Three Lists

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I have three mailing lists for people who may be interested in

  • The Sunday School lesson
  • The Sermons
  • The Wednesday night Bible Study

If you would like to be added to a list email the parson at jwest@highland.net and tell him which one you wish to receive.

Please note, once the recording is removed from online it is gone forever.  If you wish to retain it you will have to save it locally.

Something to Think About

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We are so reluctant to displease men, and so desirous to keep in credit and favor with them, that it makes us most unconscionably neglect our known duty. A foolish physician he is, and a most unfaithful friend, that will let a sick man die for fear of troubling him; and cruel wretches are we to our friends, that will rather suffer them to go quietly to hell, than we will anger them, or hazard our reputation with them. — Richard Baxter

Sometimes the Hard Questions Are the Ones We Need to Ask the Most

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For instance if you weren’t at worship this morning, and Jesus showed up where you were at 11 and asked you a very simple question, but a hard one;

‘Do you love me more than these?’

pointing at whatever the thing is that you were doing this morning at 11, what possible answer could you give?  What would you say to him?

And isn’t that a question worth asking?

Passages You’ve Probably Never Heard a Sermon From…

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Because they are absolutely scathing.  Take Ezekiel 33:30-33

“As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, `Come, and hear what the word is that comes forth from the LORD.’   31 And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with their lips they show much love, but their heart is set on their gain.  32 And, lo, you are to them like one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it.  33 When this [judgment] comes — and come it will! — then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

In sum, you love to hear a good sermon, but you never pay attention to it.

I’m pretty sure very few Christians have ever heard a sermon on this passage.

Stay tuned.  There are more such passages to come.

Burdened?

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When we stumble to the cross, God releases our burdens, burying them forever in Christ’s own grave. –  John Bunyan

Answering Your Questions: ‘The Chosen’

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I’m not doing a video on this one because of two reasons:

  1. My answer will be so brief that it would take longer to make the video than to give an answer.
  2. I have never seen it.

Now the reason I haven’t seen it is because ‘Bible’ specials, shows, and movies are always wrong about some or many aspects of the biblical text and that just annoys me.  So to avoid annoyance I just don’t watch.

I have, however, checked with a few friends who have watched The Chosen and who are biblical scholars and they say that it’s ok.  It gets some stuff wrong (no surprise there) and it sensationalizes some stuff (no surprise there either, it’s a tv show).  But on the whole, it isn’t too bad.

Watch. Enjoy.  If there are particular questions it raises, send them along and I’ll be glad to respond.

Tonight, Friday, Saturday, And Sunday

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Join us tonight at 7 as we continue our study of Joseph from Genesis.

Friday, we’ll observe Good Friday with a service of Scripture Reading and Prayer at Noon.

Saturday it’s the Egg Hunt at Petros Park

Sunday we’ll have our Sunrise Service at 6:30, Breakfast following.  Sunday School at 10.  Morning Worship at 11.  And we’ll celebrate the Lord’s Supper at 6 that evening.

Join us for all of our opportunities for worship and fellowship.

Coming This Week

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March 29th– Good Friday Service at Noon.

March 30th– Easter Egg Hunt in the Park at Noon.

March 31st– Sunrise Service at 6:30 in the morning, Sunday School at 10.  Worship at 11.  The Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m.

Join us for every service that you can.

Thank You, Matt!

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We really appreciate Rev Matt Cannon filling in last Wednesday and today for both services.

It’s a blessing for our Association to be led by such a blessing.

We Were Blessed this Morning

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The BEBA Director of Missions led our Bible Study Wednesday night and he joined us again this morning and will again this evening.

Thank you, Rev. Cannon, for preaching the Word.

Join us tonight at 6 for another wonderful time of worship. And stay with us afterwards for our Fellowship meal.