November 25, 2007
Today’s Sunday School Lesson
New Testament Postcards, I John 2:18-23 - Dealing with the Antichrists – one of the characteristics of the end of the world is apostasy
Today’s Sermon
I Corinthians 11:2-16
Christian Freedom and the Practice of Worship - Paul now discusses their freedom in Christ in relationship to their worship within the church. They were again exceeding responsible behavior in the way they were practicing their worship services in the church. Again the Corinthians took their freedom too far and were exhibiting carnality, this time from within the church in their worship services.
The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
The Drought of 2007: It's so dry in North Georgia that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks, and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water. Now THAT's Dry
Prayers and Praises for 2007
The prayer request list will be kept up for the entire year. Once a request goes on it will be kept on until the requestor asks to remove it or the request is answered with praise.
Be in prayer for: our missionaries, Marshall Craig, Larry Morgan, and Ed Potter; our church; Mike Rogers, medical (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma); Dan Campeau, health; Jackie’s daughter Elaine, health; Bertha, treatment and strength; Dennis, Christie’s husband, job; Terry Tucker, recuperation; Eleanor, Campeau’s neighbor; a friend of Dennis and Kathi; friends of Stephanie Heald, auto accident; Joy Sunderland, continuing medical treatment; Greg and Ruth’s friends in Dallas, the Woolard’s, son Ben, in hospice, Johnnie’s sister in AL and for published photos; friend of Lynn’s; Lynn’s brother Wayne, illness; Jim Dickey, accident/medical; Praise for Nate getting job; Paul Coleman, illness; Christie, illness and expecting
Announcements
- Our church Christmas fellowship will be Sunday night December 16 at 5:30pm. We will have a potluck dinner and sing Christmas music together. We hope to record this music for our families and loved ones around the world.
- We will sign our new lease for three more years in this location and send it in. Your response to the challenge of this year has been wonderful and we can now look forward to three more years in this location. Lord willing, at the end of the next term I may be able to take early retirement and then devote more time to the church. Let us be in prayer that this may be the Lord’s will. However, we will obey Him no matter what the future holds.
Scripture Reading
I will be glad and rejoice in Thee: I will sing praise to Thy name, O Thou most High. I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise Thee among much people. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name Psalms 9:2: 35:18; 100:4
Praise Him! Praise Him! p. 106
Let’s Just Praise the Lord p. 107
Praise the Name of Jesus p. 93
He Touched Me p. 504
Offering/Offertory
Message (link to sermon)
"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms."
President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789:
“WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me 'to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”
