From our Desk

Messages for This Month

From the Pastor,

Dear Riverside Baptist Church family,

As we enjoy the warm summer months, there are plenty of things planned to warm our hearts as we walk with the Lord here at Riverside Baptist Church. Beginning on Sunday, July 18th, in our 10:45 am morning worship service, I will begin a new series of messages based on the Old Testament prophesy of Zephaniah, entitled "Corrupted Nations." Would God ever judge a nation that had a spiritual heritage of believing God's Word, and having Biblical beliefs and standards? Not only would God judge a nation like that-He already has!

Zephaniah traces the pronouncement of God's anger and judgment against the nation of Israel, as well as the idolatrous nations surrounding her. That judgment fell upon God's chosen nation when the Babylonian army invaded and destroyed the city of Jerusalem, and some of the sins that God judgd were spiritual pride, injustice, mistreatment of the poor, and religious hypocrisy.

By the time we finish this series of messages (at the end of October) it should be cler to us that God can and will judge any nation at any time and in any manner for their sinfulness and rebellion against Him.

Something else coming up soon is the Golf Benefit we will host for Decatur Christian Education Foundation on Sept. 11th. We hope to e able to give a gift of over $10,000 to DEFC to enable kids to go to Decatur Christian School who would not be able to afford the tuition. If you want to golf at this event, or give a donation to it, contact Larry Tynan or Sheila in the church office. Will you pray with me that God will indeed bless Riverside Baptist Church with a fresh touch of His power and blessing?

 

Pastor Norris

 

 

Summer for me has always represented adventure. When we were kids, summer meant family vacation and that meant traveling to places where we had never been before and camping. To some degree summer still represents adventure for me. All three of my kids were born during the summer months. I was married in the summer. I was born two days shy of the official start of summer.

This summer is no different. The youth group will be going to Shepherds Ministries for the summer missions trip from July 12 - 17. Please pray for those who are going that the trip would help them grow closer to God.

What adventure is God taking you on this summer? As you grow closer to Him, He seems to make life more interesting. Remember the promise of Hebrews 13: 5-6? Whereever the adventure takes us, God is there with us and He will never leave us. This gives us a great deal of confidence to undertake all that God has in store for us.

 

Pastor Sabin