Meadow Grove Baptist Church
Friday, March 1, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Come out and join us tomorrow for worship service with Baptismal service immediately following.
15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:13-17
New International Version (NIV)
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Our Daily Bread -- Gifted To Serve
February 17, 2013
Our Daily Bread is hosted by Les Lamborn
READ: Romans 12:3-13
There are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. —1 Corinthians 12:6
It occurred to me one day that my right foot does all the pedal work when I’m driving my automatic transmission car. It alone works the accelerator and the brake. The left foot is idle. What happens if I decide that to be equitable, my left foot ought to replace my right foot half the time when I am driving? If you have never done so, please don’t try it!
If we don’t require such equality of the members of our own body, why is it that we sometimes expect it of people in the church? That seems to be an issue that the first-century church at Rome faced. Some were thinking more highly of themselves than they ought (Rom. 12:3) just because they were doing some things others were not doing. But Paul reminds us that “all members do not have the same function” (v.4). We’ve been gifted according to God’s grace (v.6). He gave us those gifts to serve others, not ourselves (vv.6-13). Our service is to be marked by diligence and fervor, for we are serving the Lord, not man (v.11).
So, let’s not look over our shoulders to see what others are doing or not doing. Look at how God may be able to use you in His kingdom today. He has gifted you just as He has pleased (v.3). —C. P. Hia
Lord, lead me today as You see best. Use the gifts You
have given me to encourage others on their journey.
Help me not to compare myself with others
but to be content with who You have made me to be.
We can’t all play the same part in God’s band of service, but we should all play in harmony.
February 17, 2013
Our Daily Bread is hosted by Les Lamborn
READ: Romans 12:3-13
There are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. —1 Corinthians 12:6
It occurred to me one day that my right foot does all the pedal work when I’m driving my automatic transmission car. It alone works the accelerator and the brake. The left foot is idle. What happens if I decide that to be equitable, my left foot ought to replace my right foot half the time when I am driving? If you have never done so, please don’t try it!
If we don’t require such equality of the members of our own body, why is it that we sometimes expect it of people in the church? That seems to be an issue that the first-century church at Rome faced. Some were thinking more highly of themselves than they ought (Rom. 12:3) just because they were doing some things others were not doing. But Paul reminds us that “all members do not have the same function” (v.4). We’ve been gifted according to God’s grace (v.6). He gave us those gifts to serve others, not ourselves (vv.6-13). Our service is to be marked by diligence and fervor, for we are serving the Lord, not man (v.11).
So, let’s not look over our shoulders to see what others are doing or not doing. Look at how God may be able to use you in His kingdom today. He has gifted you just as He has pleased (v.3). —C. P. Hia
Lord, lead me today as You see best. Use the gifts You
have given me to encourage others on their journey.
Help me not to compare myself with others
but to be content with who You have made me to be.
We can’t all play the same part in God’s band of service, but we should all play in harmony.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Our Daily Bread
By
prayer and supplication . . . let your requests be made known to God.
—Philippians 4:6
After
all these years, I still don’t fully understand prayer. It’s something of a
mystery to me. But one thing I know: When we’re in desperate need, prayer
springs naturally from our lips and from the deepest level of our hearts.
When
we’re frightened out of our wits, when we’re pushed beyond our limits, when
we’re pulled out of our comfort zones, when our well-being is challenged and
endangered, we reflexively and involuntarily resort to prayer. “Help, Lord!” is
our natural cry.
Author
Eugene Peterson wrote: “The language of prayer is forged in the crucible of
trouble. When we can’t help ourselves and call for help, when we don’t like
where we are and want out, when we don’t like who we are and want a change, we
use primal language, and this language becomes the root language of prayer.”
Prayer
begins in trouble, and it continues because we’re always in trouble at some
level. It requires no special preparation, no precise vocabulary, no appropriate
posture. It springs from us in the face of necessity and, in time, becomes our
habitual response to every issue—good and bad—we face in this life (Phil. 4:6).
What a privilege it is to carry everything to God in prayer! —David Roper
What
a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer. —Scriven
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer. —Scriven
Thursday, February 14, 2013
As Valentine’s Day winds down, many thoughts cross my
mind. The first and most obvious is of
course Danny and how I miss him and the love that we shared. I still have that love and treasure it every
second of every day; I just don’t have the physical Danny. I know he is in Heaven with our Lord and
Savior- the ultimate Valentine! How
could I deny him that? I know the last 6
months have been so lonely and sad for me but I can hardly imagine what they
have been for him, in the presence of God our Savior!
John
3:16 (NIV)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
As much as we loved each other,
Jesus loves us so much more. When we
said our goodbyes 6 months ago, I did so with a heavy heart, but at the same
time I had peace with it. I knew he
would be reunited with Jesus and so many that had gone on before. I thought how awful and hard it would be for
someone to say goodbye and not have that peace in their heart that they would
one day be together and reunited in Heaven.
Take what is left of this day and
tell Jesus, that special loved one, friend, child, parent, even the person in
line at Wal-Mart, tell them that you love them!
So many people have helped me I could never tell them all. They may not even know they helped me! But today I want to tell you- from my heart
to yours, Happy Valentine’s Day!
If you don’t do anything else today,
LOVE!
Luke
10:27 (NIV)
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”
I love you,
Trish
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Where You Are Weak, He Is Strong
Weak or strong? If you had to pick one of those words to describe yourself, which one would it be? I think most of us would probably say 'weak.' But did you know that we don't have to remain defeated by our weaknesses?
The only way to overcome your weakness is to rely on God's strength. To do that, you have to stop focusing on your weaknesses. You cannot look at everything you are not. You must look at everything God is. Focus on His strength and all He is willing to do for you.
The weaknesses of the world are not your inheritance. Jesus did not come to earth, die on the cross, and rise again on the third day for you to be weak and defeated. He went through all that to give you an inheritance, authority in this life and His strength to rule over your circumstances.
In any area where you stumble, God is ready and willing to provide you with His strength. So the next time you find yourself confronted by your weakness, remember and declare that where you are weak, He is strong!
Joyce Meyers
Weak or strong? If you had to pick one of those words to describe yourself, which one would it be? I think most of us would probably say 'weak.' But did you know that we don't have to remain defeated by our weaknesses?
The only way to overcome your weakness is to rely on God's strength. To do that, you have to stop focusing on your weaknesses. You cannot look at everything you are not. You must look at everything God is. Focus on His strength and all He is willing to do for you.
The weaknesses of the world are not your inheritance. Jesus did not come to earth, die on the cross, and rise again on the third day for you to be weak and defeated. He went through all that to give you an inheritance, authority in this life and His strength to rule over your circumstances.
In any area where you stumble, God is ready and willing to provide you with His strength. So the next time you find yourself confronted by your weakness, remember and declare that where you are weak, He is strong!
Joyce Meyers
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Rick Warren devotional
Will You Give It All?
God waits to see what we're going to do with what we have before He steps in and turns a little into a lot. The Apostle John, in his account of the feeding of the 5,000, tells us that the hero of the story is a little boy. (John 6:9)
There are three things to note about this little boy.
He gave what he had - The boy didn't have much, but he gave what he had. Never underestimate what God can do through ordinary people and limited resources given to him in faith. If you want to be used by God just get available.
He gave God all he had - The boy gave all five loaves and both fish. He didn't hold anything back from God. If you want a miracle in your life, you cannot hold anything back from God.
He gave it immediately when it was asked for - The boy didn't hesitate. As soon as it Jesus needed it, the boy gave it to Him.
Why don't we give like that when we need a miracle? Either we don't believe that God will take care of our needs if we give sacrificially to him or we think, "What's the use? How could my little bit help?"
The important thing is to be willing to give as much as we can. That is what God accepts.
God waits to see what we're going to do with what we have before He steps in and turns a little into a lot. The Apostle John, in his account of the feeding of the 5,000, tells us that the hero of the story is a little boy. (John 6:9)
There are three things to note about this little boy.
He gave what he had - The boy didn't have much, but he gave what he had. Never underestimate what God can do through ordinary people and limited resources given to him in faith. If you want to be used by God just get available.
He gave God all he had - The boy gave all five loaves and both fish. He didn't hold anything back from God. If you want a miracle in your life, you cannot hold anything back from God.
He gave it immediately when it was asked for - The boy didn't hesitate. As soon as it Jesus needed it, the boy gave it to Him.
Why don't we give like that when we need a miracle? Either we don't believe that God will take care of our needs if we give sacrificially to him or we think, "What's the use? How could my little bit help?"
The important thing is to be willing to give as much as we can. That is what God accepts.
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