Scripture at Sunrise 01.04.2022

“I will make them to lie down safely.” -Hosea 2:18

Yes, the saints are to have peace. The passage from which this gracious word is taken speaks of peace “with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground.” This is peace with earthly enemies, with mysterious evils, and with little annoyances! Any of these might keep us from lying down, but none of them shall do so. The Lord will quite destroy those things which threaten His people: “I will break the bow and the sword, and the battle out of the earth.” Peace will be profound indeed when all the instruments of disquiet are broken to pieces.

With this peace will come rest, “So he giveth his beloved sleep.” Fully supplied and divinely quieted, believers lie down in calm repose. This rest will be a safe one. It is one thing to lie down but quite another “to lie down safely.” We are brought to the land of promise, the house of the Father, the chamber of love, and the bosom of Christ: surely we may now “lie down safely.” It is safer for a believer to lie down in peace than to sit up and worry.

“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures,” We never rest till the Comforter makes us lie down. 

[from Faith’s Checkbook by Charles H. Spurgeon]

Scripture at Sunrise 09.02.2021

“I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.” -Psalm 16:8

“Worry: glancing at God while gazing at circumstances. Trust: glancing at circumstances while gazing at God.” -Matt Smethurst

Scripture at Sunrise 4.24.2019

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:6-7

“Never let Thursday floor you because you did not pray on Wednesday.” -AW Tozer

Scripture at Sunrise 8.13.2018

“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” -John 14:27

Lack of peace is due to a lack of trust in God who is sovereign over all. –excerpt from Pastor Steve Wainright’s Sunday Evening Sermon

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SERMON AUDIO

• Sunday Morning 8/12 – Romans 16:1-2
  Deaconess?
• Sunday Evening 8/12 – John 14:27-31
  A Gift from Jesus
• Wednesday 8/8 – Revelation 5:6; Psalm 96:11-13
  Worship: Session 5

Scripture at Sunrise 3.20.2018

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? -Matthew 6:30

Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into anxiety as to where their next suit will come from. The soles are thin; how shall we get new shoes? See how our thoughtful Lord has provided against this care. Our heavenly Father clothes the grass of the field with a splendor such as Solomon could not equal: will He not clothe His own children? We are sure He will. There may be many a patch and a darn, but raiment we shall have.

A poor minister found his clothes nearly threadbare, and so far gone that they would hardly hold together; but as a servant of the Lord he expected his Master to find him his livery. It so happened that the writer on a visit to a friend had the loan of the good man’s pulpit, and it came into his mind to make a collection for him, and there was his suit. Many other cases we have seen in which those who had served the Lord have found Him considerate of their wardrobe. He who made man so that when he had sinned he needed garments, also in mercy supplied him with them; and those which the Lord gave to our first parents were far better than those they made for themselves.

[from Faith’s Checkbook by Charles H. Spurgeon]

Scripture at Sunrise 12.21.2017

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” -Isaiah 55:8-9

“Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.” -Tim Keller via Twitter

Scripture at Sunrise 8.11.2016

“…one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” -Ephesians 4:6

The higher my view of God’s sovereignty, the lower my level of worry. #hesgotthis -Jared C. Wilson via Twitter

Scripture at Sunrise 6.9.2016

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” -Philippians 4:6

Worry and anxiety are simply living out the future before it gets here. -Kevin DeYoung via Twitter

Scripture at Sunrise 4.14.2016

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” -Matthew 6:34

“We too often worry about tomorrow because our focus is on tomorrow and not on God who’s sovereign over tomorrow.” -Burk Parsons via Twitter

Scripture at Sunrise 11.23.2015

Sunday Morning| Pastor Steve Wainright | Peace in Perilous Times | Philippians 4:1-9
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:6-7

We as God’s children should not worry, but give everything to God in prayer. Pray giving thanks, knowing that God is working out His purpose and His plan no matter what is happening in your life. When you pray thankfully, it’s like a spiritual tranquilizer bringing the peace of God that passes all understanding. 

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Sunday Morning Sermon Audio: Peace in Perilous Times | Philippians 4:1-9
Sunday Evening Sermon Audio: The Word & His Witness | John 1:6-9
Wednesday Evening Sermon Audio: Obey His Will | Jeremiah 41:16-43:13