FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - August 5, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
August 5, 2007

Today’s Sunday School Lesson: The Life of Elisha – II Kings 7
The lepers discovery and Elisha’s prophecy fulfilled. The officer assisting the king found the prophecy of the famine lifting incredible. His retort expressed his utter disbelief that God would or could do this. Elisha replied that the officer would see the miracle with his own eyes; it would indeed take place. But because of his unbelief he would not experience the blessing.

Today’s Sermon: I Corinthians 2:1-16 - The World’s Wisdom vs. God’s Spirit
The wisdom of this world leads to futility and failure, especially morally. Moral failure leads to disappointment, disillusionment and depression. To violate morals is to spiritually come apart at the seams which will in turn lead to emotional breakdowns and cause hurt and pain to ourselves and others. The wisdom of God brings these things into balance with a life that is spiritually fulfilling and helpful and loving to others

The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
Meeting Invitation
I was telling a friend about my enrollment in a weight-loss program and how excited I was about the meetings. "Sounds great," she said. "I'm almost tempted to join too." "Well, next time I go," I replied, "I'll take you along." "Okay," my friend responded, and then she asked, "Do they serve refreshments?"

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; 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, praise for improvement; 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; Campeau’s, traveling

WORSHIP SERVICE

The Family of God p. 282

Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:16-17
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.

I Will Serve Thee p. 446

He’s Everything to Me p. 516

Jesus Is Lord of All p. 359

Offering and Message: Link to sermon
The Truth Shall Set You Free:
“The saints at the same time as they are righteous are also sinners; righteous because they believe in Christ, whose righteousness covers them and is imputed to them, but sinners because they do not fulfill the Law, and not without licentiousness, and are like sick men under the care of a physician; they are sick in fact but healthy in hope and in the fact that they are beginning to be healthy, that is, they are “being healed.” They are people for whom the worst possible thing is the presumption that they are healthy, because they suffer a worse relapse.” Martin Luther, “Luther’s Works”