North Carolina Adventures: Sandy Grove Reflections

SANDY GROVE REFLECTIONS

Reflecting on God's Word

Reflecting God to the World

August 26, 2018

BIBLE READING

Here are the Bible readings for this upcoming week. Feel free to read the entire thing, just the NT, or just the OT:

Day	Reading
Monday	Isaiah 23-25; 1 Corinthians 3
Tuesday	Isaiah 26-29; Psalm 65; 1 Corinthians 4
Wednesday	Isaiah 30-32; 1 Corinthians 5
Thursday	Isaiah 33-35; 1 Corinthians 6
Friday	2 Chronicles 28; 2 Kings 17; Psalm 66; 1 Corinthians 7

Isaiah was written by Isaiah to Israel. The first 39 chapters were written about 700 B.C. The rest was written about 681 B.C.

· Isaiah 27:2-7 reverses Isaiah 5:1-7.

· Isaiah 29 – This is 3 poems about God's surprising treatment of Jerusalem (1-8, 9-16, 17-24).

1 Corinthians was written by Paul to the Corinthian church.

· 1 Cor. 3:16 – The "you" is plural. The Temple is singular. We all make up the church.

· 1 Cor. 6:19 – Here, the "you" is singular – the Holy Spirit dwells inside all of us.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wednesday, August 29 – Senior / Church Trip to Gravy's Southern Eatery next to Sunset Beach. We will leave the church at 9:45am. Great Food, Great Fellowship: Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, September 1 – Back to School Bash from 11am to 3pm. Please sign up.

Sunday, September 2 – We will be taking up the North Carolina Missions Offering.

September 9-12 – Revival Services with Pastor Mark Smith from the NC Baptist State Convention

September 16 – Guest Preacher Tom Martin.

September 22 – Wedding for James Edwards and Rebecca Cain.

September 29 – Friends of the Children workday at Pembroke.

September 29 – Ivan Parker and the Harvesters Concert at White Oak Baptist.

September 30 – Homecoming with guest preacher Richard Smith.

Sermon Highlights

Finally, Submit and Resist (1 Peter 5:5-9)

- Submit to elders and to other Christians – then we can be in harmony with each other.

- Clothe yourself in humility – humbling ourselves under God and giving Him our worries and cares.