A Terrible Example - "worthless men". 9/5/21
Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24.
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
-THIS SUNDAY'S SERMON-
A Terrible Example - "worthless men"
I am truly blessed beyond all measure. I am so thankful to be called a child of God; He has adopted me into His eternal family through the salvation of His Son - Jesus Christ. God has also blessed me in giving me wonderful parents who have loved the Lord and have raised me up in the Lord through much prayer and discipline (this discipline has a few meanings). While it is both a joy and a blessing, it is extremely humbling that Jon (my brother) and I get to serve my parents as their pastors. I was so thankful the other day to be visiting with my parents and hear their excitement about reading through 1 Samuel. Dad said he was enjoying it so much that he read all the way into 2 Samuel.
I pray that you are enjoying our time in 1 Samuel. The Lord has blessed us with the perfect example to fix our eyes on - Jesus. Jesus walked in perfect obedience to the Father and we are blessed to have the gospel accounts and chapters like Isaiah 53 to look to. In the Word, we also have other examples, not of perfect people, but real people who walk (in the grace of God) by faith. I am reminded of Hebrews 11. While we are given some positive examples in Scripture, we also read of many terrible examples. May we be warned by such terrible examples and set our hearts on knowing and following Christ.
Read 1 Samuel 2:11-36
Grab a piece of paper and jot down the differences between Eli's worthless son and Samuel. The passage seems to go back in forth in its focus on the Samuel and Eli's sons.
What made Eli's sons worthless? How was Samuel different from Eli's sons? How serious is God about the character of His leaders and their abiding in the LORD?
River Family Gathering
This Sunday, September 5th, after Sunday School
Go grab a bite to eat. Bring your lunch and some games to Cooper Park. Hang out at the park for fun and fellowship.
PRAY Write these dates down:
November 15th-19th - The River is signed up to pray at Baxter Regional Hospital. Time: 6:30am-7:15am Place: North Parking Lot (First on your right when heading to hospital from hwy 5) Instructions: text me to sign up & I will send you instructions (Eric - 870-421-4341)
Also, every Sunday morning at 8:20am, our prayer team gather to pray. We meet in the second classroom in the main lobby. Come join us as we seek the Lord and present our requests to Him.
PRAYER & THANKSGIVING
Pray for pastor Randy Brumley, pastor of Rhea Valley Baptist Church, Flippin, AR.
Ask God to bring the River Family to maturity in Christ and to unite us in Christ.
Pray for our country and the nations.