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PSEUDO-GRACE?
 "Why . . . do we see church members who speak of the grace and love of God and yet sin with abandon? The grace they have learned . . . is counterfeit. It is not a grace freely given by a holy and just God who has sworn righteous judgment on all sin. Rather, it is a permissive leniency of a god who winks at sin. It is a grace that knows nothing of God's hatred of sin, the awful justice of Calvary, and the sinner's redemption from the righteous wrath of God. Thus, the recipient of this pseudo-grace regards his mediocre salvation with a levity that allows him to 'enjoy' God and continue his selfish, materialistic, immoral life unchanged."
--Pastor John Sartelle, in Table Talk magazine
MINOR THINGS MOST HARMFUL
"More people are kept from a true sense and taste of religion by a regular kind of sensuality and indulgence in minor things than by gross drunkenness. More men and women live unmindful of the great duties of piety because of too great a concern for worldly goods than because of direct injustice. . . . If we would make real progress . . . , therefore, we must not only abhor gross and notorious sins, but we must regulate the innocent and lawful parts of our behavior, and put the most common and allowed actions of life under the rules of discretion and piety."
--William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, pp. 81-82.
 STATE MISSIONS EMPHASIS
September 5 - 8, 2010
Churchwide Picnic September 5th
after Morning Worship
GREAT READING ON WORK AS "VOCATION"
Labor Day: Lessons from Baseball
by Marvin Olasky
Arenas of Service: Martin Luther's Doctrine of Vocation
by Gene Edward Veith
Theology of Work Project
(Website)
Business for the Glory of God
(Book by Wayne Grudem) | First Southern Baptist Church
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Sunday • 9:00 AM Bible Study All Ages • • 4:30 PM Elevate Student Choir • 5:00 PM Student "Dig Deeper" • 5:00 PM Pre-WAM (Preschool) • • 5:00 PM Discipleship Training • Wednesday • • • • •  NEW STUDY FOR ALL ADULTS "Growing Strong in God's Family" is a 10-week series designed to foster a biblical and practical approach to discipleship. Learn to sharpen your quiet times, engage in Bible study, and memorize key verses of Scripture as part of Christian living. Great for individuals or couples! The study begins September 12 at 5:00 p.m. in the South Dining Room. NEW WOMEN'S STUDY "Seeking Him" is a 12-week interactive study for women about personal revival. Experience the freedom and joy of an honest and humble heart, true repentance, God's amazing grace, genuine holiness, a clear conscience, radical forgiveness, sexual purity, and walking in the Spirit. The study begins September 12 at 5:00 p.m. Sign up or contact the church office to reserve a workbook ($12.00). MIDWEEK WOMEN'S STUDY BEGINS (WEDNESDAYS) "He Speaks to Me" is a 6-week study based on the call of Samuel. Learn how to approach God humbly, bow down attentively, and submit willingly to the God who still speaks to His children. Study will begin September 8 at 4:00 in the Generations classroom. THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY FOR WOMEN The 10-week Beth Moore study, "A Woman's Heart," will begin Thursday, September 9th at 9:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Workbooks are $15.00 each. |
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