Prayer of the Day: Psa 23:4-5 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (5) Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
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Police found it hard to believe, but an unarmed housewife captured three burglars singlehandedly. The woman had come home and found three men loading household items into their car parked in her driveway. She pulled her van behind their car and then ordered the men to carry her belongings back into the house and sit on the couch until the police arrived. Later, when asked why they didn't escape, she replied, "The Lord was with me. . . . I wasn't going to move my van so they could get away. What was I to do? Run away?" The apostle Paul also showed unusual courage. His friends probably thought he was being reckless when he insisted on going to Jerusalem after he had been warned of the danger that awaited him (Acts 21:11-13). A strong argument could be made for him to delay his trip. After all, on another occasion he had escaped from danger (9:23-25). Yet Paul knew what he had to do. With unwavering determination he courageously headed for Jerusalem. It's not easy to know when such boldness is wise or foolish. Only the Spirit can show us. But one thing is sure, Christians have reason to be courageous. God is our helper. And when we rely on Him, He'll enable us to stand firm no matter what danger we may face.
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Sermon of the Day: Don't Be Afraid to Fear God ->> by Tony Evans.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord. God is continuing to move and touch lives in our services. Let's continue to pray that there will be a greater and greater move of the Holy Spirit in our church!

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Eph 4:1-3 I therefore(do pray)that (I would) walk worthy of the vocation wherewith (I am) called, (2) With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; (3) Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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A young woman backpacking in Colorado encountered another woman hobbling down a mountain trail. On one foot she wore an improvised shoe made of green twigs wrapped with a strip of cloth. "Lost one boot crossing a stream," she explained. "Hope I can get down the mountain before dark." The first hiker reached into her own pack and took out a sport sandal. "Wear this," she said. "You can mail it to me when you get home." The woman gratefully accepted the sandal and set off down the trail. A few days later the sandal arrived in the mail with a note saying: "I passed several people who noticed my predicament, but you're the only one who offered any help. It made all the difference. Thanks for sharing your sandal with me." The Bible says love can be seen and touched--it's tangible. It may be as big as the Good Samaritan's care for an injured man (Lk. 10:30-37) or as small as a cup of cold water given in Jesus' name (Mt. 10:42). Real love takes action. The Bible says, "Let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth" (1 Jn. 3:18). On the trail of life today, when we meet a hobbler, let's offer a sandal in love.
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Sermon of the Day: Authentic Love ->> by Chuck Swindoll.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! Please join me in praying for our newly saved members. Let's pray that they will be rooted and built up in Christ through our church.

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Psa 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
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A wise man once wrote, "When love comes, fear goes." I know so many Christians who are tormented by feelings of self-doubt, worthlessness, and sinfulness. They think they must do something to make God love them more. Yet the apostle John said that "as [Jesus] is, so are we in this world" (1 John 4:17). In other words, we share the same confidence that Jesus has in knowing that the Father loves us with perfect love. Because Jesus accomplished our redemption on the cross, all judgment for sin is behind Him and us, and the sin question is forever settled. We now face no condemnation. This removes fear. For as John wrote, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear" (v.18). The "fear" of which John spoke is fear of judgment. But we have nothing to fear, for "there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). Fear is driven out by God's "perfect love." We're forgiven for all our sins, held fast by God's love, and destined to enjoy eternal fellowship with Him, not because of anything we have done but because He has done everything for us. "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us" (1 John 4:10). That's perfect love!
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Sermon of the Day: Our God is a Forgiving God ->> by Greg Laurie.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! Please join me in continuing to pray for those who have visited our church recently and especially for those that have been saved. Let's pray that they will return to our church and turn wholeheartedly to the Lord.

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Psa 38:21-22 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. (22) Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
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Somehow the command to love doesn't get through to us. We may confess that we lack a strong faith, but seldom do we admit that we are deficient in love. Perhaps we feel we're as loving as the next person, and maybe a little bit more. After all, we're sensitive to the hurts of other people. Our hearts go out to battered wives and abused children when we read about them in the newspaper. We shift uneasily in front of our TVs when we see little children sobbing with hunger or sitting in silent despair beyond crying. But deep inside we know that genuine caring reaches beyond feelings to action. Caring, like steam or electricity, isn't worth much unless something happens as a result of it. Love without deeds is useless, just as talent not demonstrated in creative ways is wasted. Both must be expressed or they are no better than a myth. Because we can't do everything, we often don't do anything. If you want to be a loving person, don't start by taking on the needs of the whole world. Start with caring about one person and build from there. You can't do everything, but you can do something. What you can do, you should do. Today, determine that in the power and grace of God you will do it.
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Sermon of the Day: The World's Samaritan ->> by Joseph Ryan.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! I appreciate everyone's prayers and concern while I have been sick. I am feeling much better this week! We had six people recieve Christ or rededicate themselves Sunday, and seven new members joined the church! Please continue to pray for souls to be saved and added to our church.

God Bless You- Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Eph 3:14-21 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (15) Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, (16) That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; (17) That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, (18) May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; (19) And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. (20) Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (21) Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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On December 26, 2004, masses of people suddenly became our new neighbors. They were left with broken lives after a monstrous tsunami swept across 12 Asian countries, killing tens of thousands of their friends, relatives, and countrymen. Millions of survivors became destitute. But how did they become our neighbors? According to Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10, a neighbor is one who shows mercy on the needy. A lawyer had asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" (v.29). Jesus told him about an injured traveler who had been attacked by thieves, ignored by a priest and a Levite, and helped by a Samaritan. Then He asked, "Which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" The lawyer answered correctly, "He who showed mercy on him" (vv.36-37). Needy people who cross our path become our new neighbors, and we must be a neighbor by helping them. Too often we think of neighbors as related to us by geography. Instead, Jesus indicated that we are to consider anyone in need as a neighbor regardless of who they are or where they live. Look around. Someone needs your help, mercy, and love. They are your new neighbors.
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Sermon of the Day: Stir Up One Another to Love ->> by John Piper.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! Please join me in prayer that our recent visitors will return and that we will see more souls saved on Sunday morning!

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: 1Th 3:12-13 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: (13) To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
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What does it mean to lay down our lives for Christ and for our friends? In John 15, notice Christ's logic as He taught about sacrificial love. First He said, "This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you" (v.12). Then He described the fullest extent of such love: "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends" (v.13). Jesus died willingly for us and we should be willing to die for Him and our friends. Then He added, "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you" (v.14). Jesus didn't say we're His friends only if we die for Him. We are also His friends if we obey Him. In God's eyes, obeying Him as a living sacrifice is the way we lay down our life for Him (Romans 12:1). Similarly, we may not have to die for our friends, but there are other ways to make sacrifices for them. We can lay down our plans or tight schedules to focus on someone in need. Or we can lay down our possessions to make provision for the poor.
Such sacrifices, though small, can be powerful ways to lay down our lives for our friends—if we sacrifice willingly and in the spirit of Christ's love.
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Sermon of the Day: A New Commandment ->> by Chip Ingram.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! The Holy Spirit is continuing to bless our prayer meetings. Please join me in prayer that our church would experience revival and continue to grow!

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Psa 143:10-11 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. (11) Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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It is difficult to understand how the Lord Jesus could pray for His brutal executioners to be forgiven (Luke 23:34). We often try to excuse our unforgiving hearts by arguing that He was God, whereas we are sinful creatures. But Jesus calls us to follow His divine example. Putting into practice the Bible's directives isn't easy. For example, it's hard to pray sincerely for God to forgive our enemies and those who humiliate and belittle us. Yet God's Word is crystal-clear: "Pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44). As we lift our eyes to the Lord in prayer, we can be Spirit-enabled to put into practice His most difficult directives. Think of someone toward whom you have harbored a bitter spirit. Ransack your memory if necessary. As you consider that your feelings for that person, pray: "Lord, flood my heart with compassion, and purge away my unforgiving spirit. Help me to 'live peaceably with all men'" (Romans 12:18). If multitudes of Christians did that, what a transforming difference it would make in our marriages, our homes, and our churches. We could have a big influence on our hate-filled world.
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Sermon of the Day: ->> by Chuck Swindoll.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord. Please continue to pray with me for souls to be saved and for our visitors to return to church. This week we had first time visitors on Sunday Morning for the fourth week in a row!

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Psa 40:11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
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Feeling secure is a high priority in this unsafe, volatile world. A private investigation agency in Florida promises to "work diligently to restore the sense of security and safety that you and your family deserve." The psalmist found a "secret place," where he felt safe (Psalm 91:1). And we can rest secure in that same place. He described it with these phrases:

Under the shadow of the Almighty: Shadows provide protection from the direct heat of the sun. If the heat is severe, the shade reduces what we actually feel. When we're under God's shadow, we do not face the full heat of our difficulties.

A refuge and a fortress: God is the strongest protector we could ever have, and we can run to Him for help. Nothing can penetrate Him to get to us unless it's part of His loving plan for our ultimate good.

Under His wings: God is soft and tender like a caring mother bird. When troubles rage, He draws us close. We don't need to fear that He will cast us out—we are His.

A dwelling place: Our Father will be our home, our abiding place—now and forever.

True security can be found only in our Lord, who promises to save us and be near us
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Sermon of the Day: God's Presence in Times of Trouble ->> by Robert Pyne.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! God is blessing and growing our church. Let's pray that this move of the spirit continues and that our recent visitors will become return visitors and members of our church. Please also join me in prayer that souls will be saved again this Sunday.

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Exo 33:18 I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
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The prayers of young children show us what they think of God. Here are two I read recently:

"Dear God, what does it mean that You are a 'jealous' God? I thought You had everything."

"I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool."

These children are right to think of God as the owner and creator of everything, the One who can paint beautiful sunsets. But how does God describe Himself? Moses needed an answer to that question when he was about to lead the Israelites into the wilderness. He wanted to be assured of God's presence and leading, so he asked Him to reveal Himself (Exodus 33:13,18). In response, God came down in a cloud and said: "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, . . . by no means clearing the guilty" (34:5-7). He is good. He is also just. We too can know this God. He won't come down in a cloud, but He has revealed Himself to us in His Word—the Bible. We can ask Him to make Himself real to us as we read and study it. We'll learn that He is even more than the the owner and creator of everything.
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From the Pastor: Praise the Lord. Please join me in prayer today for souls to be saved on Sunday and for our visitors to return.

God Bless You- Sam Smith

Prayer of the Day: Psa 69:16-18 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. (17) And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. (18) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
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Throughout the London subway system are signs that warn, "Mind The Gap." They remind riders to pay attention to the space between the train and the platform. In the United States I've seen signs along highways with the single word, "Think!" The point of both is clear: In the midst of our daily routine, we often fail to engage our minds in what we're doing. Could this also happen in our relationship with God? When Jesus was asked to state the greatest commandment, He replied, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" (Matthew 22:37). Our minds are to be as fully yielded to God and as actively engaged in loving Him as our hearts and souls are. In a book on Christian leadership, William H. Danforth writes, "When it is so easy to get our thinking done for us, the big temptation is not to think." Instead of engaging our minds as we worship and serve God, we follow familiar, predictable routines. Instead of thinking fearlessly and creatively about ways to express our love for the Lord, we become content to say and do what we've always done. Thinking is hard work, but loving God is a great privilege that deserves all the mental muscle we can put into it.
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Sermon of the Day: The Heart's Hidden Desires ->> by Skip Ryan.

From the Pastor: Praise the Lord! God is working and moving in our church. I encourage everyone to set aside Wednesdays as a day of fasting and prayer and to join us in the prayer meeting tonight.

God Bless You- Pastor Sam Smith