Continuing in our study through the Book of John, “Knowing Jesus,” we talked today about the wrath of God and reality of hell.
Throughout the whole service, we dealt with the topic head on. Jeff’s sermon was right on. True and compassionate.
Rick also shared some details concerning our Project Love Christmas bash. Here’s how you can get involved.
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Powerful day of worship today! Jeff’s message was spot on. John 3 – you must be born again. Incredible to watch people give their lives to Jesus! Wonderful time of baptism and more children being baptized by their fathers – love it! Today, we worshiped to: Jesus Loves Me – North Side Worship All My Fountains – Chris Tomlin I
What a great day at North Side! The big idea focused on Jesus’ cleaning the temple. Whether you realized it or not, we attempted for every element to focus on this passage. From song selections focusing on the sanctuaries of God, to praying for God’s work with other churches, to the message, we all tried to get this point across.
So appreciative for David Little, Director of Missions of the Lakelands Baptist Association, joining us today to remind of God’s work among our other churches. It was wonderful to pray for other churches in our city.
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When Nehemiah led a group of exiled Israelites to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, he probably never anticipated the level of resistance that he would face. Opposition came at them from every side. As enemies conspired against the progress (Neh 4:7-8), Nehemiah had to protect God’s people without an army.
Nehemiah was forced to rely on men with varying levels of military prowess. In a stunning move, Nehemiah places every able man in the exposed places of the wall and tells them to fight.
In order to obtain the ferociousness needed to win the battle, Nehemiah placed every man near his clan as the last line of defense before the enemy could reach that man’s family (Neh 4:13). Before the battle began, Nehemiah reminded the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes” (Neh 4:14).
In this holy moment, God’s people obtained victory through the hands of some fathers who held the line and refused to let any threat past them and endanger their families.
What a great to day to be a part of North Side! Grateful for all the wonderful things going on! Remember: 1. The Fall Festival this Saturday from 3-5. Thanks Georges for reminding us! 2. Africa interest meeting tonight at 6 pm in the chapel. 3. Families are growing stronger since this move to united worship. It was awesome hearing those stories today!
Jeff’s message was the BEST message I ever heard on John 2 when Jesus turned water into wine. It was the ONLY sermon I’ve ever heard on that passage, but even if I had heard tons, that dog would hunt (that’s country slang meaning it was great!). I never knew all the implications of what happened. Huge message! Check out this Baptist preacher talk about alcohol in a completely different light!
We had a great family worship last night where we talked about this passage. Getting ready for services this morning, I asked the boys, “What did Jesus turn water into?” Since wine isn’t a word we use around the house often, they were trying their hardest to come up with it. I helped them out by starting with the “w” sound.
Obadiah said, “Waffles? Jesus turned water into waffles.”
Almost. Well, he could have if he wanted to!
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What a great day at North Side! As we focused on Jesus’s saving nature and the fact that he still calls out disciples for his work, we got a chance to Skype in with one of our own serving on the mission field, Kim Tomlinson. Serving in the American Samoa, Kim is reaching many families for Christ. By her saying yes, she was not only obedient to Jesus’ call, but she served as such an inspiration to our church. Kim’s Facebook status: definitely worth it to stay up from 130am-430am here in Samoa to be able to skype with my church family in Greenwood 🙂 🙂 So thankful to have an amazing church family that supports me 🙂
This is a picture of the baptism service she talked about yesterday – I hope her description impacted your worship yesterday like it did mine!
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Wow, what a stellar day to be a part of North Side!
We kicked off a new series today studying the Book of John entitled, “Knowing Jesus.” To start things off, we celebrated some baptisms. We sang “Come and Listen” as our candidates told why they were being baptized. My favorite part of the day was watching fathers baptize their children! Doesn’t get better than that for me. Coming off the “Courageous” series, movie release this weekend, and our 1st family worship guide, it was incredible to watch!
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It is impossible for you to try to raise your children in a godly manner.
You can’t do it, but Christ in you – the hope of glory – can (Col. 1:27). Too often, parents attempt to raise their children with godly intentions minus the godly interventions. Instead of relying on our own strengths, we need to learn to abide in Christ.
Presently, many cars come with On-Star capabilities. When in trouble, the driver can push a button, and help comes to him. Once the crisis is averted, the driver dismisses the On-Star helpers and goes about on his own for the rest of the journey.
Many parents approach life the same way. When crisis hits, they hit their knees and beg for divine intervention. Once God helps them out of the situation, they see little use for him anymore. This approach is worse than shameful, it is ignorant. If we think we can make it one step without God, we really don’t comprehend who we are dealing with here.
This weekend, I worked. I worked in the yard, in the house, you name it, I painted, mowed, pulled, fixed, and so much more than I thought I could do. We put our house up for sale this weekend. We are not moving from Greenwood, but just decided this would be a good time for a move if we could
Sunday, I introduced a new original worship song entitled “No Greater Love.” We are planning on leading it again this Sunday due to some very encouraging feedback. I told you why I tend to shrink back from leading with original songs a couple of weeks ago, but as God continues to stretch me, this is one of the songs I
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