JOHN KNOX…Fitts Daniel Dukes Jonathan Jellema Mark Nelson Bob Nagy Doug Musgrave Joe Diamond Troy...
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Listen to sermons online at eastcooperbaptist.com/sermons Speaker: Buster Brown Today’s Message: Living Between Two Worlds Today's Text: Colossians 3:1-4 GOD STILL LOVES YOU! 500 years ... Still proclaiming salvation. THE TRUTH HASN’T CHANGED Through Christ alone. By Scripture alone. By grace alone. By faith alone. JOHN KNOX (continued) [email protected] 843.856.3222 x PRAY (7729) Prayer? Please list your prayer requests with detailed information of people in need. Thank you! Name Confidential for Pastors only “Equipping people to pursue Jesus Christ passionately as they impact the culture” OCTOBER 22, 2017 eastcooperbaptist.com/groups Sermon. Sermon. (continued >>) Contact info available online. Elders. Derek Walden Elder Chairman Kenny Caldwell Taso Chakeris Clint Cole David Kornegay Burke Lee Josh Malone Mike Weeks Bobby Weaver Bill Wilson Scott Broome Buster Brown Jeff Armfield Robert McCants IV Nathan Mansell Ted Melchers Ned Rupp Frank Pettersen Bill Watson, Jr. Mark Fitts Daniel Dukes Jonathan Jellema Mark Nelson Bob Nagy Doug Musgrave Joe Diamond Troy Draughn Mike Dorrity “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4 “Equipping disciples to pursue Christ passionately in order to impact the culture.” East Cooper Baptist Church Purpose Statement “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 “From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4 “This is a waiting in which hope, confidence, and patience are combined. The true God is thus distinguished from the idols, for none of the idols can perform nor have they ever performed fearful deeds on behalf of their devotees, whereas Yahweh, the God of Israel and the true God, can control all of creation and cause it to respond to His will when He comes down to earth to execute judgment.” Edward J. Young, The Book of Isaiah, Volume 3, pg. 494 How do we deal with the parallelizing power of the world, the flesh, and the devil (sin)? Answer from the Hyper Spiritualist: Christ is a (potentially) good place to begin but you must pursue harsh bodily disciplines, and have angelic guides/mediators and understand authority flows from individual visions. (Answer from the Apostle Paul’s response is this type of “spirituality” leads to egocentricity and a loss of connection with Christ. Chapter 2 verse 17) The Apostle Paul posits that to escape the single hold of sin we should know the wonder and love of Christ, our union with him and live with the expectant hope of heaven. “This sanctification is throughout, in the whole man; yet imperfect in this life, there is abiding still some remnants of corruption in every part; from which arises a continual and irreconcilable war.” The Westminster Confession, Chapter 13, Article 2 “In which war, although the remaining corruption, for a time, may seem to be winning; yet, through the continual supply of strength that comes from the empowering Spirit of Christ, the regenerate (new life) part does overcome; and so, believers grow in grace...” The Westminster Confession, Chapter 13, Article 3 “Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” Romans 8:33-34 Observations: 1. The “autonomy” of scripture is liberating and life-enhancing versus “imagine there is no heaven...” 2. Sound theology, based upon God’s revelation helps adjust our expectations as we live in a beautiful but fallen world. (not settling for too little or demanding too much) 3. Living with the hope of heaven produces joy, thanksgiving, and anticipation, as we live in a less than perfect world. “God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean.” The Works of Jonathan Edwards “Hope is one of the Theological virtues. This means that a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people think) a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do. It does not mean that we are to leave the present world as it is. If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The Apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middles Ages, the English Evangelicals who because their minds were occupied with Heaven. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. Aim at Heaven and you will get earth “thrown in”: aim at earth and you will get neither.” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Book 3-10 “To come to You (Christ) is to come home from exile, to come to land out of the raging storm, is to come to rest after a long labor, to come to the goal of my desires and the summit of my wishes.” Charles Spurgeon “Death is not to be regarded as a disaster, when it follows on a good life, for the only thing that makes death an evil is what comes after death. Those who must inevitably die ought not to worry overmuch about what accident will cause their death, but about their destination after dying. Christians know that the death of a poor religious man, licked by the tongues of dogs, is far better than the death of a godless rich man, dressed in purple and linen (see Luke 16:19 and following). Why then should those who have lived well be dismayed by the terrors of death in any form?” Augustine, City of God, Book 1, chapter 11 Questions for Discussion 1. Why does living with a belief that there is no ultimate law giver produce a void that can be coupled with individual autonomy that can lead to anarchy and ruthlessness? 2. What do we mean when we say we live in the “already but not yet” regarding the kingdom of God? 3. How does an understanding of living in a glorious but imperfect world lead to adjusted expectations? Give an example of how our expectations can be too high or times when we can settle for less than what we should. 4. How does the biblical view of the hope of heaven help produce a joy and anticipation in the present life? 5. What was Augustine’s view of death from The City of God? 6. What is the center piece of the argument from the Apostle Paul regarding our growth in grace in this world? (see verse 4)
Transcript of JOHN KNOX…Fitts Daniel Dukes Jonathan Jellema Mark Nelson Bob Nagy Doug Musgrave Joe Diamond Troy...
Listen to sermons online at eastcooperbaptist.com/sermons
Speaker: Buster Brown
Today’s Message: Living Between Two Worlds
Today's Text: Colossians 3:1-4
GOD STILL LOVES YOU!500 years ... Still proclaiming salvation.
THE TRUTH HASN’T CHANGED
Through Christ alone. By Scripture alone.
By grace alone. By faith alone.
JOHN KNOX
(continued)
843.856.3222 x PRAY (7729)
Prayer?Please list your prayer requests
with detailed information of people in need. Thank you!
Name
Confidential for Pastors only
“Equipping people to pursue Jesus Christ passionately as they impact the culture”
OCTOBER 22, 2017
eastcooperbaptist.com/groups
Sermon.Sermon.
(continued >>)Contact info available
online.
Elders.
Derek WaldenElder Chairman
KennyCaldwell
Taso Chakeris
Clint Cole
DavidKornegay
BurkeLee
Josh Malone
MikeWeeks
Bobby Weaver
Bill Wilson
ScottBroome
BusterBrown
JeffArmfield
RobertMcCants IV
Nathan Mansell
TedMelchers
NedRupp
Frank Pettersen
BillWatson, Jr.
MarkFitts
DanielDukes
JonathanJellema
MarkNelson
BobNagy
DougMusgrave
Joe Diamond
Troy Draughn
Mike Dorrity
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4
“Equipping disciples to pursue Christ passionately in order to impact the culture.”East Cooper Baptist Church Purpose Statement
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
“From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4
“This is a waiting in which hope, confidence, and patience are combined. The true God is thus distinguished from the idols, for none of the idols can perform nor have they ever performed fearful deeds on behalf of their devotees, whereas Yahweh, the God of Israel and the true God, can control all of creation and cause it to respond to His will when He comes down to earth to execute judgment.”Edward J. Young, The Book of Isaiah, Volume 3, pg. 494
How do we deal with the parallelizing power of the world, the flesh, and the devil (sin)?Answer from the Hyper Spiritualist: Christ is a (potentially) good place to begin but you must pursue harsh bodily disciplines, and have angelic guides/mediators and understand authority flows from individual visions. (Answer from the Apostle Paul’s response is this type of “spirituality” leads to egocentricity and a loss of connection with Christ. Chapter 2 verse 17) The Apostle Paul posits that to escape the single hold of sin we should know the wonder and love of Christ, our union with him and live with the expectant hope of heaven.
“This sanctification is throughout, in the whole man; yet imperfect in this life, there is abiding still some remnants of corruption in every part; from which arises a continual and irreconcilable war.”The Westminster Confession, Chapter 13, Article 2
“In which war, although the remaining corruption, for a time, may seem to be winning; yet, through the continual supply of strength that comes from the empowering Spirit of Christ, the regenerate (new life) part does overcome; and so, believers grow in grace...” The Westminster Confession, Chapter 13, Article 3
“Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” Romans 8:33-34
Observations:1. The “autonomy” of scripture is liberating and life-enhancing
versus “imagine there is no heaven...”2. Sound theology, based upon God’s revelation helps adjust
our expectations as we live in a beautiful but fallen world. (not settling for too little or demanding too much)
3. Living with the hope of heaven produces joy, thanksgiving, and anticipation, as we live in a less than perfect world.
“God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean.” The Works of Jonathan Edwards
“Hope is one of the Theological virtues. This means that a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people think) a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do. It does not mean that we are to leave the present world as it is. If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The Apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middles Ages, the English Evangelicals who because their minds were occupied with Heaven. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. Aim at Heaven and you will get earth “thrown in”: aim at earth and you will get neither.” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Book 3-10
“To come to You (Christ) is to come home from exile, to come to land out of the raging storm, is to come to rest after a long labor, to come to the goal of my desires and the summit of my wishes.”Charles Spurgeon
“Death is not to be regarded as a disaster, when it follows on a good life, for the only thing that makes death an evil is what comes after death. Those who must inevitably die ought not to worry overmuch about what accident will cause their death, but about their destination after dying. Christians know that the death of a poor religious man, licked by the tongues of dogs, is far better than the death of a godless rich man, dressed in purple and linen (see Luke 16:19 and following). Why then should those who have lived well be dismayed by the terrors of death in any form?” Augustine, City of God, Book 1, chapter 11
Questions for Discussion1. Why does living with a belief that there is no ultimate law giver
produce a void that can be coupled with individual autonomy that can lead to anarchy and ruthlessness?
2. What do we mean when we say we live in the “already but not yet” regarding the kingdom of God?
3. How does an understanding of living in a glorious but imperfect world lead to adjusted expectations? Give an example of how our expectations can be too high or times when we can settle for less than what we should.
4. How does the biblical view of the hope of heaven help produce a joy and anticipation in the present life?
5. What was Augustine’s view of death from The City of God?6. What is the center piece of the argument from the Apostle Paul
regarding our growth in grace in this world? (see verse 4)
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This Week.For detailed information please go online.
1. Attend a Guest LuncheonGet to know us better at our next Guest Luncheon and see what God has in store for you. You’ll meet our pastor and some of our staff, and enjoy fellowship with a great meal. Our next free luncheon is January 14 at 12:30p in the Welcome Center. For more information, please contact Carol at [email protected].
5. Serve in equip•themEquip•them is the serving arm for Sunday morning ministries. We have nearly 600 opportunities to serve. Some needs require 15 minutes before the service, others may require the whole equipping hour.
Upcoming Events.For detailed event information please go online.
SUN OCT22
Equip•u Classes 9:00a & 10:45aECCO Bag DistributionPick up your bags today!High School D-groups5:00-7:00p Off CampusJordan Mission Team leavesOctober 22-30
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WED OCT25
MON OCT23
Reengage Marriage Program6:30-8:30p Choir Room D-wingFamilies Count Class6:00-9:00p AnnexLifeline Foster Orientation Mtg.6:00-8:30p B214
FRI OCT27
Man2Man6:20a GymFall Festival6:00-9:00p ECBC Parking Lot
Womens Bible Study9:30-11:30a Worship Center Worship Band Rehearsal6:30p Worship Center
WAM5:30-6:30p A-Wing Classrooms Choir & Orchestra Rehearsal6:30-8:00p Choir RoomMSM T4:126:30-8:00p Gym Womens Bible Study6:30-8:00p B218/219
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Womens Bible StudyChoir Room D-wingYoung Adults Connect7:00p Annex
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THIS MONTH: COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Throughout the month of October we are featuring all of our local ministries in the area of helping those in need in our community. This includes ministries helping with the homeless and people or families in crisis situations. Stop by the kiosk in the Welcome Center to find information on ministries like:
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OCT 27 At this community outreach you’ll find trunk or treating, music by Slugs & Bugs, costume contests, animal balloons, inflatables, and great concessions. We need candy and cars for Trunk or Treating, please go online to register your car.
TODAY The Grocery Bag Sunday program is a cooperative effort between ECCO and local churches. These donations are critical to helping to maintain a steady flow of food. PICK UP YOUR BAG AS YOU LEAVE
NOV 12 If you are interested in being baptized, please register for a baptism date. An ECBC pastor will then contact you to schedule an interview approximately a couple of weeks prior to your baptism date. REGISTER ONLINE
OCT 29 The Reformation 500 Worship service is a celebration of the Gospel! Please join our choir, orchestra, and worship band for a combined service of worship celebrating the SOLAS of the reformation in the Sanctuary at 6:00p. COME WORSHIP
NOV 4 We invite everyone to this church-wide day of service where we will be loving on our community in the name of Jesus. We will work on projects like construction, craft making, painting, and yard work.REGISTER ONLINE
DEC 1 & 2 Order your tickets today for this year’s Christmas Concert, My Eternal King! Our choir, orchestra, and worship band will be joined by the CSU Choir. The concert is free but you need a ticket for admission. RESERVE TICKETS ONLINE
• for His favor on our medical/dental volunteers and that He would establish the work of our hands. (Psalm 90:17)
• to open a door for the gospel to be declared and made clear. (Colossians 4:3 - 4)
• to open the hearts of the refugees that they might see and believe. (2 Corinthians 4:4)
As our team leaves for Jordan, we ask the Lord:
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NOV 10 or 11 GriefShare’s Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. Two class times are available. Friday, Nov 10 from 7-8:30p or Saturday, Nov 11 from 10-11:30a.REGISTER ONLINE
