FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - January 25, 2009

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH - January 25, 2009

January Celebrations: Richard Motzkus, 4th; Calieb Griffith, 4th; Doris Tucker, 7th; Ed Griffith, 8th; Carlton and Emma Smith, 11th; Maria Campeau. 13th; Britanie Olsen, 14th; Carolyn Griffith, 21st

Church Items

1. The new sign-up sheet for this year’s church cleaning is on the refrigerator.
2. We will continue to send items to Vicki in Iraq as you bring them in.

Prayer Requests for 2009

• Family of friend of Joy, passing of friend
• Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo
• Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
• Vicki, Iraq
• Mike Rogers, return of lymphoma, chemo
• Johnie Jackson, medical
• Beth Griffith’s aunt, health
• Carolyn, unspoken
• Carol and family, passing of uncle
• Debbie Cortez, Dennis’ sister, medical
• Ruth’s Uncle Wardell, cancer
• Melody friend, Andrea

Today’s Sunday School Lesson
The Book of Revelation: Chapter 16 – The Armageddon Campaign
The campaign of Armageddon is pictured as extending from the plains of Esdraelon on the North, down through Jerusalem, extending out to the valley of Jehoshaphat on the East and to Edom on the South. The wide area would cover the entire land of Palestine and this campaign, with all its parts, would confirm what Ezekiel pictures when he says the invaders will "cover the land" in Ezekiel 38:9, 16. The participants are the 10-nation kingdom of the Antichrist, the kings of the East, the king of the South, the Lord and His armies (us) from heaven. Verse 14 calls this "the battle of that great day of God Almighty." "Battle" is "polemos," a campaign, an extended battle, not just a skirmish or a single battle. The Campaign of Armageddon may begin in the middle of the Tribulation period (Ezekiel 38-39) and conclude with the Return of the Lord (Revelation 19).

Today’s Sermon
Moses – Man of Freedom
The Desert School of Obedience
Exodus 2:16-25

• Moses left Egypt humiliated and alone. He traveled to Midian and sat down by a well. It appeared that he was not the leader of his people out of slavery. Perhaps there was no call of God and he was mistaken. It is not enough to be well-intentioned.
• All that made him a great man, “mighty in words and deeds,” worked against him at this time.
• Moses was aware of his call to help his people, but he was not aware of the timing or method God would use.

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

TODAY’S WORSHIP

The Family of God p. 282

Scripture Reading
It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS! Lamentations 3:22-26

Great Is Thy Faithfulness p. 43

Faith is the Victory p. 486

Offering and Offertory

Message (link to sermon)

If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees! Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is the proper use of knowledge. ~ Vance Havner