Weekly Announcements (June 22-28)

LAST UPDATED Sunday, June 21
Monday, June 22
-Review your notes from yesterday’s messages.
Happy Birthday to Shawn Grimes, Jr.! 

Tuesday, June 23
6:45-8:00 a.m.– Men’s Morning Meditations: Where God’s Word and coffee perk you up at your Pastor’s home! 
–Pray for the Isaiah 58 Ministry that will take place next week. 

Wednesday, June 24
7:00 p.m.– We will continue our “What We Believe Series.”  Bro. Wayne Sparks will be speaking.  The kids will continue studying the book of Mark. 
Happy Birthday to Becky Dawson!

Thursday, June 25
-Pray for your Pastor as he prepares for Sunday.

Friday, June 26
-Pray the Lord will wrap Sis. Becky in His loving arms today. 

Saturday, June 27
11:00 a.m.– Flyer Handout for Isaiah 58 Ministry. 
-Pray for the services tomorrow and prepare your heart for worship. 

Sunday, June 28
10:00 a.m.– Sunday School (1 Peter 2)
Devotion: Jason Estes
11:00 a.m.– Sunday Morning Worship (Colossians 3:20…)
Ushers: Tom Riley & Jason Estes
3:00 p.m.- Bratchers’ Celebration of 50 years in Brazil @ David Fork Baptist Church
5:30 p.m.– Little Lifers Kids’ Choir
6:00 p.m.– Sunday Evening Worship (Exodus 34)

Monday, June 29
5:30 p.m.– Flyer handout for Isaiah 58 Ministry.

Tuesday, June 30
6:30 p.m.- Isaiah 58 Ministry

Missionary of the Month:
BFM General Fund
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Links of the Week:

• Valley of Vision: Prayer for Meeting God
• Some fret busters!
• Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers
• Caregivers
• A little funny for your Monday!

The Bratchers | Celebrating 50 years in Brazil!

You’re invited to honor Harold and Marie Bratcher by celebrating their 50 years of ministry and service to the Lord in Manaus, Brazil. 

 

Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
David’s Fork Baptist Church
3245 Cleveland Road
Lexington, KY
Reception immediately following

Directions:
From New Circle Road travel on Hwy 60 (Winchester Road) toward Winchester for approximately 5 miles.  Turn left on Cleveland Road (Hwy 1973).  The church will be on your left 1/4 mile.  Map

Scripture at Sunrise 6.19.09

“…but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”  -Romans 5:8

Compassion Hymn
There is an everlasting kindness You lavished on us,
When the radiance of heaven came to rescue the lost.
You called the sheep without a shepherd to leave their distress
For Your streams of forgiveness and the shade of Your rest.

What boundless love, what fathomless grace
You have shown us, O God of compassion.
Each day we live an offering of praise
As we show to the world Your compassion.

And with compassion for the hurting You reached out Your hand
As the lame ran to meet You and the dead breathed again.
You saw behind the eyes of sorrow and shared in our tears;
Heard the sigh of the weary, let the children draw near.

We stood beneath the cross of Calvary and gazed on Your face
At the thorns of oppression and wounds of disgrace;
For surely You have borne our suffering and carried out grief,
As You pardoned the scoffer and showed grace to the thief.

How beautiful the feet that carry this Gospel of peace
To the fields of injustice and the valleys of need.
To be a voice of hope and healing, to answer the cries
Of the hungry and helpless, with the mercy of Christ.

Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2008 Thankyou Music
[Buy the sheet music]

Scripture at Sunrise 6.18.09

“…but Christ is all, and in all.”  -Colossians 3:11

Jesus is:
The doctor’s cure
The pharmacist’s prescription
The athlete’s prize
The baker’s bread
The tailor’s pattern
The builder’s foundation
The musician’s melody
The composer’s symphony
The artist’s palette
The writer’s story
The poet’s rhyme
The traveler’s pathway
The explorer’s true north
The sailor’s safe haven
The mountain climber’s summit
The perfumer’s fragrance
The jeweler’s precious stone
The gardener’s rose
The astronomer’s morning star
The banker’s riches
The counselor’s wisdom
The lawyer’s truth
The heart’s delight

[by Roy Lessin of DaySpring]

Scripture at Sunrise 6.17.09

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”  -Colossians 3:2

“When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable thing.  The baits of sin lose their attraction and disappear.  Fill your affections with the cross of Christ and you will find no room for sin.”  -John Owen

[as quoted in Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World, edited by C.J. Mahaney, pg. 108]

Scripture at Sunrise 6.16.09

“The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.”  -Psalm 128:5

Home Blessings Extended

This is a promise to the God-fearing man who walks in the ways of holiness with earnest heed. He shall have domestic blessedness; his wife and children shall be a source of great home happiness. But then as a member of the church he desires to see the cause prosper, for he is as much concerned for the Lord’s house as for his own. When the Lord builds our house, it is but fitting that we should desire to see the Lord’s house builded. Our goods are not truly good unless we promote by them the good of the Lord’s chosen church.

Yes, you shall get a blessing when you go up to the assemblies of Zion; you shall be instructed, enlivened, and comforted, where prayer and praise ascend and testimony is borne to the great Sacrifice. “The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion.”

Nor shall you alone be profited; the church itself shall prosper; believers shall be multiplied, and their holy work shall be crowned with success. Certain gracious men have this promise fulfilled to them as long as they live. Alas! when they die the cause often flags. Let us be among those who bring good things to Jerusalem all their days. Lord, of Thy mercy make us such! Amen.

[from Faith’s Checkbook by Charles Spurgeon, June 15 entry]

Scripture at Sunrise 6.15.09

 Sunday School | 1 Peter 1:13-25 | Bro. Steve Dawson
“…so that your faith and hope are in God.”  –1 Peter 1:21
hope= a Christian attitude toward the future, trusting in what God will do tomorrow
faith= believing fully that He has done all things He promised in the past
>Read Romans 4:13-25 in connection with this passage!

Sunday Morning Worship | Colossians 3:16 | Pastor Steve Wainright
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”  –Colossians 3:16
-Worship should be in every aspect of your life, not just on Sunday morning. 
-Saturate yourself in the Word of Christ. 
-If we present our bodies as an act of worship (Romans 12:1), the Word of Christ MUST dwell in us richly. 
-Ephesians 5:18-20- Emphasis in worship is the Spirit of God, to be filled of the Spirit and empty of self.  Be filled with the Spirit and with the Word!
-The biggest problem in worship is self.  Worship is focused on Jesus Christ.  It all revolves around HIM! 
-God’s Word gives a different outlook on life. 
-Don’t just know it, but let it dwell in you richly.  Christ is a part of you.  He dwells in you richly. 
*Get in the Word.  Get the Word in you.  Get to know Him through His Word. 
-It’s how often the Word has been through you, not how many times have you been through the Word!
-wisdom=having knowledge and being able to put it into practice (applying knowledge)
-As you do all this, teach, admonish, sing. 
-Truth to a tune sticks. 
-Express the Word with your singing. 
When you’re mumbly, grumbly, depressed…SING!  Give Thanks!  You can’t stay that way! 
-If you can’t give thanks or sing, you’re not letting the Word dwell in you richly. 
*Do you read, study, memorize your Bible?  If not, you are being disobedient and bringing shame to Christ’s Name. 
*Worship in every aspect of your life. 

Sunday Evening Worship | Exodus 33:12-23 | Pastor Steve Wainright
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”  -John 1:14
-God lets us in on His conversation with Moses in the Tent of Meeting. 
-Moses pleads his case with God’s promises.  Base your prayers on the promises of God…you will be sure to line up with God’s will. 
–Moses wanted to know the WAY of God, not just His WORKS.  (Psalm 103:7)
-We can know the ways of God through the Word of God.  (Colossians 3:16, John 17:3, Philippians 3:8)
-Typeology: Moses as mediator (Christ is our mediator); vs. 17- God answers Moses’ request based on His love for Moses…the same is true in our life. 
-Moses wanted to see God’s glory. 
-To know Christ is to know God.  (John 14:8)
-Do you desire to know Him more? 
-He reveals Himself through His Word as you desire that.  (Colossians 3:16)
-The more you learn of Him, the more you love Him.

Weekly Announcements (June 15-21)

LAST UPDATED Sunday, June 14
Monday, June 15
-Review your notes from yesterday’s messages.

Tuesday, June 16
CANCELLED 6:45-8:00 a.m.– Men’s Morning Meditations: Where God’s Word and coffee perk you up at your Pastor’s home! 
-Have you called Sis. Becky R. this week? 

Wednesday, June 17
7:00 p.m.– We will continue our “What We Believe Series.”  Bro. Wayne Sparks will be speaking.  The kids will continue studying the book of Mark. 

Thursday, June 18
-Pray for your Pastor as he prepares for Sunday.

Friday, June 19
-Pray the Lord will wrap Sis. Becky in His loving arms today. 
–Happy Birthday to Nicholas Grimes! 

Saturday, June 20
-Pray for the services tomorrow and prepare your heart for worship. 

Sunday, June 21
10:00 a.m.– Sunday School (1 Peter)
Devotion: ?
11:00 a.m.– Sunday Morning Worship (Colossians 3)
Ushers: Paul Johnson & Roger Harden
5:30 p.m.– Little Lifers Kids’ Choir
6:00 p.m.– Sunday Evening Worship (Exodus)

Tuesday, June 30
Isaiah 58 Ministry

Missionary of the Month:
BFM General Fund
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Links of the Week:

• NEXT!  Summer Webzine with sermon notes, application tips & book recommendations.
• The de-Godding of God
• A good kind of depression?
• Hero Worship and Holy Emulation
• Family Breakfast: a few recipes from the Mahaney Girls

Scripture at Sunrise 6.12.09

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…” -Colossians 3:23

Give of Your Best to the Master
Give of your best to the Master,
Give of the strength of your youth;
Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for turth. 
Jesus has set the example—
Dauntless was He, young and brave;
Give Him your loyal devotion,
Give Him the best that you have. 

Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

Give of your best to the Master,
Give Him first place in your heart;
GIve Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part. 
Give, and to you shall be given—
God His beloved Son gave;
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.

Give of your best to the Master,
Naught else is worthy His love;
He gave Himself for your ransom,
Gave up His glory above;
Lad down His life without murmur,
You from sin’s ruin to save;
Give Him your heart’s adoration,
Give Him the best that you have.

[by Howard Benjamin Grose 1851-1939]

Scripture at Sunrise 6.11.09

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.”  -Galatians 4:4-7

“I was adopted when I was eighteen years old. I wasn’t an orphan, the way most people think of that term. I wasn’t an abandoned child. But I was in a condition far more serious: I was a stranger to the family of God, a slave to sin, and an object of the justified wrath of God.”

[excerpt from C.J. Mahaney‘s forward to Dr. Russell Moore‘s Adopted for Life: read full forward]