“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is,” Jeremiah 17:7 (KJV). Today’s message is encouraging the people of God to look into their hearts to know that they are trusting in the Lord, being true to themselves, and those around them. The culture we live in today is a powerfully influencing culture that is challenging for anyone to fight fitting in it. For the Christian though, it’s even the more-so. Jesus told His disciples that the world would hate them because they hated Him . “ If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me,” John 15:18-21 (KJV). To overlook the persecution that Jesus said that His disciples would suffer, including His disciples in these modern times, is to be unprepared for that reality. If Christians find themselves unprepared for this level of persecution then it’s probably going to be more of a challenge for them to resist the temptation to fit in. The Lord warned His disciples then and is warning us now, that we’ve got to make the building up of our inner-man priority, built up in Godly character in order that we are strong in Him and in the power of His might. Otherwise, we will find ourselves out of faith, out of character, and out of reality. We’ll gravitate to the things of the world of which the Lord says if we love the things of the world then the love of the Father is not in us, 1 Jn. 2:15. The way we do that is by remembering who we are in Christ and by meditating on His Word day and night. We have the God-image within us and it’s up to us to be renewed in our minds so that we maximize the God-image in us and be who God has called us to be in these last days. What a blessing it is to know that we’re made in the image of God and have been given dominion over His creation. Continue in His blessings.
In His Service,
Pastor Jeffery A. Muchison
Scripture for Sunday, 10-24-21
1 John 2:15 (KJV)
15
Love not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Announcements for Sunday, 10-24-21
1. Stay updated on CCC’s website at cccwaverly.org. We’re uploading videos to the website for Bible study and Sunday messages.
2. We’re remaining in Phase 2 of our COVID-19 protocol due to COVID-19 infections high in our area. Phase 2 is having only essential functions at the Church for necessary operations.
3. There will be no in-person Sunday services or Bible studies until further notice, but the video for the Sunday message and the Bible studies will continue to be uploaded to CCC’s website.
4. Sunday, 10-24-21, at 11 a.m., CCC will have a virtual communion service via Zoom. Partners who will be participating can use grape juice and saltine crackers for the cup and the bread as we obey the Lord in the keeping of this important sacrament. The connecting information for the communion will be included in this Pastor’s Pen.
5. There will be no virtual Bible study this Monday, 10-25-21, but the video for the Bible study will be uploaded to CCC’s website.
In His Service,
Pastor Jeffery A. Muchison
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