Times of Worship

Sunday
9:30 am Bible Study
10:30 am Morning Worship
6:00 pm Evening Worship

Wednesday
7:30 pm Bible Study

Directions to Building

If coming from Columbus on Hwy 82, take the US 19 bypass around Albany and get off at the Jefferson Street exit. Turn left at the light and then at the next light, take a right onto Philema Road. You will go approximately 5 miles. When the road turns into a two lane, you will veer left and the church building will be on the right.

If you are traveling on I-75 coming from Macon for Valdosta, you will want to take the Albany exit which is Hwy 300. You will pass through Warwick then Oakfield. Once past Oakfield you will come to a yellow caution light, turn right on 32 and go approximately 5 miles to another yellow caution light. You will want to turn left at this light which will put you on Philema Road. Travel approximately 7 miles. Church building will be on the left. If you have gone from a two lane road to a four lane road, you’ve gone too far.

Coming from Moultrie or Thomasville, take US 19 north to the Jefferson Street exit. Veer right before going over overpass, then merge onto Jefferson Street and take a right at the traffic light. You are now on Philema Road and you will travel approximately 5 miles. The building is on the right once you go from a four lane to a two lane and begin to make a curve to the left.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Are You Believable?

Are you an individual that others can believe in? Belief is a very strong connection and not one to be taken lightly. It involves trust, confidence and action. It is a trait that is learned and practiced to keep it in check. All of us put our trust in someone or something, therefore it is important that you know you can be believed in order to be heard. Communication is imperative for belief.

Effective communication is essential in business and in everyday life. The most powerful communicators reach not just our minds, but our hearts. They win our trust. Are you this type of person? If so, GREAT! If not, you can be. Anything worth having is going to take some effort on your part. Are you willing to put forth the effort and energy it will take to be believed? There are not many feelings to be experienced in this lifetime over that of being able to win the trust of others.

A starting point is going to be belief in yourself. If you do not believe in yourself, then how will others believe in you? Hundreds of thousands of people fail to live the life they have always wished to live. They fail to realize their ambitions and give up on their big dreams as soon as they encounter the first obstacle. One of the strongest causes for this attitude is that they do not believe in themselves. Believing in yourself is all about being sure that you are going to do whatever you want even if others are against you. Usually, when you decide to take a big challenge or to do something that people failed to do you will find that everyone is putting you down or saying that you will not be able to do it. Been there and done that too, right?

Under the pressure of criticism some people start to doubt their own abilities and eventually give up. The few people who manage to believe in themselves and who continue moving along the path they've chosen are the ones who succeed. Surely you know of others that you have believed in and trusted and now see their successes in life. What made you believe and trust in them? It is apparent that they had the ability to convince you that what they were going to do would happen. In other words, they had the confidence in their abilities to see their objective through and at the same time take you with them because of your belief in them as well. You can be just as convincing in your actions as them, if this is what you want. 
 
You need to stop thinking that other people's opinions are so important and start building self-confidence in your own judgment. No one ever succeeds without being rejected. If people think that you are wrong or that your efforts will yield no results then just go against them by either convincing them with your point of view right away or by waiting until they believe in you by force when they see your success. How many times has this happened in your life with those you didn't believe? How many times after seeing their success you had wished you believed them? Too many times to count, right? Happens to all of us! The importance is learning from those experiences.

Belief in God is where ultimate belief begins. If you truly believe you can do all things through Christ (Phil. 4:13), then you will be a success and you find that others will start believing in you as well. Living a Christian life is as true as one can get on this earth in order to have others put their trust and dependence in you. People need to see your faith and they need to see your works too (James 2:17). You don't want to be dead in your efforts before you ever begin.

Did you know that even Jesus had a hard time getting others to believe in Him? His own family didn't believe and this could be your situation today. This morning we will see what Jesus did to make them believe so we can follow His example for our lives. It is important that others believe us if we are going to be effective servants in His earthly kingdom.
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