from the Pastor's Pen . .
. .THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE, ANYWHERE NEAR THIS
PLACE. . . SO THIS MUST BE THE PLACE. . . . . TO
COME AND WORSHIP THE LORD, IN SONG, SPIRIT, AND FELLOWSHIP ! We
At Liggett Baptist Church are so glad every time you come and worship with us. You're a special kind
of people and we're glad that you have
chose to come our way today. We are all
here, hopefully, for one reason and that is to worship our LORD AND SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST. The miracle of what GOD has done for us should live in our hearts and minds
everyday, because we need to be thankful to GOD for sending HIS SON to die
for us and paying our penalty, our sin debt, and especially we thank HIM for
his wonderful grace.
"HOME -NO PLACE LIKE IT! "
" NOW WE KNOW THAT IF THE EARTHLY TENT WE LIVE IN
IS DESTROYED, WE HAVE A BUILDING FROM GOD, AN ETERNAL HOUSE IN HEAVEN, NOT
BUILT BY HUMAN HANDS - II COR. 5:1 NIV
WHAT A VERSE! ONE MORNING THIS WEEK
WHILE DRIVING UP TO MY PARENTS HOUSE IN CAWOOD, I WAS LISTENING TO AN OLD
SONG BY THE COUNTRY GROUP ALABAMA, ENTITLED "DOWN HOME." IN THIS
SONG, IT SPEAKS OF, NO MATTER HOW BAD TIMES GET, NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON,
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL LIKE YOU CAN GO BACK HOME! I CAN REMEMBER,
RIGHT BEFORE KELLY AND I GOT MARRIED, MY DAD TOLD ME, "SON, YOU
KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS DOWN THE ROAD, YOU AND KELLY WILL ALWAYS HAVE A
HOME HERE." REMEMBERING TO THIS DAY WHAT MY DAD TOLD
ME, HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW. WHEN I THINK ABOUT OUR
HEAVENLY FATHER, THE LORD, YOU KNOW HE BASICALLY TELLS US THE SAME THING,
"COME HOME." HE LOVES US SO MUCH, THAT HE HAS WENT AND PREPARED US A
PLACE, JUST FOR US, CALLED HEAVEN. NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS GET HERE
ON EARTH, NO MATTER HOW SICK WE ARE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH TRAGEDY, AND VALLEYS
WE GO THROUGH, AND ENDURED, WE CAN AND WILL GO HOME ONE SWEET DAY.
HOME IS A PLACE OF COMFORT, NOURISHMENT, HAPPINESS, GOOD TIMES,
ENCOURAGEMENT AND STRENGTH. EVEN AT 33 YEARS OLD I STILL FEEL THE NEED
TO GO "HOME" EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. WE MUST ALSO LOOK AT THE CHURCH
TODAY, OUR CHURCH HOME. ALL OF THE ABOVE QUALITIES OF A HOME SHOULD
ALWAYS BE FOUND HERE TOO. PART OF THAT SONG SAYS, "DOWN
HOME WHERE THEY KNOW YOU BY NAME AND TREAT LIKE FAMILY." I'M HAPPY
THAT LIGGETT BAPTIST CHURCH, IS A CHURCH THAT KNOWS YOU BY NAME AND YOU FEEL
LIKE FAMILY FROM DAY ONE! WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE LIGGETT YOUR HOME
CHURCH? DO YOU HAVE JESUS IN YOUR HEART AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN
ETERNAL, HEAVENLY HOME? HOME IS A SPECIAL PLACE
IN HIS LOVE,
PASTOR SEAN
"INTER-ACTIVE WEDNESDAY"
AS YOUR PASTOR, SOMETIMES THINGS CHANGE! SOMETIMES THE
HOLY SPIRIT WILL BEGIN TO DEAL WITH ME ON IDEAS, EVENTS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS,
AND ALL OF THIS IS WITH THE INTENTION OF CHURCH GROWTH. NOT ONLY
CHURCH GROWTH, BUT TO SEE MORE OF THE CONGREGATION GET INVOLVED AND ALLOW US,
AS A CHURCH, TO REACH OUT EVEN MORE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND COUNTY.
BEING ON VACATION THIS YEAR HAS ALLOWED ME TO SPEND TIME, CALMLY IN PRAYER,
REST AND CONCENTRATE ON THE LORD. I ALWAYS TRY TO LISTEN TO THE
CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION, TO VIEW AND KEEP AN OPEN EYE OUT FOR WHAT IS
WORKING, WHAT IS NOT, AND TO SEE AND LISTEN, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT, AS TO WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE
NOW HEARING OF SOMETHING BEING CALLED "INTER-ACTIVE WEDNESDAY."
BIBLE STUDY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING A GREAT
BIBLE STUDY IN THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS. THIS WILL CONTINUE, BUT, WE
ARE ALSO GOING TO VENTURE INTO SOME "NEW" AREAS, AND SIMPLY PUT, WAYS OF
WORSHIP, WHEN IT COMES TO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. THE TRUTH IS. . . BY
LISTENING AND VIEWING OUR NUMBERS RECENTLY, IT SEEMS THAT "NOT
EVERYONE" IS INTERESTED IN BIBLE STUDY. IT'S ALSO APPARENT, I'VE
BEEN TOLD, THAT SOME WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GO TOWARD A NORMAL WORSHIP SERVICE
WHEN IT COMES TO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. YOU SEE, MY JOB AS PASTOR, IS TO
LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS AND WITH THE LORD'S HELP, PROMOTE THE CHURCH,
ACTIVITIES, AND THE SIMPLE THINGS WE ARE INVOLVED IN. SO NOW. .
. "INTER-ACTIVE WEDNESDAYS" WILL BE MORE THAN JUST BIBLE STUDY, OR A
NORMAL WORSHIP SERVICE, BUT IT'S YOU AND I, JUST SIMPLY COMING TO CHURCH AND
FULLY, COMPLETELY RELYING ON THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE "EVERY" PART OF THE
SERVICE! IN ALL HONESTLY, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. .AM I
RIGHT? THE KEY THOUGH, IS TO CONTINUE TO STUDY AND BE PREPARED FOR THE
NEXT CHAPTER IN REVELATIONS, EACH AND EVERY WEEK, BUT ALSO COME EXPECTING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL! THERE MAY BE WEEKS OF PREACHING,
SINGING, MISSION'S MOMENTS, TESTIMONIES, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, OR WHO KNOWS?
IF WE ARE OBEDIENT, IT WILL BE GREAT. ONE MORE THING, LOOK AT THE NAME
- "INTER-ACTIVE" THIS MEANS I WANT YOUR INVOLVEMENT. MAYBE YOU
HAVE AN IDEA, SOMETHING TO SAY, A SONG IN YOUR HEART TO SING, OR SOMETHING
ELSE. . .LET'S NOT QUENCH THE SPIRIT, BUT LET GO AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I AM ASKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO BE COMMITTED TO THIS, ATTEND, BE
INVOLVED AND , PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. .SPREAD THE WORD! WE CAN HAVE
AN AWESOME TIME TOGETHER EVERY TIME WE MEET. HOWEVER, IT'S GOING TO
TAKE FAITHFULNESS, ATTENDANCE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY. . OBEDIENCE!
PRAY FOR THIS NEW VENTURE FOR LIGGETT BAPTIST CHURCH, PRAY FOR YOUR PASTOR,
PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER AND LET'S GET INVOLVED AND LET'S GET
"INTER-ACTIVE!" AMEN????
PASTOR SEAN
"PRAY FOR OUR
ASSOCIATION"
I HAVE BEEN
ACTIVE IN THE UPPER CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR NEARLY 13 YEARS.
WHAT I MEAN BY "ACTIVE" IS ATTENDING THE MEETINGS WHEN I CAN, WORKING AT THE
CAMP, AND SERVING ON SOME OF THE COMMITTEES. THE ASSOCIATION MEANS A GREAT
DEAL TO ME AND MY FAMILY. THE ASSOCIATION IS MEANT TO CAUSE ALL OF THE
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES IN HARLAN TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THAT ONE COMMON
THING, AND THAT IS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. IN OUR
WORSHIP SERVICES LATELY, WE'VE BEEN MENTIONING THE ASSOCIATION AND WE'VE
BEEN PRAYING FOR IT. WHY? IT IS VERY PLAIN THAT WE NEED IT!
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A FAMILY THAT'S HAVING DIFFICULTY, DO YOU JUST GIVE UP
ON THE SITUATION? NO! YOU SHOULD PRAY AND TRY TO WORK THINGS OUT. THIS IS
WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT IN OUR ASSOCIATION THAT INSTEAD OF TEARING DOWN, WE
NEED TO BE BUILDING UP. THIS IS WHY WE, HERE AT LIGGETT, NEED TO BE
PRAYING FOR THEM AND TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE BIBLE, GOD'S HOLY
WORD, IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT TAMPER WITH. YOU CANNOT TAKE AWAY OR
ADD TO, SO WE NEED TO STAND FIRM ON THAT. IF OUR ASSOCIATION EVER CAME
TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEY DO NOT WANT TO FOLLOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS, THEN
WE WOULD HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO DISMISS FELLOWSHIP WITH THEM. THAT
WOULD BE A SAD DAY, AND GOD FORBID THAT IT WOULD EVER HAPPEN. THIS IS
WHY WE MUST PRAY, WORK, GET INVOLVED, ANYWAY AND EVERYWAY WE CAN, TO
HOPEFULLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE SO THAT THE ASSOCIATION NEVER COMES TO THAT
POINT. IT WAS VERY EVIDENT, AT THE PAST TWO ANNUAL MEETINGS,
THAT THERE WERE ISSUES AND THAT SATAN IS TRYING HIS HARDEST TO KEEP US FROM
WORKING TOGETHER. SATAN KNOWS HOW STRONG WE ARE, AND THAT WE CAN AND
WILL COME TOGETHER. I SAY, WE HERE AT LIGGETT, TOGETHER, REBUKE SATAN
IN THE NAME OF JESUS OUT OF OUR ASSOCIATION! PRAY FOR THE ASSOCIATION.
SIMPLY TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, THAT IT'S BASED SOLELY ON THE WORD OF GOD.
I WANT TO SEE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO OUR ASSOCIATION. LIGGETT, WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO STAY STRONG IN OUR FAITH, AND DOCTRINE AS ALWAYS - CONTINUE
IN THE SPIRIT - AND NO MATTER WHAT EVENTUALLY COMES OF THE ASSOCIATION, AT
LEAST WE KNOW WE'VE TRIED AND WE ARE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT IN THE LORD.
I LOVE YOU ALL!
GOD BLESS!
PASTOR SEAN
IF ANYONE EVER NEEDS TO
E-MAIL ME, MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS IS seandaniels2010@aol.com
OURS IS THE RELIGION OF THE FORGIVEN YOU HAVE HEARD THE EXPRESSION,
“CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL.”
MORE THAN THAT, CONFESSION IS GOOD
FOR THE ENTIRE PERSON, THE BODY, THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT. IN PSALMS 32, VERSE 1: BLESSED IS HE WHOSE TRANSGRESSION IS
FORGIVEN, WHOSE SIN IS COVERED.”
ALL CAN BE FORGIVEN, WE
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT OUR CHURCH, WHERE THERE IS ACCEPTANCE OF ALL.
WE ARE A CHURCH OF THE FORGIVEN.
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