Scripture at Sunrise 10.26.2020

“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” -Hebrews 11:8

When you trust in the Lord, you are obedient to the Lord. There is a turning away from the old things that have passed away and — behold! — all things have become new.

When faith is based upon God’s promise, faith produces obedience.

-Pastor Steve Wainright (excerpts from Sunday Morning Sermon from Hebrews 11:8-12 – “By Faith Abraham”

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Recent SERMON AUDIO/VIDEO

• Sunday Morning 10/25– Hebrews 11:8-12
  By Faith Abraham
  
• Sunday Evening 10/25 – 2 Chronicles 26
  Success Often Brings Failure
• Wednesday Evening 10/21 – Haggai 2
  The Greater Glory
• Sunday School 10/25 – 2 Peter 1
  Personal Revival: Add to Your Faith

Scripture at Sunrise 10.19.2020

“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.” -2 Chronicles 25:2

Amaziah’s heart was not right. He had godly actions, he did what was right in God’s sight, but his heart (attitude) was not devoted to God.

Service to the Lord our God comes from a heart of love to the Lord our God. The more you love Him, the more you desire to serve Him. If you serve God out of obligation, you will end up burnt out in serving Him.

-Pastor Steve Wainright (excerpts from Sunday Evening Sermon from 2 Chronicles 25:1-28 – “Right Thing, Wrong Heart“)

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Recent SERMON AUDIO/VIDEO

• • Sunday Morning 10/18– Hebrews 11:7
    By Faith Noah
    
  • Sunday Evening 10/18 – 2 Chronicles 25:1-28
    Right Thing, Wrong Heart
  • Wednesday Evening 10/14 – Haggai 1
    Consider Your Ways
  • Sunday School 10/18 – 2 Peter 1
    Why Do You Believe the Bible: Part 2

Scripture at Sunrise 9.10.2020

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” -Romans 8:1

The Christian can strive for the loftiest goals of devotion without fear; we can fail and get up time and time again without detriment to our hope or joy because our standing before God is fixed upon the perfect work of Christ and His love for us is immutable and unassailable. -Paul Washer via Twitter

Scripture at Sunrise 8.24.2020

“Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.  Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.” -Isaiah 50:10-11

Those of greatest devotion may experience some of the deepest darkness. It is often in the dark times of our life that our own faith grows the most.

-Bro. Josh Wilson (excerpts from Sunday Evening Sermon from Isaiah 50:3-4, 10-11 – Walking in Darkness)

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• Recent SERMON AUDIO/VIDEO
  
  • Sunday Morning 8/23 – Hebrews 9:15-28
    The Blood of the New Covenant
  • Sunday Evening 8/23 – Isaiah 50:3-4, 10-11
    Walking in Darkness
  • Wednesday Evening 8/26 – Habakkuk 1
    Asking God Questions
  • Sunday School 8/23 – Matthew 7:1-5
    Personal Revival: The Mote & the Beam

Scripture at Sunrise 11.9.2016

“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” -John 4:24

Truth is what fuels the response of our inner man. It is doctrine that will move you to devotion–anything less is just fluff.

-excerpt from Anthony Vance’s Sunday Evening Sermon

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Sunday Morning Sermon: Experiencing Blessedness| Romans 4:4-8 | Steve Wainright
Sunday Evening Sermon: True Worship | John 4:16-24 | Anthony Vance

Scripture at Sunrise 6.22.2011

“Then God spoke all these words.” –Exodus 20:1

With that, the Bible gives us the greatest “to do” list in all of human history—the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:1-17). In this little record, the eternal God summarizes His sinless character, codifies it into a list of requirements for mankind, and provides us a basis for spiritual life and ethical conduct.

The Ten Commandments have fallen out of favor in our society, and great legal wars are being fought over its right to adorn courtroom walls and public spaces. But think how horrible it would be to live in a world in which the Ten Commandments didn’t exist. One Holocaust survivor, reflecting on the unspeakable horrors of Auschwitz, said that it was like a world in which all the Ten Commandments were reversed.

If you’d like an easy way to memorize the Ten Commandments (or to help your children to do so), here’s an old British school poem that will help:

Above all else love God alone;
Bow down to neither wood or stone.
God’s name refuse to take in vain;
The Sabbath rest with care maintain.
Respect your parents all your days;
Hold sacred human life always.
Be loyal to your chosen mate;
Steal nothing, neither small nor great.
Report, with truth, your neighbor’s deed;
And rid your mind of selfish greed.

[from My All in All by Robert J. Morgan, June 18 entry]

Scripture at Sunrise 10.29.09

“The trees of the Lord are full of sap.”  -Psalm 104:16

Without sap the tree cannot flourish or even exist. Vitality is essential to a Christian. There must be life—a vital principle infused into us by God the Holy Spirit—or we cannot be trees of the Lord. What a secret thing the sap is! The roots go searching through the soil, but we cannot see them transform the mineral into the vegetable. This work is done down in the dark. Our root is Christ Jesus, and our life is hid in Him. This is the secret of the Lord. In the Christian, the divine life is always full of energy.
-C.H. Spurgeon

Scripture @ Sunrise 2.5.09

“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”  -John 14:18

He Will Return
He left us, and yet we are not left orphans. He is our comfort, and He is gone; but we are not comfortless. Our comfort is that He will come to us, and this is consolation enough to sustain us through His prolonged absence. Jesus is already on His way: He says, “I come quickly”: He rides posthaste toward us. He says, “I will come”: and none can prevent His coming, or put it back for a quarter of an hour. He specially says, “I will come to you”; and so He will. His coming is specially to and for His own people. This is meant to be their present comfort while they mourn that the Bridegroom doth not yet appear.

When we lose the joyful sense of His presence we mourn, but we may not sorrow as if there were no hope. Our LORD in a little wrath has hid Himself from us for a moment, but He will return in full favor. He leaves us in a sense, but only in a sense. When He withdraws, He leaves a pledge behind that He will return. O LORD, come quickly! There is no life in this earthly existence if Thou be gone. We sigh for the return of Thy sweet smile. When wilt Thou come unto us? We are sure Thou wilt appear; but be Thou like a roe, or a young hart. Make no tarrying, O our God!
-by Charles H. Spurgeon in Faith’s Checkbook (February 4 entry)
[via Crosswalk.com]

Scripture @ Sunrise 2.2.09

It was another great Sunday at New Life Baptist Church (always in the Lord)!  Here’s your brief recap, which by no means does the day any justice.  Get a CD if you had to miss it for some reason. 

Devotion (Steve Dawson)
The Character of Genuine Saving Faith
There’s not a verse that sums it up, they’re all sooooo good! 

Sunday School (Steve Dawson)
“It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.” -John 18:14
The reason Christ was born was to die.

Sunday Morning Sermon (Pastor Steve Wainright)
“So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.  May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy…” -Colossians 1:10-11
*Know God’s Word if you want to be filled with the knowledge of His will.
*How can we walk worthy of God? (I John 2:6; I Peter 2:21)

Sunday Evening Sermon (Pastor Steve Wainright)
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility…”  -Ephesians 2:14
*Tabernacle: Courtyard (People)>Holy Place (Priest)>Most Holy Place (High Priest)
God tore down the middle wall through Christ!
*Before you can approach GOd, you have to deal with your sin. 
*The altar represents God’s holiness, His justice, His hate for sin.
*At the altar, you’d probably see blood, representing God’s wrath. 
*There must be a sacrifice to approach God. 
*Christ is the propitiation for our sins. (Romans 3:25)
*The Perfect Lamb became the Perfect Priest and also became the Perfect Altar!
*Since He has done so much for us, how then shall we live?  (Romans 12:1) As living sacrifices. 

AMEN and amen!  Happy Monday!  :o)

Scripture @ Sunrise 1.15.09

“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” 1 John 4:4

The Lord Ever Present

The One who created the valley is there with you! He has prepared the way through the valley. It is not a place of permanence but a place of passage.

He knows every twist and turn, every changing shadow, every den where danger lurks — that One is with you! Focus on the light and not the darkness. God has made you to walk through shadows. When the shadow approaches, you must walk through.

The One greater than death is in you! He is your Jehovah Shamah — the Lord ever-present. His grace is greater. His peace is purer. His devotion is dearer. Where Satan casts a shadow, our Sovereign Lord reigns supreme.

This is a day of hope. Meditate on 1 John 4:4 throughout the day and ask God to give you a divine appointment to share this beloved truth with someone today. 

by Adrian Rogers of Love Worth Finding Ministries