Calhoun Baptist Church News Sunday May 6, 2012
Rev. Jordan Hodges, Pastor~
The morning welcome, announcements and prayer were by Pastor Jordan. Then our music worship service was opened by a wonderful song with its words upon the big screen to sing along with the artist, the
Casting Crowns “Glorious Day” Living He Loved Me, Dying He saved me. Then our song leader Brother Mark Schneider continued the worship service .by leading the congregation in the following hymns “The Lilly of the Valley,” “In the Garden,” and In His Time.
The song “ln His Time” led into the message theme for Brother Jordan‘s sermon this morning. You can find this scripture in your Bible in Ephesians Ch. 4: v1- v16, NIV.
Ephesians 4:1-16 (NIV)
Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
4 :1). As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2). Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3) Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4). There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called ; 5). one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6). one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7). But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8). This is why it says:
“When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.”9). What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe. 11). Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12). to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13). until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14). Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15). Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16). From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
These verses tell us how important it is to have Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ. To each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe so, Christ himself gave each one of us the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers and even you and me the grace to equip us, His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. When we are called by God to be a servant of the King, whose name is Jesus, it is a 24-7 job to reach the perfection which is like the only perfect One! Our goal is: to be perfect as Christ Jesus is perfect.
Prayer Concerns: Jordan & Mallory Hodges~ Pete Hanson~ Linda Davis~ Frances Barrow ~Terry Barrow~ Danny Henry ~ Bob Adams ~ Shirley Bilbruck ~ Peggy Dietz ~ Johnny Huckaby ~ Lorine Henzlik~ Lucy Greer’s friend, Jo Ann Bell~ Janice Ivey~ Rusty Cowen~ Carol Price~ Ada Price ~ Jennifer Strouse~ Claudean (Deanie) Brown ~Extended Prayer Request are on our Bulletin Board.
You are welcome to come worship where the Word of the Living God is the main topic of the day and is taught out of the main book that we can spell with capital letters which are B-I-B-L-E! We are not a bunch of perfect feeling people wanting to make a big impression on anyone. We are forgiven by Gods Grace alone
Events for May: Sat. May 12 th. 2012 Senior Graduation 2 PM @ Calhoun R-8,
Eathen Hawkin’s Graduation Party afterwards @ the church
Sunday May 13 th. Mothers Day
Assoc. Board Mtg At Grover Park Baptist Church May 26, 2012 at 7 PM
May 26th. Brotherhood Breakfast 8 A.M. at the Church
Vacation Bible School is scheduled for the week of “June 10th. – 15th. this year”
Sunday Morning Fellowship with a light Breakfast 9:30 A.M.
Sunday School 10.00 – A Class for all Ages,
Worship Services 11:00 A.M.
Sunday Evening Bible Study 6:00 P.M.
Youth Group, R.A.’s & G.A.’s Wednesdays at 7 P.M.
We are located 3 blocks off 52 on V Highway
Our Website: calhounbaptist.org.