"The Ironic Path to Real Freedom"

Welcome to the Morning Worship at College Heights Baptist on September twenty-fourth, 2023 service begins at 10:30 AM Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Psalm 68:19, 20, 32 NLT Prelude with announcements Music 202 “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” Welcome & Announcements Lentz Upshaw Scripture Psalm 107:1-9 Robert Murphy Music “The Solid Rock” 406 “I Stand Amazed (My Savior’s Love)” 547 Scripture Reading Sermon Acts 26:12-23 “The Ironic Path to Real Freedom” John Ball Lentz Upshaw (Acts 25 - 26) Response “I Surrender All” Benediction 1 Timothy 6:15b-16 Postlude The only lasting treasure is spiritual: the only perfect freedom is serving God. MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE (1903-1990) 275 Calendar for this week Today 9:15 am Bible Study Classes 10:30 am Morning Worship live and online Nursery is provided during worship for preschool-aged children. 6:00 pm Hour of Prayer Wednesday 9:30 am Ladies Bible Study (here & via Zoom) 6:45 pm Conversational English Classes Thursday 7:30 pm Young Women’s Bible Study at 2140 College Heights Rd. Saturday 8:00 am Ladies Accountability Group Announcements, etc. Children’s Church Workers If you are willing to help teach young children once a month during the sermon time of the Sunday Worship Service, please contact Ellen Maliskas (ebeerrabbit@gamil.com). On-line Giving For your convenience you can give online by scanning the QR code (below) which will take you directly to the church’s web page. I am the Way, unchangeable; the Truth, infallible; the Life, everlasting. THOMAS À KEMPIS (C. 1380–1471) Deacons John Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-8168 Scott Bowman . . . . . . . 936-718-6182 Jerry Lawson . . . . . . . . 405-788-1317 John Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-2365 George Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . 587-7671 Prayer Hour Today 6:00 PM in the parlor Christian life, then, is liberty, the liberation of the person from the trammels imposed by external influences. It is the rising of the sap from within. It is life under God’s leadership. It is a balance between prayer and action: between the dialogue in which his creative inspiration is sought, and the bold and confident affirmation of self, in which the inspiration received is put into practice. PAUL TOURNIER (1898-1986) COLLEGE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH 2320 Anderson Avenue 785.537.7744 email: office@collegeheightsbaptist.org website: collegeheightsbaptist.org facebook: college heights baptist manhattan Lentz Upshaw, pastor lentz@collegeheightsbaptist.org