Calhoun Baptist Church News September 8, 2013~
Rev. David Van Bebber Pastor:
We are so blessed to live in a country where we can worship who we want, when and where we want to!
Brother David opened our worship services with a welcome to all and reminded us about the events happening this week. Our Praise and Worship song was “Jesus Friend of Sinners,” by Casting Crowns.
This is the month for remembering our Missouri Missions by giving our offering through the Rheubin L. South Missions “Overflow” is the theme of this year’s Missouri Missions Offering. It is taken from 2 Cor. 9:12, “For the ministry of this service is… overflowing in many acts of thanksgiving to God.”
After the reading of the Word Brother David brought his message about the “Four Calls.
The first one is hearing the call from God to live your life in a way that serves Him. Acts 9:15 (NIV)
15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.
Also Mark 16:15 (NIV)
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
The Second one is the call from ‘Below”. This is the call from the lost loved ones like the Parable of the rich man and Lazarus,
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
The third one is call from “Outside”, to go and spread the Gospel.
Acts 16:9-15 (NIV)
9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi
11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
And the fourth one is the call from “Inside.”
It is the fact that when you know Jesus as your Savior you want to tell everyone else about him so they can have everlasting life in Heaven!
Acts 16:27-33 (NIV)
27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.
Keep your prayers going to the Father for our Pastor David and all of those who are on our “Prayer Concerns”
Pauline Willings~ Cristal Burnett~ Elsie Kampe~ Dorothy Hager~ Forrest Pinkston~ Frank Mullis~
Randy Acker ~ Jerry Wiley~ Ashley Wheatley~ Frances Barrow~ Ryan Mantonya~ Harold Ensor~ Sonie Snider~
Pray for our country and Pray for our men and women in the Service of our Country~
Pray for our School Children and our School Staff members~
Happenings in September:
Rheubin L. South Missions
Picnic at the Windsor Park Sept. 15th. @ 5;30 PM
Sunday September 29th. Cemetery Walk @ Calhoun 3-5 PM
Singspiration @ New Life Church Sunday Sept. 29th.
Come join us in fellowship and worshiping the Lord!
We have a Sunday School Class for each age group @ 10:00~
Worship Services @ 11~
Prayer and Bible Study @ 6:00 P.M ~
R.A.’s & G.A.’s on Wednesdays at 7 P.M.~
“Youth with Dave Saturday” 7-8 PM @ the Parsonage~
We are located 3 blocks off 52 on V Highway ~
Our website is: calhounbaptist,org