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February 14, 2016

WELCOME!
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE

We are a group of believers who simply try to follow the Bible as a guide for all we do. Everything done in our worship service is something for which we have a Bible basis. You are welcome to participate as much or as little as you wish. We will sing hymns together and we will observe the Lord's Supper or Communion together. We will also have an opportunity to give to the work of God in this area. This collection is for the members here, and if you are visiting you should not feel and pressure to give. Our lesson time will be divided into two groups. The young children will go to our classroom area in the basement where they will be taught the Bible at a level they can understand. The adults will stay in the auditorium for a lesson at an adult level. We do try to serve the community, and if you have some needs that we can help you with, mention it to one of the members. Thank you for worshipping with us.

FAMILY NEWS

TIMBERS DEVOTIONAL GROWING: Our worship service with the folks at Timbers was well attended this past Sunday with 32 people present. This included several nurses, some visitors from another church in the community, and some considerable enthusiasm from several of those being served by the nursing home, including some who wanted us to pray with them in their rooms. Our thanks to Walter Swann for getting this opportunity for us. Our next visit is March 6. Plan to spend 30 minutes with us at 2:30 on our next visit.

VALENTINE'S DAY: Today is another special day in many Christian denominations. Pope Gelasius established February 14 as the feast of Saint Valentine in A.D. 496. St. Valentine was tortured to death for witnessing for Christ and commanding baptism to a Roman judge in 269. Valentine's Day for romantic love began in England in the 14th century by Geoffrey Chaucer and was accepted by Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches. Enjoy the day, but understand its origin. It is not biblical, but comes from man's tradition.


TODAY'S LESSON

GETTING WELL

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John 5:1 – 8

John Clayton
INTRODUCTION — The man had been ill 38 years.
A. It had become a way of life for him.
1. Was fed, transported, cared for.
B. He had his own comfort group.
1. Jesus says “will you give that up?”
2. His life will change — become demanding
C. We have our own comfort group — what's yours?
1. Jesus asks you the same question.
I. TO GET WELL, YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOU'RE SICK.
A. Revelation 3:14 – 25
1. The real message — you’re spiritually sick
2. Acts 2:40 — “Save yourselves …”
B. “From this corrupt generation”
1. Depends on alcohol for social lubrication
a. Proverbs 20:1
b. Isaiah 5:11
c. Isaiah 28:7
2. Depends on recreational sex for entertainment
a. Mark 6:21
b. 1 Corinthians 5:1 – 2 (Proud = laughing about it)
c. 1 Corinthians 6:15
d. Ephesians 5:3 —  “Not even a hint”
3. Emotionally dependent on drugs
a. Not for physical needs — recreational
II. JESUS CALLS YOU TO DECIDE TO GET WELL
A. Matthew 11:28 — The yoke
1. Learning, growing, trusting
2. Changing what matters to you
3. Changing where you spend time, with whom
B. The first century church “got well.”
1. Recognized they were sick (Acts 2:37).
2. Obeyed God (Acts 2:41)
3. Comfort group met daily and grew (Acts 2:42).
4. Were healthy (Acts 2:47)


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FAITH IN GOD'S WORD

One of the challenges to Christianity going on in today's world is the challenge of whether the Bible as we have it is what the Bible should be. Have books been left out of the Bible? Are some books in your Bible that should not be there? There is massive evidence that the Bible in the pew in front of you or that you have at home is complete and contains only what God would have in it. There are books written going about this. The one we recommend is How We Got the Bible by Neil Lightfoot (available from Baker books).

One line of evidence is what the early church was using and what early church leaders used. Here are some examples:

  • Ignatius of Antioch who lived around A.D. 90. He quotes from Matthew, Luke, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians.
  • Polycarp of Smyrna who lived around A.D. 100. He quotes from all four gospels, Acts, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, Hebrews, 1 Peter, and 1 and 3 John.
  • Irenaeus of Lyons who lived around A.D. 175. He quotes from all four gospels, Acts, 12 of the 13 Pauline Epistles, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 John, and Revelation.

These are early church leaders who used the same books we use in our Bible lessons. They do not use other books available to them such as the book of Enoch. This is just one evidence that the Bible we have is complete and true and can be trusted to bring us to understanding of God.

— John Clayton


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