
Thanks for reading the digital bulletin. Let us prepare our hearts for God's word today. The focus of the sermon this morning is discovering the blessing within the trial. We are fortunate to have a God that not only is present within the trial but helps us bear it.
If it is your first time being with us, please know that we are very thankful that you are here. Our prayer is that God would touch your life today and meet your needs.
If there is something we can do for you please don't hesitate to let Pastor Mark Sage, Pastor Jon, or one of the ushers know. Pastor Sage's mobile phone is: (513) 716-2315 Email: pastorsage@gmail.com
11 am Service
103 O HOW HE LOVES YOU AND ME
79 TO GOD BE THE GLORY
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
527 HAVEN OF REST
SCRIPTURE READING: Judges 2: 8-15
670 BE STRONG IN THE LORD
SERMON: " The Blessing in the Trial" - Pastor Mark Sage
INVITATION: 492 PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOR
DISMISSAL
1 pm Afternoon Service
553 COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING
120 LORD, YOU'VE BEEN FAITHFUL
SERMON: "FIXING CHURCH CULTURE: TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE"
INVITATION: 491 IS YOUR ALL ON THE ALTAR
DISMISSAL
Judges 2:8-15KJV
In 1799, Conrad Reed discovered a seventeen-pound rock while fishing in Little Meadow Creek. Not knowing what it was made of, his family used it as a doorstop for three years. In 1802, his father, John Reed, took it to a jeweler who identified it as a lump of gold worth about $3,600. That lump of gold, which was used as a doorstop for three years in North Carolina, is one of the biggest gold nuggets ever found east of the Rockies.
Until its composition was determined, its value was unknown. Even so, until the composition of our faith is determined, its strength is unknown. God allows trials in our lives, not to hurt us, but too strengthen and prove us.
“Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned in a fiery furnace.”— Oswald Chambers