Some notes from Sunday's service:
(Thanks, Jean)
Dr. Barclay
Something to Think About:
God changes not, he is the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow.
John 1:14
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth.
Ruth 1:1
Now it came to pass, in the days when
the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of
Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his
two sons.
Elimelech left Judah and took his
family to the pagan land of Moab, when the famine came. We learn from scripture
whenever the children of Israel followed false gods, disaster followed, such as
wars and famine. When the Judges were good Israel prospered and when the judges
were not good, Israel did not prosper. Unfortunately, the Judges did not always
listen to God.
There was a famine in Judah that
should not have been and the family should not have gone to Moab.
Judges 10:6-7
Then the children of Israel again did
evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, the
gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the people of
Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the Lord and did not
serve Him. 7 So the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He sold them
into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the people of Ammon.
Judges 10:13-14
Yet you have forsaken Me and served
other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. 14 “Go and cry out to the
gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.”
We have to be careful not to serve
any false gods or idols or wander off and take interest in falsehoods, so our
lives will be blessed and not cursed.
Stacey Diamini
Message: The Perfect Storm
Storms of life will come our way in
this world whether sickness, relationships, jobs or death. David was persecuted
and on the run, yet he persevered and became the ancestor to Jesus and the
psalms testify of the trials in David’s life. Job remained steadfast in his
commitment to God throughout horrendous trials.
John 1:6-9
6 There was a man sent from God,
whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear
witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that
Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was
the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world
John the Baptist’s message caught the
attention of the religious priests for all the wrong reasons and for continuing
to preach the truth with conviction, he lost his very life at the hands of
Herod. John was the ultimate team player and he humbled himself and honored
Christ. When looking at the life of John, God does not always act when we
expect him to. The story of John is so important because it is so relatable.
Jesus could have rescued John from prison, yet he did not. We may never know
why Jesus does not change things when we expect, yet he is still God. His
answer and speed may not be what we hopped for, but we can always know his grace
is sufficient.
