SUNDAY
10:00 AM Worship & Teaching - Pastor Bob Lawrenz
Message: 1 John 2:26 - 3:10 - "Trusting His Holy Spirit"
Scripture Reading: Romans 8:15-17
This section deals with the "purifying hope" of every Christian, the return of Christ. John uses this hope to elaborate on the love and obedience of the believer. The hope of Christ's return has a sanctifying effect on our behavior.
God is the source of hope, and He has graciously given that hope to us and laid it out for us in Scripture. He secured that hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, then confirmed and energized in us by the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13). Amazing.
It is the Holy Spirit who stirs up that hopeful attitude in the heart in response to the promises of God revealed in Scripture. This is a marvelous hope. This engulfs all of redemptive purpose. This encompasses the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father gives the hope, the Son secures the hope, the Spirit confirms the hope. We are to live with hope. We are not a people who have hope only in this world; we have hope in the world to come, and it is a living hope. It is a hope for real life, guaranteed and secured for us because Jesus conquered death not only for Himself but for all who are in Him.
True believers, says John, believe the right thing about themselves and their sin, they believe the right thing about Christ and His salvation. True believers conduct themselves in obedience to the Word of God, and true believers demonstrate love for God and for others and not for the world. True believers live in hope and are motivated by that hope to purity by the Holy Spirit.
TUESDAY
10:00 AM Ladies Prayer & Bible Study - Norine Lawrenz
We are beginning a new Bible study this week called, "Living IN JESUS."
We invite you to join us as we study God's Word and draw closer to Him.
Paul wrote in Colossians 2:6-7, "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
When you receive Jesus Christ as Lord in your life it is the beginning of life with Christ. We are called to live in Christ, by being rooted and built up in Him. Following Christ’s leadership and example in your life strengthens your faith and thankfulness. Christ guides you and gives your strength for your daily life, which includes helping you with all the circumstances and problems you face.
A life that is being rooted and built up in Christ is a life committed to following God’s Will and Christ’s example, seeking His wisdom and teachings, being obedient to God’s Word, and being conscious of the Holy Spirit in your life and going the way that He calls.
Our life is His, and we are transformed into something new. Jesus is our Savior and Lord, but He has also become our very closest friend. He is a friend who sticks closer than a brother... inseparable, and precious. What friend could possibly be closer than Jesus? He loves us. He died for us. He calls us His own, His beloved.
Our life with Him will continue throughout eternity, and that life is a life of joy.
In Him we have:
In Him we have:
- A joy that can’t be diminished.
- A hope that can’t be disappointed.
- Resources that cannot be exhausted.
Paul taught us, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away, behold, all things become new. " 1 Corinthians 5:17
Let's walk IN that newness of life!
Come join us for a spiritually uplifting time of worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship.
Men's Prayer is a time for men to come together in fellowship, and pray for those in need, though all are welcome. If you are in need of prayer and would like the men of this church to do as James 5:14 says, please do come!
"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."
10:00 AM Church Workday - All Are Welcome!
Church workdays are scheduled on the FIRST and THIRD Saturdays of every month, from 10 AM through lunchtime.
As
a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea, Micah prophesied during the
momentous years surrounding the tragic fall of Israel to the Assyrian
Empire (722 BC), an event he also predicted (Micah 1:6).
Micah stated in his introduction to the book that he prophesied during
the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah, failing to mention
the simultaneous string of dishonorable kings that closed out the
northern kingdom of Israel.
During this period, while Israel was imploding from the effects of evil and unfaithful leadership, Judah seemed on a roller-coaster ride—ascending to the heights of its destiny in one generation, only to fall into the doldrums in another. In Judah at this time, good kings and evil kings alternated with each other, a pattern seen in the reigns of Jotham (good, 2 Kings 15:32–34); Ahaz (evil, 2 Kings 16:1–4); and Hezekiah (good, 2 Kings 18:1–7).
- See more at: http://www.insight.org/resources/bible/micah.html#sthash.i25F9AvV.dpuf
During this period, while Israel was imploding from the effects of evil and unfaithful leadership, Judah seemed on a roller-coaster ride—ascending to the heights of its destiny in one generation, only to fall into the doldrums in another. In Judah at this time, good kings and evil kings alternated with each other, a pattern seen in the reigns of Jotham (good, 2 Kings 15:32–34); Ahaz (evil, 2 Kings 16:1–4); and Hezekiah (good, 2 Kings 18:1–7).
- See more at: http://www.insight.org/resources/bible/micah.html#sthash.i25F9AvV.dpuf
As
a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea, Micah prophesied during the
momentous years surrounding the tragic fall of Israel to the Assyrian
Empire (722 BC), an event he also predicted (Micah 1:6).
Micah stated in his introduction to the book that he prophesied during
the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah, failing to mention
the simultaneous string of dishonorable kings that closed out the
northern kingdom of Israel.
During this period, while Israel was imploding from the effects of evil and unfaithful leadership, Judah seemed on a roller-coaster ride—ascending to the heights of its destiny in one generation, only to fall into the doldrums in another. In Judah at this time, good kings and evil kings alternated with each other, a pattern seen in the reigns of Jotham (good, 2 Kings 15:32–34); Ahaz (evil, 2 Kings 16:1–4); and Hezekiah (good, 2 Kings 18:1–7).
- See more at: http://www.insight.org/resources/bible/micah.html#sthash.i25F9AvV.dpuf
During this period, while Israel was imploding from the effects of evil and unfaithful leadership, Judah seemed on a roller-coaster ride—ascending to the heights of its destiny in one generation, only to fall into the doldrums in another. In Judah at this time, good kings and evil kings alternated with each other, a pattern seen in the reigns of Jotham (good, 2 Kings 15:32–34); Ahaz (evil, 2 Kings 16:1–4); and Hezekiah (good, 2 Kings 18:1–7).
- See more at: http://www.insight.org/resources/bible/micah.html#sthash.i25F9AvV.dpuf
SATURDAY
9:00 AM Men's Prayer - All Are Welcome!
"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."
10:00 AM Church Workday - All Are Welcome!
Lend a Helping Hand!
Church workdays are scheduled on the FIRST and THIRD Saturdays of every month, from 10 AM through lunchtime.
Our next Church Workday is scheduled for this Saturday, May 4th. Join us as we work around the building, both inside and outside! Every "skill level" welcome!
Please consider helping to keep the building up. Maintaining this 1856 building is a service to the Lord. It was built before the Civil War!
