Father,
Your name is great and greatly to be praise for you have assembled your church from all four points of the compass. From Belmont to Rock Hill, York to Charlotte, we are gathered in your presence, clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, presenting ourselves to you for your glory and praise.
You are our King, O God (Ps. 44:4) and while other rulers govern our earthly affairs, your name alone we bring to …
Prayers for the Church
Father,
Give us to have certainty concerning the things we have been taught; (Luke 1:4) and let our knowledge grow up to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ. (Col. 2:2) And make us doers of the word and not hearers only. (James 1:22)
Prayers for Members
Lord God we remember ___ and ___ ___, asking that you comfort them …
Prayers for the Church
Father,
We draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive not only mercy to pardon, but grace to help in every time of need. (Heb. 4:16)
We ask for your grace to be sufficient for us, let your power be made perfect in our weakness. (2 Cor. 12:9-10)
We are daily tempted to trust ourselves to our own good works, but any good that comes from us is …
After a guest at our church has visited 2-3 times, I often hear the following: “You aren’t like most Baptist churches I have been too.” I always trust that’s a compliment, but nonetheless, I understand what they mean.
Most Baptist churches don’t stand every time the Bible is read, or prayers dedicated to adoration, confession, and supplication, or have a minister declare to you that your sins are forgiven through Christ. Most Baptist churches don’t …
Prayers for the Church
Almighty God,
We draw near to your throne of grace, that we may receive not only mercy to pardon, but also grace to help us in every time of need (Heb. 4:16)
Father, let our old self be crucified with Christ so that we might no longer be slaves to sin, but worship and love you with full hearts. (Rom. 6:6) Give us grace to put off the old self, and …
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is Psalm 50. These are the words of God:
1 The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;
before him is a devouring fire,
around him a mighty tempest…
SUMMARY OF THE …
INTRODUCTION
Two days ago on Independence Day, you fired up the grill, threw on some burgers and dogs, and immediately, out of now where came the flies. I think when I get to heaven, if God asks me if there’s anything I’d like him to explain I’m going to ask, “Why flies. Lord? Were you tired? Did you slip up and say, ‘fly,’ and they just appeared?”
As nasty and pesky as they are, at …
Prayers for the Church
Our Father,
You are the God of hope. So fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that by your Spirit, we may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13) You will not abandon us to the grave but have already ransomed us with the blood of Christ.
Prayers for Members
Father, we thank you for our members, ____ and ______ ________. May your grace be upon their home, their son …
GRAB THEIR ATTENTION
The Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Pharo’s Lighthouse at Alexandria, and the Colossus of Rhodes. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They’ve captured the imagination of school children and archeologists for centuries. But the list is incomplete. In fact, the most glorious of ancient cities, the most beautiful of ancient temples has been overlooked, and that …
Jesus Calls Sinners
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 5:27-32
The Text
27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at …
