The Core of the Model Family—
Forgiveness

A relationship that is unique in design.

What brings family unity?
Peace.

Our family image is framed by the attitudes that are exposed.

The Design of the Family comes from the Mindset of God.

Happiness is found when we re-discover that the facts of the past provide a new hope for the Future.

Focused Faith that reveals Salvation, Example, Completion, Believing.

Following Christ in these last days is a tough business. But God has given us at least four advantages: He has told us what will happen, He has told us what to do, He has told us where we find salvation, He has told us there is power.

A Diligent Faith leads followers of Jesus to guard their language.

A Strong Faith must be committed to service.

A Sincere Faith continues as we are reminded to keep ablaze the gift of God that we have in us.

Mission: We are moving from a mission minded church to a mission minded people.

With guest: Freddy T. Wyatt, Pastor, Gallery Church, NYC.

1st-Romans 10:9-10, 2nd-Ephesians 5:25, 3rd-2 Peter 3:18, 4th:Home Plate-John 14

This morning we welcome ROGER “SING” OLDHAM to our pulpit. Sing is the Vice President for Convention Communications and Relations of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. Previously, he was the long time Pastor of First Baptist Church, Martin, Tennessee. We look forward to hearing God’s Word shared through him.

God’s call on the church in America after September 11 is to rebuild our spiritual Christian walls for God’s glory and for our protection. God tells us how to do that through his prophet-statesman Nehemiah and the revival and rebuilding by God’s people in a spiritually needy time.

Pastor Emeritus, Dr. John David Laida preaches. Dr. Laida has been preaching the Gospel for 75 years this month.

Doxa Worship

We are told to “examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith.” (II Corinthians 13:6) Nothing is more eternally important than knowing that you possess true saving faith in Christ. The book of James is the book of Wisdom Literature in the New Testament and corresponds to the Old Testament book of Proverbs. James is the application book of the New Testament and tells us how to live out a life covered by salvation by grace through faith.  Saving  faith works!  Saving faith always produces a faithful life. Saving faith will act on that faith in godly living and true ministry to others. Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is not alone. Good works and a changed life will follow.

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The book of James is the book of Wisdom Literature in the New Testament and corresponds to the Old Testament book of Proverbs. James is the application book of the New Testament and tells us how to live out a life covered by salvation by grace through faith.  Saving  faith works!  Saving faith always produces a faithful life. Saving faith will act on that faith in godly living and true ministry to others. This is the message of the book of James and is an ideal Scripture for us as we enter our initial FirstServe week of ministry to our community. From Austin Peay student move-in ministry, to ministry to Norman Smith Elementary, and to ground breaking for a new Habitat house and more, FirstServe is faith at work.

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Who is He? Some Say, Just a good man, Just a teacher, or I don’t care.

The book of James was written by Jesus’ half-brother to Jewish believers who had been scattered because of persecution. Chapter One is written as an encouragement and warning to these believers of the purposes behind the trials they were facing as persecuted followers of Christ.

King David was singing a new song of praise for all God had done in his life. In the Lord, David was happy and free. A loving Lord had delivered David from destruction and disaster numerous times. Whether from the giant Goliath, an envious King Saul, or the rebellion of an ungrateful Absalom, David had been protected and dwelt under the shadow of the Almighty all during his life. With his whole heart, David said, “I will sing a new song unto Thee, O God; upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee.” (Psalm 144:9) We, too, should sing a new song unto the Lord for all He has done for us. Meditate upon and practice all the reasons for praise you learn in this Psalm.

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Psalm 103 is David’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote, “There is too much in this psalm for a thousand pens to write. It is a Bible in itself . . . and could be the hymn book of the church.” Matthew Henry’s words on Psalm 103 are, “This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition.” When we read Psalm 103, we feel like falling on our knees in praise before our God of mercy and loving kindness, which is the meaning of, “Bless the Lord, O my soul.” Let us look at this psalm on our knees and praise our Creator, Redeemer, and Coming King.

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Psalm 101 is a Coronation Psalm written by newly crowned King David. Psalm 101 is his praise to God for the nation Israel and his place of leadership. Psalm 101 is David’s recognition of the need for divine guidance and help to do the best work needed for his high position. Have you learned your need for God’s help each day? You cannot succeed without Him! “The Lord reigns” (Psalm 93:1, 97:1, 99:1) is a theme of the Coronation Psalms. He reigns over your soul. Give Him the glory!

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Happiness and holiness go together. A holy man will be a happy man. “Blessed” means to be a man governed by a single hearted devotion to God. That is what the Psalmist discovers and shares with us in this magnificent spiritual treasure chest in Psalm 119. The longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119 is spiritual poetry with alliterative design using all twenty-tw0 letters of the Hebrew alphabet with every verse in each of the twenty-two stanzas beginning with the same Hebrew letter. Matthew Henry calls Psalm 119 a treasure chest of gold written with a skill that is beyond our understanding. The “Mount Everest” of the Psalms, it joins Psalm 1 and 19 in exalting the Word of God.

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The background of this Psalm is II Kings 18-19 where God mightily and miraculously delivered Israel and Jerusalem in one night from a 185,000 soldier Assyrian army. (II Kings 19:14-35) America’s only refuge is God and in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Psalm 51 is a beautiful passage dealing with God's abundant forgiveness poured out on the one who is truly penitent.  Along with Psalm 32, it was written by David after his affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah.  In this Psalm, David fully recognizes how horrendous his sin was against God, blamed no one but himself, and begged for divine forgiveness.

When I was . . . 4 years old: My Daddy can do anything. 7 years old: My Dad knows a lot, a whole lot. 10 years old: My father doesn’t quite know everything. 12 years old: Oh well, naturally my father doesn’t know it all. 14 years old: Dad? Hopelessly out of touch 20 years old: Oh, that man is out of date. What did you expect? 25 years old: He knows a little bit about it, but not much. 30 years old: It’s amazing how wise he has become in the last few years. 35 years old: We need to find out what Dad thinks about it. 40 years old: What would Dad have thought about this? 45 years old: My Dad knew everything. 50 years old: I wish I could talk it over with Dad one more time.

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.” President George Washington “I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good of the Saviour of the world is communicated to us through the Book.” Abraham Lincoln “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” Jerome of Bethlehem “There is a book worth all other books which were ever printed.” Patrick Henry What will the Bible help you do and also do for you?

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As the Lord brings hundreds of children to our church in the ministry of Vacation Bible School this week, we should let the Word of God instruct us as to “the value of one child” to God and to the world. “ . . . and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 3:15 A child won to Christ and living for Christ is a whole life saved and a whole world blessed.