Northside Baptist Church

Good morning,

I pray all is well in NBC Blog Land.

Once again God saw fit to bless our soul winners.  we had 25 out and 13 saved last night for soul winning.  What a great evening.  Everything was a perfect evening.

Don’t forget our annual church picnic tomorrow at Bowness Park.  Look for the orange pylons.  Bring your meat, salad, chips, and LAWN CHAIRS.  Don’t steal my lawn chair!

Aleena’s grad went very well.  She walked graciously across the platform to receive her diploma then slipped and fell.

No - just kidding.  We are so proud of her for completing the first of many parts of her life.

Rebecca comes home today.  We are so excited about her coming home for the Summer.  More excited than her brothers who have to put up with her.  Her nagging, hair spray, perfume, extra long time in the bathroom, and of course talking about her date with a freshman.

Hebrews 11:1, 6

Let’s talk about faith for a minute.

Faith is a substance that allows me to step out.  We know we cannot please God without it.  We sin if we live without it.  We cannot even move in the life of Christ without possessing it.  Further more we cannot be saved without it but we all possess it.  It is the exercising of the faith we possess from God that must be tried.

Herein lies my point.  We must step out in faith before God can move us forward.

Faith is a step deeper in unchartered territory but with God assuring us that He has committed to our safety and survival.

When we were in California suffering for Jesus, we swam in the Ocean.  The waves were huge, the taste of salt was ever present. the sense of the unknown: sharks, sea snakes, fish, the vegetation floating, how about the forgotten drop off into 300 feet deep water or even rip tides. These were all a thought of fear into the unknown.  The thought of unknown in untested waters.  Our mind can stop us from pursuing God.  OUR MIND ITSELF CAN REALLY STOP US FROM PURSUING GOD!  We don’t want to go any further due to uncharted territory.  Fear of dying or missing out or even the fear of pain and hurt. We love safety, security, ez, and convenience – These are all enemies of godly faith. You and I cannot truly live for God without pain, worry, clashes, fear, or hurt.

Let us begin to move out in uncharted territory in our life, the ocean. Allow God to prove Himself to you, in a still small way that would begin to open a greater door of faith.  Little by little one step at a time.  let Him just carry us to safety. We will not pass first base in Christianity without stepping out in our life by faith in Him who promised “I will never leave thee nor sake thee.”

I Love you NBC

Preacher

I John 5:4

Are You Stepping out and Trusting Him to catch you?

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