FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - July 22, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
July 22, 2007

Prayers and Praises for 2007
Be in prayer for: our missionaries, Marshall Craig, Larry Morgan, and Ed Potter; our church for this year; Mike Rogers, medical (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma); Dan Campeau, surgery on hold for now; Ruth’s Aunt Laverne, recovery; Jackie’s daughter Elaine, health;; Bertha, continued recuperation; Nate, friend of Matt’s, job; Joy, continuing medical treatment; Dennis, Christie’s husband, job; Michael, unspoken; Rocky, medical; Owen Frisby, medical; Howard and Jo Alley, recent death of a friend; Lisa’s daughter in law Amy, recuperation; Terry Tucker, medical; Eleanor, Campeau’s neighbor; Leon and Martha, passing of Leon’s brother in law Ed; Lisa’s recuperation from her surgery; a friend of Dennis and Kathi; friends of Stephanie Heald, auto accident
We need cleaning families for the remainder of the year. We do have them for the summer months now. The sign-up sheet is on the refrigerator in the back.

The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
The Seven Laws of Parenting

1. The later you stay up, the earlier your child will wake up the next morning.
2. For a child to become clean, something else must become dirty.
3. Toys multiply to fill any space available.
4. The longer it takes you to make a meal, the less your child will like it.
5. The surest way to get something done is to tell a child not to do it.
6. The gooier the food, the more likely it is to end up on the carpet.
7. Backing the car out of the driveway causes your child to have to go to the bathroom.

Today’s Sunday School Lesson: The Life of Elisha I Kings 6
“May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today” (6:31).

Today’s Sermon: Our Place in this World I Corinthians 1:10-25
The Corinthians were certainly status conscious and concerned about their own position in life based on their emphasis of who baptized them. Their pride caused them to place their own thoughts above the truth of the gospel they had been taught. They were replacing the truth with their own understandings; therefore Paul would bring them back to the cross so that they would understand where they had come from and that they were still under its shadow.

WORSHIP SERVICE

There is Power in the Blood p. 191
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power p. 192
Scripture Reading: Ps 5:3; 6:9
My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up. The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
What a Friend We Have in Jesus p. 435
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus p. 335

Offering and Message: Link to sermon
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path-And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - July 15, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
July 15, 2007

Prayers and Praises for 2007
Be in prayer for: our missionaries, Marshall Craig, Larry Morgan, and Ed Potter; our church for this year; Mike Rogers, medical (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma); Dan Campeau, surgery on hold for now; Ruth’s Aunt Laverne, recovery; Jackie’s daughter Elaine, health;; Bertha, continued recuperation; Nate, friend of Matt’s, job; Joy, continuing medical treatment; Dennis, Christie’s husband, job; Michael, unspoken; Rocky, medical; Owen Frisby, medical; Howard and Jo Alley, recent death of a friend; Lisa’s daughter in law Amy, recuperation; Terry Tucker, medical; Eleanor, Campeau’s neighbor; Leon and Martha, passing of Leon’s brother in law Ed; Lisa’s recuperation from her surgery; a friend of Dennis and Kathi
We need cleaning families for the remainder of the year. We do have them for the summer months now. The sign-up sheet is on the refrigerator in the back.

The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
Flu Prayer
A young boy called the pastor of a local "corner" church to ask the pastor to come by to pray for his mother who had been very ill with the flu. The pastor knew the family and was aware they had been attending another church down the road. So the pastor asked, "Shouldn't you be asking Brother Simon down the road to come by to pray with your mom?"
The young boy replied, "Yeah, but we didn't want to take the chance that he might catch whatever it is that Mom has."

Today’s Sunday School Lesson: The Life of Elisha: Gehazi’s Greed I Kings 5:19-27
Gehazi became greedy of what Naaman had offered to give Elisha. Evidently he justified his greed by reasoning that since Naaman was an Aramean, a natural enemy of Israel, he should at least be taken advantage of. His greed led to his downfall.

Today’s Sermon: A Quilting Party Gone Bad I Corinthians 1:1-17
We are elected, enriched and established in our Christian lives here in Colorado Springs, having the good fortune to live in a place of beauty with a large Christian presence and a great deal of prosperity and grace surrounding us, just in the scenery and climate alone. However, this also is a breeding ground for flaming carnality. God doesn’t ask each church to be a quilt of one pattern or color; He loves diversity, but the diverse parts of the quilt make up one whole. There can be no compromise on our essential “quiltness.”

WORSHIP SERVICE

As the Deer – Chorus
Great Is Thy Faithfulness p. 43
Scripture Reading: Psalm 23 – Reading #695
Surely Goodness and Mercy p. 45
God Is So Good p. 41
Offering and Message: Link to sermon
"Upon this Rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it"

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - July 8, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
July 8, 2007

Prayers and Praises for 2007
Be in prayer for: our missionaries, Marshall Craig, Larry Morgan, and Ed Potter; our church for this year; Mike Rogers, medical (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma); Dan Campeau, medical (lung cancer); Ruth’s Aunt Laverne, recovery; Jackie’s daughter Elaine, health;; Bertha, continued recuperation; Nate, friend of Matt’s, job; Joy, continuing medical treatment; Dennis, Christie’s husband, job; Michael, unspoken; Rocky, medical; Owen Frisby, medical; Howard and Jo Alley, recent death of a friend; Lisa’s daughter in law Amy, recuperation; Terry Tucker, medical; Eleanor, Campeau’s neighbor; Leon and Martha, passing of Leon’s brother in law Ed; Lisa’s recuperation from her surgery; a friend of Dennis and Kathi
We need cleaning families for the remainder of the year. The sign-up sheet is on the refrigerator in the back. We are glad to have Lisa back today; she is doing well after her surgery.

The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
Zen Sarcasms

• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
• Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
• Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.
• Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
• If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
• Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
• If at first you don't succeed...... skydiving is not for you.

Today’s Sunday School Lesson
The Life of Elisha, II Kings 5: The Healing of Naaman the Syrian

Today’s Sermon
From Corinth to Colorado Springs: Reforming the Carnal Church
Acts 18: I Corinthians 1:1-9 Exposition of I Corinthians
Paul traveled from Athens to Corinth during his second missionary journey and ministered to the city there for 18 months. During that time a church was formed that became the example of worldly and compromising Christianity for all time. In reality the church at Corinth was not all that different from the church in Colorado Springs. A beautiful place where people were wealthy and prosperous forms a fertile breeding ground for unhealthy Christianity.

WORSHIP SERVICE

Awesome God (see bulletin)
O For a Thousand Tongues p. 76

Scripture Reading
Psalm 86:9-12
All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord; and shall glorify Thy name. For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone. Teach me Thy way, O LORD; I will walk in Thy truth: unite my heart to fear Thy name. I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify Thy name for evermore.

Glory to His Name p. 527
Glorify Thy Name p. 29

Offering & Message: link to message
"The Truth Shall Set You Free"

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - July 1, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
July 1, 2007

Prayers and Praises for 2007
Be in prayer for: our missionaries, Marshall Craig, Larry Morgan, and Ed Potter; our church for this year; Mike Rogers, medical (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma); Dan Campeau, medical (lung cancer); Ruth’s Aunt Laverne, recovery; Jackie’s daughter Elaine, health;; Bertha, continued recuperation; Nate, friend of Matt’s, job; Joy, continuing medical treatment; Dennis, Christie’s husband, job; Michael, unspoken; Praise from Lynn for car repair; Rocky, medical; Owen Frisby, medical; Howard and Jo Alley, recent death of a friend; Lisa’s daughter in law Amy, recuperation; Terry Tucker, medical; Eleanor, Campeau’s neighbor; Leon and Martha, passing of Leon’s brother in law Ed; Lisa’s recuperation from her surgery; a friend of Dennis and Kathi
We need cleaning families for this month and the remainder of this year.

A Nation’s Test
The moral decline of a nation can be traced back to its religious beliefs. Pagan societies have come and gone. Rome, at one time an invincible force, crumbled from within because of moral decay. Countless individuals with godly moral values think their opinions do not count for much. However, they are very wrong. How does a nation – America or any other – become spiritually torn and tattered? It is simple; the people who are the very heart of any country’s life give up and give in to mounting pressure to compromise what they know is right. In real life, a very small percentage of people want certain godless statutes installed. Yet if a nation’s majority wavers in confusion, more than likely these issues will face little debate. We must stand for what we believe, asking God for His direction morally and spiritually. Charles Stanley

The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
Two men working in a factory were talking. "I know how to get some time off," said one. "How are you going to do that?" "Watch," he said, and climbed up on a rafter. The foreman asked what he was doing up there, and the man replied. "I'm a light bulb." "I think you need some time off," the foreman said, and the first man walked out of the factory. After a moment, the second man followed him. "Where do you think you're going?" the foreman shouted. "I can't work in the dark," he said.

Today’s Sunday School Lesson: The Life of Elisha

Today’s Sermon: Is the Christian Experience Valid?
Is conversion to Christianity valid, or a matter of subjective experience?

WORSHIP SERVICE

Battle Belongs to the Lord p. 485

Scripture Reading
Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 33:10-12
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

My Country Tis of Thee p. 571
Battle Hymn of the Republic p. 569
America the Beautiful p. 572
All Hail King Jesus (see bulletin)

Offering and Message: link to sermon
"Let freedom ring"