Bad Axe church of Christ

09/06/2026

"Greet One Another." Sunday September 6, 2026 sermon by Jimmy Bagwell. See Romans 16:16, I Corinthians 16:20, II Corinthians 13:12, I Thessalonians 5:26, and I Peter 5:14. Our regular Sunday morning worship service for all including our shut-ins. Thanks for watching and commenting.

08/31/2026

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08/31/2026

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." - Psalm 147:3

08/30/2026

"Consider One Another." Sunday morning August 30, 2026 sermon by Jimmy Bagwell. See Hebrews 10:24 "And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works," Our regular Sunday morning worship service for all including our shut-ins. Thanks for watching and commenting.

08/28/2026

Good Day! We invite you to our August 30, 2026 Sunday morning worship service at 11 am eastern daylight time. "Consider One Another" is the planned sermon. See Hebrews 10:24. This is the 11th lesson in the current One Anothers series. Bible classes are at 10 am. We are also planning to broadcast our worship service via Facebook Live starting at about 11:05 am. Follow us and share with your friends. Thanks for watching and commenting. See less

08/28/2026

Today's Verse for 08/28/2026

Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: To believe in the one he has sent."

— John 6:29

Thought
Do you believe in Jesus — not just "kinda believe" in Jesus, but do you really believe? Years ago, shortly after Max Lucado came back from his mission work in Rio, Brazil, he shared with a group of his closest friends that his theology was pretty simple. He didn't have a handle on a lot of the big, difficult theological problems that divide folks. However, Max said he came to the firm and deep conviction that God loves us, and he showed that love by really sending Jesus to live among us, to die for us, and to be raised from the dead so that we could be raised from death, too. This is the work of God — amazingly simple and awesomely powerful. I believe in Jesus. I pray that you believe in Jesus. While we may be uncertain about many specific details of complex doctrinal issues, the work of God we need is to genuinely "believe in the one he has sent."

Prayer
Holy God, I do believe that Jesus came to earth, died, and was raised from the dead. Please help me show and share that message with those around me who are looking for hope and help. Holy Spirit, open my eyes to those around me who are searching for Jesus, and please give me the courage and sensitivity I need to share Jesus effectively with them, with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15). Father, I want so much to share in your work of both believing in Jesus personally and also helping others to believe in him. I rededicate myself to this gospel message today. In the name of Jesus, my Savior, I pray. Amen.

The Thoughts and Prayers for Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. Questions or comments can be sent to [email protected].

© 1996-2026, Heartlight Inc. PO Box 7044 Abilene, TX, USA 79608

08/28/2026

"The Real Benefit" — What Jesus Did! for 08/28/2026

[About his upcoming crucifixion, Jesus continued,] "Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, 'Father, save me from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came! Father, bring glory to your name."

Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again." When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.

Then Jesus told them, "The voice was for your benefit, not mine."

— John 12:27-30

Key Thought:
Wouldn't it be nice to be so sure you are living in God's will that you wouldn't need reassurance that you are doing the right thing? I don't know about you, but I have a hard time not envying Jesus' assurance expressed in this passage. While we may never have the confidence that Jesus had about walking in God's will, we do have several incredible blessings that should give us great confidence about living in God's will:

We can pray for wisdom and be assured we will receive it.

We can take confidence that God is going to work in our lives for our good.

We can trust that the Holy Spirit will help lead and guide us in God's will.

God gave us this Spirit as a seal and a deposit guaranteeing our salvation. [1]

Due to our human limitations, we may not be as sure as Jesus was, but we need to rest assured that God will get us where we need to be to honor him if we are genuinely seeking his will and if our love for him leads us to be willing to do whatever he asks of us.

[1] Ephesians 1:13-14.

Today's Prayer:
O God Almighty, God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, please give me the wisdom to know your will, the courage to follow it, and the grace to do it in a way that blesses others. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Related Scripture Readings:
James 1:5-8
Romans 8:26-30
Galatians 5:22-26

The Thoughts and Prayers for What Jesus Did! are written by Phil Ware. Questions or comments can be sent to [email protected].

© 1996-2026, Heartlight Inc. PO Box 7044 Abilene, TX, USA 79608

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

08/28/2026

"Saddened and Scattered" — Together in Christ for 08/28/2026

Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen.

A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.

But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.

— Acts 8:1-4

Key Thought:
The early disciples were grieved by the martyrdom of Stephen and saddened by the vicious persecution launched against them in Jerusalem. Still, they didn't allow their grief or sadness to derail their mission. Jesus had called them to reach people throughout the world. [1] They had largely stalled in fulfilling this mission. Persecution intended to stamp out their movement drove them out of Jerusalem. Rather than backing down under opposition or backing off their mission, they carried the message wherever they went. They used the hardships and their persecution as an opportunity to spread Jesus' message in many parts of the Mediterranean world.

We need to learn from their example. Rather than seeing hardships and suffering as signs of God's disapproval, they used them as an opportunity to take the Good News of Jesus to lost people in many countries. [2] Shouldn't we do the same? Trials, suffering, persecution, and difficulties are not necessarily because we are outside God's will but may actually be because we are living for God in a world hostile to faith. When we are faithful, God uses us to do more than we can ask or imagine because His power, the Holy Spirit, is at work in us. [3]

[1] Jesus gave the disciples this mission of here, near, and far in Acts 1:8. He also demonstrated that grief doesn't deter God's mission. After the death of his cousin and forerunner, John the Baptizer, Jesus ministered to the crowd of more than 5,000 and his disciples that had followed Him- Matthew 14:1-23.
[2] Acts 5:40-42; James 1:1-2.
[3] Ephesians 3:20-21.

Today's Prayer:
Father, thank You for the example of these brave and committed early disciples. Stir my heart to feel Your burden for lost people and use every opportunity I have to share Jesus. I want my heart to resonate with Jesus' passion for reaching the lost and broken of my world. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Related Scripture Readings:
Matthew 14:1-36
1 Timothy 1:13-17

The Thoughts and Prayers for Together in Christ are written by Phil Ware. Questions or comments can be sent to [email protected].

© 1996-2026, Heartlight Inc. PO Box 7044 Abilene, TX, USA 79608

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

08/28/2026

Praying with Paul for 08/28/2026

"Saved from an Evil World" — 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Dear Father, Savior,

Undergird me with your grace during the days of stress that are present in these last times.

Keep me from going in the direction that people of the world are going. Don't let me be a lover of self, a lover of money, proud and arrogant, abusive, disobedient to parents. Don't let me be ungrateful, unholy, inhuman, implacable, a slanderer, profligate, fierce, a hater of good, treacherous, reckless. Don't let me be swollen with conceit, a lover of pleasure rather than loving you, holding the form of religion but denying the power of it.

Help me to avoid people who do all these terrible things. Help me to witness to them about your call to change their attitudes.

In the name of Jesus. Amen.

Heartlight wants to thank Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is available in a very attractive book that may be ordered directly from Eldon Degge.

© 1996-2026, Heartlight Inc. PO Box 7044 Abilene, TX, USA 79608

08/27/2026

Today's Verse for 08/26/2026

Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

— Romans 12:4-5

Thought
Three key realities of our discipleship are belonging, usefulness, and connectedness. Each of us belongs! We belong to God. We belong to Jesus. We belong to Jesus' body, the Church. We belong to each other as members of Jesus' body. The Holy Spirit not only cleansed us when we were given new birth in Jesus' family (John 3:6-7; 1 Corinthians 6:11), but the Spirit also gifted us (Ephesians 4:7; 1 Peter 4:10) and connected us with everyone else in Jesus' body! We each have a place and a purpose for the Church to function as Jesus' bodily presence in our world today. We each have something to bring to the other believers who make us Jesus' body, the Church. Each of us belongs! Each of us is needed! Each of us has an important role to play with significant things to do! Each of us is connected to each other. If one part suffers, we all suffer. If one person is blessed, we all rejoice (1 Corinthians 12:26). So, dear friend of Jesus, rather than envying someone else's gift or belittling someone we feel has a lesser gift, or rejecting someone who does not have a specific gift, let's rejoice in each other, support each other, and do our part in helping the world see Jesus!

Prayer
Help me, please, dear Father. I want to find the place you made me to fill in Jesus' body, the Church. As I discover my place to serve and use my gifts, I pledge to work so that your Spirit, and not just my own preferences, will guide me into your place for me to serve. Thank you for giving me a place not only to belong, but also to serve and be a part of Jesus' bodily presence in the world. In Jesus' name, and for his glory, I pray. Amen.

The Thoughts and Prayers for Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. Questions or comments can be sent to [email protected].

© 1996-2026, Heartlight Inc. PO Box 7044 Abilene, TX, USA 79608