Christmas Service Tomorrow!

Tomorrow morning is our annual Christmas Dinner! We will have Puppets With A Purpose performing their Christmas program and then immediately after we will serve dinner to all attendees. I'm looking forward to a good time and I hope you are too. Service is at 11am and there will be no evening service tomorrow. God bless you all and I hope to see you there!

You're In My Heart

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's missing church. Unfortunately, tomorrow I will be away for both services, but I have Rick Cope preaching both morning and afternoon services. What I miss most is not being able to meet the needs of the people. I know that each individual in our church has a different need and different questions they may have about their spiritual relationship with God. I don't like not being available in person, but I want you all to know that I will be available by phone and I encourage you to reach out to me with any questions you may have or if I can help you pray about anything. While out of town, I'll be picking up much needed accessories for our "treat bag" hand-out next Sunday. Don't forget that we still have a lot going on. Our Christmas dinner is scheduled for the 23rd of December at 11am. No Sunday School that morning and no afternoon service. The puppet team will be putting on their Christmas program on the 23rd so I would like to encourage everyone to come out and celebrate the birth of Christ with us. Remember that I miss you already and I'll be back soon. Keep our family in your prayers, as you will be in ours. I love you all and hope to see you soon. My cell phone number is 273-4186 if you need to call. Go with God and go with love, because God is love. God bless you all.

Church Sign Design

Notes from the Pulpit

Here are a few things for us to look at this week:

1. There is no service for Wednesday, November 21.
2. I received my acceptance letter this week from Clear Creek Bible College. Classes start in Jan. 2013.
3. The Thanksgiving Jubilee was amazing! We had such a good time, and I really appreciate everyone that pitched in cleaning the church and the fellowship hall. 
4. There's still work to be done. We will get together soon after the Thanksgiving holiday to do some repairs and painting.
5. Floors: There's still a decision to be made on what kind of flooring to put in the fellowship hall. Any input would be greatly appreciated. 
6. A new church sign will be ordered shortly. A design has been created and we will see how it goes. The new aluminum sign will replace the 200lbs rusted steel sign that is up.

Thanks everyone for all the hard work that has been put in to making God's house look better and feel like home. God will reward you for your efforts. God bless you all.

The Shadow

It's cold outside! The snow here in our part of Eastern Kentucky has our bones quivering. It always feels good to wrap up in a warm blanket, sit in our favorite chair, eat our favorite food, and just relax while time allows. The "Psalmist" knew about warmth and where to find it. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Psa. 91:1. The loving arms of God is a great place to rest in. Have you ever felt like you wasn't as warm and cozy with God as you should be? When is the last time you dwelled in your secret place? Do you have a secret place? Alone time with God is critical to Christian growth. There are so many things that distract us during our everyday activities, so to have a place and time where you can be alone with God will be beneficial.

Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:6 how to have that alone time, "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Christ lets us know how important it is to have a place where we can be alone when we pray to God. Moses would go on the mountain away from the people so he could talk to God in private. It got him away from all the stress and complaints that the people would bring him. Your hiding place to talk with God will give you that warmth that you've been looking for. It allows for an intimate time with the Father and he will overshadow you with his love. How will you stay warm this winter?

Announcements from the Pulpit

You may have noticed that we haven't uploaded any podcasts recently. The computer at church is finally up and running and we will have more services to bring to you in the future. Tonight's message was about the faults of the Pharisees in Matthew 23. They wanted people's compliments, cared about the outward appearance, placed unnecessary burdens on the church, and taught one thing, but lived another. We can learn from their behaviors, as it was a guide to "what not to do". I hope you all have a blessed night and I want to leave you with our Announcements from the Pulpit:

1. Continue prayers for Billy Joe Fields, Clifford Halcomb, and Ralph Hall. 
2. Church service for Wednesday, October 31 has been moved to Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 pm.
3. Puppet Show at Cloverlick Freewill Baptist Friday, October 26.  
4. Sunday, November 4 is our monthly Tri-City nursing home service at 4:45 pm. No 6:30 pm service at the church on that day.  
5. Sunday November 11 is Veterans Day! Puppets With a Purpose will be performing at our 6:30 pm worship service.  
6. November 16-18 at 6:30 pm is our annual Thanksgiving Jubilee. There will be no night service on the 18th.  
7. We understand that there will be a lot of people out of town for Thanksgiving so service for Wednesday, November 21 has been cancelled. 
8. Thanks everyone for their continued support and for you lifting me up with your prayers. God bless you all.

Continuing On....

Tomorrow we will resume "The 20 Blessings of Christ". We are working our way down the list to understanding what God has already blessed us with and being able to give thanks for those blessings. Most times, we think that are blessings should have a monetary value, but His blessing consist of what money can't buy and gives a greater satisfaction to our lives and a purpose. I can't wait for tomorrow. See you there! Sunday School at 10 am and Worship Service at 11am. The men will meet for prayer at 10:45 am in the Juniors Sunday School room.

My Thoughts

We had a wonderful turnout and a blessed time at the church retreat this weekend. We started out with a documentary on the Occult and finished with smores, singing and preaching around the campfire. The message was from Psalm 35. The message was centered around David's experiences and how it seems you can be as nice as possible to people, but that doesn't mean that you'll get the same response back. We woke up Sunday morning at Mt. Moriah and had an enormous breakfast of biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, bacon, etc. Afterwards we met in the tabernacle for Sunday morning worship and preached about unity and the importance of working together (Eccl ch. 4). Needless to say, we had a wonderful time and look forward to doing it again next year.
If you are looking for a home church you ought to try us out. It's important to find a place to worship and be established in what you believe, and to be happy and feel at home in the place you choose. I hope peace finds you wherever you are. God bless.

Retreat This Weekend

I am so geared up right now for our church retreat tomorrow at Mt. Moriah. Remember that our Sunday morning service will be held at the camp. God has laid a few messages on my heart for this event and I'm so excited to see what God brings to us this weekend. This retreat is to help foster your growth, realize there is help, and find peace within the household of faith. Sometimes we need to get away and help build up the Body of Christ to strengthen the house of God. If we are not strong, encouraged, excited, and steadfast we become of no effect to the lives within our community. Hopefully you are as excited as I am and looking forward to our time together. I love you all, but remember that most of all, God loves you. God Bless.

Wednesday Night Hint

Some of you really like getting hints about the message God has lay on my heart, so I will continue to post these hints. The Bible teaches us that there are 3 that bear witness in heaven and 3 that bear witness in earth. Are they different? Are they the same? We'll talk more tomorrow night at 6:30. God bless.

Pride Comes Before the Fall

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Thoughts About Wednesday Night

I've been praying and seeking the Lord about what to preach tomorrow night and the same idea keeps running through my mind. What happened to Superman when he was exposed to Kryptonite? I'll do some more studying and praying and we may talk some about this tomorrow. I hope to see you all there. Remember to walk in love, because God is love.

Ever Wonder Why?

Mark 8:22-26 talk about Jesus meeting a blind man at Bethsaida. The Bible says that Jesus took him outside the city and healed him and then told him not to enter the city nor tell anyone in that city what happened to him. Ever wonder why? See you at church in the morning :) Don't forget Sunday School begins at 10am and Worship Service at 11am. I will see the men downstairs for prayer at 10:45 am. Have a blessed night.

Hard Times Will Come

 Nothing can keep us from grace, except for our own foolish pride. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Paul wrote about talking with God, and His response for Paul's problems was "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." God was reminding Paul that even if he was having problems, he wasn't go through them alone. God grace was sufficient for Paul's needs as it is for ours. When we are brought about as low as we can go, God's strength brings us back up again. A key to success through God is to let go of what you think you can do and let Him do a work on and through you. Reading on, we find that Paul's advice to Corinth was not to hang our head and give up when hard times come, but to glory in them because that's when Christ can shine through our lives and we are made strong through Him. 1 John 4:4 says..."greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." You can be an overcomer, you can have victory, but not by yourself; we overcome through Christ because he has overcome already (John16:33). The Psalmist says, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord" (Psalms 121:1-2).

Today's Podcast Is Up and Running!

Today's Homecoming service has been uploaded! You can find it on the left side of this site in 3 parts. I checked, and these also work with your mobile device. Have a great day.