Our Wednesday Morning Bible study met on Wednesday, August 23 at 9:30a.m. The Bible study will meet in the newly renovated Church Office.
All are welcome to join in. Please invite others who may enjoy reading and learning more about the Scriptures while discussing them in fellowship with others. No special materials are needed, just you, your Bible, and a desire to meet with others while hearing of God’s promises and love for his people.
Archive for September, 2023
Mid-Week Bible Study
Posted September 6, 2023 By adminPastoral Devotion for September – Disciples Follow
Posted September 6, 2023 By adminRead: Matthew 4:17-22
What was it that Jesus noticed about Simon and his brother Andrew? They were merely simple fishermen casting their nets. The same might be asked of James and John. They were not doing anything out of the ordinary. They were going about the work of fishermen also, mending their nets. Why did Jesus choose these four out of the crowd? We can only speculate, but Jesus surely knew more about their character than we, or they ever could have known.
Upon hearing Jesus’s call, Simon and Andrew, and James and John immediately left their nets and their lives behind. Following Jesus, they learned from their teacher what it means to love God and to love their neighbor. They followed Jesus doing the things he taught them in the way he showed them.
Jesus continues to call ordinary people into his service. In fact, Jesus calls all Christians to be his disciples. He calls Christians to follow him, learn from him, and do the things as he has shown them to do. What has Jesus noticed about you? Why did he choose you out of the crowd? The truth remains, if you are a baptized follower of Christ, he has called you, an ordinary person, to follow him and be his disciple. How will you respond?
Prayer: Give me the will and desire to follow you, Lord Jesus, that I may be your disciple. Amen.
Celebrating Holy Baptism
Posted September 6, 2023 By adminDuring our service of worship on August 13, 2023, MacKenzie and Owen were Baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit receiving the full measure of God’s grace that come through the waters of Holy Baptism.
We rejoice that God has made them members of His family of faith and inheritors of His kingdom. We rejoice also that, through their Baptism, they have become members of our St. Jacob’s church family. Congratulations and welcome MacKenzie and Owen!
Filed in Fellowship, Other Happenings
