The new school year is now underway. I’m looking forward to my fellow Christian brothers and sisters being home again, back from family vacations and visits. It will be great to have a full house again when the church meets together for worship on Sundays and Wednesdays.
Our area monthly Men’s and Preachers’ Meeting on Tuesday was a good one. This fall we will be studying “Faithful Elders in Every Congregation.” I introduced this series with a lesson on the need for faithful elders in every congregation. Next month we will take a look at the qualifications of faithful elders. Brother Bill Young has served as a gospel preacher and also as an elder of the church for many years before his retirement. He is well qualified to present our program in September. If you have a couple of hours available, we meet every third Tuesday in the month at 10:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall. After the meeting we have lunch together at one of our local restaurants.
Lately we have had much to pray about. Sister Mary Dennison remains in the Providence Heart Hospital. The doctors are working to bring her system back into balance. Sister Elma Berrier is working hard every day at Heartland Rehabilitation Center trying to improve enough to go home. Brother Jerry Satterfield is doing much better after his sinus surgery a few days ago. One of our teenagers, Kyle Holton has had a tough battle with food poisoning and is on his way to recovery. Sister Teresa Reeves is improving after her fall and then her surgery to repair a broken elbow. Another one of our teenagers, Shila Johnson is improving after surgery to repair a dislocated knee cap. The past few days have been rough on Brother Jimmy Gist as he continues his battle with cancer. There may be others that I do not know about. Please remember last Sunday evening’s sermon from Luke 18:1-8. The widow was persistent in prayer, persistent in hope, and persistent in her faith in someone who didn’t care. The judge didn’t care for her. He didn’t care for anyone. He didn’t regard man or God. Yet this unrighteous judge helped her because she kept on keeping on.
Our faith and our hope is in the living God, our Father. He cares for us, hears our prayers, and is ready, willing, and able to help us according to His will and purpose. Our challenge is to keep on keeping on in hope, in faith, and in persistent prayer. Jesus said it best in Matthew 6:33; “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
This Sunday morning we will focus our attention on WISDOM – Why Do I Need It? We will consider what Solomon wrote in Proverbs 3:1-18 and make a list of the reasons every one of us should earnestly desire wisdom from God. Then on Sunday evening we will again look at WISDOM and ask the question; How Do I Obtain It? If you would like to read ahead, read James 1:5-8, 2 Chronicles 1:7-12, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, and 1 John 2:1-2.
Cindi and I will be attending the Polishing the Pulpit Workshop in Sevierville, Tennessee from August 27th through September 2nd. Brother Alan Larmon and Brother Allen Hutchison attended this workshop last year and really benefited from the lessons that they heard. I am thankful to have the opportunity to attend this year. Please pray for us as we make the trip to the Smoky Mountains for PTP.
Mark you calendar for September 25th. It is a very special privilege for us to have two wonderful missionaries visiting with us on Sunday, September 25th. Joey Treat from Chuuk will be with us on Sunday morning and Patrick Swayne from Melbourne, Australia will be with us on Sunday evening.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Our annual ALL NIGHT SINGING is this Friday night, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. I hope you will be a part of this great time of fellowship where Christians sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs well into the night. We plan on singing for a couple of hours then take a break. The singing will resume and continue as long as we can.
Our annual youth rally; BREAKOUT 2010 is this Saturday, August 7th. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Brother Caleb Colley will be our speaker and has planned some really great lessons on the Christian’s ACTIVE DUTY. Please make plans to come out on Saturday for this very special event.
Thank you so much for your positive comments about last Sunday’s sermons. To God be the glory because every lesson I present comes directly from the Bible. Are you a faithful Christian? Only a faithful Christian will hear Jesus say “Well done.” A faithful Christian “is” until death. Faithful Christians bear much fruit. Faithful Christians not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. When it comes down to it, faithful Christians walk a different, difficult path from the rest of the world. We must not conform to the world. We can and must allow God to transform us by and through the word of God.
Some people seem to think that God will not accept them, that God does not value them, that God does not love them, that God will not forgive them unless their lives are perfectly in order. They are mistaken. Please don’t be mistaken! If this is the case with God then none of us will ever be accepted, valued, loved, or forgiven. I love to read the Biblical account of a father and his two sons in Luke 15:11-32. The young prodigal son made some really poor decisions. He made some sinful decisions. Yet what happened when this young sinful son realized his wrong and decided to return home to his father? Read it. The father joyfully accepted his son even though his life was sinful, dirty, and in disarray. It is true. We all are capable of making some really bad choices. It is also true that we are capable of making really good choices.
Don’t be fooled by the lies of the devil and those who are mistaken about His goodness and His will for every man, women, boy, and girl in the world. The Holy Spirit wrote concerning God’s plan for every human being in 2 Peter 3:9; “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH but that all should come to repentance.”
This Sunday morning we will consider the subject “BUSYNESS” not business, busyness. Our lives are about to get very busy again with school, homework, tests, sports, practice and games, getting up earlier, going to bed earlier, and everything else that goes with the close of summer. In our busyness we must not forget our first and foremost commitment to Christ and His church. We must never be too busy with life that our Bibles go unread. We must never be too busy with our own schedule that we miss the opportunity to help others who are in need. We must never be too busy to pray, to sing, to give, and to worship. Let’s make sure that we put first things first. When we do, all the other things will be in the right order.
On Sunday evening we will take a look at Paul’s words to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:6-8; “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” We too have a fight to fight. We have a race to finish. We too must keep the faith. What was at the end of Paul’s journey? Read it.
Our annual youth rally; BREAKOUT 2010 is this Saturday, August 7th. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Brother Caleb Colley will be our speaker and has planned some really great lessons on the Christian’s ACTIVE DUTY. Please make plans to come out on Saturday for this very special event.
Thank you so much for your positive comments about last Sunday’s sermons. To God be the glory because every lesson I present comes directly from the Bible. Are you a faithful Christian? Only a faithful Christian will hear Jesus say “Well done.” A faithful Christian “is” until death. Faithful Christians bear much fruit. Faithful Christians not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. When it comes down to it, faithful Christians walk a different, difficult path from the rest of the world. We must not conform to the world. We can and must allow God to transform us by and through the word of God.
Some people seem to think that God will not accept them, that God does not value them, that God does not love them, that God will not forgive them unless their lives are perfectly in order. They are mistaken. Please don’t be mistaken! If this is the case with God then none of us will ever be accepted, valued, loved, or forgiven. I love to read the Biblical account of a father and his two sons in Luke 15:11-32. The young prodigal son made some really poor decisions. He made some sinful decisions. Yet what happened when this young sinful son realized his wrong and decided to return home to his father? Read it. The father joyfully accepted his son even though his life was sinful, dirty, and in disarray. It is true. We all are capable of making some really bad choices. It is also true that we are capable of making really good choices.
Don’t be fooled by the lies of the devil and those who are mistaken about His goodness and His will for every man, women, boy, and girl in the world. The Holy Spirit wrote concerning God’s plan for every human being in 2 Peter 3:9; “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH but that all should come to repentance.”
This Sunday morning we will consider the subject “BUSYNESS” not business, busyness. Our lives are about to get very busy again with school, homework, tests, sports, practice and games, getting up earlier, going to bed earlier, and everything else that goes with the close of summer. In our busyness we must not forget our first and foremost commitment to Christ and His church. We must never be too busy with life that our Bibles go unread. We must never be too busy with our own schedule that we miss the opportunity to help others who are in need. We must never be too busy to pray, to sing, to give, and to worship. Let’s make sure that we put first things first. When we do, all the other things will be in the right order.
On Sunday evening we will take a look at Paul’s words to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:6-8; “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” We too have a fight to fight. We have a race to finish. We too must keep the faith. What was at the end of Paul’s journey? Read it.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Can you believe that Sunday is August 1? Students and teachers are now preparing for the new school year. USC is preparing for another banner year with a record number of freshmen entering college life. Families are trying to take one final break before the busy fall schedule begins. We have had a great summer! Of course the warm weather will continue for a few more days. I’m looking forward to stepping outside one morning very soon to feel that autumn is on its way.
Remember our annual ALL NIGHT SINGING here at St. Andrews Road, this coming Friday night, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. We plan to sing well into the night. SAR members: Bring “finger foods,” desserts, and drinks for ourselves and our guests. This will be a time of singing that you will not soon forget. The very best singers from all around the state in addition to many who will be coming in from many miles away will meet to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in praise and thanksgiving to God. I look forward to our singing all year long.
Immediately following the singing youth grades 6th through 12th, parents, and friends will be arriving for our annual youth rally; BREAKOUT 2010 scheduled for Saturday, August 7th. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the program continuing into the afternoon. Brother Caleb Colley will be our special speaker for BreakOut this year. We are excited to have him speak to us on the subject of ACTIVE DUTY. Please make plans to come out on Saturday for this very special event.
This Sunday morning we will consider FAITH and what it means to be a faithful Christian before God and before our fellow man. Proverbs 20:6 asks the question; “Who can find a faithful man?” In Proverbs 31:10 we find the question; “Who can find a virtuous wife?” We will describe faithfulness and consider what it means to be “faithful” in terms of LIFESTYLE, LENGTH OF DAYS, LOVE, and LEGACY. I am looking forward to sharing this lesson from God’s word with you this week. If you would like to read ahead, read Hebrews 10:19-25 in addition to the list of the faithful in Hebrews 11.
On Sunday evening we will continue our consideration of FAITH with a lesson entitled; “Increasing Our Faith.” When others look at you or me, what do they think? What do they see? Well, we can’t always know what others think or what others see, but we can know what God thinks and what God sees when He looks at us. He sees that we are acceptable. He accepts us as we are but will not leave us there. We are valuable, worth more than all the world. We are lovable, so much so that God gave his only Son to provide for our needs. We are forgivable. God’s promises are true. We are capable…not in ourselves, but in Christ Jesus. Too often we listen to Satan’s lies: “What is wrong with you? Why can’t you be more like him or her? You’ve been nothing but trouble since you were born! Can’t you do anything right? No wonder you don’t have any friends! You’ll never amount to anything!” If you’ve heard these lies before, know that these words did not come from God. I hope you will come out on Sunday evening to have your faith strengthened and increased through the study of God’s word, the Bible.
If you will look around you will see new faces at just about every service. Sometimes we get so caught up with our own plans that we forget to welcome our guests. Please consider it your personal service to meet every guest with a warm smile and a hardy handshake so they know that we love them and welcome them.
Remember our annual ALL NIGHT SINGING here at St. Andrews Road, this coming Friday night, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. We plan to sing well into the night. SAR members: Bring “finger foods,” desserts, and drinks for ourselves and our guests. This will be a time of singing that you will not soon forget. The very best singers from all around the state in addition to many who will be coming in from many miles away will meet to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in praise and thanksgiving to God. I look forward to our singing all year long.
Immediately following the singing youth grades 6th through 12th, parents, and friends will be arriving for our annual youth rally; BREAKOUT 2010 scheduled for Saturday, August 7th. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the program continuing into the afternoon. Brother Caleb Colley will be our special speaker for BreakOut this year. We are excited to have him speak to us on the subject of ACTIVE DUTY. Please make plans to come out on Saturday for this very special event.
This Sunday morning we will consider FAITH and what it means to be a faithful Christian before God and before our fellow man. Proverbs 20:6 asks the question; “Who can find a faithful man?” In Proverbs 31:10 we find the question; “Who can find a virtuous wife?” We will describe faithfulness and consider what it means to be “faithful” in terms of LIFESTYLE, LENGTH OF DAYS, LOVE, and LEGACY. I am looking forward to sharing this lesson from God’s word with you this week. If you would like to read ahead, read Hebrews 10:19-25 in addition to the list of the faithful in Hebrews 11.
On Sunday evening we will continue our consideration of FAITH with a lesson entitled; “Increasing Our Faith.” When others look at you or me, what do they think? What do they see? Well, we can’t always know what others think or what others see, but we can know what God thinks and what God sees when He looks at us. He sees that we are acceptable. He accepts us as we are but will not leave us there. We are valuable, worth more than all the world. We are lovable, so much so that God gave his only Son to provide for our needs. We are forgivable. God’s promises are true. We are capable…not in ourselves, but in Christ Jesus. Too often we listen to Satan’s lies: “What is wrong with you? Why can’t you be more like him or her? You’ve been nothing but trouble since you were born! Can’t you do anything right? No wonder you don’t have any friends! You’ll never amount to anything!” If you’ve heard these lies before, know that these words did not come from God. I hope you will come out on Sunday evening to have your faith strengthened and increased through the study of God’s word, the Bible.
If you will look around you will see new faces at just about every service. Sometimes we get so caught up with our own plans that we forget to welcome our guests. Please consider it your personal service to meet every guest with a warm smile and a hardy handshake so they know that we love them and welcome them.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Can you believe it? Our Annual All Night Singing is now only 2 weeks away scheduled for Friday evening, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. It is a great privilege for us to host this event year after year. I hope you are planning to come and be a part of such a wonderful time of fellowship as we blend our voices together to sing praises to God. We will sing together until…
Immediately following the singing (the very next day, Saturday, August 7th)) teenagers will be gathering together at St. Andrews Road for our annual youth rally, BreakOut 2010. Brother Caleb Colley will be our special guest preacher this year. Brother Colley is a staff writer for Apologetics Press and is the producer/director of AP’s “Digger Doug.” He is a faithful Christian at SAR and is currently a student at USC in the doctorate program. We are very excited about our theme: ACTIVE DUTY. I will be speaking to the adults in one of the “breakout sessions” on the subject “Arming Our Children.” We are encouraging our fellow Christian teens and their chaperones from around the area to come for the annual all night singing on Friday night. Several SAR members have opened their homes to host any who would like to spend the night on Friday night and be ready bright and early for BreakOut 2010 the next day. Pick up a brochure from the lobby for further information about BreakOut 2010! Register early if you can!
Friday, August 6th 7:30 p.m. All Night Singing
10:30 p.m. Meet with Host Families
Saturday, August 7th BREAKOUT 2010
8:30 - Registration
9:30 - Welcome and Singing (Wow! Simply Beautiful)
10:00 - Session 1 – Caleb Colley
10:30 - “Active Duty” Activity
11:00 - Singing
11:15 - Session 2 – Caleb Colley/Mickey Burleson
11:45 - Singing
12:00 - Lunch
12:45 - Singing/Activity
1:15 - Session 3 – Caleb Colley
1:45 - Closing
This Sunday morning at SAR we will take a look at “GROWTH.” Think about it. Growth is God’s plan for every Christian and for His church. Growth is good. As a matter of fact, we really don’t have to “try” to grow. Growth is natural, necessary, and expected. We will consider our own relationship with God and check to see if we are growing as we should. If you would like to read ahead, read Ephesians 4:1-16.
Sunday evening at SAR is always a very special time of worship, study, and fellowship. We will ask and answer the question “How Can I Grow?” Growth happens when we “keep on keeping on” in patience, in diligence, in faith without worrying about the measure of men.
Are you currently attending one of our Bible classes here at St. Andrews Road? We have great teachers, great subjects right from God’s word, the Bible, great facilities, and great opportunities every Sunday morning at 10:00 and every Wednesday evening at 7:00. Come and study. Think and decide. Grow!
Immediately following the singing (the very next day, Saturday, August 7th)) teenagers will be gathering together at St. Andrews Road for our annual youth rally, BreakOut 2010. Brother Caleb Colley will be our special guest preacher this year. Brother Colley is a staff writer for Apologetics Press and is the producer/director of AP’s “Digger Doug.” He is a faithful Christian at SAR and is currently a student at USC in the doctorate program. We are very excited about our theme: ACTIVE DUTY. I will be speaking to the adults in one of the “breakout sessions” on the subject “Arming Our Children.” We are encouraging our fellow Christian teens and their chaperones from around the area to come for the annual all night singing on Friday night. Several SAR members have opened their homes to host any who would like to spend the night on Friday night and be ready bright and early for BreakOut 2010 the next day. Pick up a brochure from the lobby for further information about BreakOut 2010! Register early if you can!
Friday, August 6th 7:30 p.m. All Night Singing
10:30 p.m. Meet with Host Families
Saturday, August 7th BREAKOUT 2010
8:30 - Registration
9:30 - Welcome and Singing (Wow! Simply Beautiful)
10:00 - Session 1 – Caleb Colley
10:30 - “Active Duty” Activity
11:00 - Singing
11:15 - Session 2 – Caleb Colley/Mickey Burleson
11:45 - Singing
12:00 - Lunch
12:45 - Singing/Activity
1:15 - Session 3 – Caleb Colley
1:45 - Closing
This Sunday morning at SAR we will take a look at “GROWTH.” Think about it. Growth is God’s plan for every Christian and for His church. Growth is good. As a matter of fact, we really don’t have to “try” to grow. Growth is natural, necessary, and expected. We will consider our own relationship with God and check to see if we are growing as we should. If you would like to read ahead, read Ephesians 4:1-16.
Sunday evening at SAR is always a very special time of worship, study, and fellowship. We will ask and answer the question “How Can I Grow?” Growth happens when we “keep on keeping on” in patience, in diligence, in faith without worrying about the measure of men.
Are you currently attending one of our Bible classes here at St. Andrews Road? We have great teachers, great subjects right from God’s word, the Bible, great facilities, and great opportunities every Sunday morning at 10:00 and every Wednesday evening at 7:00. Come and study. Think and decide. Grow!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Our Vacation Bible School was a great success this past week. Thank you to Brother Bill Young and the entire team from St. Andrews Road who gave so much of your time and talents to this year’s VBS. We had good attendance each evening. The children, teens, and adults were reminded about God’s wonderful gift of creation. God created the heavens and the earth, the sky, the sun, moon, and stars, the plants, the fish, all the other animals, and man. It took Him six days to create everything and then He rested on the seventh day. This is not a theory. This is a fact! Many in our world today reject this truth. They are mistaken (Matthew 22:29). They are “untaught and unstable people” who “twist” the Scriptures to their own destruction (2 Peter 3:16). Of course, God loves you, me and every person who loves Him and also every person who doesn’t. Though some deny Him and/or reject Him, He is. Though some mock, laugh, and sneer, He is. Though some refuse to obey Him, He still is.
Next up we have our annual All Night Singing scheduled for Friday night, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. here at St. Andrews Road. I hope you will mark your calendar, invite a friend, and come out for a great time of singing with your fellow Christians.
Our annual youth rally “BreakOut 2010” is scheduled for Saturday, August 7th. That’s right! The very next day following our all night singing, we will have an all day youth rally. Come for the singing. Spend the night with one of the members at St. Andrews Road. Then arrive early for a day that you will not soon forget. Our theme this year is “ACTIVE DUTY.” Caleb Colley will be a special guest speaker for the day. I have the privilege of speaking to the parents during one of our “breakout” sessions. This event is for teenagers grades 6th through 12th. Registration for “Active Duty” is at 8:30 a.m. BreakOut 2010 will continue until 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
Congratulations to LACEY LAMBERT. Lacey obeyed the gospel of Christ on Wednesday evening, July 7th. It was such a great joy to hear her say those beautiful words; “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God” and then to stand with her as she experienced the new birth in baptism. Make sure you meet Lacey and welcome her into the church of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our Sunday morning series “Repentance: A Command for All” continues this week with our final lesson “Fortifying the Must of Repentance.” We have looked at identifying the meaning of repentance. We have looked at clarifying the motivation of repentance. Now let us understand that repentance is a must. Paul said it best in Acts 17:30-31. Luke wrote “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but NOW COMMANDS ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENT, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” Read this passage again. God now commands all men everywhere to repent. This isn’t too difficult to understand. Repentance is a must. If you are reading ahead, read 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and 4:1-4 to see that society has a desperate need, the need to repent. What does Luke 13:3 say to us about the necessity of repentance?
This Sunday evening we will look at “Five Affirmations on Life and Living” from only one verse – Job 1:21. I hope you will come for worship, fellowship, and a very important lesson that will truly help you with the foundation principles of life.
Next up we have our annual All Night Singing scheduled for Friday night, August 6th beginning at 7:30 p.m. here at St. Andrews Road. I hope you will mark your calendar, invite a friend, and come out for a great time of singing with your fellow Christians.
Our annual youth rally “BreakOut 2010” is scheduled for Saturday, August 7th. That’s right! The very next day following our all night singing, we will have an all day youth rally. Come for the singing. Spend the night with one of the members at St. Andrews Road. Then arrive early for a day that you will not soon forget. Our theme this year is “ACTIVE DUTY.” Caleb Colley will be a special guest speaker for the day. I have the privilege of speaking to the parents during one of our “breakout” sessions. This event is for teenagers grades 6th through 12th. Registration for “Active Duty” is at 8:30 a.m. BreakOut 2010 will continue until 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
Congratulations to LACEY LAMBERT. Lacey obeyed the gospel of Christ on Wednesday evening, July 7th. It was such a great joy to hear her say those beautiful words; “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God” and then to stand with her as she experienced the new birth in baptism. Make sure you meet Lacey and welcome her into the church of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our Sunday morning series “Repentance: A Command for All” continues this week with our final lesson “Fortifying the Must of Repentance.” We have looked at identifying the meaning of repentance. We have looked at clarifying the motivation of repentance. Now let us understand that repentance is a must. Paul said it best in Acts 17:30-31. Luke wrote “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but NOW COMMANDS ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENT, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” Read this passage again. God now commands all men everywhere to repent. This isn’t too difficult to understand. Repentance is a must. If you are reading ahead, read 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and 4:1-4 to see that society has a desperate need, the need to repent. What does Luke 13:3 say to us about the necessity of repentance?
This Sunday evening we will look at “Five Affirmations on Life and Living” from only one verse – Job 1:21. I hope you will come for worship, fellowship, and a very important lesson that will truly help you with the foundation principles of life.
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