This weekend some of our members, including myself, will be traveling to Lubbock to see one of our former youth who plays for Tech as they take on TCU. Mark Johnson will be preaching this Sunday and he will bring an excellent message from God’s Word. Lord willing we will return safely sometime Sunday afternoon….
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The righteous will live by faith
Habakkuk 2:4 …the righteous person will live by his faithfulness. Has any brief slogan made a bigger impact than this one? For Habakkuk, this meant that righteous people must patiently trust God during difficult times. The idea of trusting God even when everything seems to be going wrong is expanded in the New Testament. Habakkuk…
Habakkuk’s Faith
Habakkuk 3:18-19 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,he enables me to tread on the heights. Have you ever wanted to ask God, “If you’re in control, why does evil so often seem…
Updates
The construction on Swallow is complete and the main entrance to our parking lot is now open! We have installed a new handrail on the west side of the building. This Wednesday we will begin a study on the Book of Esther with our teens. Our Sunday morning adult Bible Study continues through Isaiah. This…
Construction Update
The parking lot entrance on the east side of the church building is temporarily inaccessible due to road construction on Swallow. Visitors can enter the parking lot on the west side. From Hwy 82 turn north in front of Allsups and go to the stop sign at Burros Street. Turn right onto Burro Street. Head…
The majority is usually wrong
Exodus 23:2 Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. If the number one problem of mankind throughout time is not listening to God then a very close second is “following the crowd”. Throughout history the “majority” or the “perceived” majority has often been wrong. Many times those that have chosen to follow the crowd…
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The Gospel of the Kingdom
Luke 17:20-21 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” The Pharisees asked…
Listen, listen
Isaiah 55:2 Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,and you will delight in the richest of fare. The number one problem of mankind throughout time is that we don’t listen to the Lord. In Isaiah 55, the prophet, inspired by God, exhorts the people to listen, listen. While these words were originally meant…
The Forgotten Gift
My family and I are taking a short vacation this coming weekend and in my absence this coming Sunday Dr. Dennis Cravens will be giving the sermon. It is entitled The Forgotten Gift and here is a brief preview provided by Dr. Cravens: “Now these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love. But the greatest of…