

Then Newton explains how not to listen to sermons:

There are hearers who make themselves, and not the Scripture, the standard of their judgment. They attend not so much to be instructed, as to pass their sentence. To them, the pulpit is the bar at which the minister stands to take his trial before them; a bar at which few escape censure, from judges at once so severe and inconsistent.

Excellent balance.

(above quoted from Miscellanies, a BLOG by Tony Reinke)

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Prayer, with Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is only hours away now. Soon many of us will sit down with family and friends, and, realizing that the bounty before us is the gift of God, we will bow our heads and pray, thanking Him.

Thanksgiving and prayer are linked in the Bible.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (Philippians 4:6 NKJV)


It is good to give thanks in prayer. The holiday is a good reminder of that truth. So, too, is Wednesday evening prayer meeting (tonight at 6:30), and Men's Prayer Breakfast (Saturday morning at 8:00).

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6 NLT)

Happiest of Thanksgivings!

How?

"How can I say thanks for the things
You have done for me?
Things so undeserved yet you gave
To prove your love for me
The voices of a million angels
Could not express my gratitude
All that I am, and ever hope to be
I owe it all to thee."

(My Tribute, by Andrae Crouch)