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July 9, 2023. Sunday evening service 

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July 9, 2023, Pastor Terry
Wednesday evenings sermon on wisdom continued 

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“Live wisely among those who are not believers and make the most out of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.”

(Colossians 4:5-6, NLT)

There are at least three types of churchgoers. One, those who think they know everything they need to know. They obviously don’t listen because they don’t think they need to learn anything. They are plateaued and stagnant. They don’t grow in the grace and knowledge of God. They are satisfied where they are. These are the vast numbers who wouldn’t know if the pastor was preaching heresy, because they don’t listen to what he says anyway. They come merely as a matter of habit and convenience. They are not wise.

Secondly, those who think they know everything. Their main occupation at church is to critique. If they don’t agree, whey will argue and leave. These cant’ grow either. They are not wise at all.

Thirdly, there are the ones who never know enough. They come hungry, eat, and come back the next time hungry again. They are not stuck where they are; they are growing, becoming stronger and more like Jesus. They take advantage of all the services and the notes that are passed out. These ask questions. To them, “Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do.” (Prov.4:7, NLT)

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 Read Acts 17:22-31 and you will see that everybody is religious and have wrong views about the true and living God. Athens was full of idols; even an empty altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. In Paul’s sermon there he also tells them (and us) many things about God.

The point is, everybody has an opinion about God, what they think He is like. They assume their opinion is correct, at least they hope it is, because they base their whole lives on what they think God is like. What you think about God is the most important thing about you. Everyone lives out their own view of God. To get a heavenly perspective for earthly living, paramount in getting the right perspective on life is your view of God.

You might be thinking, “Why do I need to know what God thinks about Himself? What difference does that make to me? What does that have to do with me?” Well, what you believe about God will determine how you behave on this earth, whether good or evil. How you behave is what God will judge you on at the judgment. The worst thing you could do in your life is have an incorrect opinion or view of God. The Pharisees had an incorrect opinion of God and Jesus told three stories to correct their erroneous view (Lk.15). Only God can give you the correct view of Himself.

How does one know if his view of God is correct or incorrect, if it has been given by God, or some demon? I mean, there are many different opinions about who God is and what He is like. Muslims have one view, Buddhists have another, Islam has another, and on and on it goes.  Who’s to say who’s correct? Isn’t one about as good as another? Doesn’t everyone have the right to think what they want to think about God? God alone has the correct opinion of Himself.

You don’t want others to think wrong things about you, now do you? Of course not. Someone spreading lies about you can be arrested on the charge of slander or libel. If your neighbor tells everyone things that are not true about you, you will want to correct them. They say you are a liar, or a thief, of a child molester. You don’t want others to think things about you that are not right. God is the same way. He actually wants us to know the truth about who He is and what He thinks, likes, and does. It’s actually for our own good.  

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Wednesday Evening, June 7, 2023

“Wives submit, Husbands love, Children obey, Fathers bring them up…”  (Colossians 3:18-21; Eph.6:4)

  God has a blueprint which is a detailed plan of action, a schematic which is a drawn out plan, a well-defined purpose for the family. That’s because the family is important to God. That is the understatement of all time. He invented it, established it, and works to make it what He intended it to be. To show this we have this statement in Malachi 2:16, “I hate divorce.” Bible writers never overstate anything. God hates divorce! Why? Because it hurts the family and if it hurts the family it is not good, and if it’s not good it’s not of God.

God invented marriage and performed the first ceremony. Jesus’ first public act after baptism was to bless a wedding and He performed His first miracle at one. The family is important to God.

The modern family needs help, perhaps like never before. If you don’t know this you need to come out of your cave and take a look around. A pastor friend of mine said he led his church to Denver to do a month of VBS in four different neighborhood churches. He told me it took them into the third week to find kids who had the same last name as their parents.

The family needs help and God wants to help. He will help if we cooperate with Him. He will help you with His Spirit. Before the lengthiest passage in the Bible on the family we have this verse, “Be filled with the Holy Spirit.” (Eph.5:18)  God helps the family by giving us His word. Before our present passage we have, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…” (Col.3:16) If we will do what He says we can have the family God designed for us. He has plenty of help so we can do just that. To have a family as God set it up, please take a very long look at the passage that proceeds this one: Col.3:12-17. This is the foundation for the precise instructions given by God to each member of the family in Col.3:18-21. Do this and the responsibilities will come naturally, even joyfully and easy.

God also gives help by the church, other members of the church who have successful families. For example, Grace Church has four pastors with a combined experience of 175 years without a divorce. Here is a wealth of help for anyone struggling in their marriage and family. Seek these people out. Quickly. These are men and women who are here to help you. God has put them in your life to counsel you. Get their counsel. What other church around here has four pastors with so many years of successful families? They have learned some things you need to know. Seek them out. If you have experienced divorce, forget it and move on. Start where you are. Say, “No more! I will have a godly home!”    

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Wednesday Evening, May 31, 2023

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May 17, 2023, Wednesday evening Rick Griffith brings the message.

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“And Mary said, ‘His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.”  (Luke 1:50)

Look what the greatest mother of all time said under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, which makes this the Word of God. Part b of her statement means to pass this on to our children. We all need mercy, which means we all need to fear God, for His mercy is on those who fear Him. This is what the most blessed by God woman who ever lived said. She was expressing her own life and heart as our example. Be like Mary.

The word for fear used in the Bible is phobia, but the actual definition is quite different from the phobias we talk about today. The fear of God is the utmost respect for God, not something that makes people run from God but makes them run to God. After they sinned, Adam and Eve ran from God because of their guilt feelings; they knew they had disobeyed God. But overwhelmingly to fear God means to honor Him as someone who deserves an abounding respect for who He is and what He does. To fear God means to be in awe of Him and the glory of His presence, power, and compassion. As one would honor a governor or president who comes into the room, or some highly accomplished athlete or celebrity, one should honor God even more.

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May 10, 2023

The Peace of God

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.” (Colossians 3:15)

I. The Emphasis of Peace in the world is everywhere. Most people long for peace in the world. At least that’s what all the Miss Americas say: “World Peace.” Give peace a chance. Buddhism’s main teaching is how to have peace within you. Hinduism teaches Nirvana as finally being at peace with the universe: no more reincarnation. Every home longs for peace between the parents and among the children. Peace is very important, is it not?

First, we need to recognize there is a difference between peace with God and the peace of God. Peace with God comes when anyone gets saved. You were once an enemy of God, but now peace has been made by the blood of His cross (Col.1:20).  And “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Rm.5:1) We are declared right with God when we believe on Jesus and because of that righteousness we have peace with God. The war is over. We are at peace. We have made an unconditional surrender of our lives to God and there is no more war between us. We are friends.

The peace of God is that sense of utter well-being in our hearts, the shalom the Hebrews speak of. “It is well with my soul.” Our hearts are at rest. No matter what it’s like around us, there is peace inside of us. Paul was in jail awaiting the trial of his life by a tyrant who hated Christians, and he spoke peace over these Christians in Colossae (1:20). Those who have peace can minister peace. Jesus said, just before His arrest, trial, beating and crucifixion, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (Jn.14:27) Peace means the absence of a troubled or fearful heart. This is Jesus’ last legacy.

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May 7, 2023

Rick Griffith brings the message.

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