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  1. Be Different 10/24/10

    Monday, October 25, 2010

    Be Different!
    Get out of the grave clothes!

    Ephesians 4: 17 - 32, Romans 12: 1 - 2, John 17: 17

    One way God sanctifies my tongue is to put His Word on it. B. Moore
    • Paul knew they needed a reminder of what living in the real world was really about.
    • Paul is emphasizing the mind as what is important because that is where it all begins.
    • The key is that you have a personal relationship with him and then live and experience that daily with him.
    • John 17:17 - the truth is found in the truth of Jesus Christ.
    • Romans 12: 1 - 2 - the transforming process can only come through the Holy Spirit
    • How do we renew our minds? Read his word, prayer, submit yourself daily to Him, Be careful of what you are putting in - "garbage in, garbage out", when you take out a negative in your life you need to put in a positive.
    • Paul says to put off - lying (spread the truth), anger (handle it quickly), stealing (honest work, work with our own hands to share with those in need), rotten talk
    • a changed life = a changed heart = a changed mouth
    • bitterness - replace it with a forgiving spirit
    At the end of each day, did you make God smile or make him sad?

    Announcements
    • Christmas Party - December 10, 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM and Scott and Lisa Thomas's house.
    Prayer Requests
    • Brenda - continue to pray for Jim's tolerance of chemo for renal cancer.
    • Willie's friend - Adam Brown, brain tumor removed, recovery
    • Willie & Dore' - family traveling this weekend to visit
    • Dore' - Christin (college friend) fighting breast cancer

    Posted by Unknown at 8:00 PM |

  2. Let's Walk Together - 10/17/10

    Sunday, October 17, 2010

    Let's Walk Together
    Ephesians 4: 1 - 16

    Chapters 1 - 3: Doctrine, teaching, explanation - What God has done for us
    Chapters 4 - 6: Practical, daily living, exhortation - What God expects of us

    What you believe determines how you behave
    • Paul is reminding us of our calling, to live a life worthy of it. How we live should be a reflection of who we are.
    • This is an obedience out of love for what he did for us on the cross.
    • Does your walk cost you anything?
    • What are some characteristics - humility, patience, gentleness
    • There is only one true living God.
    • God has given grace to each one of us as believers
    • God gave us, some to be prophets, evangelists, apostles, and some to be pastors/teachers. He equips each local church with what they need. These gifts come from the Holy Spirit.
    • We need those in our life that can "speak the truth in love" to us.
    • The church is all about us working together. We all need each other.
    • Does our daily walk match our profession of faith?
    • Is there someone you need to "speak the truth in love" to, with their best interests in mind?
    • Are you using your spiritual gifts to serve our church?
    Announcements
    • Hayride at the Akridges - 10/23/10, 4 PM.
    • Sunday School Christmas Party - 12/10/10 at Scott and Lisa Thomas's home.
    • October is Clergy Appreciation Month - write a note, send an e-mail, or speak a word of encouragement.
    Prayer Requests
    • Elizabeth - sister, Lucy Hunt
    • Christa - Jay Duncan - praise since he is responding well to chemo. Still pray for healing and comfort for family.
    • Amy White - unspoken
    • Jennifer Bearden - unspoken
    • Brenda - for Jim's platelets to be up and minimal mouth sores
    • Andrea Anderson - for her Grand Dad, Lloyd Squires, just found out last week he las lung cancer. The Doctor has told our family he only has a couple of weeks left. Please pray for peach for our family and Grand Dad.
    • Julie Cox - neighbor/former child in her room is being tested for possible autism/speech problems on Monday.
    • Kris Rush - one of her students home situation
    • Bob & Kim Browning - Bob will be traveling for the next two weeks.

    Posted by Unknown at 9:21 PM |

  3. Praying for Power
    Ephesians 3: 14 - 21, James 4: 2, Matthew 21:22

    Why do we need power?
    What do we need strength for?

    Paul prays:
    1. For the inner man to have spiritual strength
    2. For A deeper experience with Jesus
    3. That they would be enabled to understand God's great love
    4. That they would be filled with God's fullness.
    • Paul prays for them to experience God's love
    • Paul is praying for their spiritual needs. If we handle the spiritual then all the physical will be met. God is most concerned with our spiritual needs.
    • Can we really have the fullness of God?
    • We can never fully comprehend it but we can know more each day.
    • We must strengthen the inner man through prayer, bible study, and worship.
    • God has unlimited resources.
    • Do I pray for spiritual strength for myself, my spouse, my friends, etc...
    • What evidence is there that the inner man is being strengthened?
    • Get on your knees before God. We will do this for eternity.
    Prayer Requests
    • Dore' and Willie - praise that they have a contract on their house, clarity on how to proceed, praise that everyone is well.
    • Brenda - Jim will hopefully have 2nd round of cancer treatments this week.
    • Christy - Dana Johns, friend from high school, pray for her and her son Tristan. DHR is involved because Tristan's father has been abusive. Tristan has aspergers.
    • Julie - The Allen family in Leeds. Son, Brandon (12 years old) was hit by a car and passed away. Don't have a lot of money for hospital bills/funeral (no insurance).
    • Elizabeth - sister, Lucy Hunt


    Posted by Unknown at 9:04 PM |

  4. Do You Know The Secret?

    Wednesday, October 6, 2010

    Do You Know The Secret?
    Ephesians 3: 1 - 13

    The Church is not a divine afterthought of God; it is part of God's Eternal Plan

    God's
    Riches
    At
    Christ's
    Expense
    • Paul identifies himself again as a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of the Gentiles
    • Acts 9 and romans 15 - Paul's conversion
    • What is the mystery described in verses 1 - 6? God's grace...and we are one body of people, which is revealed to us as believers.
    • God wants us to have an abundant and eternal life.
    • The secret is that we are all equal in God's sight.
    • God sees us all as equal, regardless of our sin and the fact that we are all in need of a Savior.
    • Through the church universal God is made known to the angels.
    • We, as the body of Christ, are reminded so that each one of us can be sharing the good news.
    Announcements
    • 10/23 - Hayride at the Akridges - 4 pm to until...
    Prayer Requests
    • Dorie & Willie - Madeline is sick
    • Brenda - for Jim, Brenda's brother in law, to physically recover so he can begin a 2nd round of treatments next week.
    • Ashley & Jennifer Colburn - Jennifer's Dad having open heart surgery on Tuesday
    • Elizabeth - her sister, Lucy Hunt
    • Clista - starting to wiggle her toes. She still needs a walker & her spirits are down.
    • Jessica Hardin & Chelsea McGathey - teenage girls in car accident. Both are barely hanging on to life.
    • Jennifer Michaelson - from the Daily class - for her brother in law, Brian Sanders, who live in North Carolina. He is 29 years old and is in the ICU in a medically induced coma. He and his wife have a 2 year old daughter and 5 week old son.

    Posted by Unknown at 8:21 PM |

  5. God's Power Changes Relationships

    Monday, September 27, 2010

    God's Power Changes Relationships
    Ephesians 2: 11 - 22

    Did God intend for us, as Christians, to be alone? No - Jesus came to unite Jews and Gentiles - vs 11 - 13

    How were Gentiles deprived?
    - Without the Messiah
    - Excluded from citizenship of Israel
    - Foreigners to covenants of promise
    - Had no hope
    - Without God in the world

    But now (v. 12) Jesus change things. He gave us direct access to the throne of God

    Prayer Requests
    • Clista - volunteers needed to help with Clista 11 - 1 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - signup on Take Them A Meal dot com
    • Car Accident - Jessica Hardin and 3 other teenagers (from Childersburg) in car accident.
    • Julie - grandmother - declining health
    • Kay Ferguson - Kiley's sister - is pregnant - please pray for healthy pregnancy
    • Scott & Lisa - Michael & Jessica Thomas are pregnant with first child. Praise that the move went well and that the school transition was great. But pray that Lisa will feel better.

    Posted by Unknown at 8:20 PM |

  6. Get Out of The Graveyard!

    Tuesday, September 21, 2010

    Get Out of The Graveyard!

    Ephesians 2: 1 - 10
    Romans 3: 23, 6: 23, 10: 9 - 10, 10: 13 - 15
    James 1: 14 - 15
    2 Corinthians 9:8

    1. We were dead...but God made us alive with Christ
    2. We were enslaved...but God raised us up
    3. We were under wrath...but God seated us in the Heavens
    • Does our generation really believe in Heaven?
    • We were spiritually dead and lifeless due to our sin and the sin in our lives
    • We all have free will which means that we all have a choice and decide whether or not to obey
    • "But God" signifies God's intervention in our lives
    • Mercy is not getting what we really deserve. Apart from Him we all deserve hell and death.
    • God's love for us motivates Him and He loves us in spite of what we do.
    • Grace is getting what we don't deserve, a free gift, not something that we earned or did to receive it.
    • One of the purposes of our salvation is to do Gods works. Before we were born He had a plan, a good and perfect plan, for our lives.
    • We've got to allow God to interrupt "our" plans and take the time to see the ways and areas where God is at work in our lives.
    • God gives us everything we need to carry out His plan for our lives.

    Announcements
    • Hayride at the Akridges - Saturday, 10/23 - Details TBD

    Prayer Requests
    • Elizabeth's Sister - Lucy Hunt
    • Mike White's Mom - Going through rehab
    • Brenda - For Jim's platelets to increase so that he can continue treatments
    • Emily - her eye
    • Clista - for her continued recovery
    • Julie's Dad - for his infection


    Posted by Unknown at 7:58 PM |

  7. God's Plan Involves Power

    Tuesday, September 14, 2010

    God's Plan Involves Power
    Ephesians 1: 15 - 23

    Meditate on these truths
    1. God called you to a certain, eternal hope
    2. God prizes you as His inheritance
    3. God's power to accomplish His purposes in your life is immeasurably great.
    As you may remember, Mike and Brenda handed out the church's prayer list from Friday afternoon. They pointed out that we often and quickly pray for physical trials of believers but rarely move to a deeper level of prayer on their spiritual behalf. They challenged us to pray Ephesians 1:17 for those on our SS prayer list and for some of those on the church-wide list. Just remember the power of praying scripture, God's Words, back to him.

    Announcements
    • SS Social - This Saturday at 5 PM, 9/18, Blythe Equipping Room...you've seen the e-mail from Ashley with the details...
    • Hayride at the Akridges - Saturday, 10/23, details TBA
    • New Men and Women's Bible Studies started today...see previous blog posts for details
    Prayer Requests
    • Brenda - pray for minimal side-effects with his cancer treatments. As of Sunday afternoon Jim's blood pressure was high, which is one of the side effects of the drugs. The Dr's. have prescribed a medication to hopefully help control it. Brenda is more concerned about their spirits right now. She described Jim as a "weary soldier" Please pray for Jim and Rebecca's ability to rely on the Lord and to pray Ephesians 1:17 for them; may their faith and love be known by those whose lives they touch.
    • Julie's Dad - continue to pray for him as tests are being run while he's admitted at St. Vincent's.
    • Julie's Sister-in-law - high risk pregnancy
    • Christy Chambers - continue to pray for her Nephew, Memo, with HSP PurPura
    • Paula and Brian - Adoption Home Study, the first visit is Monday.
    • Mike and Clista - Clista's surgery went very well. The Dr. was very happy and optimistic. She is still in a lot of pain and doesn't have full mobility in her right leg. She needs prayer for a full recovery.
    • Christy Chambers - new job isn't turning out that well. There seems to be a personality conflict . Please pray that God will resolve the conflict. If God's will is not for her to be at her current employer then pray that God will provide her with another opportunity.
    • Vesla Lochte - Praise for great test results on her baby but she requests prayer for her husband Chad for healing of his dislocated shoulder and that no additional damage was done when he was rear ended.
    • Kelly Moates-This an update on my friend from college Jennifer Cherry House and her husband Blaine and their family including Maisie (4) who has aplastic anemia. Jennifer had their third child at 37 weeks weighing in at 8lbs. 8 oz and 20 3/4" long! She is doing well. The doctors are preparing Maisie is preparation for her transplant. If all goes according to schedule, Maisie will be admitted to Children's Monday, September 13. She will do 6 days of pre-treatment medication and then day 7 will be transplant day. Then it will just be a matter of waiting for everything to "work".

      Here are their specific prayer requests for the next days:
      1. That Maisie stays infection free
      2. That Maisie has no bleeding problems
      3. That the cord blood is delivered safely and is all "viable"
      4. That Maisie's pre-treatment goes smoothly and the side effects of the medications are minimal
      5. That the actual transplant goes smoothly with no complications and Maisie is treated 100% successfully
      6. For our family as we are juggling our 3 girls, making sure that everyone is taken care of in the way they each need

    Posted by Unknown at 8:29 PM |