Pastor Bryan Shaffer from Ohio shared from God's Word this morning out of Matthew and Luke from the Christmas story about how we can live without fear and worry. We don't have to fear if we know Christ as our Lord and Savior 

1} Don't fear when your world is shaken (Joseph-Matthew 1:20)

2} Don't fear when your faith is tested (Luke 1:13)

3} Don't fear when you have God's favor (Mary-Luke 1:30)

4} Don't fear when God asks you to more than you thought possible                (Shepherds-Luke 2:8)

Pastor Joe Starr continued the series on 1 Kings 2:28-35

Ep. 7 "Joab's Death"

Tonight's lesson was Jaob and how his service was hindered and how ours can be hindered like his through:

1}  Inconsistency

2}  Self promotion

3} Directing gifts and energies toward wrong things

4} Overlooking opportunities to serve

This morning Pastor Joe Starr shared a message out of Jonah 3 about how God is the God of second chances but still cannot allow sin to go unpunished.

Jonah 3:1-2

"And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee."

Pastor Joe Starr continued the series on 1 Kings 2:26-27

Ep. 6 "Abiathar's Punishment"

Tonight's lesson was about the banishment of Abiathar for focusing on self rather than on God

1} We must die to self when searching out God's will

2}We must be more in love with God then ourselves

3}We must make efforts to focus on God

4}We must trust God more then we trust ourselves

This morning Josh Burkholder, the camp director of Amazing Grace Baptist Camp in Ottawa, Kansas, shared with a message from Acts 8 about Philip and the Ethiopian.

Acts 8:30

"And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?"

This morning missionary Esteban Marquez shared with us a message from 1 Peter 3. He challenged us as believers to be living in the will of God constantly.

1 Peter 3:9

"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."

Pastor Franseen spoke from I Corinthians 12 this morning and 

shared how God can use our diverse spiritual gifts and use them 

within the unity of the church

I Corinthians 12:4-6

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

Pastor Joe Starr continued the series on 1 Kings 2:13-25

Ep. 5 "Adonijah's End"

He spoke about desiring what God has for us and what steps to take to achieve peace in our lives through knowing God's will for our lives

1}We must have submissions to and trust in our God

2}If you desire God's will, you will pray for God's will

3}When God's will/plan has been made clear, submit to it and continue to be involved in serving Him. 

1 Kings 2:13

"And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably."

This morning missionary Tigran Agamalian shared a message out of Matthew 9 about our call to win souls to Christ.

Matthew 9:37

"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few."

Pastor Joe Starr continued the series on 1 Kings 2:1-12

Ep. 3 "King David's Final Advice"

He spoke about King David's admonition to Solomon and his example to us to be involved in training the next generation. 

1}Encouraging and teaching them God's truth

2}Practically helping with specific problems

3}Exemplify a life that pleases God 

1 Kings 2:1-2

"Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;"