Balancing Ministry N' Work

1.         In Acts chapter 16 we read about Paul visiting the city of Philippi during his second missionary journey. a.         We know that Lydia and her family put their trust in Jesus. b.        Then their was the jailer who was going to end his life when he thought Paul, Silas, and the others escaped prison in the middle of the night. c.         After that night, he gave his life to Jesus. d.        Believers come together, a church is formed, and now Paul is writing them a letter. e.         It was written around 61-62 AD. f.           While Paul was in prison. 2.         As is usual for Paul, the letter was written to help the church. a.         There are ...

  1.        As we start with our final building block of our foundation of doing life together. a.        I pray that you have taken time to reflect on what has been shared in this series. 2.        Hopefully the Holy Spirit will show us who we as Rising Sun Baptist Church need to be for the foreseeable future. a.        Helping us to be a safe place for those who are hurting. b.        A place for those who are broken and lost. c.        Helping us know who we are to reach. 3.        As we grow as Christ followers. a.        We are to go about doing our Lord’s business. b.        As we become disciples, we are to make disciples. c.        Part of that is reaching the l...