GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: Enemies of Grace Part 2: The Devil Ephesians 6:10-18
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: The Enemies of Grace – Part 1 -1 John 2:12-17
MBC WEEKLY NEWS – November 30, 2020
Good afternoon, MBC Friends and Family!
If you were participating in the live-stream of our service yesterday, you probably noticed that the sermon cut off abruptly. It wasn’t you or your computer! It was a problem with our internet provider. Sherri Hatcher, our IT administrator, has already started working to fix this recurring issue, and thankfully Ryan was able to piece a complete service together, so you wouldn’t have to miss the end of Matt’s message–“Growing in the Church.” Click here or copy and paste the link below into your browser window to watch the service in its entirety:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAu1_TkLsU
More information of note–
There’s an app for that!
- Next Sunday, we will be launching a new resource for you to use–our own MBC custom app! From this app, you will be able to view sermons, give online, see our church-wide calendar, receive updates and texts, and much more! You can wait until Sunday, but if you want to get a jump on the rest of the congregation, go download the app now! Search the App Store or Google Play on your phone for “Midlothian Bible Church” and try it out! We think you’re going to love it!
- Remember to go to our website and click on the “Resources” tab to download materials to help you celebrate the Advent season with your family!
- Next Sunday, December 2nd, is the last Sunday we will be distributing tags for those who want to participate in Manna House’s Angel Tree project. Please return your unwrapped items no later than Wednesday, December 6th!
- Donate unwanted or unused Christmas cards to the Venus Prison Ministry for offenders to use to send Christmas messages to their families. Leave your cards in the church office and I will get them to Bill Curry! If you want to help assemble gift bags for the 1100 inmates at the Sanders Estes Correctional Facility in Venus, join us in the high school room at 9am on Saturday morning, December 19th. Click here to let me know if you’re planning to come!
- December 16th will be the last time Wednesday evening groups will meet in 2020. All groups will resume on January 9th at 6:15pm. There are some great new studies starting in the new year! We hope you will be able to join one!
- The church office will be closed Monday, December 21st through Sunday, January 4th.
- Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be Thursday, December 24th at 5:30pm. Mark your calendars now for this family-friendly service!
- PRAISE!!! Thank you for praying for Zeke’s mom! At last update, she was doing somewhat better! However, please remember to keep the Law family in your prayers, as well as all of those still struggling with COVID right now.
Enjoy the sunshine on this beautiful afternoon and remember that even though Thanksgiving is formally over, it is still… “a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto Thy name, O most High” (Psalm 92:1 KJV)!
In service to Him and to you,
Heather Hogue
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: Growing in the Church – Acts 2:42-47
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: Intimacy with God: Discipline of Prayer – Matthew 6:5-13
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: Discipline of Devotion – Scripture 2 Timothy 3:14-17
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: Living by the Spirit Ephesians 5:15-21
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES: The Significance of Baptism – Acts 2:37-41
GROWING AS DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES:Discipling in the Circumstances of Life – Galatians 6:1-5
MBC WEEKLY NEWS – October 22, 2020
weekly update – 10-22-2020
| This update will be a little out-of-order, but we wanted everyone to know that since the forecast is for beautiful weather this weekend, we decided to jump on the opportunity to have ONE OUTDOOR SERVICE THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25th AT 10:30am! (No family service!) Bring lawnchairs and an awning if you have them, but know that we will have extra chairs on hand if you don’t bring your own! We have posted the lyrics for the songs on our website (click here), but we will also have paper copies on hand for you to use. Finally, here is the link for the livestream in case you’d prefer to watch from home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocqjBwo1lh4
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Sermon Recap for 10/18/20Series: Growing as Disciples Who Make Disciples Title: OUR POSITION IN CHRIST Passage: Romans 6:1-19 Outline:
Whenever I hear a message on our position or identity in Christ, I always picture when the Rafiki, the monkey, takes Simba to the reflecting pool on the plains of Africa from the movie, “The Lion King.” When Simba expresses fear and uncertainty about returning to the rest of the pack at Pride Rock, Rafiki says, “Remember who you are!” Rafiki reminds Simba that Simba is the son of the king. While it might have been fun for Simba to roll around in the mud and eat bugs, it wasn’t how the king of the jungle should act. Simba had responsibilities that came with his identity, and he needed to step up and assume his position as rightful heir to his father’s kingdom. While not perfect, this is a good picture of how we, as believers, out to consider ourselves. We may like laying low and getting dirty with sin. It’s easy to fall for the lie that sin is the better choice or that it still has dominion over us. However, it’s not true!!! We are children of the King of ALL Kings, and along with this position comes a new identity. We choose not to sin–not out of fear of losing our salvation! We choose to follow Christ away from sin even when it’s hard because it’s who we are. And we know we can say “No!” to sin because:
I will end this update with this benediction from Jude 24-25, “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time now and forever. Amen.” In service to Him and to you, |
