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Listen to Jim Pence and his message about how God opens doors.

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This is Jim's Story as presented during the Sunday School Hour

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Text: Hebrews 12:18-29

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Notes to follow

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Luke 15:11-31

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As we study the scriptures we see a thread that runs throughout about a call to come home to a relasionship with God through his son Jesus Christ. Listen as Elder David Nichols shares his study of this theme through the bible.

* From the beginning Adam in the garden - Genesis 3:8-9
* Noah called to the Ark - Genesis 7:1
* Moses call by God through the Burning Bush - Exodus 3:3
* The calling of Samuel - I Samuel 3:4-11
* The calling of King David - 1 Samuel 16:11
* The Lord speaks to Isaiah - Isaiah 1:18-20

In the New Testament the theme continues:
* The call of the deciples - Mark 1:16-17
* The call to eternal life - John 5:37-40
* If any man thirsts - John 7:37-38
* The Father and Son will abide - John 14:23-26
* Jesus call the disciples to eat a meal - John 21:9-12
* Christians are called to a Holy Calling - 2 Timothy 1:9-10
* Called to fellowship - Revelation 3:20
* Called to return - Revelation 22:12

With all the calls shown in the scriptures the question we must ask is "How will we respond to the Lord's call?

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Text: Hebrews 12:2-11

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The Bible declares on many different pages that the child of God will endure many trials. How is the believer to respond in these situations?  To discipline is to train. Correction, education, hardship, opposition and suffering.

Three Truths:
1) Consider your example (vs. 3) - to think trough thoroughly. Who is our example? Why it is Jesus Christ.

2) Consider our blessings
3) Consider or benefits (vs. 10-11) - why are we corrected? For our good:
See also II Corinthians 12:1-10 and the example of Paul.

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Text: ... that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.

                     Philippians 3:10

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Our Relationship With the Lord -  Questions to Consider:

1. What interests in our lives are competing with our desire to know Jesus Christ?

2.  What is the difference between being aware of Jesus Christ the Lord and knowing Jesus Christ your Lord?

3.  What words would accurately describe our current relationship with Jesus Christ?

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Text: Exodus 13:17-22

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Listen as Rob Caine shares about how God's direction is sometimes cloudy. 

Outline:
1) God's direction for Israel - A Cloud
2) God's direction for us - The Holy Spirit

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Text: Ephesians 3:20

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Listen as Brian Firpo, of Campus Outreach in Thailand, challenges us on how limited we view God and his plan for our lives.

* God wants to and will do more than we can ask or imagine. - he is so committed to our holiness that he will lead us through events that will cause us to trust him.

* God is committed to our putting him first and he will put us in circumstances that only he can carry us through.

* God is so committed to bringing glory to his name that he will use sinful vessels like us to bring glory to him.

The example of Adoniram Judson. To read the Biography of Adoniram Judson please click here.

What are you trusting God for today that is beyond your imagination?

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Text: Luke 14:25-35

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Listen as Bob Waldrep of The Crosswinds Foundation  for Faith and Culture challenges us to go out and bring the truth of God's word to a lost and dying world.

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Text: Exodus 15; Psalm 34:1-3

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Listen as Pastor Thad challenges us about our testimony about God. What is it that brings us to church? How are we bringing worship to the Lord? Do your prayers have more to do with the Lord or with your life? In everything we should give thanks to the Lord.