
Welcome
Thanks for reading the digital bulletin. We are honored you have chosen to worship with us today!
If it is your first time being with us, please know that we are very thankful that you are here. Our prayer is that God would touch your life today and meet your needs. If you are a first time visitor, we ask you take a welcome packet. Please fill out the welcome card so we can connect together and place it in the offering plate in the front, or the black box in the foyer.
We are excited that you have joined us this morning for worship. Please be mindful of the events on the calendar. We hope you can join us for the afternoon lunch and service to follow. Please keep in mind that we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection next Sunday. There will be no afternoon service next week. Enjoy your time with your family and firends. If there is anything we can do for you, please do not hesitate to ask. God Bless.
Below are the Monthly Events.
Pastor Sage: 513-716-2315
Pastor Jon: 513-331-2017
Email: pastorsage@gmail.com
11 am Morning Service
67 THOU ART WORTHY
516 SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
Opening Prayer / Welcome
465 I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:4-13
504 PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND
Sermon: “Great Potential”- Pastor Mark Sage
481 JUST AS I AM
FREE LUNCH & FELLOWSHIP FOLLOWS THE SERVICE!
1 pm Afternoon Service
459 FILL MY CUP LORD
627 WHAT A DAY THAT WILL BE
Sermon - “Testing our Traditions” -Pastor Mark Sage
476 I SURRENDER ALL
DISMISSAL
Efforts of Man and Spiritual Fruit
A number of years ago, the Associated Press released a study done by an agricultural school in Iowa. It reported that production of 100 bushels of corn from one acre of land, in addition to the many hours of the farmer’s labor, required 4,000,000 lbs. of water, 6,800 lbs. of oxygen, 5,200 lbs. of carbon, 160 lbs. of nitrogen, 125 lbs. of potassium, 75 lbs. of yellow sulphur, and other elements too numerous to list. In addition to these things, which no man can produce, rain and sunshine at the right time are critical. It was estimated that only 5% of the produce of a farm can be attributed to the efforts of man. If we were honest, we’d have to admit that the same is true in producing spiritual fruit.
Source: Associated Press
Guidance in the Word
D. L. Moody wrote the following words next to Isaiah 6:8 in his Bible: “I am only one, but I am In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a team of explorers set out from England to do something that no one before had accomplished—cross Antarctica from one side to the other across the South Pole. Disaster struck when the team’s ship, Endurance, became entrapped in ice and eventually sank after her hull was crushed. Marooned on nearby Elephant Island, there seemed little hope for their survival.
In a desperate effort to get help, Shackleton and five others set out in a twenty-foot lifeboat across some of the most dangerous and storm-filled waters in the world. It was an eight hundred-mile journey to South Georgia Island where help could be found. For fifteen days the men battled the treacherous seas and massive storms with waves of up to one hundred feet. Using only a compass and a sextant, Frank Worsley (who had captained the Endurance) navigated their course until they safely reached land and found help. Shackleton procured another ship and returned to rescue all of his men. He became a national hero in England for his courage and persistence.
All of us are making our way through a stormy world. Ever since the first sin in the Garden of Eden, mankind has struggled to make wise decisions about an uncertain future. The only way to ensure that we do not go astray is to have an objective source of truth that will guide us. Just as a compass can guide sailors through dark and uncharted waters, God’s Word can guide us through uncertain and difficult circumstances. We must simply trust it—over our feelings, over our own wisdom, and over contrary advice others may give us. Because the Bible is inspired by God, it is without error, and we can always trust it.
Source: Endurance, Alfred Lansing
Upcoming Events
RESURRECTION SUNDAY SERVICE
Sunday, March 31st 11-12 am (EDT)
No Afternoon Service
Sunday school still at 9am
PM Service & Kids Bible Time
Sunday, March 24th 1–2 pm (EDT)
MIDWEEK SERVICE: THE PATRIARCHS CHARACTER STUDY
Wed, March 27th 7–8 pm (EDT)
“BATTLE READY” PM Service Sermon Series
Sunday, April 6th 1–2 pm (EDT)
Outreach
Every other Saturday at 10:30 am.
The next one will be Saturday, March 30th 10:30 am
Door Knocking, Visitation, New Move-In Visits, Flyer Distribution
All Church Canvassing
Saturday, April 13th at 10:30 am.
We will meet at the church to go out post flyers on doors for Politics & the Sacred Sunday. Bring the family, everyone can help - let’s get the Gospel out and invite folks to the services.
THE UPPER ROOM” YOUTH GROUP
Wed, March 27th 7–8 pm (EDT)
Stand Series- “Study on the life of Daniel”
Regional H.O.P.E Conference
At Central Baptist Church in Amelia, OH
Fri, April 26th 7-830pm (EDT)
Politics & the Sacred Sunday
Sun, April 28th 10am-2pm