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Pastor Sage: 513-716-2315
Pastor Jon: 513-331-2017
Email: pastorsage@gmail.com

11 am Morning Service

384 I JUST KEEP TRUSTING MY LORD

385 TRUST AND OBEY

Opening Prayer / Welcome

176 THE SECRET PLACE

Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:4-14

621 WE’RE MARCHING TO ZION

Music Special

Sermon: “Stay the Course” -Pastor Mark Sage

253 TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS

DISMISSAL

1 pm Afternoon Service

662 RISE UP O MEN OF GOD

248 O HOW I LOVE JESUS

Sermon: “Wiles of the Devil Pt. 11: The Tongue-Its Purpose” -Pastor Mark Sage

348 LET JESUS COME INTO YOUR HEART

DISMISSAL

Making a Straight Path in the Snow

“Two boys were playing in the snow one day; when one said to the other, “Let us see who can make the straightest path in the snow.” His companion readily accepted the proposition, and they started.

One boy fixed his eyes on a tree, and walked along without taking his eyes off the object selected. The other boy set his eyes on the tree also, and, when he had gone a short distance, he turned, and looked back to see how true his course was. He went a little distance farther, and again turned to look over his steps. When they arrived at their stopping place, each halted and looked back. One path was true as an arrow, while the other ran in a zigzag course.

“How did you get your path so true?” asked the boy who had made the crooked steps.

“Why,” said the other boy, “I just set my eyes on the tree, and kept them there until I got to the end; while you stopped and looked back and wandered out of your course.”

This is a perfect picture of the Christian life. We must fix the eyes of our hope, our trust, and our faith upon Jesus Christ.”

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…” Hebrews 12:1–2

Source: Heartwarming Bible Illustrations, Richard Steele

Choose Your Words Carefully

President Calvin Coolidge was famously known as a man of few words. His nickname was “Silent Cal.” His wife, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, told the story of a young woman who sat next to her husband at a dinner party. She told Coolidge she had a bet with a friend that she could get at least three words of conversation from him. Without looking at her he quietly retorted, “You lose.” Coolidge understood very well the value of using only carefully considered words—and those being few in number.

In a time when people reveal their most personal information in the most public ways without thought or hesitation, it is important for us to recapture this piece of wisdom. Truly wise believers do not feel the need to tell everything they know to everyone they meet—much less to total strangers. Instead they choose their words with care, recognizing the responsibility that comes with our speech. Jesus said, “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned” (Matthew 12:36–37).

Source: The Presidents of the United States of America, Frank Freidel and Hugh S. Sidey

Monthly Events:

PM Service & Kids Bible Time
Sunday, Oct 6th 1–2 pm (EDT)

MIDWEEK SERVICE: THE PATRIARCHS CHARACTER STUDY
Wed, Oct 2nd 7–8 pm (EDT)

“BATTLE READY” PM Service Sermon Series
Sunday, Oct 6th 1–2 pm (EDT)

Outreach
Every other Saturday at 10:30 am.
The next one will be Saturday, Oct 12th 10:30 am
Door Knocking, Visitation, New Move-In Visits, Flyer Distribution

“Harvest Party- Noah’s Ark
Friday, October 25th 7:30-9pm (EDT)
Come for a family friendly night of fellowship. Dress up as your favorite character or animal from the Noah’s Ark story. We will be having food, candy, games, and a bonfire.