Do You See the Big Picture?

The Text for this week is from 1 Thessalonians 4.1 - 5; 5.15 - 22; 2 Peter 3.8 - 9

Some things to consider this week as you prepare for Sunday.

Do we see the big picture when we are searching for God's will in our life?

Is God hard to please?

How do we live a life to please God?

When you think of the question, "What is God's will?" what kinds of things come to mind?

Also, don't forget that our Sunday School Class has been asked to participate in the visitation. We will eat lunch after the service and go out from the church for visitation.

What is the 9:45 Prayer Time? - Nehemiah Prayer Room Instructions prior to our Sunday Morning Services

This is some information from Victoria on the Sunday Morning Prayer Time.

What is the 9:45 Prayer Time?

It is a time we gather together before the Sunday Morning service to
spend a few minutes in prayer for the Pastor, Bro Gary, and the service
that day.  No more than 3 people meet in the Prayer Room (Nehemiah Room)
NO LATER THAN 9:45 and wait for Pastor Doug to come in to the room.  He
sits on the little bench and we put a hand on his shoulder and pray for
him before he goes into the service.  Someone needs to ask him what his
prayer needs are for that day and he will tell you.  It is usually
something like clarity in speech, recall of what he studied, no
distractions in the service, etc.
At least one person needs to pray out loud.  If there is only one person
willing to pray out loud the others can pray silently while you open and
close the prayer time.  If there are those willing to pray out loud
designate someone to open and someone to close.  Pastor Doug does not
usually pray at this meeting.  The point is to surround him in prayer
before he stands before the church.
We do not talk to him about anything else at this gathering unless he
asks a question.  We are there to lift up our Pastor and the service.
If Pastor Doug is not speaking that day, then we of course pray for
whoever the speaker is.
We are in the Nehemiah Room no longer than 5 to 10 minutes.

Also on some occasions Doug may not make it in the room for whatever reason.  It doesn't happen often but if it does, pray without him for the Services and all of the above.

Victoria

Sunday Text and Topics - WEEK OF 7/26/2009

Text and Topic for this coming Sunday:

Key Questions About the Triune God

Matthew 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; Ephesians 1:3-14

Remember, Tommy will be bringing the lesson this Sunday.  Please be prepared for a great lesson.  Please lift him up in prayer as he prepares.

Living Confidently, Victoriously and Beyond Doubt - Lesson continuation from 7/12 to 7/19

We where unable to complete the lesson on Living Confidently, Victoriously and Beyond Doubt.  We made it to vs 13.  As mentioned in the class, please consider the question in order to open the lesson this coming week:

• What specifically prevents us from approaching God confidently?  What should we do about that?

The text for this Sunday:

1John 5:13-21 (NIV)

 ¹³I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. ¹⁴This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ¹⁵And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

 ¹⁶If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. ¹⁷All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

 ¹⁸We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. ¹⁹We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. ²⁰We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

 ²¹Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

The Sunday Lesson Text - 1 John 5:12-21

The text for tommorow - 1 John 5:12-21. Living Confidently and Victorious. Be beyond doubt. Also pray for others today. There have been so many needs presented via email and in class the last several weeks.  Pray about these.

Our Judeo-Christian Nation

A must see. About 4 minutes and may be one of the best floor speeches in recent years from the floor in Congress.

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