Due to the impending weather, it has been decided not to have services this evening.
Notes from Sunday's service (Thanks, Jean)
Something to Think About - Dr. Barclay: Who do we say Christ is? Is he truly the Lord of our life?
Matthew 16:13-18
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Peter heard and he saw Christ, and there was an inspiration and there was a prophecy. The prophets of the old testament speak to us, about great faith, they believed what they had seen and heard of all that God had done. Today the question is, do we believe? Humans are without excuse, we have heard through God’s word what he has done.
There is a wonderful prophecy for the sincere christian- 1 Corinthians 2:9
9 But as it is written:“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
The question for us to think about is who do we say Christ is?.......is he the Lord and reigning King of your heart?.....if not,...make him so today, without delay.
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Jacquie Ross: Early apostles... models for us all!
John 1:19-50
Andrew was the first of the twelve to recognize Jesus as the messiah and recruited his brother Simon Peter to follow Jesus. The early disciples had an eagerness to learn, a love of prophecy and a joy to tell others about Jesus. It was not easy for these 1stcentury disciples to share Christ with others, it came with hardships in their day, just as well as ours today. We should all share Andrew’s missionary zeal.
Acts 16:16-31
This passage talks of the testimony of Paul and Silas, through thrown in prison, (due to praying that a demon leave a slave girl, which it did, which caused the zealous slave owners to lose profit.) they did not give up and were not ashamed of Christ, they were praying and singing hymns to God even in the midst of a dudgeon of death and decay. They did not wallow in self pity and despair.The joy they displayed, praying and singing in jail was a great witness to the other prisoners and the jailer (the prison guard). A miraculous earthquake happened causing everyone’s chains to to loosened and prisoners free. The jailer was so moved by what had happened, he asked Paul and Silas, what he could do to receive salvation and they instructed him to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. This scripture tells us salvation had come to him and his household and they were all baptized.
Paul and Silas were courageous and faithful, they made a great impact and are first century examples for us to follow.
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