Sunday Morning Message (9/20/09)

Do you believe in Jesus Christ? Do you you really believe in Him? Do you accept His claims that He is God in human flesh? That He is the Savior of the world? Is your belief in Him real belief or faulty belief like the people in His own country? Listen to Sunday morning’s message and see!

Click Here: Real Belief Amidst Unbelief John 4

You can listen to other messages on the “Podcasts” page to the right.

Sunday 8/16/09 Report

Jacob

God did a great work this Sunday. We had 37 people at our Sunday morning service and 2 more souls saved!

For our Sunday Evening service we had 32 folks.

Keep praying as God is building a spiritual people!

REVIVAL AND VBS PRAISE REPORT!

Revival July 2009

Thanks to all who were praying for our revival and VBS! God did a supernatural work among us!

We saw 37 professions of faith over the last 3 weeks! We are in the process of following up with them. Pray for us in this endeavor.

We have been able to follow up and baptize 11 of them of whom we feel confident are sincere in their profession!

We had over 100 people each night at VBS and over 40 people each night of revival.

The numbers are not near as important as the fruit! God is building a spiritual people in our midst. Please keep praying!

To God be the glory, Great things He has done!!!

Check out all the VBS and revival pictures on the “pictures” page.

REVIVAL!!!

 

JULY 26-29

Sunday Morning 10:30 AM

Sunday – Wednesday Evenings 7:00 PM

Sunday Morning: Rev. Matthew Rummage from Bethany Baptist Church in Roxboro, NC

Sunday – Wednesday Evenings: Dr. Richard Belcher
Evangelist from Fort Mill, SC

Location: 628 National Highway
(Beside Todd’s Seafood, Across from Jed’s BBQ)

Special Music Each Service

Casual Dress

Nursery Provided!

Contact Information

336-885-0516

Email: kcokerjr@triad.rr.com

Final Report for VBS

Thank you so much for praying for our VBS.

We had 118 in attendance last night and 2 more professions of faith.

We had over 100 folks every night and we had a total of 33 professions of faith.

We baptized 6 of those last night outside right by the main road. We are still in the process of following up with all the others.

Please pray for us as we now have the responsibility of discipling these new believers!

One young man who was baptized brought his mom and they are both coming to church Sunday.

We praise the Lord for letting us be used in His work!

The baptism was a beautiful testimony of Christ changing lives!

The presence of God was undeniable! So many people were praying and God heard your prayers!

Keep praying for us!

Kenny and Nikki and Kids

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Vacation Bible School:

Presented by New Heart Baptist Church and First Baptist Church

July 12-16, 6:oo – 8:30 Every Evening

Location: First Baptist Church
11 Randolph Street (Across from the Library)

Theme: Boomerang Express, It all comes back to Jesus!

We will have singing, games, crafts and Bible teaching each night for everybody!

Ages: 0-adult! Classes for all ages! We even have a College and Career Class, as well as an adult class!

We will close each night with praise and worship singing outside with a live band!

For the finale, on Thursday, we will end with an outdoor movie which will begin at dark! We will show the “Jesus Movie” which is great for both children and adults! Popcorn and drinks will be provided!

PRE-REGISTER NOW!
Send Name, Address, phone number, and ages to: kcokerjr@triad.rr.com or call 336-885-0516 or 336-476-6131

Call above numbers for more information.

Weekend Schedule

Greetings!

By the grace of God and His provision, we will be leaving for a family vacation Sunday morning! God provided this through the gift of someone!

Please be faithful to attend our services as we have special speakers lined up!

Our weekend schedule is as follows:

Saturday

• 7:45 PM: Praise Band Rehearsal for VBS week
• 9:00 PM: Men’s Prayer time

Sunday

• 9:00 AM — Discovery Class (Ed Jones will be leading)
• 10:30 AM — Morning Worship (Joe Mickey will be speaking)
• NO SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE

Proverbs 18:12 says “Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.”

As we continue to look at the book of Proverbs this month, we see many principles from God’s Word that helps us understand true wisdom and godly living.

There are several re-occurring principles in the book of Proverbs. One of them is humility. The verse stated above teaches God’s way for blessings and honor in life. It is in stark contrast of the world’s way. God’s word is very clear: The way to obtain honor and blessing is through humility, not self-sufficiency!

The world says believe in yourself. Think positive. You can do anything you want to do with hard work and determination. Be assertive, confident, and wise. Don’t let anyone push you around.

The Bible says “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (1 Peter 5:5-6).

The Bible says in Proverbs 28:26 that “he who trusts in his own heart is a fool.” The Bible says “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9).  

Here in our verse today, God says that before destruction the heart of man is haughty. That means that when we are proud and self-confident then we are headed for a fall. When we believe that our way is the right way, and no one can tell us what to do, and we brag on ourselves, our accomplishments, and our advancements, then we are on our way to destruction, because we are giving God no credit. We don’t acknowledge Him in our life, but we have it under control.

Did you know that the number one sin that God hates more than any is pride? Did you know that pride is the number one sin that will keep people out of Heaven? Did you know that pride was the sin of Satan when he was an angel in Heaven? The Bible says he wanted preeminence. He wanted to be worshipped. He wanted to be God! And God threw him out of Heaven forever from His presence, along with 1/3 of the angels who followed him in his rebellion.

Today the world is filled with pride. Men want to be heard and seen. Men want to be worshipped and praised instead of giving God all the glory and praise. Men want to be first. We have all kinds of hatred and fights because people want to their own way above all else.

This is the kind of life that leads to destruction. You find this theme all through the Bible. Jesus said, “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matthew 23:12). It is a principle in God’s word therefore it is true all the time!

The reason pride will keep people out of Heaven is because a prideful person will never admit his/her need. They will never acknowledge their sin. They will never acknowledge that they need forgiveness. They will never admit that they need a Savior, because they cannot save themselves. They will never see the fact that they cannot obtain any favor from God by their own righteousness. As a matter of fact the Bible says that the righteousness of man is as filthy rags in God’s sight!

But this verse also tells us the way of blessing and honor. It is through humility. When a person sees their sin, and their unworthiness before a holy God they are immediately humbled. They see their need for His forgiveness. They realize they do not deserve it. But they come to understand grace, which is unmerited favor. Grace is God’s goodness and forgiveness given to a person in spite of what they deserve!

Every time a person in the Bible realized they were in the presence of God, they immediately had a sense of unworthiness and humility. Isaiah 6:5 describes the reaction of Isaiah when he stood in the presence of God and all of His holiness:  “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts.” Isaiah saw his sin and knew He deserved God’s judgment. He humbled himself in the presence of God, and God forgave him and exalted him!

Another example is in the life of Peter. The Bible says in Luke 5 that when the Lord Jesus Christ told Peter to put his net out for a catch of fish, that Peter caught so many that the nets began to break. In that moment, for the first time, Peter realized who Jesus really is. He knew that he was standing in the presence of God in human flesh! What was Peter’s reaction? Did he jump up and say; “now I know that you are God, and I know that you know all about me and my accomplishments? You know how good I am.”  No way! The Bible says in Luke 5:8 that Peter’s response was: When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”  Peter saw his sin and unworthiness. He was humbled. And God saved Peter and used him greatly for His kingdom!

The Bible is never wrong! Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility. That means that if you want destruction of your life, then be proud. But if you desire honor and blessing, the humble yourself before God, and by His grace live a humble life!

 Have you seen the truth about yourself in the presence of God? Do you realize that He is holy and you are unholy? He is perfectly righteous and you are unrighteous. He is sinless and you are sinful. Have you humbled yourself before Him, told Him that you are sorry for your sins and that you need His Son, Jesus Christ? Jesus took your place when He died upon the cross. He paid for all of your sins. He rose from the dead three days later. He can take your sins away and give you His perfect righteousness. But you must humble yourself before Him. You must see your sin and your need for His forgiveness. You must in humility and brokenness turn from your sin to Him and let Him have full control of your life.

When you become a Christian, you realize that the Christian life is one of humility and absolute dependency. When I realize I deserve nothing but judgment from God because of my sin, and see that He gives me forgiveness and eternal life by His grace, through His Son’s death and resurrection on my behalf, how can I ever be prideful? I got something I did not deserve! I still don’t deserve it! I never will.

May we live our lives in gratitude for Christ and what He did for us. May we never be self-sufficient. May we ever trust Christ and never ourselves!

Friday, June 12: Proverbs 12 Devotion and Weekend Schedule

If you have read your Proverbs for today, (chapter 12), then you know it is full of great truths from God! This chapter contrasts the wicked and the righteous person.

There are some wonderful nuggets of truth from this chapter. Let me share one from verses 1 and 15.

Proverbs 12:1 says “Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.” One person who loves Jesus loves to learn more from His word on how to live a godly life. He is not offended when a godly person comes along side him to give him instruction from God’s word. It may be a word of correction because he is in some sort of disobedience. It may be as simple as someone sharing the biblical truth of tithing, sharing his faith with others, or turning away from a friend who has become an ungodly influence in his life. It could be in the from of a godly friend offering counsel, a sermon he hears, or even his own personal Bible reading time. Either way, this man wants to learn more about living for Christ. He welcomes accountability and correction from God’s Word!

In contrast, the one who hates reproof is stupid. This person is content to live his life on his own. He does whatever he thinks is right. He is not open to hearing any correction from the Bible.

Verse 15 agrees: “The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.” The fool is the one who lives his life for himself and himself alone. Everything he does he can defend. He does what he wants, when he wants, and how he wants. He is always right. I tell my sons, this is the type of kid who says, “Nope, I’m not listening to you, I am going to do it my way.” Or, “I can do it on my own thank you.” The Bible says this one is stupid, and is a fool!

The one who knows Christ is humble, approachable, and teachable! He knows he has received mercy when he did not deserve it. He knows he has be given the gift of forgiveness of sins and eternal life by God when he did not deserve it. He now lives his life in humility and gratitude.

Father, help us who know You to stay humble and teachable. Help us to receive instruction and correction when we stray. Help us to remember Your grace and mercy! And I pray for those who do not know You, that they will see their sin and run to Christ! In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Weekend Schedule:

NOTE: Our official constituting as a church was scheduled for this Sunday. We have postponed it until June 28. We are still getting the church constitution in order and checking with the state laws of NC.

Saturday:

• 7:45PM — Praise Band Rehearsal
• 9:00 PM — Men’s Prayer Time

Sunday:

• 9:00AM — Discovery Class
• 10:30AM — Morning Worship (I will be preaching a special message for fathers since we will not be here next Sunday)
• 6:00PM — Evening worship will consist of Prayer Walking for our upcoming summer ministries!

Saturday, June 6

School is out! The picture to the right is our son, Caleb, on fun day the next to last day of school!!!

To celebrate the official start of summer, we all went to get milkshakes last night!

I want to take this opportunity to let you in on our big plans for this summer at New Heart. Look to the right of this page and under “Pages” click on “Summer Schedule.” On that new page you will find the details of our plans!

Don’t forget church tomorrow:

• 9:00 — Discovery Class
• 10:30 — Morning Worship (We are going to be taking down all the names of people who want to join New Heart. We will have a service constituting as a church in the next 2 weeks! Also, at this service, we will hear a message from the Bible with a challenge for what we can do to bring others to Christ this summer!)
• 6:00 PM — Evening Worship Service

Don’t forget praise band rehearsal is tonight at 7:45 PM and men’s prayer time is at 9:00 PM.

Finally, don’t forget to click on our new page for the summer schedule!!!

Friday, June 5

Proverbs 5:21 “For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He watches all his paths.”

What a great verse of Scripture to teach our children! This verse speaks of the omniscience (all knowing) and omnipresence (all present) of God. There is nowhere we can go to escape His presence. There is nothing we can do to escape His notice!

Did you know that video cameras are everywhere now? There is hardly anywhere you and I go now days that we aren’t being filmed! It’s all being caught on camera — the parking lot of Wal-Mart, gas pumps, convenience stores, etc. The problem is that we are often not aware of it. Would we act any different if we were constantly aware that everything we do is caught on tape?

Guess what? According to this verse, everything we do is caught on God’s tape! He sees everything we do, hears everything we say, and even knows our motives and thoughts!

Furthermore, this verse is in the context of the sin of adultery. This is a sin that is committed in private and covered up. But God sees and knows!

May we live our lives in the fear of God, as the book of Proverbs teaches us. May we always seek to please Him, obey Him, honor Him, and glorify Him in everything we do today and every day! We cannot do this in our strength. We are once again reminded that we must live our lives in absolute dependence upon Him, His strength and wisdom!

Father, help us to live our lives in the continual awareness that we are always in Your presence!

In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

Church Schedule for the weekend:

Saturday:
    7:45 PM Praise Band Rehearsal
    9:00 PM Men’s Prayer Time

Sunday:
    9:00 AM Discovery Class
   10:30 AM Morning Worship
    6:00 PM Evening Worship