Birdsong!

Sunday March 18, 2018

Notes from Sunday's Service  (Thanks, Jean!)

Roxann Spicer

Message: When we submit to Christ, the cross makes us flawless.

The Holy Spirit lives in all of us and he is waiting on us. He is waiting with the power to help us overcome the obstacles in our life. He is simply waiting for us to ask him for his help. God is not so much concerned with our circumstances, as he is with our heart and mind. If our prayers do not seem to change the problems around us. We need to let him deal with the root; our heart, our mind and our attitude, then the circumstances will fall into place.

It is never too late with God, to deal with pride and insecurity. The sooner we cry out to God for his help the better it will be for us. When we let the Holy Spirit deal with all our flaws, it breaks the chains that hold us down and we are able to move forward living as conquerors.

Ephesians 3:16-19

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Sunday March 4, 2018

Here's the notes from Sunday's service. (Thanks, Jean)

Sunday Night Service Notes

Dr. Spencer Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: Power In The Blood

We cannot take communion unworthily. We must be sincere with God and have a clean heart. In the various religions of the world people continuously sacrifice something to appease their gods. Christianity is the only religion where the sacrifice has been made for us once and for all. The blood of Jesus has the power to redeem us and secure our salvation forevermore. There is no other way to take care of our sin problem and it’s penalty except through the blood of Jesus and accepting him as Lord.

Hebrews 9:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Pastor Caroline – Message entitled “However”

We cannot be everything to everyone all the time. God wants us to focus on one job at a time. If we are worn out and burnt out we cannot serve God effectively. Everyone in the body of Christ is called to do their own unique job. We must all work together happily serving Christ, together in unity. God wants us to be content and understand we cannot do everything own our own.

Pastor Caroline is infectious about loving Jesus and wants to tell everyone about him.She will continue to do her pastoral duties wholeheartedly, however she is happy to share many jobs with the congregation.

Sometimes God wants us to slow down and not be so busy in ministry, to focus on matters close at hand, like our family.

Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!

God wants us to rest in him and focus on his goodness. God will put everything into place and work things out according to his will, he wants us to be at rest and not stressed. We cannot take on too much and be in the way of others being a blessing. The Holy Spirit is the one that fills the church and not an individual human and God is to receive all the glory never ourselves.