- Men's Breakfast Saturday morning at 8 AM. Coffee will be on at 6:30 so come early to visit and bring a friend.
- Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - Ash Wednesday Service 7 AM.
- Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - Lenten Luncheon at noon in the First Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Building. We are responsible for 1/2 of the desserts.
- Sunday, March 10, 2019 - Pot Luck Bridal Luncheon for Jordan Keeton and Kersten Criddle. Meat will be provided; please bring a side dish or dessert.
Scripture for Sunday
Galatians 2:16-21 (ESV)
16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. 17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-10, 24-25, 39-40
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
39 And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Questions for Reflection
1. When you were a child, what are some ways you showed trust in your parents?
2. What do you consider the greatest example of faith you have ever seen? Why?
3. What is faith? (11:1)
4. What does faith help us to comprehend about the creation of the world? (11:3)
5. How did faith affect Abraham’s life? (11:8-12)
6. What happened to a great many Old Testament saints who exercised faith in God? (11:39)
7. According to this passage, what is the only way we can please God with our lives?
8. What prompts committed followers of Christ to continue to exercise faith even when He never seems to "come through" for them?
