Announcements for Week of October 29, 2006
October 26, 2006
AM: “You Have An Appointment part 2� by Rev. Don Thompson.
PM: “The Will of God” and extended prayer.
Don’t forget Praise Team Practice at the end of every Sunday Morning Worship Service.
October 28th resumed the Men’s Fellowship Breakfast. On the last Saturday of each month our men gather in the Annex Hall early, in the crisp morning air, to cook a hearty men’s style breakfast, prayer, and some Godly fellowship. There is no cost to the participants and members are encouraged to bring along the important men in their lives, fathers, brothers, sons, friends.
The Ladies of Prayer meetings will be on hiatus until January so they can focus on their Holiday Special Projects:
Going through November 5th the Ladies of Prayer will be collecting for the Wexler Family for Thanksgiving.
Then starting November 12th through December 10th they will be starting the collection for the Whaley Family for Christmas.
That is all for now. Have a Blessed Week and continue to pray for the Trumpet to Sound.
Announcement for Week Starting October 22, 2006
October 23, 2006
AM: “You Have An Appointment� by Rev. Don Thompson.
PM: Gospel Soloist John Eric Hawout
Don’t forget Praise Team Practice at the end of every Sunday Morning Worship Service. (Cancelled this week)
Phone calls are still being made to everyone who has been nominated for the coming ballot. If you have been called we ask you to prayerfully consider the office for which you have been nominated.
On October 22 Gospel Soloist Eric Hawout performed to a crowd of more than 30 people in our sanctuary for the Sunday Evening Service. It was a wonderful evening of gospel songs, hymns, and testimony. If you want to get a CD or cassette from John’s Ministry please visit his website at http://home.earthlink.net/~ejhawout/
October 28th resumes the Men’s Fellowship Breakfast. On the last Saturday of each month our men gather in the Annex Hall early, in the crisp morning air, to cook a hearty men’s style breakfast, prayer, and some Godly fellowship. There is no cost to the participants and members are encouraged to bring along the important men in their lives, fathers, brothers, sons, friends.
The Ladies of Prayer meetings will be on hiatus until January so they can focus on their Holiday Special Projects:
Starting this Sunday and going through November 5th they will be collecting for the Wexler Family for Thanksgiving.
Then starting November 12th through December 10th they will be starting the collection for the Whaley Family for Christmas.
That is all for now. Have a Blessed Week and continue to pray for the Trumpet to Sound.
Gospel Soloist Eric Hawout Concert October 22!!!
October 17, 2006
Eric John Hawout has performed 1000’s of concerts in churches throughout the region since 1989 and has pleased pastor and congregation alike. His lovely tenor voice not only ministers in music but brings the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through in a way that is powerful and heartening.
Please plan to attend this Concert and bring family and friends. The cost is FREE if you are already a believer and PRICELESS if a loved one has their heart softened and turns to the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior.
You won’t be disappointed by the traditional hymns and songs and it will be time well spent with friends and loved ones here at Bible Baptist Temple.
DATE: Sunday October 22nd, 2006
WHEN: 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:45 PM)
WHERE: Bible Baptist Temple of Jefferson Hills
Open to the Public! Free to the Public! Free Parking!
Membership NOT Required!
Announcements for the Week of October 15th
October 13, 2006
AM: “That Dirty Water� by Rev. Don Thompson.
PM: “What do we Mean; God’s Will?� by Rev. Don Thompson
October 15th, after the Evening Service there will be a Nominating Committee meeting. Everyone who has been asked to be a member please plan to attend this first meeting of the committee.
Don’t forget Praise Team Practice at the end of every Sunday Morning Worship Service. (Cancelled this week)
On October 22 Gospel Soloist Eric Hawout will be performing in our sanctuary for the Sunday Evening Service. Seats are first come first serve and please bring as many friends as you can for this evening of music, encouragement, and fellowship.
October 28th sees the resumption of the Men’s Fellowship Breakfast. On the last Saturday of each month our men gather in the annex hall early in the crisp morning air to cook a hearty men’s style breakfast, prayer, and some Godly fellowship. There is no cost to the participants and members are encouraged to bring along the important men in their lives, fathers, brothers, sons, friends.
The Ladies of Prayer meetings will be on hiatus until January so they can focus on their Holiday Special Projects:
Starting this Sunday and going through November 5th they will be collecting for the Wexler Family for Thanksgiving.
Then starting November 12th through December 10th they will be starting the collection for the Whaley Family for Christmas.
That is all for now. Have a Blessed Week and continue to pray for the Trumpet to Sound.
Why Does Prayer Hurt?
October 10, 2006
When asked, “what is your prayer life like” do you often answer with a non-committal “it’s ok”? When a sermon is delivered that emphasizes personal and family prayer do you feel cut in the spirit? After those heartfelt admonitions and stirring reasons to keep the prayer lines open with God, why is it so hard to actually PRAY?
While driving home from work, a radio pastor was outlining all the benefits of prayer. I myself have often described the Thursday Night Prayer Service at Bible Baptist Temple as a time of refreshment, but many times I almost dread the short drive to the church. Not because of the people or the fellowship or the service. It is being in the presence of God and His Holiness that disturbs me the most. Approaching the Throne of the Creator of the Universe via the Blood of Christ and knowing, deep down, my life is nearly as far from God’s plan for me as it was when I was a godless pagan. After the service I do feel refreshment, but the anticipation of prayer can be unnerving. Even maintaining the discipline for personal prayer and meditation on a daily basis seems nigh impossible at times.
Of course the short answer to this dilemma is the further away from God’s plan for our lives we are the more uncomfortable the Holy Spirit makes our souls during prayer. Prayer indeed does hurt; when we are far from the Light of Truth. It hurts our spirit, it pinches our guilt, it hurts our sense of the Holiness of God. But what we must understand is this pain is not punishment. God sent His Son to die on the cross so that we could AVOID the eternal punishment of the Lake of Fire. Even the mere fact that God sends the rain on the wicked as well as the good demonstrates that He is longsuffering and does not “willy-nilly” throw punishment around the firmament.
I want to pray more, I see the physical manifestations of the benefits of prayer in my life all the time. But we are taught, either by an immature church or pagan society in general, to treat our prayers as “sniper shots” at God. The misguided thinking being if we send up too many prayers God will begin to ignore us or dodge our requests. That thinking has a kernel of truth to it, but it is far from the ideal God has established for us. Read more
