4401 BRECKENRIDGE LANE,LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40218SERVICES EVERY SUNDAY AT 9:00, 10:30 AND 12:00
Nothing is going on in our world right now where God is not present, aware, and ruling in his sovereignty to bring about the end in which he created the world. This means we can’t quarantine or segregate God from our lives but that he is extending his presence into our lives and calls us to trust and submit to him humbly. Grace is required, and grace is given!
SINGLES POTLUCK:
On October 9th Melanie Cox will be hosting an outdoor potluck at her house for the Singles group. We will eat at 6 PM. This is going to be a chill time for us to gather for a meal. There will be a fire and yard games to enjoy. If you have a lawn chair please bring it.
The main meat- BBQ chicken sandwiches- will be provided.
Address: 2029 Southville Pike, Shelbyville, KY 40065
Please sign up for what you will bring to the potluck here!!
SINGLES GROUP:
Small Groups:
Our singles group will be dividing up into men’s and women’s small groups this fall, going through the Psalms.
Ladie’s group…
Time: 7 PM
Location: 7600 Carmil Court
Men’s group…
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: 9101 Leicester Court
COLLEGE GROUP:
Outside Event:
THIS FRIDAY!! Kelli Gough has invited our college group over to play yard games and end the night around a campfire! The young couples 2 and 6 will be there as well.
Date: Friday, October 1st
Time: 6:30-10:30 (Come anytime between this time frame and stay for as long as you’d like!!)
Address: Will be posted in GroupMe
College Night!!!
No college night this week due to fall break. Stay safe this week and we will see you next Sunday evening!
Wednesday Night Discipleship:
Beginning at 6:30 PM
Adults will have the opportunity to serve with the Choir, attend Open Bible Study with TJ Betts studying the Psalms, or meet in Discipleship Groups.
Men’s groups will be using the book Disciplines of a Godly Man by R Kent Hughes, and women’s groups will use Disciplines of Godly Women by Barbara Hughes as a springboard to invest in one another’s lives.
For more information, and to register, click here!!
Check out our website or GroupMe App for more info regarding specific events!!
***There will be no discipleship groups next week on 10/6!
Our Week in the Word segment this week comes from Nick Braun, a leader in our College Group.
As the father of an almost 3 year old, I constantly find myself telling my son to be brave. Whether it is consoling him after Abby turns on the vacuum cleaner or coaxing him into going down a water slide, I try to push him to overcome his fears. From my point of view, his fears are silly and trivial and will eventually go away as he grows up anyway. In my mind, I think I can push him to be brave for bravery’s sake. As if he will one day simply look at me and say “You know what Dad? My fears are stupid, you’re right!”
A cursory glance at the Old Testament reveals several passages telling God’s people to not be fearful. Many of these are aimed at the Israelites during the time of Moses and Joshua. We look back at them and wonder how they could be so silly. A group of people who were, at most, one generation removed from watching God hurl the Red Sea over the Egyptians were still living in fear. We want to yell at them as we read their story and watch them act cowardly while also being witnesses to some of God’s most mighty displays of power. How could these people be so blind?
Meanwhile, many of us constantly live in fear. Our fears might be packaged more cleanly than those of the Israelites, but they are fears nonetheless. We are “wise” enough to not question God directly, but our fears still cripple us. Fear of rejection. Fear of being alone. Fear of failure. At the heart of all of these things is a questioning of God’s sovereignty in our lives.
When our hearts are gripped with fear we need to remember God’s call to be brave. However, we also need to remember that we are not called to be brave in order to save face or to appear strong. Many passages in the Old and New Testament call us to bravery because our God is with us (Deuteronomy 31:6, Joshua 1:9). Paul even writes to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:7 to explain that the spirit God gives believers is not one “of fear, but of power and love and self-control.”
In our times of fearfulness, we need to look to our God, remind ourselves of His work in our lives and proclaim “You know what God? My fears are stupid, you’re right!”
Psalm 23 might be the most well-known passage of Scripture in the Bible, and for a good reason. David tells us that when the Lord is your shepherd, he is with you, and he is all you need.
Psalm 20 gives such a convicting reminder that we do not seek God for help and our hope in the battles of the world often enough. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 that we are fighting a spiritual war; yet, we neglect to offer up prayers to God or strategize efforts to have victory over the evil in this world. May Psalm 20 help remind us that we are culpable in these decisions for whom we praise and fight.
First Step Class:
THIS SUNDAY, we are offering our First Step class on September 26th.
This is a required step in joining the church.
If you have not taken this class and are even interested in joining the church, it would be important for you to attend! It normally goes from 9 AM to 11:45 AM on Sunday morning (the time of BFG and the service).
This class does not make you a member but is a required step in the whole process of membership, even watch care.
Our First Step class is only offered a couple of times a year, so take advantage of this opportunity on September 26th!!
Register here!!
SINGLES GROUP:
Small Groups:
Our singles group will be dividing up into men’s and women’s small groups this fall, going through the Psalms.
Ladie’s group…
Time: 7 PM
Location: 7600 Carmil Court
Men’s group…
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: 9101 Leicester Court
COLLEGE GROUP:
Outside Event:
Kellie Gough has invited our college group over to play yard games and end the night around a campfire!
Date: Friday, October 1st
Time: 6:30-10:30 (Come anytime between this time frame and stay for as long as you’d like!!)
Address: Will be posted in GroupMe
College Night!!!
We are back to normal scheduling for college night!! This Sunday evening, our meal will be provided by the senior adults and Pastor Tommy will be preaching. You’re not going to want to miss this!!!
Time: 6-8 PM
Location: Room 231 (the youth room)
*Meal provided!!
Wednesday Night Discipleship:
Beginning at 6:30 PM
Adults will have the opportunity to serve with the Choir, attend Open Bible Study with TJ Betts studying the Psalms, or meet in Discipleship Groups.
Men’s groups will be using the book Disciplines of a Godly Man by R Kent Hughes, and women’s groups will use Disciplines of Godly Women by Barbara Hughes as a springboard to invest in one another’s lives.
For more information, and to register, click here!!
Check out our website or GroupMe App for more info regarding specific events!!
Our Week in the Word segment this week comes from Timothy Babatunde, one of our college group interns.
The Soul Satisfied in Christ
“I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore, my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.”
Psalm 16:8-9.
In light of the Psalmist’s confidence in the Lord, Dr. T.J. Betts exhorted us this past Sunday to seek to consciously set the Lord before us and delight in him daily, for no other entity can satisfy the bliss and security our longing souls so much desire than Jesus Christ. Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) wrote “The Soul Satisfied in Christ,” a masterfully crafted expression of the most excellent and joyful condition of finding Jesus Christ delightfully satisfying, in his little book Gleanings Among the Sheaves. Spurgeon wrote…
“He who delights in the possession of the Lord Jesus hath all that heart can wish. As for created things, they are like shallow and deceitful brooks; they fail to supply our wants, much less our wishes. The bed of earthly enjoyment is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it, and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it; but in Jesus, there is room for imagination’s stretch and widest range. When Jesus is enjoyed, He puts a fulness into all other mercies; His house is full when He is there; His throne of grace is full when He sits on it; his guest chamber is full when He is master of the feast. The creature without Christ is an empty thing, a lamp without oil, a bone without marrow; but when Christ is present our cup runneth over, and we eat bread to the full. A dinner of herbs, when we have communion with Him, is as rich a feast as a stalled ox; and our narrow cot is as noble a mansion as the great house of the wealthy. Go not abroad, ye hungry wishes of my soul – stay ye at home, and feast on Jesus; for abroad ye must starve, since all other beloveds are empty and undesirable. Stay with Christ and eat ye that which is good and delight thyself in fatness.”
Brethren, no other place can satisfy our daily thirst, hunger, and need than our Master, Lord, Savior, and Friend himself. Therefore, let us ceaselessly set Him before us and delight ourselves in this everlasting bliss!
God wants us to see him, and he wants to make himself known to us. Come on this journey through Psalm 19 with Dr. TJ Betts to see just God is making himself known through his creation and his Word.
Life is like having your feet on shifting sand—everything changes. The words of Psalm 18 share the promises God had given to King David. Are the promises of God given to David promises for you and me? Pastor Blake walks us through this powerful psalm.
THIS SUNDAY!!!
New Member Class / First Steps
SINGLE’S GROUP:
College Group:
College Night:
Due to many of you who have contracted or be exposed to COVID, we are going to take a week off from College Night this week. Please pray for those who are in quarantine and reach out to them as well with encouragement.
Our Week in the Word segment this week comes from Pastor Philip Brown, our college and single’s pastor.
Each week, pastor Gabe has leaders in our church to do small devotionals that he calls Devotionables. Click here to hear Pastor Philip’s contribution on Psalm 17. https://youtu.be/gxAqGPwoEN8
Pastor Philip leads us through Psalm 17, reminding us that we don’t live for this earth as Christians, but heaven is our home. Prayer helps us to keep this eternal focus. Indeed, King David had this focus. How is your focus?
