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*Gasp! It’s a Short Bulletin!
That’s right! Today we have a short bulletin because we have a guest evangelist that will be preaching both the morning and the evening services:
Bro. Barry Webb.
Bro. Webb came with his family several years ago (when I was in high school,) and they sing, play instruments, and do elaborate puppets and ventriloquism. I got my wires crossed a little bit and did not get the word out that he was coming, but… surprise! I’m excited that he is here, and I’m looking forward to his preaching this morning and his ventriloquism (and preaching and special music) tonight.
All day is the Lord’s Day, and our church’s evening service is unique. Just the fact that we have an evening service is special in itself, but when the families gather together to worship, it’s even more special! I love seeing all the kids in the services. I love the kids choir that sings. I love the teens often serving as ushers, and I love preaching to the family.
I’m old-fashioned enough to believe that if you can be in church, you should be in church. Not everyone can, and I respect that! I know of family situations and driving situations and all of that… but if it’s just TV situations, or kick-back situations, or shopping situations, or project situations… the Word of God can discern even the “thoughts and intents of the heart,” and peeling away excuses to get to the real heart of the matter is what the Bible does best.
In fact, when Paul was talking about a church’s intentions, he reminded them this way:
1 Cor. 3:12–13 “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”
Later, Paul asks the church this gut-wrenching question: “Know ye not that ye [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
Some might still say, “Agree to disagree.”
Still later in 1 Cor. 3, God says, “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”
Tonight and every time we meet for church, it’s more about Jesus Christ: “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” 1 Cor. 2:4–5
A pastor is not a monarch, and I can’t demand anything… but who else in your life is going to encourage you to be in church for the preaching of the Bible?! The devil wants your eyes and mind on anything but God.
Here’s the TV programming for 6pm tonight:
- Love Island
- The Chase
- America’s Got Talent
- Nascar
- Bob’s Burgers
- Wellington Paranormal
- Unforgotten
- Criminal Minds
- John Wick
- ¿Quién Es La Máscara?
- Invisible Monsters
- North Woods Law
- The Hunt for Red October
- Ray
- Shahs of Sunset
- American Dad
- Easy A
- Shark Tank
- History of the Sitcom
- Just Go With It
- Spin
- Amphibia
- Barnwood Builders
- My 600-lb Life
- Naked and Afraid
- Saved by the Bell
- Major League Baseball
- NBA Summer League
- Classic College Football
- The Next Revolution
- Buddy Vs. Duff
- Aladdin
- MLS Soccer
- Blood Brother
- Deadpool 2
- Green Book
- Simpsons
- Swamp People
- PGA Golf Tour
- America Says
I couldn’t even get halfway through the list. Not one show… not even one minute of one show comes close to the wisdom of God.
Neither guilt nor shame nor forced compliance will yield long-term spiritual results. This is none of that, but a call to something higher and better than this world’s wisdom.
This is a call to one more church service where the timeless Word of God will be proclaimed. See you tonight!
-Pastor Ryan