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Warsaw Christian Church
What is our church about? In a word, our church is about Jesus. We encourage everyone to trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord and receive the gift of forgiveness and eternal life. Then we encourage everyone to follow Jesus. Trust Jesus, follow Jesus; that is what our church is about. We do other things as a church family. We have fellowship dinners; we attend events together; we root for the athletic teams at Warsaw High, Skyline High, and Lincoln High. We have an active men’s group and an active women’s group. We have an annual bazaar. We support missionaries in Africa and several local outreach programs. A lot is going on at our church.
However, our primary focus is spiritual. We want to lift up the name of Jesus so that others may trust Him. He is at the center of our church life. He is at the center of our Sunday School classes. He is central to our morning worship. I am not on the list of top ten preachers in America, but my preaching is Christ-centered and Bible-based.
What is the heart and soul of the Warsaw Christian Church? It is Jesus. We want to proclaim Jesus, teach about Jesus, serve Jesus, worship Jesus, honor Jesus, love Jesus ---- you get the idea. Several years ago, I helped to write and edit a book entitled, “Lifting Up Jesus.” My goal has not changed. As a pastor, in harmony with the congregation, I am committed to lifting up Jesus. Our doors are open to anyone wanting to know more about Jesus.
Lincoln First Baptist Church
Here we are in August already. The kids will be going back to school soon. Doesn’t seem possible it’s that time. The youth and some adults went to Big Surf after church. We pray they had a good time. Water and sun always make for a good time.
There are many suffering from cancer and other health problems. We need to keep them in our prayers everyday. God will take care of them.
Pastor Jesse’s message was from the book of Matthew 18: 1-6. Jesus asked the question “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? I tell you the truth unless you change and become as little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18: 1-3. As adults we are the Bible to little children. We needs hearts as little children. As children look for approval from their parents for something they did wrong so do we look to our Father Jesus for approval. If something is drawing you away from Christ get rid of it. Don’t drive a wedge between God and yourself. Don’t offend ones who are new to Christ and are learning things they need to know. They are children whether adults or children . We should thank God each day for what we have. Jesus should be our hero. “And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matthew 18: 5.
Be safe in the Lord and attend a church this Sunday. GOD BLESS ALL.
From The Pastor's Desk
What to do when
you get old
-Ecclesiastes
Chapter 12:1-14
For 11 chapters, Solomon has spoken of a world without God. Now he turns his attention to growing old. He refers to God as the creator and instructs the youth to turn to God at an early age.
When I was a kid, 50 was old. I was given a black balloon on my 40th birthday. Most athletes retire before their 40th birthday.
One day, you wake up and there is an old person looking at you in your mirror.
The Bible speaks of 70 and anything after is pure gravy.
Solomon uses metaphors to describe old age. Our eye sight and hearing goes. Our strength disappears and we worry about falling and breaking a hip. Our hair either falls out or turns gray. Our memory slowly slips away. Arthritis comes to live in your body. Our teeth rot or they live in a plastic box overnight. The nursing home is something we dread with a passion. Our family and friends die and the cemetaries becomes a place of constant sorrow as we pass by.
For the beautiful woman, that God apparently worked overtime on, her beauty fades. No longer will she turn the heads of men as she walks into a room.
The old men sit in the coffee shops and play cards and talk of the price of gas and how much rain they had in their rain gauges.
Then Solomon says we die.
How shall we live? Solomon says to fear God and keep His commandments as we will stand before God and give account of our lives.
I am Johnie J. Logue, the pastor of Grace Baptist Church at 31046 Hwy MM. Our services are at 10:00 AM for SS and 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM for worship. You can watch our services on Facebook every Sunday.
Hopewell Baptist Church
In Matthew 8:5-13 Jesus tells the story of the Faith of the Centurion (a commander in the Roman army). Jesus is in Israel, and it was clear, they were under the control of the Roman Empire, surrounded by soldiers to control the people. Most of the people hated everything about the Romans. Jesus preaches a sermon telling us how we should live our lives. Jesus deals with the Romans in a different way the Centurion man deals with Jesus different than most.
The Centurion tells Jesus his servant is sick and needs healing and Jesus says He will go and heal him. The assumption is this is a command to Jesus. The Centurion says to Jesus, you do not have to come to heal him because I don’t believe you have to. He knows enough to believe! Jesus has not healed anyone when He wasn’t with them, they typically come to where Jesus is, and He meets their need. The Centurion doesn’t want Jesus in his house because he feels undeserving, and he believes it is not necessary. Jesus was amazed! The Centurion tells Jesus, I believe you have the authority to tell my servant’s body to be healed and it will be healed. Jesus has not seen this faith in Israel and tells His followers, this man has more faith than any of you!
Do we believe Jesus has that same authority today? We really like to believe Jesus has that authority, but then we don’t! He loves us so much and is concerned about the value of our hearts and who we believe in. The only thing that saves us is who do we believe has the authority on earth! Do we really believe in Jesus, that He died on the cross for our sin? It is simple! We can study the Bible all we want and not be saved if we don’t believe in Jesus. Everything we do has to be centered around Jesus! Give Him authority over everything in our lives! We are to have faith like the Centurion! Is it Jesus or not!
Join us Sunday mornings for Sunday School at 10 a.m. with Worship at 11 a.m., and Sunday and Wednesday Bible Study at 6 p.m. Watch us live at 11:15 a.m. on Hopewell Baptist Church Facebook page.
Unity Of The Lakes
This Sunday 8/13/23 Rev. Don Rogers will be at Unity of the Lakes. His service is continuing to look at "The Second Coming". We will take a deeper look at scriptures telling of this event. Could there be a deeper meaning? Could it be possible that it is happening right now within each and every one of us rather than being a future event? We will use some spiritual tools that may help us better understand the meaning of scriptures. Please join us at 11 am for service and stay after service for refreshments and fellowship. Dress is casual and all are welcome. We are located 8 miles south of Warsaw on highway 65. If you want to set your GPS, God's Positioning System, our physical address is 34948 Hwy 65 South. We look forward to seeing you. Follow us on Facebook.
