We give God praise and thanks for this another day of worship, another day to celebrate our King, Jesus.
There is a demonic game called Charlie that has been adopted in recent times by teens in our nation and beyond. The players sit around table with two pencils, one carefully balanced on top of the other. Underneath the pencils is a sheet of white paper marked with “yes” and “no” in cross-shaped grid. After the invocation, if the top pencil mysteriously swings to ‘yes,’ the players start asking Charlie questions.
Explanations have come from different quarters to try to offset the demonic nature of this game. But these explanations have done very little to calm reaction in the Christian community. In the Bahamas, a high school guidance counselor sent a letter to local pastors requesting them to visit the campus and pray for students who were summoning “a Mexican demon.” In Waynesboro Pennsylvania schools, many primary school children became so frightened over the game that teachers forbid students to play it or even discuss it. Robert Jeffress, a prominent Baptist pastor in Dallas, issued a warning about the game on Twitter saying, “Christians should run — not walk away from any attempt to contact or harness demonic powers through @Charlie Charlie.”
This is nothing else but a fresh attempt of the Devil to try to captivate the minds of our youths while they are still innocent. But, we must pray and intercede for our young people for God to manifest Himself to them in a convincing way, so that they can take up the rightful place in the kingdom of God.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
1. BAPTISM CLASS
Today at 5:00 p.m.
2. BOARD MEETING
Today, 6:00 p.m.
3. LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ WARFARE PRAYER
Wednesday, 12:00 noon Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30 p.m. – Warfare Prayer : Before prayer we will
continue to share with you on the prayer life of
Jesus and what He had to say about prayer.
4. SISTER IN UNITY- PRAYER NIGHTS
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
5. CHOIR PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.
5. HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
6. PRAISE & WORSHIP PRACTICE
Saturday, 6:00 p.m.
7. NEXT SUNDAY- FATHER’S DAY
Worship & Ministry, 9:00 a.m.
NO Kings Daughters Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
The Women’s Ministry invites everyone to join in a luncheon in the annex, celebrating the fathers in our church, immediately following the service next Sunday.
Men’s Ministry
Cake and Special Drink Sale
Immediately after service.
(2 slices of cake and 1 drink for $5.00)
OBEDIENCE IS WORSHIP
While I was traveling with a chorale from a Christian high school, it was great to see the students praise God as they led in worship in the churches we visited. What happened away from church was even better to see. One day the group discovered that a woman had no money for gas and they spontaneously felt led by God to take up a collection. They were able to give her enough money for several tankfuls of gas.
It’s one thing to worship and praise God at church; it’s quite another to move out into the real world and worship Him through daily obedience. The students’ example causes us to think about our own lives. Do we confine our worship to church? Or do we continue to worship Him, by obeying Him in our daily life, looking for opportunities to serve?
In 1 Samuel 15 we see that Saul was asked by the Lord to do a task; but when we review what he did (vv.20-21), we discover that he used worship (sacrifice) as an excuse for his failure to obey God. God’s response was, “To obey is better than sacrifice” (v.22).
It’s good to be involved in worship at church. But let’s also ask God to show us ways to continue to give Him the praise He deserves through our obedience. –Dave Branon
Spanish Scripture: (1 Samuel 15:22)
“Samuel respondió:«¿Qué le agrada más al Señor: que se le ofrezcan holocaustos y sacrificios, o que se obedezca lo que él dice? El obedecer vale más que el sacrificio, y el prestar atención, más que la grasa de carneros. ” -1 Samuel 15:22 (NVI)
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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
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Our worship should not be confined to times and places; it should be the spirit of our lives.