This Sunday @ Eastside
9:00 AM ~ The Last Mountain: The Blessing and Death of Moses (#Deuteronomy 32:48–34:12)
10:00 AM ~ The Gospel in the New World, A Restoration Retrospective (1/3)
11:15 AM ~ How We Got The Bible
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“But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”” (#SecondTimothy 2:19, ESV)
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Death is always at the door
Over the last few days, our family has been minutes behind a number of horrible auto accidents, one included a fatality. One minute we are joyfully laughing and planning out our day the next it is total silence and fear. Normally, November and December flow from one family or church gathering to the next in our home, and yet these powerful reminders are echoing loudest for my heart. My prayer for today is that when the echo fades we all still live as men who know that the net will one day come for us too… ~PW 🛶🌮 ___
“For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.” (#Ecclesiastes 9:12, ESV)
“And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”” (#TheGospelofLuke 12:15, ESV)
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This Sunday @ Eastside
9:00 AM
~ A Song for the Future (#Deuteronomy 31:1–32:47)
10:00 AM ~ Paul in Ephesus, Baptism & Power
11:15 AM ~ How We Got The Bible
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“And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. There were about twelve men in all.” (Acts 19:1–7, ESV)
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“In my neighborhood, on almost every light pole, there are signs for lost dogs or cats. When I first noticed these signs, I felt a tinge of sympathy. … But nothing seemed to happen. The seasons changed. The pictures grew faded because of the weather. And yet, many of the signs are still up today. I can’t help but wonder: is anyone actually looking for these animals? Do they expect me to do all the work? Did the owners just put up signs and assume the pets would read them, realize they’re missing, and saunter on home? This is not the way God seeks. The shepherd doesn’t just put up a sign that says, ‘Hey, I lost a sheep.’ He leaves the 99 behind and goes after the one who is missing”
(Kevin DeYoung, “Jesus and the Lost,” His Mission: Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, eds. D. A. Carson and Kathleen Nielson [Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015], chap. 5, excerpted in “You Can’t Outrun His Grace,” June 8, 2015, The Gospel Coalition, https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/jesus-seeks-and-saves).
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Congregational leadership needs to build a culture of trust so the sheep who cry the softest can still be heard.
~PW 🛶🌮 ___
““What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” (#TheGosoelofLuke 15:4–7, ESV)
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