I hope you were able to attend Zion in Concert Sunday evening at Immanuel! Zion played for about an hour and we had some toe-tappin’, knee-slappin’ good Bluegrass Gospel! Here is video taste of what you missed!
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “sound bites” from Sunday morning’s sermon, “Sin? What Sin?” based on Romans 6:1-14:
- We don’t like to talk about sin because it makes us “feel bad”.
- Sin IS bad and we SHOULD feel bad about the sin we do.
- The unrighteous person looks around and says, “I am a good person; I’ve never killed anyone”
- God says “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”.
- The penitent (or broken hearted) person says, “My sin is ever before me”.
- God says “if you confess your sins, God is faithful and just to forgive your sins.”
- The Forgiver of sins (God) says, “Come now, let us reason together. Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.”
- God is in the “forgiveness business”.
You can listen to Sunday’s sermon here, or by clicking on the player below:
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2008 Lottie Moon Offering Goal Announced
The International Mission Board has announced that the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal for 2008 is $170,000,000.00.
Won’t you begin praying about your gift and begin saving up to give a generous offering this year?
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “Sound Bites” from Sunday morning’s sermon, “Practical Atheism” based on I Samuel 17:
- Many Christians live a life no different than a non-Christian.
- Many Christians continue to ignore God in their everyday lives.
- Many Christians have forgotten what God has done for them.
- Many Christians focus on their physical needs instead of their spiritual needs.
- Many Christians choose to remain inactive, instead of working for the Lord.
- If you were accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
You can listen to “Practical Atheism” here, or by clicking on the player below.
Due to a technical error, Sunday evening’s sermon, “Give it up” was not recorded.
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Forrest Pollock Update
At 12:30 today, the Bell Shoals Baptist Church posted this announcement:
We regret to inform you, our church family, that at approximately 11 AM this morning we learned that search and rescue teams found the aircraft of Pastor Forrest Pollock in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Pastor Pollock, 44 and his son Preston, 13, did not survive the crash. Please continue to lift up Dawn and the children during this difficult time. We grieve with hope and assurance that our Lord Jesus will lead us and carry us through these difficult times.
We have lost a great brother, pastor and friend in Forrest Pollock as well as a precious little brother in Christ, Preston Pollock. We owe a great thanks to those who risked their lives, endured extreme hardship, and worked non-stop in the attempt to rescue our pastor and his son.
I am sure you will join with me and many others as we pray for Bro Pollock’s family, friends, and for his church family at the time of their loss. Here is a link to the Baptist Press story.
May God somehow be glorified in this.
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Items for Prayer
There are two on-going major events that need our prayer attention.
First is the tragedy in Myanmar from the effects of the recent typhoon. Living conditions are atrocious and the death count is estimated to be around 100,000. The ruling junta there is more concerned with preserving their rule than they are getting aid to the people who need it. Pray that God would be glorified in this mess, that people who need help would get it, and that local believers and missionaries would be able to minister to the people there and share with them the hope that is in Christ Jesus.
Second, Sichuan Province in Western China had a huge earthquake on Sunday. 7.9 on the Richter Scale is just incredible. Authorities have put the “official” death toll at about 12,000. There are tens of thousands of people still trapped in rubble. Pray that God would be glorified in this mess, that people who are in need of rescue would receive it quickly, and that local believers would be able to use this to minister to people and share with them the hope that is in Jesus.
I had the opportunity to visit this area a few years ago. It is a beautiful area, but people are poor and they are lost, by the millions.
Thirdly, on a less global scale, Rev. Forrest Pollock, pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Fl, is missing after he and his 13 year old son, Preston, took off in their private plane to return home from North Carolina. They have search parties looking for them, including three aircraft. They have found an emergency signal from somewhere in the mountains, but are unable to locate the plane due to heavy undergrowth. You can read updates about this here. Pray that if they are still alive, that they would be found quickly and if they are not, then their wreckage would be discovered quickly. Pray that God would be glorified in this and that many people would come to His saving grace through this difficult situation.
Interestingly, in reading his bio, I found that we both graduated from the University of Oklahoma together in 1986. I don’t think I knew him, but it brought it “close to home”. Bro. Forrest was born in OKC.
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Bits & Bytes
Here are some “sound bites” from yesterday morning’s Mother’s Day sermon, “The Morals of Motherhood”.
- There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
- We should cut mothers a break for not being perfect.
- Solomon cared about the women because God cared about the women.
- God loved the women and their child, so He gave Solomon wisdom to know how to deal with this problem.
- God loves mothers today and will give them wisdom to know who to deal with problems.
- If you had a less than perfect mother and still resent her, now is the time to forgive.
- If you are/were a less than perfect mother, it isn’t too late to “make things right” with your children.
- A godly mother helps her children to understand the sacrifice that God made for all of us.
You can listen to the sermon here, or by clicking the player below.
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Zion – In Concert
Zion, previously known as the Four Mile Trio will be in concert at Immanuel Southern Baptist Church on May 25th at 6 pm. There is no charge for the concert. We will have our regular Fourth Sunday Fellowship immediately following the concert. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!
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