Weekly Bulletin Message - 9/30/12

The Lord’s Supper—what does this really mean to us, the Christian? As we all know, it was set up by Christ at what was known as the Last Supper and is one of two ordinances of the Church. The other being Baptism. As we are told in the Scriptures, we are to observe the Lord’s Supper as often as we wish. Some churches observe Communion (The Lord’s Supper) on many occasions and some even observe it every Sunday. There is no scripture commanding us on how many occasions to observe the Lord’s Supper.

As for its meaning, I Corinthians 11:26 gives us a perfect picture of the definition of the Lord’s Supper or Communion. Note this Verse: “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come”. As we take of the Lord’s Supper, we are doing something that most people never thought they would do—“Ye do Shew the Lord’s Death till He comes”. The word “Shew” means to proclaim or preach.

This is a very good picture of the Great Commission. As often as we observe or partake of this Ordinance of the Church, we are proclaiming his Death for the entire world until He comes back for us. This is also a command for us to do this UNTIL our Lord comes back for us.

So, today examine yourselves to see if you are worthy to take and then take of this great Communion. For in doing so, we all proclaim and preach the death of our Lord to the world until He comes back for us in the Rapture. God Bless you all.

Pastor Wade

Weekly Bulletin Message - 9/23/12

Good Morning. I pray everyone had a great week. This week, we are going to pick up where we left off in the message: “Modeling New Bethel Baptist Church”, in Acts 2:41-47. Last time, we only had time for two verses of our Study Sermon. They were:
Verse 41: People Gladly Received the Word of God, those who received the Word were baptized, and the numbers of baptisms were about three thousand.
Verse 42: The new Church continued stedfastly in Doctrine, Fellowship, Breaking of Bread, and Prayer.

Today, we are going to look at the final Five Verses and we see the following:
1. Verse 43: The Church was stirred with Godly fear
2. Verses 44-45: The Church shared in the Ministries of the Church
3. Verse 46: The Church was united in their Direction
4. Verse 47: The Church Worshipped and Praised God daily

Modeling a Church simply means the church is going to follow a direction. If there is one church we need to model after, it would be the first church which got it right. Remember, do not be a stumbling block to the churches growth. Do not allow the Devil to lead you in a wrong direction. Please remember, everything we do here has been bathed in prayer. God Bless you all and have a great day and week to come.

Pastor Wade

Weekly Bulletin Message - 9/15/12

What a week this has been. It has been good at times and hard at times. We have seen the highs and lows of life this week. But, isn’t this what life is all about? Nowhere in the Bible does God say life was going to be a “Rose Garden”. In fact, the Bible says almost the opposite. Note what Jesus said in the following words: “John 16:33: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”.

Note a few things mentioned in this Verse.
1. In Christ we will have Peace
2. In the World we will have Tribulation
3. Be Happy, for Christ has overcome the World

So, according to this Verse of Scripture, we can have peace and assurance with God even when we are going through the Trials and Tribulations of this world. We all have our mountain tops. However, we also all have our valleys. In addition, remember this. It is in the Valley where we learn the most. While on the Mountain Top, we are having fun and excited. In the Valley is when we call on God the most. Be of Good Cheer, for Christ has overcome this World.

Pastor Wade

Weekly Bulletin Message - 9/9/12

First, I want to thank everyone for the Great Response to last week’s message. I do appreciate all the kind words but we must remember, let’s give God Praise and not man. But, I really do thank all of you.

This week’s sermon continues on the subject of “Building a Great Church for the Lord”. Our last two sermons were on:

1. Opening our Spiritual Eyes
2. Becoming a True Disciple of Christ

This week we are going to look at the subject: “Modeling New Bethel Baptist Church”. All Churches Model themselves after other churches. Why? Because other churches may be doing something we want to see happen in our own church. The Best Model we can Model after is the very first Church. Note the Outline to this message today:

1. Verse 41: The Church Received the Word of God Gladly
2. Verse 42: The Church was steadfast & Continued in the following:
a. Doctrine
b. Fellowship
c. Breaking of Bread
d. Prayer
3. Verse 43: The Church was stirred with Godly Fear
4. Verse 44-45: The Church shared in the Ministries
5. Verse 46: The Church was United in their Direction
6. Verse 47: The Church Worshipped and Praises God

If we would follow this Outline here, we will become a Great Church for our Lord. Have a great week in the Lord. We love all of you.

Pastor Wade

Weekly Bulletin Message - 9/1/12

Greetings to all. What a great week it was. Many things took place this week. Some of them not so good but overall, very good. I want to bring to your attention again this week, the Series of Sermons I am bringing entitled “Five Steps to a Growing Church”. Last week we begin by looking at “Opening our Spiritual Eyes”. This week, we will be looking at the subject of “A True Disciple of Christ”: Taken from Luke 14:25-33.

In this message, we will look at four things from these verses. They are:

A Determination to Love God
A Denial of Self
A Decision to Go forward
A Dedication that goes far beyond anything in this world

I wanted to let all know that I am working hard getting things ready for our New Year here at New Bethel. I believe next year is going to be the best ever for New Bethel. Our Nominating Committee has been set and will begin their work very soon. They are: Johnny Rider (who will be the chairman), Anthony Kesler, Brenda Hallford, Gail Pritchett, Jennifer Cox, Barry Crunkleton and myself. The Deacons will be working on our New Church Budget this coming year. Remember, there is a place for you to serve here so step up and let us know. God Bless us all and may the Lord Jesus Christ richly Bless all of you.

Pastor Wade

Weekly Bulletin Message - 8/26/12

One of the hardest things to do in a church is do some simple changes. We are creatures of habit and just do not like change. As I said last week in my Sermon Message, New Bethel has some great potential for church growth. In fact, more than I have ever seen in any past churches I have been affiliated with. With this in mind, we need to be ready for this Growth by preparing ourselves. In the next following weeks, I am going to be doing a Series on “Five Steps to a Growing Church”. Below are the Five Sermons I will be preaching during this Series:

1. Opening our Spiritual Eyes
2. Learning & Applying Total Commitment
3. Modeling New Bethel Baptist Church
4. Learning & Applying Trust
5. Overcoming Obstacles that will kill a church

Today’s Message is “Opening our Spiritual Eyes”. Scripture: II Kings 6:8-17. Below is the Sermon Outline of Today’s Message:

Introduction: The Background on II Kings 6:8-17
As a Church, we need to get our Spiritual Eyes Open to the following Things:

To Life’s Greatest Need: Salvation
To Life’s Greatest Power: The Holy Spirit
To Life’s Greatest Adventure: Witnessing
To Life’s Greatest Person: Jesus Christ

Closing Statement: We may not like what we see when our Spiritual Eyes are open especially when we see ourselves.

Pastor Wade

Weekly Bulletin Message - 8/19/12

I pray everyone had a great week in the Lord. This week has been a good one. We continue to celebrate the Baptisms and Memberships of those who were Baptized and United with us last Sunday. May the Lord richly Bless all of you.

This week's article is somewhat different. It will contain an outline of my message today. Why? Because we are at another step, so to speak, here at New Bethel. I have given you my Vision and I have preached on church growth in some way each week. Now, it is time to get personal. By saying that, I mean we all need to get busy if we are ever going to reach our Goal and Vision the Lord has given us. The Title to my Message this week is: " What God Requires of us". Our Scripture is taken from Micah 6:8. The Outline of my Message is as follows:
1. God Requires Accountability
2. God Requires Responsibility
3. God Requires Availability
As we progress to apply these three (3) things in our lives, we will see New Bethel take the next step to becoming the church God wants us to be. Remember, this is not for a few but for all. God Bless.

Pastor Wade