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05/17/2026

May 17 Sermon: Psalm 73 My Feet Almost Slipped

Psalm 73. “Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart. But as for me my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked” Psalm 73:1-3. Asaph begins this psalm with a simple declaration of the goodness of God. But there is another truth that disturbs him greatly and makes his feet nearly slip. He asks himself, ‘Why do the wicked prosper?’ and he becomes envious of them. “When I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for me - until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction” Psalm 73:16-18. When Asaph goes into the sanctuary of God, he understands that the things of God are different than the things of man. Truly the things of God are better! And being in God’s presence is the very best of all! “Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterwards receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon the earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” Psalm 73:23-26. This is the beautiful expression of a longing heart for God and for eternity. Asaph recognizes both his weakness and the strength of God, and that with God he has his portion forever.

Application
1. “The writer does not doubt this, but lays it down as his firm conviction. It is well to make sure of what we do know, for this will be good anchor-hold for us when we are molested by those mysterious storms which arise from things which we do not understand.” (Spurgeon)
2. “It is a pitiful thang that an heir of heaven should have to confess ‘I was envious,’ but worse still that he should have to put it ‘I was envious at the foolish’.” (Spurgeon)
3. “Let them flaunt their little hour, poor unsubstantial sons of dreams; they will soon be gone; when the day breaketh, and the Lord awakes as a mighty man out of his sleep, they will vanish away. Who cares for the wealth of dreamland? Who indeed but fools?” (Spurgeon)
4. “It may seem good in the worldling’s eyes to go his way to his wine cups and to make merry in the dance; it may seem good to yonder truster in an arm of flesh; to seek out his friends and kinsmen, and entrust his case to their discretion; it may seem good to the desponding to retire in melancholy to brood over his sorrows, and to the dissipated, to endeavor to drown all care in vanity, but to me, says the psalmist it is good, preeminently good, that I should draw near unto God.” (Spurgeon)

Guest, Carie with Kairos Prison Ministry.
June 8, 7-8 pm. Meeting at the Bailey Library
Being a prayer partner.

Business Meeting After the Service, Cookout on Saturday!

05/17/2026

May 10 Sermon: Mothers, God’s Special Gift to Mankind

“Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness” Proverbs 31:25-26. This is how we should picture our mothers. “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem” Isaiah 66:13. God comforts us like our mother. “When I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded in you also” 2 Timothy 1:5. Timothy is being commended for his faith, and for his mother’s and grandmother’s faith. “When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ‘Woman, behold your son!’ Then He said to the disciple, ‘Behold your mother!’ And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home” John 19:26-27. As Jesus was dying on the cross, He cared for His mother and made sure that she was provided for. From that moment, to John, Mary was his mother. “Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice” Proverbs 23:22-25. A mother and father should raise their children in the way they should go. When they grow up to be wise, their parents will delight in them.

She is Mom
Strong, Chosen, Beautiful, Capable, Victorious, Worthy, Never Giving Up, Greatly Loved.

Application
1. Mothers are so important that on the cross Jesus saw to it that His earthly mother would be cared for. Take care of your mother!
2. God Himself shows some “motherly’ characteristics throughout Scripture; the institute of Motherhood is part of God’s perfect plan!
3. Mothers are responsible for a legacy of Faith which significantly impacts both sons and daughters alike! How many have been saved because of the faithful prayers of a Godly Mother?
4. Love your mother and take care of her today and every day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Business Meeting Next Week!

05/10/2026

May 3 Sermon: Psalm 72, The King and the King of Kings

Psalm 72. “Give the king Your judgments O God, and Your righteousness to the King’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. The mountains will bring peace to the people and the little hills, by righteousness. He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing like showers that water the earth. In His days the righteous shall flourish, and the abundance of peace, until the moon is no more” Psalm 72:1-7. If you find your prayers are rarely successful, keep praying until you have a certainty from God. “They shall fear You. He shall come down. The righteous shall flourish.” Solomon sings of a far greater King than himself, “Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him” Psalm 72:11. And this King values the poor and the needy, “He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; and precious shall be their blood in His sight” Psalm 72:14. Solomon praises the greatness of this Messiah, “His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; all nations shall call Him blessed” Psalm 72:17.

Application
1. “Injustice has made Palestine a desert; if the Turk and Bedouin were gone, the land would smile again; for even in the most literal sense, justice is the fertilizer of lands and men are diligent to ploughing and raise harvests when they have the prospect of eating the fruit of their labours.” (Spurgeon)
2. “Tongues which rail at the Redeemer deserve to lick the dust.” (Spugeon)
3. “All helpless ones are under the especial care of Zion’s compassionate King; let them hasten to put themselves in fellowship with him. Let them look to him, for he is looking for them.” (Spurgeon)
4. “Poor as God’s people usually are, the era will surely arrive when the richest of the rich will count it all joy to lay their treasures at Jesus’ feet.” (Spurgeon)
5. “We pray that the atheist, the blasphemer, the hardened rebel, the prodigal, may each be filled with God’s glory; and then we ask for mercy for the whole earth; we leave not out so much as one, but so hope and expected the day when all mankind shall bow at the Savior’s feet.” (Spurgeon)

Pot Faith After the Service!

05/10/2026

April 26 Sermon: Psalm 70 Help Quickly O Lord, Psalm 71 Older in Years, Strong in Faith

Psalm 70. “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek my life; let them be turned back and confused who desire my hurt. Let them be turned back because of their shame who say, ‘Aha, aha!’ Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; and let those who love Your salvation say continually, ‘Let God be magnified!’ But I am poor and needy; make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord do not delay” Psalm 70:1-5. David appealed to God to be His help and His deliverer, and he needed God to do it without delay.

Psalm 71. “In You, O Lord, I put my trust; let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; incline Your ear to me, and save me. Be my strong refuge, to which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteousness and cruel man. For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth. By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You” Psalm 71:1-6. David put his trust in God and was confident that his trust would lead to his vindication. “You have given the commandment to save me” Psalm 71:3. David was confident that it was God’s will - even His command - that God would save him and be his rock and his fortress. “When I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation” Psalm 71:18. David prayed for the continued presence of God so that he could declare God’s strength to a new generation.

Application
1. “Nor is there any limit as to place or persons. My heart says, ‘Let God be magnified among the Wesleyans! The Lord be magnified among the Independents! The Lord be magnified among the Episcopalians! The Lord be magnified among the Baptists!’” (Spurgeon)
2. Let God be magnified: “It does not say, let God be magnified by me if he will please to make me successful in business, and happy, and healthy, but it leaves it open. Only let God be magnified, and healthy may do what he wills with me.” (Spurgeon)
3. “The believer is a riddle, an enigma puzzling the unspiritual; he is a monster warring with those delights of the flesh, which are the all in all of other men; he is a prodigy unaccountable to the judgments of ungodly men; a wonder gazed at, feared, and, by-and-by, contemptuously derided.” (Spurgeon)
4. “He says, ‘O God, thou hast taught me from my youth,’ which implies that God had continued to teach him: and so indeed he had. The learner had not sought another school, nor had the Master turned off his pupil.” (Spurgeon)

Pot Faith Next Week!

04/26/2026

April 12 Sermon: Psalm 68, The Victorious Procession of God to Zion, Pastor Dr. Alex Probst

Psalm 68. “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; let those also who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God; yes let them rejoice exceedingly. Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land” Psalm 68:1-6. The Lord cares for His people, He is a father to the orphan and defends the widow. “They have seen Your procession, O God, the procession of my God, my king, into the sanctuary. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the maidens playing timbrels” Psalm 68:24-25. David shares a future vision of the people coming into the temple in a procession. “Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord… O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!” Psalm 68:32, 35. God is more awesome than His holy places. He is greater than any building and is found in the hearts of His congregation.

Homework:
You are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Pray for your enemies and do good to those who persecute you.

Application
1. “Wax is hard by itself, but put it to the fire, how soft it is. Wicked men are haughty till they come into contact with the Lord, and then faint for fear; their hearts melt like wax when they feel the power of his anger.” (Spurgeon)
2. The name JAH (YAH) is an abbreviation of the name Jehovah; it is not a diminution of that name, but an intensified word, containing in it the essence of the longer, august title. It only occurs here in our version of Scripture, except in connection with other words such as Hallelujah.” (Spugeon)
3. The most oppressed in Egypt were chained and imprisoned, but the divine Emancipator brought them all forth into perfect liberty. He who did this of old continues his gracious work.
4. Great was the company: “They have seen Hebrew word is of the feminine gender, because it was the manner of the Hebrews, that when men returned victorious from the battle, the women went out to meet them with songs of triumph.” (Poole)
5. “Old foes shall be new friends. Solomon shall find a spouse in Pharaoh’s house. Christ shall gather a people from the realms of sin. Great sinners shall yield themselves to the scepter of grace, and great men shall become good men, by coming to God.” (Spurgeon)

04/05/2026

Easter Sunday April 5 Sermon: The Purpose of God Fulfilled! Pastor Dr. Alex Probst

The Resurrection of Jesus. “Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again”.’ And they remembered His words. Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths ling by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened” Luke 24:1-12. The women were at the tomb first, and they went back and told the others about the empty tomb and the angels and what they had said, “He is not here, but is risen!”

He is Risen!!!

Application
1. To the disciples the resurrection of Jesus was a surprise, even though He told them it would happen; we must let go of doubt and believe fully in the Good News of our Lord Jesus!
2. Those who saw the risen Lord ran to tell others. Do not try to bottle-up the love and exuberance you have for Jesus Christ!
3. All authority has been given to Jesus and you can trust that His payment on our behalf was sufficient!
4. He has called us to spread His word, get involved in the Great Commission!

The Traditional Easter Greeting:

He is Risen!
He is Risen Indeed!
He is Risen!!
He is Risen Indeed!!
He is Risen!!!
He is Risen Indeed!!!

03/30/2026

March 29 Sermon: Palm Sunday! Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:29-40, John 12:12-19

“All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet (Daniel 9:24-27), saying: ‘Tell the daughter of Zion, behold your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a c**t, the foal of a donkey’.” Matthew 21:4-5. Your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey - Jesus came to Jerusalem in humility, yet with appropriate dignity. Instead of coming on a horse as a conquering general, He came on a c**t, as was customary for royalty. He came to Jerusalem as the Prince of Peace. “And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!’ And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, ‘Who is this?’ So the multitudes said, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee’.” Matthew 21:8-11. Hosanna means “Save Now!” “And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, ‘Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out’.” Luke 19:39-40. The crowd’s praise made Jesus’ enemies uncomfortable. On this day Jesus would be praised!

Application
1. “What a singular conjunction of words is here, ‘the Lord’ and ‘hath need!’ Jesus, without laying aside his sovereignty, had taken a nature full of needs; yet, being in need, he was still the Lord and could command his subjects and requisition their property.” (Spurgeon)
2. “It is a mark of Christ’s presence when the church becomes enthusiastic. We sometimes hear complaints about revivals being too exciting. Perhaps the censure is deserved, but I would like to see a little of the fault. This age does not generally sin in the direction of being too excited concerning diving things. We have erred so long on the other side that, perhaps, a little excess in the direction of fervor might not be the worst of all calamities; at any rate, I would not fear to try it.” (Spurgeon)
3. “Our Lord loves his people to be glad. His tears he kept to himself, as he wept over Jerusalem; but the gladness he scattered all around, so that even the boys and girls in the streets of Jerusalem made the temple courts to ring with their merry feet and gladsome songs.” (Spurgeon)
4. Whenever we wonder whether Jesus is indeed the Messiah remember that the people of Jerusalem recognized Him as Messiah even though they later betrayed Him. Jesus does not need to prove Himself to us, we must decide whether we believe Him or not.

Good Friday Service at 6 PM, Pot Faith next week Easter Sunday!

03/29/2026

Sermon - Pastor Alex Probst, PhD. (Sunday March 15th) Psalm - Psalm 66: How Everyone Can Praise God.

- When you know scripture, no other thing fits so perfectly together!
- Sing and praise God!
- God does not turn away from us!
- Praise him, yet fear him!
- God has mercy for us!
- All the earth bows to God.
- Shout for joy!
- God has gifts of wonders!
- Trust God and you will see these wonders!
- Pray to God! He will hear your joy and your sorrow!

Application
1. “Composers of tunes for the congregation should see to it that their airs are cheerful; we need not so much noise, as joyful noise." (Spurgeon)
2. "Acceptable worship not only praises God as the mysterious Lord, but it is rendered fragrant by some measure of knowledge of his name or character. God would not be worshipped as an unknown God, nor have it said of his people, 'Ye worship ye know not what’." (Spurgeon)
3. “It is to be remarked that Israel's joy was in her God, and there let ours be. It is not so much what he has done, as what he is, that should excite in us a sacred rejoicing." (Spurgeon)
4. If God has enabled us not only to keep our life, but our position, we are bound to give him double praise. Living and standing is the saint's condition through divine grace. Immortal and immovable are those whom God preserves."�(Spurgeon)
5. The main end of our life is not to do, but to become. For this we are being moulded and disciplined each hour." (Meyer)

Notes by little Kimberly.

03/29/2026

March 22 Sermon: Psalm 67, Our Blessings Are to Make Him Known, David Holley

“God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us. Selah. That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For you shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations on earth. Selah. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him” Psalm 67:1-7. God wants us to be a blessing to all nations. He wants us reach all nations with the Gospel. Unreached People Groups: Less than 2% are following Jesus. But only 3% of missionaries are among the Unreached. People Groups across countries 10,423 Unreached People Groups 4,490. Frontier Unreached People Groups: Christian Adherents 0.1% or fewer (1 in 1000), no self-sustaining church, requires Pioneer Church Planting (Joshua Project, Joshua project.net). These are people who dont even know the name of Jesus.

Homework
Pray on how to be a “World Christian and what to be involved in.

Application
1. This verse may be regarded as the prayer of Israel, and spiritually of the Christian church. The largest charity is shown in this Psalm, but it begins at home. The whole church, each church, and each little company, Amy’s rightly pray, “bless us.” It would, however, be very wrong to let our charity end where it begins, as some do; our love must make long marches, and our prayers must have a wide sweep, we must embrace the whole world in our intercessions. (Spurgeon)
2. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) has not been completed as “all nations” don’t have disciples. There is much work to do but the task remaining is able to be completed. Today, much of the work is being accomplished by the non-Western missionaries (Latin Americans, Africans, Chinese, etc.)
3. We are all to be “World” Christians - to be part of proclaiming the message to all nations. That might be through going but for those who are not called to go, we should be part of that by sending (financially and logistically supporting), by welcoming (reaching out to those from other nations in our midst) or by mobilizing (telling others about the need to be involved). (Steven Hawthorne. Perspectives: Study Guide)
4. To learn more about these concept, consider taking Perspectives (perspectives.org). This is a 15-week class with a different instructor each week (most of whom are active or retired missionaries) that covers four perspectives: Biblical, Historical, Cultural and Strategic.

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