SUNDAY
10:00 AM Worship & Teaching - Pastor Bob Lawrenz
Message: Acts 8:25-40 - "The Eunuch of Ethiopia"
Scripture Reading: Zephaniah 2:3-7
The story of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 is a marvelous depiction of God’s role in evangelism. The story starts with Philip who had just preached the gospel in Samaria (Acts 8:4–8). Philip was visited by an angel who told him to go south to a road that ran from Jerusalem to Gaza, in the desert (Acts 8:26). Philip didn’t ask why he was being sent to the middle of nowhere; he just went (verse 27). On the road, in a chariot, was the Ethiopian eunuch, who was just returning from Jerusalem. The eunuch was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah. The Spirit of the Lord told Philip to go over and join the chariot, and when Philip drew close he overheard the eunuch reading from Isaiah out loud. Philip asked the Ethiopian whether or not he understood what he was reading. The eunuch replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” He then invited Philip to come sit with him in the chariot (verse 31). The passage the Ethiopian eunuch was reading was Isaiah 53:7–8. The eunuch was wondering whom the prophet was talking about, “himself or someone else?” (Acts 8:34). Philip used this opportunity to explain the passage: this was a prophecy about Jesus Christ, who meekly gave His life to save the world. As Philip explained the gospel, the Ethiopian eunuch believed.
There are many elements of God’s providence and intervention in the story of the Ethiopian eunuch. The account reveals the importance of these three things: the Word of God, the Holy Spirit’s leading, and a human evangelist. In order for a person to accept the truth, he must first hear the truth preached (Romans 10:14). It is God’s desire that the truth be preached everywhere (Acts 1:8). The Spirit of the Lord had been preparing the eunuch’s heart to receive the gospel. As the eunuch read Isaiah, he began to ask questions, and at just the right moment the Lord brought Philip across his path. The field was “ripe for harvest” (John 4:35), and Philip was God’s laborer in the field. This was no coincidence. It was God’s plan from the very beginning, and Philip was obedient to that plan.
TUESDAY
10:00 AM Ladies Prayer & Bible Study - Summer Break Thru July
Attention Ladies!
We are looking into the lives of 10 women in the Bible. They may have lived a long time ago, but we find ourselves facing many of the same issues they faced. Through their trials and experiences, we see how God works in our lives daily to shape us, heal us, encourage us and grow us as we follow Him.
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!
Lend a Helping Hand!
Church workdays are scheduled on the FIRST and THIRD Saturdays of every month, from 10 AM through lunchtime.
Church cleanup days are organized to maintain a hygienic, welcoming, and safe environment for worship, ensuring the facility is clean for services. Serving together builds our church community, fosters a sense of ownership, and serves as an act of stewardship to maintain the facility that God has so graciously provided us. Whatever God gives us to do, we do it as unto the Lord.
Please consider helping to keep the building up. Maintaining this 1856 building is a service to the Lord.
We are looking into the lives of 10 women in the Bible. They may have lived a long time ago, but we find ourselves facing many of the same issues they faced. Through their trials and experiences, we see how God works in our lives daily to shape us, heal us, encourage us and grow us as we follow Him.
God has given us 10 commandments. There are over 8 billion people on the planet, and we all struggle with those same commands. There really is nothing new under the sun (1 Corinthians 10:19).
As we look at the role these women played in telling God's story, I pray that God will meet us where we are and inspire us to grow in His grace and knowledge, that we too would be an example to others.
Please consider joining us each Tuesday morning as we magnify the Lord together, study the scriptures, pray for one another and enjoy the blessing of Christian fellowship.
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!
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, September 19th. 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.
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