A BOND SERVANT OF JESUS

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20

These words mean the breaking and collapse of my independence brought about by my own hands, and the surrendering of my life to the supremacy of the Lord Jesus. No one can do this for me, I must do it myself. God may bring me up to this point three hundred and sixty-five times a year, but He cannot push me through it. It means breaking the hard outer layer of my individual independence from God, and the liberating of myself and my nature into oneness with Him; not following my own ideas, but choosing absolute loyalty to Jesus. Once I am at that point, there is no possibility of misunderstanding. Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ or understand what He meant when He said, “…for My sake” (Matthew 5:11). That is what makes a strong saint.
Has that breaking of my independence come? All the rest is religious fraud. The one point to decide is— will I give up? Will I surrender to Jesus Christ, placing no conditions whatsoever as to how the brokenness will come? I must be broken from my own understanding of myself. When I reach that point, immediately the reality of the supernatural identification with Jesus Christ takes place. And the witness of the Spirit of God is unmistakable— “I have been crucified with Christ….”
The passion of Christianity comes from deliberately signing away my own rights and becoming a bondservant of Jesus Christ. Until I do that, I will not begin to be a saint.
One student a year that hears God’s call would be sufficient for God to have called the Bible Training College into existence. This college has no value as an organization, not even academically. Its sole value for existence is for God to help Himself to lives. Will we allow Him to help Himself to us, or are we more concerned with our own ideas of what we are going to be? – Oswald Chambers

Lord’s Day – November 8, 2015

10:00 a.m Sunday School classes for all ages.
11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Sunday School classes for all ages.
Evening Service lead by Mr. Maher Louis
6:00 p.m. Pre-Service Prayer Time

Weekly Announcements

Wednesday 11th  10:30 a.m. Remembrance Day Service
7:25 p.m. Prayer Meeting
 Thursday 12th 7:30 p.m. Session & Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. College & Career – Fraser Home
Christmas Boxes, Prayer & Praise
Friday 13th 9:00 a.m. Ladies’ Morning  Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Good News Bible Club

Advance Announcements

Sunday 15th  11:00 a.m. Worship Service – Dr. Larry Saunders
6:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting
6:30 p.m. Evening Service – Dr. Larry Saunders
 Wednesday 18th 7:25 p.m. Prayer Meeting
 Thursday 19th  7:30 p.m. Ladies’ Praise & Testimony Evening
7:30 p.m.. Youth Fellowship
 Friday 20th 7:00 p.m. Good News Bible Club

Please Pray For:

Q94: What is baptism?
A: Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, 1 doth signify and seal our engrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace,2 and our engagement to be the Lord’s.3
1. (Matthew 28:19) 2. (Romans 6:3) 3. (Romans 6:4)
We would like to invite all the ladies, and young ladies in our church for a praise and testimony evening. If you haven’t attended any meetings before, this is a great opportunity to get to know the ladies in the congregation.
We will be meeting on Thursday, November 19th at 7:30 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The College and Career group will be assembling Christmas boxes as an outreach to moms and babies. If you would like to make a donation to this effort, please see Esther Moorehead or Laura Fraser
for a list of needed items.
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Johneese and Craig Richards, on the passing of Johneese’s mother last week. We rejoice that she is with the Lord. Please remember them in prayer at this very difficult time
There will be three Christmas outreach opportunities to share the Gospel on December 6th, 13 th & 20 th at 3:30pm.
All are invited and encouraged to serve the Lord.