The Dangerous Attraction of Temporary Kingdoms

Welcome to the Morning Worship at College Heights Baptist on October the twenty-second, 2023 service begins at 10:30 AM Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! Psalm 72:18-19 NLT Prelude with announcements Music 216 “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Welcome & Announcements Scripture Music Lentz Upshaw Hosea 6:1-3 Aaron Wilson “Your Grace Is Enough” “His Mercy Is More” Mission Emphasis Interview Prayer Sermon “The Dangerous Attraction of Temporary Kingdoms” Lentz Upshaw (Acts 28:17-31) Response “In Christ Alone” Benediction 1 Timothy 6:15b-16 Postlude ... and introduce the kingdom of heaven into the midst of our earthly day. If we cannot work out the will of God where God has placed us, then why has he placed us there? JAMES H. THOM 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. Trunk-or-Treat October 31 This year we are going to do a “journey” through the Bible with each trunk representing a different Bible story. There is a sign-up sheet in the foyer so that you can pick the story you want to portray (in your trunk). Dawson Cobb (dawsoncobb@mate.net). Smokey Hill Baptist Association The annual meeting is being held on Oct. 28, 10 am - 2 pm, at the 1st So. Bapt. Church in Salina. Speaker will be: Nate Butler, Gelvi Uribarri (Hispanic church planter), and Andy Addis from CrossPoint Church. Pastor Lentz will give a brief review of last summer’s mission experiences. There is a sign-up sheet in the foyer. Contact the pastor if you can attend. Deacons John Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-8168 Scott Bowman . . . . . . . 936-718-6182 Jerry Lawson . . . . . . . . 405-788-1317 John Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-2365 George Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . 587-7671 CHBC Ladies (see separate handout) Church Forward Mission Offering We will be promoting this offering for the Kansas-Nebraska Convention starting today and for two more Sundays. Our goal is $1,250 (envelopes are in the foyer). All receipts are shared equally between our local Smoky Hill Association and the two-state Convention and will go to support new mission opportunities. Everyone wants the kingdom of God, but few want it first. Everyone wants high achievement, but few want to pay the price. Everyone wants God, but few want to put him first. CHARLES L. VENABLE 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