youth group helps with jesus lambs’ valentine...
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Service Times For the Record - 2.7.16
AM Worship - 8:15 a.m.
Ashley Glen – 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
AM Worship – 10:30 a.m.
PM Worship – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.
Contribution – $13,602.26
Sunday School – 255
AM Worship – 332
PM Worship – 172
Wednesday – 120
February 21th 10:30 AM PM
Song Leader Kim Cline Brian Boyett
Opening Prayer Warren Sims Ron Truelove
Scripture Reading Bill Macke Daniel England
Closing Prayer Elders Tyler Watts
Nursery Aimee Richardson/Courtney Flores Toni Anderson
(Monthly) Audio-Visual Stace Fauske Jason Cagle
Presiding at the Table David Sims
Greeters Caltrider/Menet
Card Pick-up Bo Fauske
Ashley Glen Growth Group 3
Opening Prayer Dan Mong
Song Leader Chris Parker
Devotional Jimmy England
Closing Prayer Glen Falkner
(Monthly) Communion Preparation Jane Rode/Elaine Sims
(Monthly) Building Lock-up Bill Macke/David Sims
YOUTH EVENTS
2/21 Area Wide Devo
2/26-28 YES Weekend
Youth Group helps with Jesus Lambs’ Valentine Party
Assisting in Worship
Announcements
Chris Parker
Song Leader
AM Ken Weinhardt
PM David Sims
Opening Prayer
AM Clark Boyd
PM Ronnie Trussell
Scripture Reading
AM Aaron McCullough
PM Jeremiah Holloway
Presiding
Brian Boyett
Table Servants
Brian Boyett
Chris Brock
Joshua Brock
Dave Christie
Andy Hardin
Max Hardin
Gary Holloway
Jeremiah Holloway
Ernie Menet
David Sims
Allen Stewart
Scott Winter
Card Pickup
Austin Ellis
Closing Prayer
AM Elders
PM Jeff Richardson
Nursery
AM Judy Menet
Joy Hardin
PM April Adams
Greeters
Parsons/Elliott
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly
–John 10:10
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February 14, 2016
Today’s Sermons, February 14th
AM – The Heart Is the Difference, Aubrey Johnson
PM – The Life of Joseph: Life Is What You Make It, Aubrey Johnson
The Purpose of Grace Aubrey Johnson
P aul understood the preciousness of Jesus’ words and spent his life shar-
ing them at every opportunity. He urged his protégé Timothy to do the
same: “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ
Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses en-
trust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2.2).
Grace does not remove the need for teaching or faithfulness. Rather, it should
strengthen our desire to know, do and share God’s will. Grace properly under-
stood encourages obedience. Grace misunderstood excuses disobedience.
Thank God for His amazing grace!
Living Sacrifice Andy Garner
Christianity: Founded on Facts Kyle Butt Reprinted from “Valor & Virtue” Magazine
U nder the old law, God required sacrifices from
man in the form of burnt offerings. In Ephesians
5, Paul tells us that “…Christ loved us and gave
himself up for us, as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to
God.” Jesus lovingly became the sacrifice, God was willing to
accept as full atonement for our sins.
Our Father still longs for sacrifice from His creation as evi-
denced in Romans 12:1 where we read “I appeal to you
brethren, by the mercies of God , to present your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your
spiritual service.” It’s important to note, that under the old
law, a burnt offering was merely an act; God’s expectation
of our “Living” sacrifice today is one that is made joyfully
and out of the abundance of our hearts with eagerness,
seeking ways to serve him. I Samuel 15:22 says, “Has the
Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice…” Paul, continued in his letter recorded in chapter
12 of Romans telling us that we are one body with many
member. Our members do not have the same functions,
gifts, talents and abilities but together they work in unison
to make something complete and perfect. Our “Living” sac-
rifice, in response to God’s love, should be a burning desire
to identify those talents and put them into useful service in
His kingdom, which glorifies the Father. When part of our
physical body is injured, weak or not functioning, other
parts try to compensate which leads to further discomfort,
pain and possible injury. Whether we are a foot, a hand, an
arm, an ear or the knee, we are all important to the produc-
tive operation of the body. We can only be effective, the
way God wants us to be, if all parts of the “Body” are work-
ing together. In 2016, let’s all find ways to be that “Living”
sacrifice presenting our bodies in service to the body of
Christ.
“W hy do you believe in Jesus Christ?” Many
Christians have been asked that question.
Unfortunately, it is sometimes the case that
those Christians cannot give good reasons for their belief. They
may respond by saying, “Because I have faith in Jesus.” But the
idea most people have of the word “faith” is not what the Bible
says about it. You see, when most people use the word “faith”,
they mean a strong feeling in their heart that is not based on
reasons or evidence. They think that since they have such a
strong “faith” (feeling in their heart), then their belief must be
the truth. The problem with this way of thinking is that people
in other religions use the same idea of “faith” for their beliefs.
Many people would say they have a strong feeling that Jesus is
not the Son of God. Muslims would say they have “faith” that
Muhammed is the prophet of God. Just because someone has
a strong feeling about something does not mean they have a
good reason to believe it, or that it is true.
The truth is, the faith found in the Bible is always based on real
evidence. Let me show you how that works. During the time
that Elijah was a prophet, the evil King Ahab began worshipping
the false idol named Baal. Many of the people of Israel fol-
lowed their wicked king and left the true God. Elijah arranged a
contest on the top of Mount Carmel. Four hundred and fifty
prophets of Baal should build an altar and put a sacrifice on it.
Then, the prophets of Baal would ask their god to send fire and
burn up their sacrifice. Elijah would pray to God to send fire to
burn up the sacrifice on his altar. Whichever god (or God) sent
fire was the true God.
All of Israel gathered to see which God would send fire. The
prophets of Baal cried out to Baal. They danced around. They
cut themselves with knives and lances. Since Baal was just an
idol, and not really a god, nothing happened for hours and
hours. Then, during the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah
prayed to the God of Israel. The prophet did not have to wait
long. God sent a blast of fire from heaven that burned up Eli-
jah’s sacrifice, burned up the stones, and burned up the dirt
around the altar. When all the people who were watching the
contest saw the fire burn up Elijah’s sacrifice, they fell on their
faces and said, “The Lord, He is God. The Lord, He is God” (1
Kings 18.39).
You see, Elijah knew that the prophets of Baal had a “strong
feeling in their heart” that Baal was a true God, but they did
not have any evidence for their belief. They did not have the
kind of faith that the Bible talks about. When Elijah presented
them with real evidence, they could form a true faith, based on
the fact that God sent fire down from heaven.
God has always provided plenty of evidence to prove His truth.
The Creation shows His power. The fulfilled prophecies, mira-
cles, and resurrection of Christ prove that Jesus is God’s Son.
The Bible’s correct predictive prophecy and perfect factual ac-
curacy prove it is God’s Word. The truth about Christianity has
never been based simply on strong feelings and emotions. Un-
like every other religion in the world, Christianity has always
been founded on facts and evidence that can be used to show
that it is the one true religion of the one true God.
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