Bible Verses for Sunday Service June 05, 2022
Ephesians 2:8
Proverbs 16:24
Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Announcements:
We were blessed today by Cole’s playing with Dale, Norma, and Bev. VBS, it starts tomorrow. Leaders, please at the church by 8:30AM so we can start with prayer at 8:45AM. Each day will start at 9 and run to 11:30AM. On Friday, at the closing ceremony, VBS will show a slideshow of the week, and parents are welcome to attend. VBS worker will then carefully take down all the decorations and send them on to another church to use. And, if you saw the decorations after church today, wow, will VBS be a treat for the children Natasha and her crew of VBS workers have built a wonderful world for the children.
Steve alerted us to a deacons’ meeting on June 23 at 7PM. The ladies’ Bible study will take a break for the month of June, and maybe for the rest of summer.
Don’t forget the continuing La Vie Baby Bottle campaign- “Change for Hope.” Place your gift in the bottle in the foyer or make a donation online. With Summer comes the Bible based camps offered to youth every summer. In the foyer, you will find information regarding two camps. Please review if interested and let Pastor know. The church has Bible Camp scholarships available.
Sermon:
Today Pastor continued in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ proclamation of the arrival of the Kingdom of God with a message titled “Important Warnings About Real Relationships” on Matthew 7:15-23 where Jesus having instructed the crowd on the Kingdom, and warned them about choosing well now warns again about false teachers perverting His doctrine to imitate it and lead people astray to the broad path. Pastor illustrated this concept with the idea of warning labels. Some are silly like the warning that a batman cape does actually impart the ability to fly. But, some are serious, like the warnings on cigarettes. This warning of Jesus is a “cigarette” type warning.
Firstly, Pastor asked us to consider that false teachers can be influential leaders. That is what makes them so dangerous. As Pastor put it, they stand outside the narrow gate, blocking the way in. How? They first deceive through their teaching and then destroy having deceived. We should be aware of their guile. Remember, Jesus said we should be gentle as doves, but as wise as serpents (Matthew 10:16).
For his next point, Pastor asked us to consider that false teachers are known by their inconsistent lifestyle. We can spot these false teachers because Jesus gave us the example of fruit form a tree. We don’t get thistles from an apple tree (Luke 6:43). Perhaps those evangelists that use television are an example of this. They sometimes give evangelists a bad name by soliciting funds for outreach yet spending it on themselves. Is it an example of an inconsistent lifestyle to have three Lear jets? As you’ll see in considering another aspect of inconsistent lifestyles, perhaps we will not know here. But, as believers we should consider these facts before sending donations to support a ministry. Next in this section, Pastor asked us to consider that sometimes that fruit takes time to show. We may wonder about a Christian who makes poor choices. Perhaps in time, as God works on that person he or she me do better and provide more evidence of fruit. Let’s not be hasty.
In considering these false teachers, we may not know this side of eternity if they really are false. This was Pastor’s last point. But, while we wait, let’s remember as Pastor stated that religion cannot save us. Only a relationship with Jesus can save us, allow us to move on to that narrow way and towards an eternity with Him. Let’s hold that hope dear this week.
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