Your Problems are Not Bigger Than God

W elcome to the M orning W orship at College Heights Baptist on July the eleventh, 2021 service begins at 10:30 AM And they sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.” Revelations 5:12 (NLT) Prelude with announcements Music “To God Be the Glory” Welcome & Announcements Scripture & Prayer Music Romans 11:33-36 “The Church’s One Foundation” “O the Deep, Deep Love” Prayer Message Lentz Upshaw Lentz Upshaw “Spirit-filled Marriage” Lentz Upshaw (Ephesians 5:22-33) Response “I Stand Amazed” Benediction Ephesians 3:20-21 Postlude Staying married, therefore, is not mainly about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant. “Till death do us part” or “As long as we both shall live” is a sacred covenant promise—the same kind Jesus made with His bride when He died for her. JOHN PIPER (1946-) Calendar f or 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. Wednesday 9:30 am Ladies Bible Study in recess Announcements, etc. Monthly Business Meeting today at 5:00 PM Deacon Nominations August 1 - 8 Be in prayer about who you believe should be nominated. We will elect three deacons this year: two to serve three-year terms and one to serve a twoyear term. The present deacons are listed at the bottom of this column. Money, in truth, is one of the most unsatisfying of possessions. It takes away some cares, no doubt; but it brings with it quite as many cares as it takes away. There is the trouble in the getting of it. There is anxiety in the keeping of it. There are temptations in the use of it. There is guilt in the abuse of it. There is sorrow in the losing of it. There is perplexity in the disposing of it. J. C. RYLE (1816-1900) Deacons David Cobb . . . . . . . . . . 620-210-1584 Gary Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 456-1303 John Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-6374 Robert Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . 564-2526 Jack Rader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 776-1974 You have probably read of the person who had an old painting in their attic. It was dusty, dirty, and in a beat-up frame. He sold it at a yard sale for two bucks – and good riddance. Lo and behold, it was a masterpiece and the purchaser resold it for several million dollars! There is a similar story about an old violin that was sold for a few dollars and turned out to be a Stradivarius worth millions. I wonder how many of God’s blessings to us we miss because they are not “packaged” just as we expect or desire. Maybe, if we set some of our biases aside, we might find that God is speaking and revealing himself to us more than we ever imagined. We pray for blessings, but perhaps, we miss them when God answers in ways contrary to our expectations. RGA (2019) COLLEGE H EIGHTS BAPTIST CH U RCH 2320 Anderson Avenue 785.537.7744 email: of f ice@collegeheightsbaptist.org website: collegeheightsbaptist.org f acebook: college heights baptist manhattan Lentz Upshaw, pastor lentz@collegeheightsbaptist.org