Pastor John Scripture Reference: I Kings 22:1-28

Pastor John Scripture Reference: I Kings 20: 26-42

 by Paul Tautges It is our conviction that every Christian should be an active member of a Bible-teaching local church. As believers in Christ, we are members of His body and must discipline ourselves to be actively involved in ministry as a way of life. Here are some specific reasons why you should be a committed member of a solid, Bible-teaching local church.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: I Kings 19:1-18

6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (NIV)

  On Saturday November 19, 1836, Charles Simeon (1759-1836) was buried in a vault in the world-famous chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, England. Despite wanting a simple ceremony, his funeral was probably the most remarkable the town had seen. Every shop was closed and University lectures were suspended. An enormous procession saw eight Masters of colleges and Senior Fellows, doctors, and professors from the University walking with Simeon’s curates, other clergy, and 1500 gownsmen honoring a man who had been greatly despised. As Simeon’s body was interred, every college bell tolled as testimony not only to the great change that […]

  Though Clement of Alexandria was likely born to heathen parents in Athens, Greece, he was later attracted to Christianity by its evangelical doctrines and pure morals. A well read layman and prodigious writer, Clement not only engaged in philosophical discussions but also spent much of his energies on practical instruction for Christians. In Who Is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?, he explains that poverty is not always the blessing that some in the early Church considered it to be. Clement argues it is far better not to be anxious about money and to be able to give […]

by Brian Thomas, M.S. * Astronomers have found a mysterious star that is made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium gas. According to naturalistic star formation theories, the star shouldn’t exist, since it is missing massive quantities of heavier elements like oxygen, carbon, and iron, as well as lightweight lithium. According to the Bible’s account of star formation, however, the existence of such a star is no puzzle at all.

by Brian Thomas, M.S. * The Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas is currently running an exhibit called “Chinasaurs” that features dinosaur fossils discovered in China. Some of these fossils supposedly represent transitional species from dinosaurs to birds. But these “feathered dinosaurs” appear to be missing a key feature—namely, the feathers.

  Sunday, February 19, following the morning worship service, the fellowship team will provide a Warm-Up Lunch.  Soup and sandwiches will be served.  Please bring a dessert, already sliced, to share.  There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board across from the church office.  Please circle yes or no and how many will attend in your family.  Questions?  See Mitzie Curry.