Lafayette Missionary Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
The Christ Child was born in Bethlehem that changed the world even down to the way we keep time on our calendars. He is God and Christ took on a fleshly body to take the sins of the world and to die for all that will believe upon him and repent. He is God on the Highest. He is our Savior.
Buried Alive. Will you be buried alive or buried dead- Buried dead with your sins in the bottomless pit or buried alive with a live spirit transported to Heaven by the Angels-
Do we want to open the windows of heaven and have blessings poured out on our church- True worship comes at a cost. It's not coming to church to be entertained. It's preparation by prayer. It's coming to church on Wednesday and Sunday nights too, not just an hour on Sunday morning.
We are all sinners and there is nothing you can do about it. Nobody But God can bring on the condemnation. Nobody But God can bring you peace. Nobody But God can save you.
We are quickly losing our freedom of religion and freedom of speech in America. If we continue to go down the path we are headed, our grandchildren will not live in a free country.
When God puts more on you than you can take by yourself the only way you can make it through is with his help. When I am weak- I have to turn to the Lord.
Are you doing all the talking or are you listening to what that still small voice is saying back to you-
If you attend Church and are not saved- you see the great things but are not enjoying what it is to a child of God. If you are saved and have not been baptized and joined the Church then you are seeing the good things but are not enjoying your salvation.
If you have felt the pains of condemnation then prayer for forgiveness and you felt something happen. What Happened-
Baptism is not optional. It is a commandment and the first think a person should do after being saved.
Claim your inheritance today. How long shall you wait- If you have indeed been under conviction and felt the trouble of condemnation, have bowed and prayed to the Lord, and something happened- Claim Your Inheritance today. It might not salvation as you expected it would feel. It is only peace. Hold on to what you have received.
We are not always the mighty oak but during the hard times we are like a bruised reed. We are damaged but never broken. We go through bad times to know how great is the good times. Not always on the mountain top but go to the valley.
If you are unsure of your salvation maybe you need to examine if you have the desire to serve the Lord.
We celebrate this Christmas season to pay honor to the birth of Jesus but his birth would have been nothing if not for his death and his resurrection.
The Passover and The Last Supper - A communion service describing the Last Passover slaughter of the lamb and the days leading up to the Crucifixion of the Lamb of God. While the Hebrews were preparing and killing the lamb for their annual Passover feast, our Lord and Savior was hanging on the cross of Calvary shedding his blood that we might have everlasting life.
The culture of today is leading our young men and women away from Godly things and into the ways of the world. We should encourage our teenagers to seek out spouses that are chosen by God and to pray to that end. As older men and women we should stop encouraging teenagers they need to go out and sow their wild oats while they are young before they settle down.
An lesson on the writers of the gospels and how they had different backgrounds to be able to reach a different audience and how we all have different talents we should use.
The Day is Coming when they try to control our ministers and our churches. They will try to limit what we can do and what we can preach about. They will then try to control our lives, our currency, our freedom. Do not stand on the side line and watch this happen. We have to be willing to fight.
Baptism is not optional. It is commanded when you are saved by his grace to follow him in baptism.
When Jesus sat and wrote in the dirt while he was asked about the woman that had sinned. What did he write- Some say he was stumped and was pondering an answer as he scribbled as in thought. No, you can't stump God. It was the finger of God that wrote on the wall to the Great King. It was God's Son that wrote something before he told the woman to go and sin no more. It was Grace that he granted her and everyone of us.
Two weeks before our Summer Effort Meeting that has been rescheduled, Brother Bengie reminds up that we all can Pray Down the Power of God that the loss will be burdened and saved. We can not help God save the loss, but we can pray.
Church Doctrine on the subject of the Great Commission to the Church to go out and preach the word, salvation and baptism.
We are facing Contrary Winds. We had better take down our oars and begin to paddle because there are rough seas ahead. Contrary Winds in our Church and in our Country. We have had calm waters here in America but troubled times are coming ahead.
God has a Portion for You but You have to Learn to Listen to God's Voice and be Obedient.