FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - December 30, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
December 30, 2007
Today’s Sunday School Lesson
New Testament Postcards, I John 3 - The completeness of salvation renders permanent out relationship with God the Father (sons of God) and makes certain our future relationship with Christ (we shall be like Him). This is based on the love of God for us. This goes along with the anointing of the Spirit (2:20-27) that is also permanent. Because of this, fellowship with Him is practical each day of our saved life, for we have hope that drives us to Christ in daily relationship (because of the world, 2:17-18).
Today’s Sermon
I Corinthians 12:12-31, The Synchronicity of Spiritual Gifts - Self-indulgence in the personal expression of spiritual gifts is an ugly thing to God and leads to rivalries and division in the church. God designed the gifts to be varied and yet synchronized by the Holy Spirit who gave them for the greater good of the body of Christ.
The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
You Know You Overdid Christmas Dinner When:

• Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the LaZBoy.
• The "Gravy Boat" your wife set out was a real 12' boat!
• You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail.
• A guest quotes a Biblical passage from "The Feeding of the 5000."
• That rash on your stomach turns out to be steering wheel burn.
• Representatives from the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.

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. This list will be started over again for 2008 and will be re-done. Mike Rogers, medical (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma); Dan Campeau, health; Jackie’s daughter Elaine, health; Bertha, treatment and strength; Terry and Doris, travel to AZ; Eleanor, Campeau’s neighbor; a friend of Dennis and Kathi; Joy Sunderland, continuing medical treatment; Greg and Ruth’s friends in Dallas, the Woolard’s, son Ben, hospice care; friend of Lynn’s; Lynn’s brother Wayne, illness; Paul Coleman, illness; Christie, illness and expecting; Joy’s son Dan, recuperation from surgery; a 7 yr old boy named Nicholas with deteriorating brain condition
Announcements

• Our congratulations extend to Rocky on the celebration of his 90th birthday this week.
• We have the CD’s of the church’s Christmas potluck and Greg and Lisa’s Christmas music available for any who want them.
  
• Our thanks to the Campeau’s for working so diligently on this project.
  
• Our next project will be “the music of heaven.”
• We need to establish a church e-mail list of all of you who have e-mail. Please write down your e-mail address and leave it on the back table.
  
• Those on the prayer chain who choose to can receive prayer requests by e-mail.

WORSHIP SERVICE
Brethren We Have Met p. 585
Scripture Reading
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth His salvation from day to day. Glory and honor are in His presence; strength and gladness are in His place. Give unto the LORD glory and strength, you families of nations. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and come before Him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. I Chronicles 6:23, 27, 28-29
His Name Is Wonderful p. 101
Something About that Name p. 102
Blessed Be the Name p. 103
Offering/Offertory/Message (link to sermon)
Time for 2008: Let your manner of life be without covetousness, being content with the things you have, for the Lord has said, “I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You”

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - December 23, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
December 23, 2007
Today’s Sunday School Lesson
New Testament Postcards, I John 2:20-29
Today’s Sermon
The Manger as Microphone, Selected Scriptures, As you walk the aisles of Barnes Noble, you are immersed in the titles of books that reveal thousands of opinions and views that compete with the Christmas message. Yet the truth of Bethlehem incites a passion to spread the good news of Jesus’ birth.
The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
Christmas Turkey: A new pastor, eager to make sure the church's employees would like him, called them together shortly before Christmas Day and told them that each of them would receive a turkey. "In fact," he added, "as long as I'm around, you will always have a turkey."
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. 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; Joy Sunderland, continuing medical treatment; Greg and Ruth’s friends in Dallas, the Woolard’s, son Ben, 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; Richard Motzkus, recovery from surgery; Jeremiah Tucker’s family, passing of grandmother; Jennifer Tucker, birth of son coming soon; Joy’s son Dan, recuperation from surgery
Announcements

• Ron has the CD’s from Greg and Lisa and last Sunday night ready for you. Please take them, enjoy and spread them around.
  
• We thank the Campeau family for working hard on this project.

WORSHIP SERVICE
Ring the Bells
O Come Emmanuel p. 123
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus p. 124
O Come All Ye Faithful p. 145
Scripture Reading
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen. Psalm 95:6; Luke 2:20
Joy to the World p. 125
The Child of Bethlehem
Silent Night p. 147
Offering/Offertory/Message (link to sermon)
Joy to the World-Let Earth Receive Her King

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - December 16, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
December 16, 2007
Today’s Sunday School Lesson
New Testament Postcards I John 2:20-29, “Unction” is the word for “anointing,” the substance of the anointing, the ointment. The “Holy One” is the Holy Spirit. The New Testament “priest” is anointed with the Spirit once, when he is inducted into the office of believer-priest at salvation. The Old Testament priests were only anointed once when they were inducted into their office, therefore we are only anointed once with the Holy Spirit.
Today’s Sermon
I Corinthians 12 – Spiritual Gifts, Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. I Cor. 12:4-6
The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
The Signs of Christmas:

• From a toy store: "Ho, ho, ho spoken here."
• In a bridal boutique: "Marry Christmas."
• Outside a church: "The original Christmas Club."
• From a department store: "Big pre-Christmas sale. Come in and mangle with the crowd."
• In a Texas jewelry store: "Diamond tiaras: $70,000. Three for $200,000.
• A reducing salon: "24 Shaping Days until Christmas."
• In a stationery store: "For the man who has everything: A calendar to remind him when payments are due."

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. 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; Joy Sunderland, continuing medical treatment; Greg and Ruth’s friends in Dallas, the Woolard’s, son Ben, 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; Richard Motzkus, recovery from surgery; Jeremiah Tucker’s family, passing of grandmother; Jennifer Tucker, birth of son coming soon; Joy’s son Dan, recuperation from surgery
Announcements
Our church Christmas fellowship will be tonight 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. If any of you have ever had a desire to sing for the church, tonight is the night to do so.
WORSHIP SERVICE
The Glory of the Heavens
Come On Ring Those Bells p. 153
Scripture Reading
Gloria in Excelsis Deo – Reading #130 Hymnbook
Angels From the Realms p. 131
Angels We Have Heard p. 132
Hark the Herald Angels Sing p. 133
Emmanuel p. 134
Offering/Offertory/Message (link to sermon)
"Joy to the World-Let Earth Receive Her King"

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - December 9, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
December 9, 2007
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; Joy Sunderland, continuing medical treatment; Greg and Ruth’s friends in Dallas, the Woolard’s, son Ben, condition worsening; 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; Richard Motzkus, recovery from surgery; Jeremiah Tucker’s grandmother has passed, please pray for their family.
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 signed our lease for this location and mailed it to the owners last Monday.
• Greg is at Sunrise Church this Sunday morning to sing for their Christmas program. Darrel and all his helpers are handling the services in his absence.
• We did not record today's sermon.
  

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - December 2, 2007

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
December 2, 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 11:17-
Christian Freedom and the Practice of the Lord’s Supper
The Corinthians had fallen into the same error on the Lord’s Supper as they had on all the issues presented by Paul in this letter. Remember that Paul was answering questions posed to him by a group from the church as well as addressing issues that he knew were problems for them. The Lord’s Supper was one of those problems, along with incest, lawsuits, marriage, eating meat offered to idols, spiritual gifts, the worship service, and the resurrection.
The Sarah Corner – “And Sarah laughed”
Executive Approval: For many years I worked as a receptionist and switchboard operator at a busy company. After a good annual review, my supervisor told me I was up for a raise, pending approval of the vice president. A month later, my supervisor called me into his office and told me the VP had refused to approve the raise. His reason? I clearly wasn't doing my job. Every time he saw me, I was either chatting with someone in the lobby or talking on the phone.
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; Joy Sunderland, continuing medical treatment; Greg and Ruth’s friends in Dallas, the Woolard’s, son Ben, condition worsening; 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; Richard Motzkus, recovery from surgery; Jeremiah Tucker’s grandmother, critically ill;
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 signed our lease for this location and mailed it to the owners last Monday.
• Greg will be at Sunrise Church next Sunday morning to sing for their Christmas program. Darrel and all his helpers will handle the services in his absence.

WORSHIP SERVICE
Blessed Assurance p. 345
In Christ Alone (see bulletin)
Scripture Reading
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Psalm 32:11; Luke 2:10-11
How Great Our Joy p. 144
Joy to the World p. 125
Offering/Offertory/Message (link to sermon)
"Joy to the World - Let Earth Receive Her King"