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Faith
August 8, 2016 - "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" 1 Corinthians 6:19
When I was fifteen, I awakened one morning at 3:00, grabbed my .410 shotgun, and walked four miles down the railroad tracks from Center, Texas to Mill Creek. It was one of those beautiful fall mornings…a little cool…no wind.. perfect weather for squirrel hunting. I had hidden a pack of Chesterfields in my coat and smoked on my way to the creek.
Suddenly squirrels appeared everywhere. I shot… and shot…and shot… at point blank ranges …but they all ran off unscathed. Figuring that my smoking (forbidden by my parents) must have brought my bad luck, I placed the pack on a stump and blasted them with my shotgun. Afterwards I killed two wood ducks with one shot and nabbed two fox squirrels.
I’m not saying that success at hunting will always improve if we quit smoking.
But our success at living definitely will.
August 5, 2016 - On behalf of Pastor George Cartwright and the Mt. Horeb Baptist Church family we would like to invite everyone to our annual Homecoming and Revival. Our Homecoming services will start Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Mt. Horeb Baptist Church in the Bland Lake Community. Rev. Amos Horton and the Reed Chapel Baptist Church will be our special Guests for the evening. Our revival services will start Monday, August 8, 2016 through Friday, August 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. each night. The Evangelist for the week will be the Rev. Christopher Moore, pastor of the New Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas please join us and be blessed.
August 4, 2016 - The St. John Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting a Musician Appreciation honoring Sis. Cindy Gatlin Saturday, September 10th at 7:00pm. The St. John Missionary Baptist Church family humbly requests your choir or praise dance team to render an A & B selection. Upon accepting our invitation to participate, please contact Sis. Sandrel at 936-598-4189.
August 4, 2016 - Old Home Church will be having the annual Back 2 School Bash, Saturday, August 6th @ 6:00 PM. There will be water slides, pony rides, sno cones and snacks. There will be dominoes and board games in fellowship hall for adults. Everyone invited to come out and join the fun! Call or text for details 936-332-9293
August 3, 2016 - Center Learning Academy at First Baptist Church, Center, TX is looking to enroll children ages 2, 3, and 4. Center Learning Academy is a Christian-based childcare center that provides a loving learning environment for you little one.
Come by the daycare at First Baptist, 117 Cora St., Center, TX to pick up a packet or call 936-598-3708 for more information.
August 3, 2016 - It is that time of year again, North Jericho (FM 699) Homecoming. It will happen Sunday, August 7th at 12pm at North Jericho Church. Please join us for food and fellowship.
August 2, 2016 - Project String Power registration for violin, viola, cello, upright bass, harp, guitar (all styles) and banjo lessons is Saturday, August 13, 10:30-12 noon at St. John's Episcopal Church in Naylor Hall. Scholarships available. Choose the instrument you want to play and set a time for lessons.
August 2, 2016 - The Spirit of overcoming:
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Our Lord Jesus tells us all we need to know to help us through the hard times we may have.
In this world, all persons will find themselves overcome with tribulations, they will be attacked from time to time from many directions.
Yet, the born again Christian, has an advantage over those who are lost, struggling in darkness. He has the Lord.
Jesus' death on the cross reconciled every believer to the Father God. As long as he stays strong in his faith in Christ, nothing can mar his relationship with God.
Yes, the Christian will have tribulations, but as our scripture says; "but, be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
Jesus tells us not to worry for even though we will suffer through tribulations. the dictionary calls them; (grievous troubles, severe trials or sufferings) we can take heart that Jesus has already paved the way for us. We can have joy knowing that He has defeated the world and He is at home in heaven preparing a place for each of us.
A lost person may overcome habits and addictions, he can even hold off the devil for a time, but, he has no one to help him and eventually he will fall back into his worldly habits and addictions and sooner or later the devil will claim him for his own, if he does not first accept Jesus as his Lord.
While the lost have no support, the saved receive the the free gift of the Holy Spirit when they accept Jesus as Lord and Master.
It is much easier for the believer to overcome temptation, for he has the "comforter" the Holy Spirit indwelling him.
Warfare between the Spirit and the flesh will last as long as the believer lives on earth and he will find himself doing things he ought not to do and failing to do things that he should. However, with each victory over the lusts of the flesh it becomes easier to overcome the next one.
All believers must face an unfriendly world, and will find that the closer one lives with the Lord, the less friendly the world becomes.
We must learn to overcome the world through our faith, as Jesus overcame the world, so too can we, through Him.
Let us be steadfast in our faith, unmovable, always busy in the work of the Lord.
For by our faith we will know that our labor is not in vain, and one day we will be able to personally thank the Lord for the victory over the world gained through the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen...
Please feel welcome to join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:00PM for our Bible study and learn with us how we are to live as Christians in America today. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou has rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee" (Hosea 4:6) Come and learn what the Bible says, don't let this be you in Hosea 4:6.
August 1, 2016 - On August 14, 2016, which will be the second Sunday in August, the Friendship Baptist Church will be observing their annual homecoming. Pastor Derrick Rhodes will be bringing the message.
Our revival will begin on Monday, August 15 through Wednesday, August 17 starting at 7:30 each night. The Pastor Ken Cotton of Goodwill Baptist Church will bring the message each night. Come join us and if you feel the spirit, bless us with an A selection. If you don't feel like singing, come join us anyway.
August 1, 2016 - Homecoming Services are Sunday, August 7th at 3p.m. with Dr. Rev. Edward Thomas and the Long Chapel C.M.E. Church of Lufkin, TX as special guests.
Revival Services to follow August 8th - 10th at 7p.m. nightly. Monday & Tuesday night the evangelist will be Bishop Howard Cloudy, Sr. of Triumph Church. Wednesday night the evangelist will be Rev. Marlin Cloudy, Sr. of Abundant Love Ministries.
Rev. Robert Gipson - pastor
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