Claire Whitworth is a 7th grade homeschooler and the daughter of a missionary pastor serving with Biblical Ministries Worldwide in the Utah/Idaho field.
Here is her drawing:
That truth of that banner is the only solution to the devastating message of the flying scroll that goes out over the face of the whole earth (Zechariah 5:1-4).
1. “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate” (Gen. 3:6). Notice the roots of idolatry as you battle temptation in 2012.
2. “And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden” (Gen. 3:8). Sin is insanity. Hiding from God? Hiding from God is the eternal howl of hell. To hide from God is to turn from pure love, joy, and peace.
3. Who would have expected it?
In 2012, Jesus will probably manifest His glory where you least expect.
4. “They presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Matt. 2:11). In the Museum of Idaho, the latest exhibit reveals life-size magi on the second floor. And there is a display discussion of these gifts. I personally think that the gifts point to Jesus as the King, High Priest, and Savior.
5. “Kiss the Son, lest He be angry” (Prov. 2:12). John the Baptist declares the work of the Messiah: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Matt. 3:11-12).
What are you relying upon to be your salvation from judgment? God told Noah, “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood” (Gen. 6:14). What will be your ark?
6. Trinitarian Glory – “When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matt. 3:16-17) To be in Christ is to have the Spirit and the full pleasure of the Father.
-taken from The NKJV Daily Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2004), you can pick one up at the Calvary Chapel Bookstore in Idaho Falls
Some pictures taken today at the museum in downtown Idaho Falls:
1. We enjoyed all the local and international nativity displays.
2. I enjoyed chatting with prior Idaho Falls mayor, Linda Milam, in the gingerbread room. The room contained some remarkable candy reproductions of local church buildings.
3. My wife and I relished the live performance of sacred hymns by harpist Sarah Close.
4. I loved the scripture proclamations on the museum wall announcing Jesus as the Savior of the Nations!
Last Sunday for Beau & Kim F.
Beau has recently finished his undergrad degree with Moody Bible Institute. Congratulations Beau! This weekend, they will be moving to Southern California, where Beau will begin his studies for the Master of Divinity degree at Talbot Theological Seminary. Our prayers are with them.
[Jews at Berea] they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily (Acts 17:11)
Welcome to B.B.C.! Through a careful study of God’s Word, we desire for this church to be place where people find Christ, learn Christ, love Christ, and live Christ. May the Lord bless you today.
Sunday School – 9:30 am: Classes for (1) 4s & 5s; (2) 1st – 3rd, (3) 4th-6th; (4) junior high – high school; (5) adult class with Dallas Marcott – The Holiness of God (R.C. Sproul curriculum) (6) adult class with Mike Ghiglia and Paul Whittington – “Strategies in Evangelism”
Main Service – 11:00 am: instrumental and singing prelude, reading of Psalm 150, announcements, prayer, congregational singing (“Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne”, “Good Christian Men, Rejoice”, “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, “Angels We Have Heard on High”, “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, and “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”), scripture reading (Malachi 4:8-10), offering, song – As Long As You are Glorified, presentation of the new church directories and taking prayer requests from the church family, special prayer for Beau & Kimberly Floyd, conclusion with the Lord’s Table.
Theme Verse for 2012
He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)
This week’s memory verse
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things (I Corinthians 13:4-7)
This week’s Bible reading
This week’s discipleship and outreach
Coming Up
“Always the Word” – The desire of the Bereans in Idaho: let the written word run and be glorified so that all might gaze upon the living Word and be healed.
Jesus in Idaho Falls 