We have updated the prayer requests for Bryan and Melissa Abbott who will leave on July 24th for Indonesia. You can see their updated requests here. Be sure to lift them before the Lord as they get ready for their lives to change!
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Ministry Position Available – Bi-vocational Minister of Music
Wagoner, OK – Immanuel Southern Baptist Church is currently seeking God’s provision for the right person to fill the position of Minister of Music.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading worship in a traditional church setting. He will have a heart for worship and for reaching the citizens of Wagoner. A solid personal walk with the Lord is essential.
The Minister of Music will be expected to organize and lead in 3 worship services per week: Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Wednesday evening. He should also be able to organize a choir and an overall church music program. There is an expectation of teaching youth Sunday School as well, but this is negotiable.
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church is a 55 year old church, currently in transition. We desire to do what is necessary to reach the unchurched in Wagoner and the surrounding communities. The church currently uses hymnals only, but is open to other media, as resources become available.
Interested candidates should send their résumé and song service tape, CD or DVD to:
Search Committee % Immanuel Southern Baptist Church 611 N. Gertrude Ave Wagoner, OK 74467We will accept résumés until otherwise posted. For more information regarding this position, please email the pastor.
(This is a re-posting of this position)
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “sound bites” from Sunday morning’s sermon, “A Vision for the Future” based on Jeremiah 29:11-14:
- God has a plan for us.
- We ignore God’s plan and try to implement our own instead.
- Our plan fails.
- God rescues us.
- We submit to God’s plan.
- We find success in God’s plan.
- We should go with God’s plan in the first place.
If you would like to listen to this sermon, you may click here or click on the audio player below:
You can listen to Sunday evening’s sermon, “A Walk That’s Worthy” here or by clicking on the audio player below:
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Free Bibles During Olympics
Bibles to be available free during Games
(July 7, 2008, People’s Daily)
Athletes, officials, spectators and tourists can pick up the Bible or just the New Testament for free during the Olympic Games next month. Tens of thousands of copies of the Bible, the New Testament and booklets with just the four Gospels (according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) have been printed for the purpose, say officials of China’s Christian society. Rev Xu Xiaohong, an official of the Shanghai-based China Christian Council in charge of publishing, says 50,000 bilingual (Chinese and English) editions of the Gospel booklets had already been printed by June. They are on way to six cities hosting the Olympic events in the mainland. As has been the practice at earlier Games, the Gospel booklets will be available mainly in churches and the Olympic Village in Beijing, and in Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin and Qinhuangdao, Xu says. Places of worship for people of other religions too have been set up in the Olympic Village, Chen Guangyuan, president of the Islamic Association of China has said. The cover of the Gospel booklet will have the Beijing Olympics logo. Nanjing-based Amity Printing Co, the country’s major printer of the Bible, has printed the Gospel booklets. Its general manager Li Chunnong says 30,000 copies of the New Testament (Chinese-English bilingual edition) are being printed for free distribution during the Games. The Beijing Christian Council has placed an order with Amity to reprint 10,000 copies of the bilingual Bible edition to be distributed in the Olympic Village, Li says.NOTE from Bro Rick: Pray that the Bibles would be available to Chinese citizens!
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Mission Quote of the Week
“We must serve God even to the point of suffering.” – J. Hudson Taylor
Hudson Taylor in 1865; Founder of China Inland Mission
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “sound bites” from Sunday morning’s sermon, “Jesus: the One and Only” based on John 14:1-7.
- Jesus said He was THE way, THE truth, and THE life.
- If you want to get to God, you have to go through Jesus.
- True Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship.
- The difference between Christianity and other religions is that God reached down to have mercy on mankind. Other religions teach you have to work your way to God or win His merit.
- People think that different religions are just different paths up the same mountain with God as their goal. There is only one road that leads to God: Jesus.
- Some people think that good intentions will get you to Heaven. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
- Some people believe that Jesus simply opened the gates of Heaven giving us the opportunity to earn our way in. God’s word says that salvation is a “gift of God” and not as a result of anything you do, so that you can’t brag about it.
You can listen to the sermon here or by clicking on the audio player below.
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IMB Appointment Service
Last Friday night, my family had the privilege to attend an appointment service of the International Mission Board for new missionaries. It was at Southern Hills Baptist Church in OKC. I have posted about this event and added pictures on my personal blog. You can click here to see it.
I hope to be able to take folks from our church the next time we have an appointment service in Oklahoma. It is truly a wonderful event to witness!
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “sound bites” from this morning’s sermon, “God Bless America” based on 2 Chronicles 7:14-22:
- Our nation was founded on Christian principles,
- We have wandered away from God’s path and have chosen our own path.
- We have ceased to worship God and instead now worship ourselves.
- We must must humble ourselves.
- We must pray.
- We must seek God.
- We must repent of our evil ways.
May God continue to bless the United States of America!
You can listen to this morning’s sermon here or by clicking on the audio player below:
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Sunday’s Coming!
Next week, we will celebrate the Fourth of July, America’s Independence Day. Sunday, we’ll take a look at 2 Chronicles 7:14-22 with the sermon title, “God Bless America”.
Sunday evening, we’ll have our Fifth Sunday Sing with a Finger Food Fellowship. It isn’t too late to sign up for a song, poem, or anything else that will glorify God.
Be sure to invite your friends and neighbors to Sunday School and to our Fifth Sunday Sing!
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “Sound Bites” from yesterday morning’s sermon, “A Convenient Morality” based on Romans 1:18-32:
- We alter God’s word to make it convenient for us and to excuse our sins.
- When people suppress God’s truth, there are consequences.
- When people quit honoring God and start serving themselves, there are consequences.
- The consequences include God giving them over to the lust of their hearts.
- The consequences include God giving them over to degrading passions.
- The consequences include God giving them over to a depraved mind.
- The solution is to return to God.
- Don’t get too judgmental regarding the sin of others. God hates your sin, too.
You can listen to the sermon here or by clicking on the player below.
http://www.mypodcast.com/members/file-250226You can listen to last evening’s sermon, “God’s Household” based on Ephesians 2:11-22 here or by clicking on the player below.
http://www.mypodcast.com/members/file-250636
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