Nor'Wood Bible Church

Nor'Wood Bible Church Nor'wood Bible Church exists to make known the glory of God in all of life for the delight and satisfaction of all peoples.

We are a Reformed, non-denominational church. And as a local church we are striving to be intentional about going hard after God, which means we long for an ever-increasing awareness of the goodness of our God that is found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. For us the gospel of Jesus Christ is not just a message.It is a way of life that magnifies the glory of God through experiencing the overflow of

God’s rich benevolence that consistently saturates us as God’s chosen people with delight and satisfaction. Service Times
Sunday School 9:30 - 10:30 (Breaking for the summer)
Worship Service 10:45 - 12:00

5865 Templeton Gap Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80923

06/04/2026

Song Memory Review: June - August

He Is Worthy
David Zimmer, Nathan Stiff

V1 Holy, holy is the Son of God
None can stand before His majesty
Beautiful beyond our highest thought
Worthy! He is worthy!

V2 Holy, holy is the Word made flesh
King who bore our pain and poverty
Come to claim the rebel and the wretch
Worthy! He is worthy!

Ch All glory and honor, all power and praise
Be to Your Name, be to Your Name
For no one could rival Your glory and fame
We lift high the Name of Jesus

V3 Holy, holy is the Lamb who died
Canceling our debt at Calvary
Rising from the grave to reign on high
Worthy! He is worthy!

Br Holy, holy, Lord Almighty
Worthy is Your Name
Holy, holy, none beside You
Greatly to be praised

© 2019 Sovereign Grace Worship/ASCAP, Sovereign Grace Praise/BMI
CCLI: #7138112 | CCLI License: #102718

05/31/2026

Sunday Service

05/29/2026

Thoughts for Worship
In preparation for Sunday, May 31, 2026

Giving Credit to Whom Credit is Due

1 Corinthians 1:26–31 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

God saves people from all walks of life. He saves from among the rich and the poor. He saves both the educated and the uneducated. He calls both strong and weak people. According to Paul's passage above, God is more likely to draw from the pool of the unimpressive than from the pool of the impressive, because He wants it to be clear that no one can claim that, when God saved them, they were quite the catch. So none of us should think more highly of ourselves than we ought.

What God wants to make clear when He saves people is that the good of their souls rests with Him and not with what anyone brings to the table. This truth applies to both the event of salvation and the transformation of sanctification. For many, understanding that they bring nothing to the table that draws God’s attention to them at the time of salvation is reasonable. Unfortunately, when it comes to the process and grind of progressive sanctification, not a few folks function and labor as if they must do their best in order for God to do the rest.

We must never forget that God’s saving and transforming work is so thorough that as justified believers, the crucified life we now live in the flesh, we live by faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. Maturity, holiness, and fruitfulness are not a result of our natural abilities or resources. We are what we are, and we will be what we will be by the grace of God alone. This means that our hearts are surrendered and our eyes are focused consistently on the work of our Lord Jesus and the grace He supplies to work in us, for us, and through us.

The Lord who saves us is the Lord who sanctifies us. Both salvation and sanctification are by the grace of God, which means they are both the result of the Lord’s unmerited favor. God wants His redeemed people to look to Him with dependence and gratitude, being sure of this, “that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6)

Child of God, take heart. When God calls you to be holy, you hear that call and obey that call by the power the Lord supplies. You are saved because He saved you. You will be holy because He makes you holy.

To God be the glory, great things He has done, and great things He is doing!

05/22/2026

Thoughts for Worship
In preparation for Sunday, May 24, 2026

Compelled to Obey from a New Heart

Romans 6:17–18 17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

How to get right with God and stay right with God has been a subject of debate since the church's beginning. To a man-centered mind, the concept that salvation and consistent obedience of the Lord can be a reality without the contribution of human will and effort appears to be a recipe for decadence and damnation. Many believe that if people don’t feel some sense of personal obligation to perform up to a particular standard, the result will be a cesspool of selfishness and sin. But what people think and feel is NOT the standard. The standard is the Word of the Lord.

When the Holy Spirit-breathed words of the Apostle Paul were written, “but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,” Romans 5:20, human thought and reason went berserk. Legalistic rationale says people will sin more so that grace will abound even more. But this is where man-centered legalistic reason and Biblical truth disagree.

All those God calls out of the realm of the rule and reign of Satan and sin into the realm of the rule and reign of Christ and righteousness are saved and transformed by the finished work of the Lord Jesus alone. All of those outside of Jesus Christ are slaves of Satan and sin. All of those trusting the saving work of Jesus done through His life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension are slaves of Jesus Christ and righteousness.

Salvation and sanctification are not a cooperative effort. As the passage above teaches, God alone is praised because God alone in Christ does the work. Through the saving work of Jesus Christ, those who were slaves of sin become slaves of righteousness by the gift of faith in the gospel. Every child of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, reveals a new heart that desires to obey Jesus in thought, word, and action. The transformation is the fruit of the work of Jesus Christ in the heart of those He saves, not the result of the work of man. Christians are compelled to obey from a new heart, not from the fear of failure to do one’s part.

Child of God, by the grace of God alone through the work of Christ alone, you have been saved, you are being saved, and you will be saved. All of this is for God’s glory and your good.

05/17/2026

Difficulties Due to Dishonorable Vessels
Within the Church

05/12/2026

The Household of Faith is Constructed of Biblical Households of Faith

05/08/2026

Thoughts for Worship
In preparation for Sunday, May 10, 2026

Thank the Lord for Godly Mothers

2 Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.

It seems the world outside the church has little regard for mothers. Certain moms will occasionally be singled out and admired for acts of sacrificial devotion to a child or children. Sadly, such acts and affirmations are a rarity. The mothers who are lauded by most in our secular society are those who lead their children through gender transitioning or affirm their children’s same-sex choices. But for the most part, motherhood in our society is viewed by most progressive thinkers as a deplorable enslavement. Childless, self-serving marriages are becoming increasingly common. In this regard, God is not pleased, and Biblical truth is not honored.

For every mother who reads these thoughts for worship, the hope is that your heart is encouraged, knowing that motherhood is a magnificent gift and a meaningful calling. Every child is miraculously conceived by the sovereign oversight of God. Every mother who invests her daily and nightly energies, who Biblically teaches and trains, who lovingly and firmly disciplines, who cares for wounds of flesh and heart, who guides in truth and righteousness, who rejoices and weeps in forging accomplishments and failures, and who prayerfully pleads to the Lord for the souls of her children, is blessed and models a sincere faith. May your heart be encouraged as the grace of our Lord is affirmed in your life.

Mom, you are no second-class citizen in society. You are not an underachiever. You are a beacon of God’s love and goodness. Your role as a Christ-exalting rearer of children is a commendable display of your Creator’s grace and will serve to bless and edify your children, your church, and your community in time and eternity.

Just as Paul commended the grace-inspired, sincere faith of Timothy’s grandmother, Lois, and his mother, Eunice, your sincere faith and diligence in motherhood are affirmed by God, His people, and His truth. In our celebration of Mother’s Day, we esteem your wonderful role as a God-fearing, child-rearing mom.

Mom’s, may the blessing and enrichment of the Lord be upon you. Your service of your Lord through the loving and selfless service of your children and household is highly esteemed. We truly appreciate you. Happy Mother’s Day!

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5865 Templeton Gap Road
Colorado Springs, CO
80923

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(719) 597-8422

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