Lord’s Day

Welcome to another day God has planned for us. Let’s be sure to honor Him today.

Let’s Read His Word Today

  • January 25
  • Mark 6-7

Sunday School Lesson

  • “Mercy Extended”
  • Matthew 9

Churches

  • Some will be closed, but most will be having services. It will remain above freezing this morning, but it is likely to be raining.
  • Churches that you can view online should be available unless there is a power outage.
  • Even if there is no way to view church online now, it will be available later.

Waylon Bailey – Why We Need the Church

July 26, 2020

Last week we received disturbing news.

A survey published by Christianity Today and other outlets found that Americans‘ reading and study of Scripture has declined over the last year. While they could not look at this specifically during the pandemic, it seems that this is a direct result of what has happened to us since March 13.

The decline is not just a small amount. It is large, and it is disturbing.

What we thought would happen apparently has not happened. Many of us believed, at least hoped, that this time might be a time in which we would use our time at home to gather together around Scripture and do some very intense searching about our lives.

What happened?

Here is my take on this.

We don’t do well on our own without the church. There is a reason why God created the church, and there’s a reason why we’re told to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together.

When we assemble together we encourage one another just as Scripture tells us to do. Our physical presence makes a difference.

What can we do when some people simply cannot meet together? Remember, this is not something that has not happened before. We’ve always had homebound people who couldn’t physically meet with the church.

For the most part, these faithful saints have continued to look at Scripture, spend their days in prayer, and encourage other believers.

It is time for us to take up their mantle and be found faithful in difficult times.

Would you join with me in renewing your commitment to become like Christ and to spend time in prayer and in His Word?

Operation Christmas Child

Letter from Rev. Franklin Graham

Operation Christmas Child: Taking the Gospel to theEnds of the Earth!

Thank you for partnering with Operation Christmas Child to help take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to millions of boys and girls around the world. The shoebox gifts that you prayerfully packed in 2025—12,205,900, praise God!—will help open doors for us to reach even more children with God’s love in the new year.

These shoeboxes go to the very ends of the earth—from jungles to deserts, from megacities to remote villages. One of the most powerful testimonies we’ve received recently comes from one of our teams deep in the Amazon rainforest of Peru. The Chapra people are an indigenous tribe, far removed from modern life in many ways. Recently, more than 1,000 Chapra children received shoebox gifts, most of them hearing about our Savior for the very first time.

We invite you to experience what our Lord is doing in the jungles of Peru through a dynamic multimedia presentation. To God be the glory!

Familiar Verses

6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.

 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:6-9

I know a number of people who have lived their lives being “Strong and Courageous”! I hope you know some too. I hope you are one of the “Strong and Courageous”!

Anna Lee