Sunday Service (4th August, 2019)

 

TOPIC:     CHILDREN OF THE WORD

TEXT:       JOHN 1:1-3

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
² He was with God in the beginning.
³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

INTRODUCTION

LESSON

The Bible in this passage establishes a fact that, God is the creator of everything we can see, we can feel, we can experience....just look round and see the wonderful works of this awesome God....if I look closely around I will see the goats, the trees etc....but also I see You and you see Me. ALL by the Word of God...all of us are Children of the Word....no accidents of nature but all here by the creative ingenuity of the Word of God. JESUS..... no wonder, you see classic stories from His creations.....(GEJ....ATIKU.....OBJ... )

Our Maker is the One who was before the beginning, the one who is far above the mountains – to Him, the highest mountain peas and the deepest part of the ocean looks same to him

THE BIG QUESTION THEN IS -

How come that the children of the Word becomes children of the world?

1.      They never realised who they are. (A Crises of Identity) This has always been the devil’s first strategy, to shift a person’s gaze from the Truth..... When the Word came to Jonah....go to Nineveh.... the devil came in and convinced him that he did not need the Word for direction....and he headed for Tashish......he never knew it as a path that led into serious storm and ended up in the belly of a fish.

If only king Saul realised the importance of the Word to him in  1 Samuel 15:3 (NIV)
³ Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.'"

2.      They abandoned their Source.  See  Jer. 2:13

 "My people have committed two sins:

   They have forsaken me,

the spring of living water,

and have dug their own cisterns,

broken cisterns that cannot hold water.  

We must remember that we are made BY the Word, we are also created FOR the Word.

Whenever we deviate from our Source, life can no longer be full. It is the Word that made us, it is only the Word that can sustain us.

CONCLUSION

Remember, the only way back into fullness is to retrace your steps to the path chatted for you by the Word. It may look narrow.... know that is is the only path to abundant life.   Always remember that as a child of the word, your story is a godly masterpiece, it will not end on a negative note...the night is this dark now because a glorious dawn is about to break. The Word of God is for your good and the God of the Word is always working out His purpose in your life. Let me round off with a story..... A TRUE STORY

THE TABLECLOTH

A pastor newly assigned to a church to go and reopen it arrived October to begin work. They met a run-down church that needed much work. They set out to work to ....and set Christmas eve for their first service. By Dec 18^th everything was ready. On Dec. 19^th a serious rainstorm hit the city and lasted 2 days. On the 21^st the Pastor went to the church only to discover that the roof had leaked and about 20 by 8 feet of plaster had fallen off behind the pulpit. He cleaned the mess and was considering postponing the Christmas eve service. On his way home he saw a shop doing sales for charity.... he stopped and saw a beautiful handmade, ivory coloured, crocheted tablecloth with a cross embroidered in the centre. The cloth was just the right size to cover the hole on the front wall. He bought it and headed back to church. It started to snow then and he saw an aged woman who just missed a bus and invited her into the church to wait for the next bus about 45 minutes later. The woman sat on the pew while the Pastor went ahead to fix the tablecloth to cover the hole. It was a perfect fit..... then the woman looked up and asked....Pastor, where did you get  this tablecloth...then asked Pastor to check if the initials EBG was there ...and it was.....she had made the cloth in Austria 35 years ago. Left it with her husband and ran from the Nazis. Her husband was to follow her the following week.....but he got arrested and jailed and she had never seen her husband since then....refused Pastor’s offer to take the cloth....Pastor took her home. On Christmas eve, the service held....everybody left but an elderly man stayed....Pastor where did you get this cloth....much like what my wife made for me......(story)..... The Pastor asked him if he can permit him to take him for a little ride..... a great family reunion ensued......True story.  

UPCOMING EVENTS/ INFORMATION

1.      Next week, Mrs Foluke Owolabi will serve in the Children department

2.      Mr Yemi Alamu will lead the Workers’ Prayer next week.

      WEDDING BELL RINGING

The families of Ayansola & Oladipupo invite all members of NSBC to the Wedding Ceremony of their children Julianah Omotoyosi and Samson Idowu which will come up on Saturday 31^st August, 2019. Time: 10am. The Reception will take place at Adeniran Memorial Grammar School immediately after the Church Service.

CALL TO GLORY

The family of Prince & Mrs Bello invites all members of NSBC to the Burial Ceremony of their mother Dns Esther Morafa which will come up on Friday 16^th August 2019 at Orilowo Ejigbo. Lagos.

MISSION COMMITMENT

Members are reminded of a monthly contribution of #20/person per month Mission’s contribution under the auspices of Ogbomoso Baptist Conference and #500/person per month CAN Trust Fund. You can make your payment to Mrs. Bose Ayinde.

HEALTH TIPS

Members who have interest in checking their Blood Pressure for free can do so after Wednesday Bible Study

BIRTHDAY/ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR THE MONTH

We should not forget to felicitate with people celebrating their Birthday and Wedding Anniversary in the month of August

AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE NEW AUDITORIUM

For the next phase of the work on the building, amount needed is 2.14 million naira

BUILDING PROJECT ACCOUNT                        CHURCH ACCOUNT

Access Bank                                              First Bank

New Spring Baptist Church                      New Spring Baptist Church

0697011767                                               2023699560

BENEVOLENCE

This Church genuinely cares for her members and is committed to seeing to their welfare. So, if any member is in a serious need and requires help, please do not hesitate to meet with the Church Pastor or the Benevolence Chairperson, Dns. Christiana Oketoobo.

PASTOR’S CORNER

All of creation is a product of the Word of God; made to project the glory of our Maker. It is unfortunate however that some humans today rebelliously wallow in ungodliness forgetting that any product used contrary to its maker’s instruction can never function optimally.

PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

Thank God for the month of August, pray that it shall be a month of ‘open heavens’ for us all.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

MONDAY:

Intercessors Meeting-5:00pm

TUESDAY:

WMS & Sunbeam-5:00pm

WEDNESDAY:

Bible Study & Prayer Meeting-5:00pm

THURSDAY:

Visitation Committee-5:00pm

Drama Group - 5:00pm

FRIDAY:

Choir Rehearsal-4:00pm

SATURDAY:

Royal Ambassadors, Lydia -3:00pm,

Girls Auxiliary-3:30pm

Choir Rehearsal-4:00pm

Sunday School Preparatory Class-5:00pm