We bless the eternal King for His goodness and love to us. May we give Him the worship that He is due today.
Well, the summer is over and here we are at the beginning of another school year! Praise God for preserving our boys and girls throughout the summer. May they all come to know Him and as a result come to know who they are. On Tuesday, Christian Post carried a picture of students gathered outside a school building with the caption, “Over 150 High Schoolers Stage Walkout Protest After Trans Student Seeks to Use Girls’ Locker Room”
On Monday, August 31, the first day of the 2015 school year, the students of Hillsboro High School in Missouri, staged a walkout protest after a transgender student requested the use of the female locker room and bathrooms. Over 150 students walked out of the school to voice their disapproval of Lila Perry, a 17 year old male student who decided last February that he is a transgender.
The Thursday prior to the beginning of School dozens of parents attended a school board meeting at Hillsboro High School to discuss their concerns over the senior transgender student’s desire to use the girls’ locker room and bathrooms. Students and parents took to the school’s parking lot on Monday to tell administrators they won’t allow girls’ privacy rights to be infringed upon for this matter.
As we all can see, the confusion has now reached into our schools. We need to pray earnestly for our children as they return to School. With the passage of the same sex marriage act, only God knows what they will now be confronted with. But prayer is a mighty powerful weapon. Through this medium our children can be preserved and kept from all the mess that will surround them in the school. May God give to us the grace that we will need for this trying hour.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
- BAPTISM CLASS
- Immediately following this service will be baptism at Lindbergh Bay.
- KINGDOM MEN’S MINISTRY MEETING
- Today, 6:00 p.m.
- LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ WARFARE PRAYER
- Wednesday, 12:00 noon Lunch Hour Hotline
- 5:30 p.m. – Warfare Prayer
- CHOIR PRACTICE
- Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
- PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
- Friday, 6:00 p.m.
- HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
- Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
- NEXT SUNDAY
- Worship & Ministry, 9:00 a.m.
- Board Meeting, 6:00p.m.
Spanish Scripture: (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
“Toda la Escritura es inspirada por Dios y útil para enseñar, para reprender, para corregir y para instruir en la justicia, a fin de que el siervo de Dios esté enteramente capacitado para toda buena obra.”
-2 Timoteo 3:16-17 (NVI)
10 Amazing Bible Facts (First Part)
by DAVID PEACH
1 – The Writing of the Bible
The Bible was written over a 1600 year period by approximately 40 men. The time of the writing was from 1500 BC to AD 100.
2 – The Divisions of the Bible
While the Bible is 1 book, it contain 66 smaller books. The books of the Old Testament were written before the birth of Jesus Christ and the New Testament covers the life of Christ and beyond.
3 – Chapters and Verses
Each of the books, except 5, are divided into chapters and verses. The 5 which aren’t divided by chapters are Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. These are short books which only have verse divisions.
Chapters were introduced to the Bible in 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro. Verse divisions were not added until 1551 by Robertus Stephanus.
4 – The Longest and Shortest of the Bible
The longest chapter if the Bible is Psalm 119 with 176 verses. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117 with only 2 verses. Incidentally, the middle chapter of the Bible is Psalm 118. Also Psalm 117.
The longest book of the Bible is Psalms with 150 chapters, or psalms. It contains 43,743 words. The shortest book is 3 John with only 1 chapter and 299 words.
The longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9 with 90 words. The shortest verse is John 11:35 with only 2 words, “Jesus wept.”
5 – The Bible Claims to be God’s Word
There are many books written about and by various religions. But the Bible is the only one which claims to be the actual words of God. Those who believe the Bible also believe that God inspired various people through the years to write down His actual words for mankind. The Bible says more than 3,000 times “thus saith the Lord.” It claims that the words which follow are quotes from God.
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MEDIA MINISTRY
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