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November 29, 2021

Sunday Morning Worship Service: “Matthew”

On Sunday mornings, beginning this December we begin our study of the book Matthew. Matthew means “gift of the Lord,” and was the other name of Levi, the tax collector who left everything to follow Christ. Matthew shows us that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah. He records that Jesus is our victorious King who will one day return “on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory (24: 30).

Join us as we look at the life and ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sunday mornings at 10:00 am

Junior church and nursery provided

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November 29, 2021

Sunday Evening: “I and II Thessalonians”

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On Sunday evenings, beginning in January, we will be studying 1^st and 2^nd Thessalonians.

Written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Thessalonica. Two thousand years have passed since Paul penned 1–2 Thessalonians. The Roman Empire, and the ancient city of Thessalonica, have been reduced to rubble. Meanwhile, Christianity has spread from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria and the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

So much has changed in the world since the Thessalonians assembled to hear these letters from their beloved apostle. Yet, in many ways, little has changed. Are we so different? We too need encouragement (1 Thess. 1:2–10). We too need integrity (1 Thess. 2:1–16). We too need love (1 Thess. 2:17–3:13). We too need challenge (1 Thess. 4:1–12). We too need hope (1 Thess. 4:13–5:11). We too need virtue (1 Thess. 5:12–28). We too need assurance (2 Thess. 1:1–12). We too need correction (2 Thess. 2:1–12). We too need prayer (2 Thess. 2:13–3:5). We too need prodding (2 Thess. 3:6–3:15). We too need peace (2 Thess. 3:16). And from beginning to end, we too need grace (1 Thess. 1:1; 5:28; 2 Thess. 1:2; 3:18).

Yet despite a two-millennia gap, these letters ring with meaning for today. The Thessalonians faced intense opposition for their faith (2 Thess. 1:1–12); many believers worldwide have long experienced the same, and those of us in the West are increasingly catching up. The Thessalonians had grown slack in pursuing holiness (1 Thess. 4:1–7); many of us have too. The Thessalonians were unsettled because they had misunderstood their future hope (1 Thess. 4:13–5:11; 2 Thess. 2:1–17); many of us live with similar misunderstanding. Because we are so seldom heavenly-minded, we are of little earthly good.

The world should not see its reflection when it peers into the church. Instead, it should see a kind of life available nowhere else. It should see the grace of Jesus, lavished on humble sinners, embodied in self-giving love.

First and Second Thessalonians resound with the news that salvation—deliverance from God’s wrath through the blood of his Son—is available, for free, to all who will repent, turn to, trust in, and treasure the Lord Jesus. These letters resound with the news that the Holy Spirit has taken up residence in the hearts of Christians, empowering us to walk in a manner worthy of God. And these letters resound with the news that this world is not the way it always will be. One day, Jesus will return for his people, establishing justice and renewing all things.

Join us Sunday nights at 6:00 pm as we study I and II Thessalonians one verse at a time

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November 29, 2021

Thursday Evening Bible Study: Book of Daniel

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Thursday nights, also beginning in January, will be a study of the book of Daniel. In 605 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon had conquered Judah and deported many of its inhabitants to Babylon – Daniel included. Daniel served in the royal court of Nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed Nebuchadnezzar. The Book of Daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the Prophet Daniel.

We see in the stories of the fiery furnace and Daniel in the lions’ den a foreshadowing of the salvation provided by Christ. The three men declare that God is a saving God who can provide a way of escape from the fire (Daniel 3:17). In the same way, by sending Jesus to die for our sins, God has provided an escape from the fires of hell (1 Peter 3:18). In Daniel’s case, God provided an angel to shut the lions’ mouths and saved Daniel from death. Jesus Christ is our provision from the dangers of the sins that threaten to consume us.

Daniel’s vision of the end times depicts Israel’s Messiah by whom many will be made pure and holy (Daniel 12:10). He is our righteousness (1 Corinthians 1:30) by whom our sins, though blood-red, will be washed away and we will be as white as snow (Isaiah 1:18).

Practical Application: Like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, we should always stand for what we know is right. God is greater than any punishment that could come upon us. Whether God chooses to deliver us or not, He is always worthy of our trust. God knows what is best, and He honors those who trust and obey Him.

God has a plan, and His plan is down to the intricate detail. God knows and is in control of the future. Everything that God has predicted has come true exactly as He predicted. Therefore, we should believe and trust that the things He has predicted for the future will one day occur exactly as God has declared.

As you can see, all of these books deal to a large extent with biblical prophecy, which given the times we live in will be both instructive and practical.

Join us each Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM

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November 29, 2021

Adult Sunday School: “Navigating our lives in a world gone mad.”

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Our Sunday school studies will focus on how we are to navigate our lives in a world that, as the apostle Paul says, has gone mad.

The consequences we meet today are a result of the decisions we made yesterday. And the decisions we make today will determine our happiness tomorrow.

We will be studying how to make Biblically based, godly decisions and not to be driven by emotions or the world around us.

Sunday School is at 9:00 am every Sunday

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