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AUGUST
Special Points of Interest
August 2—10:00 AM
Dave Ekes preaching
August 3-7—9:00 AMNoon—Heroes of Faith
Vacation Bible School
August 5—6:30 PM
Jericho Hour
August 8—7:30 AM—
Men’s Power Breakfast
August 21—6:30 PM—
Praise Night at LHC
August 22—7:30 AM—
Men’s Power Breakfast
August,, 2015
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
“What Are We Going To Do Now?”
Greetings in Jesus’ life changing
name!
The title of this article this month
was prompted by a number of
folks that posed that question to
me after the tragic Supreme
Court ruling redefining marriage
to allow same sex unions among
other implications, including
polygamy.
Many believers active in the political process were disillusioned.
Some I talked to were almost in
despair. Why? Didn’t many
believers pray for these judges to
rule wisely? Surely they will not
undo hundreds of years of precedent, violate natural law, (still
takes man/woman to create a
child), and create a hostile
environment for Christians? Yes,
they did. Why didn’t God answer
these prayers? “What are we
going to do now?”, some have
asked me. I can only reply in
keeping with God’s Word. The
short answer to this question is—
We keep doing what we have
been doing, or should have
been doing. The late great Pastor E.V. Hill once preached a
sermon from Psalm 11:3—”If
the foundations be destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”
His reply—Pray, my brothers and
sisters, pray!
Preach, my
brothers and sisters, preach!
We are to call out to God, we
are to reach out to the unsaved
with the gospel of Jesus Christ!
We are to pray for those in
authority. Romans 13:1-4; I
Timothy 2:1-3; Acts 5:28-42
We are to obey the laws of the
land, except where man’s law
asks us to break conscience
with God’s Word.
Paul, the apostle reminds us in
I Timothy 3:15 that the Church
is to be “...the pillar and ground
of truth.” This is the tragedy of
our day that many “churches”
are abandoning the Word of
God. Many major Protestant
denominations are embracing
“gay” pastors and same sex
unions.
This adds to the
confusion in culture.
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Staff can be
reached at:
Senior Pastor
Dave Bauman
963-5310
Continued from page 1
We must cry out to God for revival in the Church, and
in our own hearts, also. We must prepare to pay a
price for our faith. We must not allow the world to
define what love is, marriage is, or what sin is. We
must contend earnestly for the faith, which was delivered to the saints. (Jude 3)
Pray and preach my brothers
Jesus is Lord! (Romans 10:10-13)
and
sisters.
In His grip,
Children’s &
Family Pastor
Dave Ekes
393-8791
David Bauman, Pastor
Living Hope Church
Ride Against Poverty
Treasurer
Donna Ekes
393-8793
Women of
Hope
and
Secretary
Betty Ast
963-5313
6th Annual Benefit Ride
for Compassion International
September 12, 2015
Motorcycle ride begins at the Baraboo Area Visitors
Center, in the Baraboo Chamber of Commerce at
the intersection of highway’s 12 & 136.
Registration—9:30 AM
Ride begins at 11:00 AM
Registration—$30.00 per Bike
Bicycle ride begins and ends at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wisconsin Dells located at 101 E.
Hiawatha Dr.
Registration begins at 12:00 noon
Ride begins at 1:00 PM
Registration $10.00 per bike $5.00 for walkers
There will be food for sale beginning at 12:00 noon.
Games, Door Prizes. Fun for the whole family!
For more information go to rapride.blogspot.com
or contact Gordy at: [email protected]
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MINISTRY SCHEDULE
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
Ushers
Ron Blegen
Carol Blegen
New Friends Team
Diane Higgins
Jen Jagow
Linda Packard
Ushers
Mark Higgins
Robin McDonough
New Friends Team
Dee Dee Fischer
Judy Lehman
Ushers
Pete Schyvinch
Ken Harding
New Friends Team
Elena Smirenski
Jan Berkebill
Ushers
Ken Hall
Bonnie Hall
New Friends Team
Gary VanWormer
JoAnne VanWormer
Jane Felt
Sound
Aaron Newby
Sound
Aaron Newby
Sound
Aaron Newby
Sound
Aaron Newby
Overhead
Aimee Stieve
Overhead
Rachel Langeberg
Overhead
Kathy Wells
Overhead
Paul Wolter
Children’s Church
Dave & Donna Ekes
Children’s Church
Dave & Donna Ekes
Children’s Church
Dave & Donna Ekes
Children’s Church
Dave & Donna Ekes
Nursery
Char Jensen
Brandie Beich
Nursery
Audrey Patterson
Edranel Leverenz
Nursery
Wendy Pangburn
Rebekah Langeberg
Nursery
Caroline Pfaff
Melonie Ernst
August 30
Ushers
Ken Pangburn
Mark Higgins
Sound
Aaron Newby
Children’s Church
Dave & Donna Ekes
New Friends Team
Ron Blegen
Carol Blegen
Steve Soltis
Overhead
Aimee Stieve
Nursery
Nickie McDonough
Kathi Heiner
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Living Hope Church
OUR VISION (Where we are going):
CHRISTLIKENESS
Since nothing pleases the Father more than His Son, it is our desire to
be conformed to the character, power and love of Christ.
We believe this is God’s vision for man (Genesis 1:26; Romans 8:29).
Thus we measure success not by what we are before men,
but how Christlike we become (2 Corinthians 3:17-18).
OUR MISSION (What we do):
TAKE AS MANY PEOPLE TO HEAVEN
IN AS CHRISTLIKE CONDITION AS POSSIBLE
Our Mission is based on three key Scriptures:
Matthew 11:28-30: The Great Invitation
Matthew 22:37-40: The Great Commandment
Matthew 28:18-20: The Great Commission
OUR VALUES (What our community looks like):
Humility, knowing all spiritual progress is by God’s grace (James 4:5).
Worship that is passionate, reverent, expressive, and creative.
Prayer that passionately seeks the Lord and intercedes for others.
The Word and Spirit, merging biblical teaching with the power and
gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Relationships that strengthen, encourage, and test our maturity in
Christ.
Developing Christlike leaders—identifying, training and sending them
according to gifting.
Christ-centered Unity with other Christians, seeking to maintain the
“unity of the Spirit” until we reach “unity of faith” (Ephesians 4:3, 13;
John 17).
Outreach with sacrificial love to a world in need.
MINISTRY STAFF
Senior Pastor
Dave Bauman
Children’s/Family Pastor
Dave Ekes
Secretary
Betty Ast
Treasurer
Donna Ekes
Board of Elders
Dave Bauman
Margaret Bauman
Dave Ekes
Jeff Jensen
Ron Blegen
Carol Blegen
Ken Hall
Deacons
Betty Ast
Donna Ekes
Bill Higgins
Aaron Newby
Kristen Reynoso
Peter Wolter
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Pulse! Pulse! Pulse! A few weeks ago, my sister Rebekah Langeberg, Aaron Christianson and I had the
opportunity to attend Pulse Worship Conference at Blackhawk Church due to your support of the body of
Living Hope church. Pulse Worship Conference is a conference designed specifically to help worship leaders
to become more skilled in their worship and more passionate and devoted to God. Through this conference,
I learned both practical and spiritual skills to be a better worship leader.
During the first main session, I was reminded that God is a God of beauty. Jesus compared Himself to a
work of art, the bronze snake that Moses lifted up in the wilderness. However, later, a king of Israel
destroyed the bronze snake because the people had made it into an idol. In a similar way, we must be
careful to not allow our worship or anything else in our lives to become an idol to us. Otherwise, we turn a
good thing into a bad thing, distracting the focus of our worship and lives from reflecting our Creator as we
should. Also, if we spend all our time imitating something or someone we are not, we destroy our identity to
the point we do not even remember what we were created to be.
In the first worship I attended, the speaker exhorted us to connect greater skill to a greater heart for God.
Although the latter is more important, singing and playing well does have its place. She introduced me to
qu9te a few “tools” I could use to sing better. In addition, she exhorted us to steward our talents well, lead
with humility, and always loo0k out for those we are leading. She emphasized the importance of finding
your security in Christ alone, not in your abilities or the reactions of the congregation. Lastly, she encouraged us to be authentic and servant-hearted always.
At the second main session, the speaker talked of how much stories impact our lives. We tend to identify
with stories and find meaning in the lives of the characters of a story. I was reminded that my life is not a
random mess. We are all part of the big story, God’s story. The Bible is not a bunch of disconnected stories
but real historical accounts that interweave into the Great Story. Our purpose is to invite people to be a part
of the great story. Consequently, we should not relate the bible as a bunch of whitewashed stories but as
one story, the story of God, using a bunch of broken people to not only bring the gift of Jesus Christ into the
world but also showcase His glory. God uses our darkest and most glorious moments to complete His story.
During the second workshop, the speaker exhorted us to keep worship simple. My job is just to be used
by God to create an atmosphere to make it easy for you all to enter into worship. I am merely on the stage
to help you worship. Although no one can force you to worship, I was taught to do all in my power to encourage you to worship our glorious King together. I was taught to sing without thinking of myself at all, or even
about how you view me as I sing. My worship is to be solely directed to the Lord as I connect with you all
and respond to the Spirit as the Holy Spirit leads. Although I admit, good music is nice to hear, I was exhorted to sing songs that you all can catch onto easily. In addition, I was taught to not be afraid to derail from
routine in order to allow the Spirit of God to move.
In the last workshop, I was taught about how to work together as a team and how to address conflict.
The speaker taught us that even though there is a great temptation to talk to everyone else about what a
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person did, we need to talk to the person directly. Also, I was urged to listen with an open mind regardless of
my emotions at the time, especially because often both parties in a conflict have valid points. The speaker
taught to long to be more like Christ than to win an argument, be open to constructive criticism, be discerning,
and be sincere.
Through Pulse Worship Conference, I gained valuable insight on how to be more devoted to Christ and more
servant-hearted in my leadership in worship. I learned some practical advice on how to sing, was reminded
that God uses broken people to accomplish His purpose, and was exhorted to set the table for you, inviting you
to praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with me. Thank you once again for giving me the opportunity to
learn how to better lead you in worship of our majestic Savior by allowing me to attend this conference!
May God bless you and keep you blameless as we journey together to be more like Christ every day!
Rachel Langeberg
Please join us for
Praise Night
2015
August 21, 6:30 PM
Living Hope Church (Baraboo)
Free Admission
Nursery available for ages up to 4 yrs.
“Stand up and praise the Lord your God,
who is from everlasting to everlasting”
-
Nehemiah 9:5
*Community projects info
tables in the foyer
*Join us for ice cream
after the concert!
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AUGUST
MONDAY
SUNDAY
2 9:00 AM
TUESDAY
3 9:00 AM-Noon VBS
4 9:00 AM-Noon VBS
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11
17
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24
25
Adult Bible Class
10:00 AM Dave Ekes
6:30 PM Study in Luke
@ Reynoso’s
9 9:00 AM
Adult Bible Class
10:00 AM D. Bauman
6:30 PM Study in Luke
@ Reynoso’s
16 9:00 AM
Adult Bible Class
10:00 AM D. Bauman
6:30 PM Study in Luke
@ Reynoso’s
23 9:00 AM
Adult Bible Class
10:00 AM D. Bauman
6:30 PM Study in Luke
@ Reynoso’s
30 9:00 AM
Adult Bible Class
10:00 AM D. Bauman
6:30 PM Study in Luke
@ Reynoso’s
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AUGUST
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
1
5 9:00 AM-Noon VBS
6 9:00 AM-Noon VBS
6:30 PM Jericho Hour
8:30 AM R & R
@ 4 Star Restaurant
8:30 AM Breakfast
Bunch @ Alpine
12 6:30 PM
13 8:30 AM R & R
Jericho Hour
@ 4 Star Restaurant
8:30 AM Breakfast
Bunch @ Alpine
19 6:30 PM
20 8:30 AM R & R
Jericho Hour
@ 4 Star Restaurant
8:30 AM Breakfast
Bunch @ Alpine
26 6:30 PM
27 8:30 AM R & R
Jericho Hour
@ 4 Star Restaurant
8:30 AM Breakfast
Bunch @ Alpine
5:00 PM Elder Mtg
6:30 PM Elder/Deacon
7 9:00 AM-Noon VBS
8 7:30 AM
Men’s Power Breakfast
Cook: Mark Higgins
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15
21 6:30 PM Praise Night 22 7:30 AM
Men’s Power Breakfast
Cook: Dean Packard
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By Dave Ekes
August! The last month of summer! Well not quite, but it feels like it! There always seems to be
certain anticipation, excitement and even an anxiety that wants to rise up this time of the year.
Vacations ending, back to school talk, getting ready for the fall programs, kids off to college, only 145
days until Christmas! All these things that seem to want to pile on us. But whatever the situation and
whatever the season, God wants us to be anxious for nothing and to put our complete trust in Him …
even the “end of summer”!
This summer has flown by so far. In July we had our very first “3 Days of Summer at Oschner Park”.
Actually we only had 2 days and were rained out the third. 3 Days of Summer was a children’s program that we began this year as an outreach for the younger children. The first day started with mainly kids from Living Hope Church and some of their friends, but by the second day there were more children coming over to see what we were doing and were participating. We are considering this as a possible annual event, and are excited to see what the Lord wants to do.
In Youth and children’s Church we have been using the Hillsong BIG program for the summer months.
BIG is a combination of videos, teachings, crafts, and games. The children and the workers, as well,
have been enjoying it. It has the theme of Faith, Hope and Love.
Our NGM Youth group has been very, very busy helping out in the 3 Days of Summer, as well as preparing for this year’s Vacation Bible School “Heroes of Faith”. They helped with the games and handing out flyers in the park, and have been memorizing VBS scripts, going on location for filming and preparing props all summer. We are looking forward to seeing how God is going to use this year’s VBS in
the children’s lives and in ours. We truly have been blessed with a great group! Vacation Bible School
“Heroes of Faith” is August 3rd thru 7th from 9:00 am to noon, and is for children 3 years old thru the
6th grade.
Coming up in September is our Fall Kick Off Church Picnic on September 13th after the morning
service and then Wednesday, September4 16th at 6:30 pm is the start of the 2015-2016 NGM
Wednesday Night Season for the Seekers, Survivors and Youth! Looking forward to another great
year!
If you ever have any questions or need more information about Next Generation Ministries, please feel
free to contact Pastor Dave Ekes. God bless and see you at VBS!
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by Christy Bauman
Catching the Vision—ICON Mission SE Asia Trip Prayer Recap
ICON Mission SE Asia 2015… We have all been back for about two weeks but still the people we met, the stories we
heard, and the places we have seen are fresh in our minds. This trip, for me, was one of catching a vision once again,
for the great need in our world for people to go, to support financially, and come alongside Christians, our brothers and
sister in Christ, around the world. But it was also a vision of the move of God around the world. Military dictatorships,
communist governments, poverty, natural disasters, or the strongholds of Buddhism and Islam cannot and have not
stopped those who desire to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. The gates of hell shall not
prevail against the
church of Jesus Christ! As the corporate body of Christ we can rejoice in Him, in His victory on the cross, and His soon
coming. We can be confident as we share the love of Jesus because He is for us!
Please pray for our friends in Guihulngan, Philippines whose church was destroyed in an earthquake 4 years ago.
They are still working to rebuild and meet in a building two sizes too small. They are such a blessing to be with, and
their spirit and heart even in the midst of the waiting and slow progress was a blessing. (UPDATE: Praise God! The
roof is complete and although much work still remains they are able to use the building for services, weather permitting.)
Please pray for Christians in Vietnam as they seek God for ways to reach out to the culture around them and as they
pray for revival in their nation. Praise God for some greater openness for the Church there...pray it continues and also
produces good fruit!
Pray for Thai Christians for wisdom and courage on how to reach their nation for the Lord despite the deep roots that
Buddhism has put down in that country. Pray for the many thousand Christian Pakistani refugees fleeing religious persecution living difficult and sometimes fear-filled lives in Bangkok (as well as refugees from Nepal and Myanmar, as
well). Pray that the United Nations and the international community will step up and do what they say they are there to
do—find permanent placements for these families.
Pray for the work of Christians in Cambodia as the country is still truly “getting back on its feet” so to speak after the
bloody and horrific rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Pray for those seeking wisdom on how to present the Gospel
in a culturally contextualized way so that people can truly grasp the beauty of the
message of Jesus Christ. Pray
for those Cambodians who wish to compose Cambodian worship music for insight and inspiration and blessing.
Pray for the church in Myanmar, that it can grow and be blessed as it sets itself to pray for revival, for
wisdom, and
for provision. Pray for the believers there that they also, will have wisdom into ways to share the Gospel with Buddhists, as well as the Muslim population there. Pray for free elections and justice in the government arena, as well.
Pray that there will be great faith that God can meet all their needs...and that the church will band together and share
as a family the resources at its disposal. (Most of the families we met with live all together in one room the size of a
small bedroom.) Pray that we, the whole body of Christ, all may grow in the knowledge of Christ and know the blessing
of His Spirit operating in our lives. Amen! Thank you for your prayers and support!
With love,
CJB
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In This Corner is a feature in the Herald of Hope where members and attendees of
LHC may submit articles of around 300 words. Submit your article to the church
office by the 20th of the month. Articles may be edited for space and content.
Jesus replied, “Get behind Me, Satan! Y ou are an offense
to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the
Five Minutes with K.P.
things of men” (Matthew 16:23).
(K.P. Yohannan , President and International Director
What about us? Do we recognize distractions as being
Gospel for Asia)
distractions, especially when they ar e ver y good things?
For example, once I wanted to look up an event from early
The story was all over the news: A businessman, after withChristianity, so my son brought me an 800-page Church
drawing $100,000 at the bank, stopped at a store and placed
history book from the library. I could have gone to the index
his briefcase full of money beside him on the checkout
and straight to the page that answered my question, but I
counter. A man standing next to him engaged him for a few
didn’t. The book and the pictures were too intriguing to put
seconds in a conversation while another man walked up,
down, and instead of spending 10 minutes, I found myself
grabbed the briefcase and disappeared. When the businessspending all afternoon reading about interesting things that
man turned around, his money was gone. He panicked. The
had nothing to do with what I needed to know.
crime was caught on the store’s surveillance camera and
We are surrounded by hundreds of good causes, wholeserves as a warning that a few seconds of distraction is
some activities, wonderful opportunities, as well as a host of
enough for you to lose your most valuable possessions.
electronics and the world of internet, that all compete for our
One of our enemy’s tactics is distractions. He tr ies to
attention and the precious time we have to reach this world
attract and divert our attention, confuse our mind, sidetrack
for Christ. If we don’t recognize distractions, we become
our steps and draw us away from our God-given focus. So
victims of good things.
often we don’t recognize what’s happening until much later
Yes, as human beings we need times of rest, to unwind
when we find ourselves way off course.
from our stressful work and have special family times and
Recognizing distractions is vital in serving God and
activities. However, we must be careful that the good things
fulfilling our calling as His witnesses.
don’t take over our focus and the time we once used to spend
Nehemiah had left his prestigious job as the king’s
in prayer and in God’s Word.
cupbearer, along with the comfort and luxury of life in the
Life moves very fast. We have only a short time before
palace, to travel to Jerusalem to rebuild its destroyed walls.
it’s over. Let us not get caught in the web of seeking the
He rallied and inspired the returned exiles for the task, but
things on earth.
soon he ran into opposition from the enemies of the Jews and
What then must we do to keep our focus!
their undercover collaborators. They requested an urgent
We must be aware that distractions, especially the ones
meeting with him. They spread lies about his faithfulness to
that make us happy, entertain us and fill our days with excitethe king. They circulated rumors of threats on his life, and
ment, are easy for us to accept, but saying no to temptations
they even hired a prophet to deliver a false message to get
and yes to inconveniences and to the way of the cross is what
him to stop the work and go into hiding.
we have to deliberately choose.
Thankfully, Nehemiah recognized what all these things
Therefore, we need to be alert and discerning and
really were: distractions from completing the work God had
honestly judge our hearts to see where we are with our focus
asked him to do. He responded: “I am doing a great work, so
regarding the purpose of God for our life here on earth.
that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I
We also need to realize that we are not strong enough to
leave it and go down to you?...Should such a man as I flee?
finish this race on our own. We daily need to ask God for
And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to
wisdom, discernment and grace to stay on course. Then at
save his life? I will not go in!” (Nehemiah 6:3, 11)
the end of our life, we will be able to say, along with the
Jesus, too, immediately recognized that the enemy was
apostle Paul, “But none of these things move me,” (Acts
trying to use his loving disciple to try to side track Him from
20:24) and “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
going to Jerusalem so He may die at the cross for our sins.
race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:6).
Peter had said to Him, “Far be it from Y ou, Lord; this shall
not happen to You!” (Matthew 16:22)
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Planning Page
LHC Goals/Project List 2015
1.Building/Grounds
a). Carpet repair/replace getting bids
$12,000-$15,000
b). Parking lot reseal
c). South side access, parking pad for ADA
compliance
2. Policy/Administration
a). Quickbooks transition—Done
b). Assembling new Policy/Procedure Manual
c). Update Record Retention Policy
d). Update Bylaws—ongoing
3. Roadmap/Discipleship Administration
a). Life Group development
b). Ongoing recruit, develop leaders for small
groups
c). Develop directory of DVD resources for
LIFE Groups
4. Prayer Ministry Teams (PMT)
a). Teams assist with altar ministry
b). Update guidelines
c). Recruit new participants
5. New Friends Teams
a). Update training
b). Combining Ushers/New Friends
6. Nursery/Children’s Church
a). Ongoing scheduling
b). Nursery painted
c). Upkeep, cleaning toys being done weekly
d). Summer months using Hillsong Big curriculum
e). Children’s church teaching tams summer off
f). Recruit Children’s Church workers for fall
7. Outreach Events—2015 Summer/Fall
a). NGM—Camp Out—June 24-26—done
b). Sauk County Fair—LHC Booth—done
c). VBS—August 3-7
d). LHC Praise Night—August 21
e). All Church Picnic—Fall Kickoff—September 13
f). Men’s Retreat—October 8-10
g). Dave Ogren Preaching—October 11
h). WOH Salad Supper/Silent Auction—Nov 6
8. AV/Sound/Worship
a). Ongoing training on new software for projection
of Sunday music/media
b). Training for new digital sound board
c). Recruit new help for AV overheads
d). Recruit new help for sound board
9. Other 2015 Goals
a). Quarterly Baptisms
b). Tract Rack upkeep
c). Playground
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GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION
Where will you spend ETERNITY? It only matters what the Bible says, not tradition, churches, religious leaders,
scholars, books, visions, opinions, or any other entity. It is the responsibility of each of us to seek out the truth and
to find the right way.
Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth
unto life, and few there be that find it.
What the Bible says about each of us:
1. All are sinners with imperfect hearts in God’s eyes.
-For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
-For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Ecclesiastes 7:30
2. There is an eternal penalty for sin.
-For the wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23a
-He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life: but the
wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:36a
-And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15
3. The Lord Jesus Christ paid the penalty for the sin of mankind.
-But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
- … “Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. Revelation 1:5b
What the Bible says we must do:
4. Repent, turn from sin and turn to God.
- … “except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13:3
-Testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our
Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 30:21
5. Believe on and receive the Lord Jesus Christ, and Him alone, as your personal Lord and Savior.
-Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9
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If you have received Jesus Christ as your Saviour, as a Christian you should:
Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better. (2 Timothy 2:15) (Psalms 119:105)
Talk to God in prayer every day. (Matthew 21:22) (Philippians 4:6)
Be baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians in a church where Christ is preached and the Bible
is the final authority. (Matthew 28:19) (Hebrews 10:25) (2 Timothy 3:16)
Tell others about Christ. (Mark 16:15) (1 Corinthians 9:16) (Romans 1:16)
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LIFE GROUP MEETINGS
SUMMER SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
BIBLE HOUR
9:00-9:45 AM R & R @ THE 4 STAR RESTAURANT
WORSHIP DVD TEACHING 9:00-9:45 AM
JEFF JENSEN—LEADER
MORNING WORSHIP
10:00-11:30 AM BREAKFAST BUNCH @ THE ALPINE
MARGARET BAUMAN—LEADER
CHILDREN’S CHURCH 10:30-11:30 AM
YOUTH CHURCH
10:30-11:30 AM BIBLE STUDY IN LUKE @ REYNOSO’S
(CHECK BULLETIN FOR PM SERVICE SCHEDULE)
WEDNESDAY
NGM-SEEKERS
NGM-SURVIVORS
NGM-YOUTH
JERICHO HOUR PRAYER
6:30-8:00 PM
6:30-8:00 PM
6:30-8:00 PM
6:30-8:00 PM
AARON CHRISTIANSON—LEADER
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