Thought for Today

Just Checking In

A minister passing thru his church in the middle of the day, decided to pause by the alter and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened and a man came down the aisle. The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in awhile, his shirt was shabby and his coat was worn and frayed. The man knelt, bowed his head a few moments the rose and walked away.
Each day at noon in the days that followed the man repeated this routine without fail. One day the minister noticing the man carried a lunch pail stopped him asking "why do you come here each day?" The man replied he worked at a factory down the road and used his lunch break to pray. As the minister listened the man prayed "I just came again to tell you, Lord, how happy I've been, since we found each others friendship and you took away my sin. Don't know much of how to pray, but I think about you everyday. So Jesus this is Jim checking in today." Feeling guilty the minister told the man he was welcome to the church any time. One day the minister noticed the man had not been to pray for a while, asking at the factory he found out Jim was very ill and was in the hospital. Visiting Jim there the nurses said he had no visitors, flowers or calls from friends. Yet his smiles and kind words brought joy to the staff. The minister asked him how he could be filled with joy when he was seriously ill and no friends to call. The man replied, "the nurses are wrong,someone is here all the while. Everyday at noon He's here, a dear friend, He sits right down, takes my hand, leans over and says to me; I just came again to tell you, Jim How happy I have been , since we found this friendship, and I took away you sin, always love to hear your prayer in which you say; I think about you every day, so Jim this is Jesus checking in today."

Thought for today

Beware that thou not forget the Lord thy God in not keeping His commandments, and his judgements, and His statutes, which I command thee this day.

Deuteronomy 8:11

God's word tells us very plainly that we are not to forget or ignore His commandants. God tells us this in love so that we may avoid the evil that will come from the consequences of our sinful actions.

Wednesday evening service

The Locust Grove Baptist Church service for Wednesday evening 2/23/2011 is now online for listening/downloading.

http://www.mediafire.com/?z08s5vudjrudjd1

Thought for Today

Potter's Clay

Clay has lumps in it. These lumps have to be worked out by the potter's hand and this process takes time. The more lumps the potter leaves, the less valuable the pot and the greater the odds of the pot cracking, or even blowing up when it is fired in the furance. Which turns soft clay in a strong useful pot. As followers of Christ we need to be aware that as we go thru the trails and tribulations of life God is forming us into a strong and useful vessel for His purpose.





When in God's providence believers are exposed to the pressures of being isolated, opposed, tempted, humbled, disappointed, and hurt, the divine purpose is that these things should further our transformation into the likeness of our savior.

Wednesday Evening service

The Wednesday evening service for Locust Grove is now online for listening/downloading.

http://www.mediafire.com/?wqd2n737u55dbb7

Sunday Morning service

The Locust Grove Baptist church service for Sunday morning 2/06/2011 is now online for listening/downloading.

Wednesday evening Service

Locust Grove Baptist church service for 2/2/2011 is now online for listening/downloading.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jqkxvpfluas0h38

Thought for Today

Years ago, some men were on a leaky old ship in the middle of a rough and stormy sea. One of them asked the captain, "Are we safe?" He said, "Well, the boilers are weak and may explode at any moment. The ship is taking on water. To be very honest with you, we may go up, or we may go down, but at any rate, we are going on." As followers of Christ we are not immune to the storms of life and need to hold to the promises of God that He will never leave us or forsake us.

Hosea 6:3 - "Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth."

Wednesday Evening Service

The Wednesday Evening service is now online for listening/downloading.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4ccd3tg1fmvar57

Wednesday evening service

The Locust Grove Church Wednesday evening service is now online for listening/podcast.

http://www.mediafire.com/?h21ua0qfru1988s