Old Lea Bethel Baptist Church

Jan 16 – Christian Ladies Lunch – meet @ church @ 11:00 am
Jan 16 – Feed My Life Matters – meet @ church @ 3:00 pm
Jan 17 – Next Widow’s Bible Study – 2:00 pm
Jan 18 – Men’s Fellowship Breakfast – 8:00 am
Jan 19 – VBS meeting after worship
Jan 19 – Deacon’s Meeting – 3:30 pm
Jan 19 – Men’s Choir Practice – 4:30 pm
Jan 26 – Men’s Day 2020 – Covered dish! James Smith to bring the message.
Jan 26 – Business Meeting – 6:00 pm
Feb 8 – Valentine’s Day Dinner – $15 – mark your calendar! Eat around 6:00 pm
Feb 16 – Floating Baby Shower for Taylor & Brandon – 2:00-5:00pm – Fellowship Hall
Feb 23 – Women’s Day 2020 – Covered dish!
Mar 21 – planning a hiking/Floyd trip – 7:00 am
Mar 27 & 28 – Spring Stew!!
May 3-6 – Revival!! Brad Wesley to speak.
Sep 15-16 – Ark Trip to Kentucky!!

The messages for both the morning and the evening services have been added to the Sermons page. Fellowship with the believers is what we are called to do. There are times when this is not possible. I hope that, if this is one of those times, you find encouragement in these messages.

Sermons

Jan 5 – Men’s Choir Practice – 4:30 pm
Jan 5 – WMU Meeting – 4:30 pm
Jan 12 – Men’s Choir Practice – 4:30 pm
Jan 18 – Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8:00 am
Jan 19 – Deacon’s Meeting – 3:30 pm
Jan 19 – Men’s Choir Practice – 4:30 pm
Jan 24 – Next Widow’s Bible Study – 2:00 pm
Jan 26 – Men’s Day 2020
Jan 26 – Business Meeting – 6:00 pm
Feb 8 – Valentine’s Day Dinner – mark your calendar!
Feb 23 – Women’s Day 2020
March – Planning a hiking/Floyd trip
May 3-6 – Revival!! Brad Wesley to speak.

The messages for both morning and evening have been added. The New Year is a great time to start attending a Bible believing church and being in fellowship with people you can love. If, for whatever reason, this is impossible, I hope that these messages are a blessing for you and help you draw nearer to God.

Genesis 3:9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

In this passage, God is walking in the cool of the garden. The ancient language has the sense that it’s been a hot day and that there is now a cool breeze blowing. God is calling out this question. The pinnacle of His creation is hiding among the plants of the garden. Adam and Eve are hiding from the Creator of both man and garden.

God calls this question, not because He doesn’t know where Adam is, but because Adam no longer knows who he is. Adam is not just lost among the leaves, but lost now in his sin and wandering in his heart. Before the bite, he was joined to his Creator in a beautiful harmony. His soul communed with God and suffered no separation. Eve’s soul communed with God – no separation. Adam and Eve communed with one another – no separation.

Then, the bite – the sin – and there was instant separation. God was asking, “Where are you?” because Adam no longer knew where he was with God. They no longer understood who they were created to be. Pride, lust, envy, and all the other things that separate us from God and one another had invaded the Garden of Eden that was once the heart and mind of man.

On this first day of 2020, God asks each of us – Where are you? Not an accusation, but an invitation. It’s a sweet invitation from the One who knows exactly where we are and loves us anyway. He doesn’t ask – How did you get here? He doesn’t ask – How will you clean up this mess? He simply asks, “Where are you?” and we are invited, through Christ, to answer – Here I am Lord, seeking Your hand and longing for Your love. What better way to start a new decade than to be found resting peacefully in the arms of our Father.

Dec 29 – Reflection Service – 6:00 pm- bring snacks and desserts!
Jan 1 – New Year 2020!!
Jan 5 – Communion Sunday during worship
Jan 11 – Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8:00 am
Jan 24 – Next Widow’s Bible Study – 2:00 pm
Jan 26 – Men’s Day 2020
Jan 26 – Business Meeting – 6:00 pm
Feb 23 – Women’s Day 2020

Both morning and evening messages have been added. End 2019 and kick off 2020 with a visit to church! You’ll be glad you did. If you can’t be there, I hope the attached messages will be an uplifting word in your life.