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.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Fear Is Very Real

What are you fearful of today or maybe everyday? Hopefully you don't have a real long list of fears, but most of us are fearful of something. Snakes would be high on a lot of people's lists and maybe heights. Others might fear the truth or a lie. Still others might fall into the category of being fearful of the unknown. Now that's a scary one, isn't it? Of course it is! We all like to know what's going on but that's not always the case, especially when it comes to God and living for Him.

Psalm 19:9 says, The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever... Psalm 34:9 tells us, Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 111:10 Here in these verses we see that fear is clean, enduring and brings wisdom to anyone that lives for God. This should bring comfort to a those who fear God in a healthy way. But what if we think that God is a god that overlooks our wrongdoings and He says, “It's okay My children; My grace will cover your ignorance.” WRONG! Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones. Proverbs 3:7b

The kind of fear most live with is anxiety caused by approaching danger. This is exactly the kind of fear the Syria army felt in 2 Kings 7:6, 7 when God caused them to hear a noise they thought was a great army the king of Israel had hired to attack and kill them. In this case, fear was very real to this encamped army. God can and will do the same for you if you put your trust in Him and know that He is always there to cover your back, front, and sides. This is the kind of God He is!

Now, there is a fear that many face and don't want to face. It is the fear of doing what is RIGHT. Sounds pretty absurd, doesn't it? But, doing what is RIGHT usually means we or someone else has to make a change. Doing what is RIGHT takes courage. It takes will power. It takes knowing there might be consequences to the action taken. It means putting your whole trust in Almighty God, knowing He will take care of the situation that is making you do RIGHT.

So what are some things that are right according to God's word? How about His law? The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; Psalm 19:8 God's word is right. For the word of the Lord is right and His work is done in truth. Psalm 33:4 God's way is right. And He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city for habitation. Psalm 107:7 The thoughts of the righteous are right. Proverbs 12:5 The way of the guilty man is perverse, but as for the pure, his work is right. Proverbs 21:8 Then we have obedience to God is right. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:19, 20

What Peter and John committed to do, is what so many Christians fail to do themselves, stand up for the word of God. This is part of doing what is right that puts the fear of the world in us. What will people think of me if I try to tell them about Jesus. Will they stop talking to me? Will they avoid me when they see me out in public? The book, “The Muscle and the Shovel” is a must read if you are struggling with doing RIGHT in God's service. The world has blinded us with so much false doctrine that we hardly know what is RIGHT any longer. The only way to rediscover what is RIGHT is to once again peal open the pages of God's word and consume the words until your spiritual appetite becomes satisfied. Then do it over and over again! 
 
What you read and digest might be very difficult to swallow at times, but remember, you are seeking to do what is RIGHT. Eternity is entirely too long to be WRONG!
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