FBC E-Blast - April 16, 2018
FBC E-Blast
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April 16, 2018
Thoughtful Living - Psalm 25
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| Are you living thoughtfully and intentionally - or automatically? It's so easy to get up each morning, do our work, enjoy some relaxation or entertainment, and fall into bed each night without giving any thought to God's involvement in our lives. But to be ignorant of how He has blessed, guided, protected, and warned us is a foolish way to live. Just consider the benefits of keeping our spiritual eyes and ears open throughout the day.
Those who are aware of the Lord's presence during their daily activities enjoy the peace of knowing that He is always in control and working to accomplish His good purposes. Every day’s experiences with Him teach them to know and love Him more.
When we learn to see God's footprints in our days, we will become aware of the scope of His involvement in our lives. Maybe He strengthened you for a task or opened a door of opportunity. Perhaps He guided your decisions or helped you respond in a godly way to a difficult person.
If our ears are open to the Lord's warnings and instructions, we won't repeat the same mistakes again and again. But those who are deaf to His voice will continue in unhealthy thought patterns, negative emotions, and foolish responses.
Each night before you go to sleep, take some time to reflect on the day's activities. The Lord is constantly with you, guarding and guiding your way. He wants you to see Him in everything and understand life from His perspective as you rely on His wisdom and power to face any challenge.
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Current Sermon Series
Temptation is the seductive little voice that twists what you want into what you need. It distorts your thoughts until you're trapped - and when you're trapped by temptation, it's not the time to listen to yourself. Learn to put your trust in someone who knows A Way Out. God always gives us a way out. We won’t try to manage temptation, but eliminate it. We will attack temptation from a positive perspective by focusing on living by the Spirit.
Last Week:
The steps towards sin can take a few days, weeks, months or it could take just a few moments. The steps are thought, imagination, justification, choice and then sin. James 4:7 tells us the way to fight temptation. Submit to God and resist the devil.
Sunday's message is available for streaming or for download on our
sermons page, or by visiting us on iTunes.
Next Week:
We are still in our series A Way Out. Next week, we shall be looking into how we are to be Living By The Spirit.
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Upcoming Events
April 18 - Quarterly Business Meeting at 7 PM
April 29 - Lord's Supper & Deacon's Fund Offering following the AM Worship Service.
May 6 - Carry-in Fellowship Dinner after AM Worship Service
May 12 - Trustee Meeting at 8 AM.
Ladies' Luncheon at the Church at noon.
May 13 - Deacon's Meeting at 8 AM
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