TriCity Baptist Church Millbrook Al

10/24/2024

Funeral Arrangements for Shelley Woodfin, mother of Pastor Tom Woodfin:
Visitation tomorrow 10-11 at Gassett Funeral Home in Wetumpka.
Graveside Service only at 11:30 at Wetumpka City Cemetery.

09/09/2024

Sunday, 9.8, Pastor Tom Woodfin
LIVING IN OUR FLESH, THAT IS INADEQUATE AND IMPAIRED, MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE FOR GOD
1. Our Flesh Is inadequate
The law showed us how big our need was and how weak and inadequate our flesh was on it's own. The flesh was inadequate, not the law. God sent his own son to accomplish what the law couldn't do.
Romans 3:3-8, "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit."
Christ allows us to think scripturally, not carnally. We cannot do that without Him.
We let our flesh, desires, thoughts get in the way of God's plan. When we think "I..... Can't, I want something I be doing have, I don't want to, I should have this, I need this....." We are thinking more about what we want and desire and not about what God said is right.
2. Our Flesh is Impaired
6"For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God."
My mind naturally serves my flesh. My flesh is an enemy, "at enmity" with God.
This issue often shows up when we are in traffic, held up by someone. I start thinking about what I want, what my needs are, and nothing else.
"If I "mind" the things of the flesh, more than I think about the Spirit, then I am after the flesh.... It is my focus. I am substituting myself into God's place." A test for you tomorrow would be, "what do I think about? What is my purpose? What I want most?" Our "why" is that our lives glorify God. Is that your foremost purpose each day? What distracts you from that purpose? What makes you more comfortable without God's presence and pulls you toward the world. The world has different goals, in different purpose than we do. When you start to feel comfortable in "the world," you have some work to do. Christians often try to fit in in "the world" and God's world. When you can be "ok" without closeness with God, you have work to do. When you are "ok" with letting more of the world in, you have work to do. People search in many places for life and peace. Drugs,liquor, money, power, in relationships, and more are ways the world looks for peace. In doing this, we are pushing God away, trying to impose my will in him. Our flesh is impaired-it cannot be subject to God.
Sin is simply substituting my ideas and actions for those God wants me to have. What are you substituting for God and the peace he only can give?
3. It is impossible for our flesh to please God
9"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."
We have to live our lives, whatever path God puts is on for his glory, in his strength, by him, and not ourselves.
If even a preacher of the Word preaches in his flesh and not the Spirit of God, and 100's of people are saved, God may be pleased with the decisions, but he is not glorified by the preacher's efforts. He will say "never knew you." Those working in the flesh, even those doing their best, working hard are worth less than their faintest/worst effort IN the Spirit of God. It is impossible to be in the flesh and please God. Is you doing have the Spirit of God, you are not his. We can never say, "I have SOME of the Spirit, it I'm TRYING to have the Spirit.
In general, this room is filled with people who generally want God to be pleased with what they do. Ask yourself, what corner of my life, what compartment is there that you are knowingly keeping from God's control or knowingly attending to handle without his help and strength? Confess that today. God knows what you need. He knows good to help you. He has unlimited grace and strength for those who come to him. His promise is peace if we do.

07/08/2024

Paul said he received the gospel. He met God, who changes his life, on the road to Damascus. He had been a persecutor of Christians. He was giving the message that he received, not from someone on Earth, but from God. When he preached the gospel, it undid all that he had done, the job/position he had held, what he had had believed, and what he had promoted. His eternity has changed. He is telling them that all of that was in vain and had no purpose. At this point, he had not said what the gospel was, only the result of it.
1 Cor. 15, "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain."

Now he gives them the gospel that he had received...
The gospel is the whole truth about Christ. It is that he died, he was buried, and He rose again.
3 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"
4 "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
There were witnesses that he rose again.
5 "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"

V. 3 and 4
This is often overlooked but can make all the difference... "ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES." These 4 words changed Paul's words from speculation, opinion etc., to absolute truth. Without those 4 words, his statement would have the authority of only Paul's opinion. Would you risk your eternity on one man's opinion?

Paul only had the Old Testament. The New Testament has not been written yet. He believed that the Old Testament prophecy had been fulfilled. Those listening only had to believe the scriptures they claimed to believe, had been fulfilled. If they rejected the gospel, they were not living "according to the Scriptures."

We have the gospel. We have the while Bible. Has it changed your life completely?! That was Paul's testimony. Who needs to hear the truth of the gospel from you?

06/28/2024

Join us Sunday for an encouraging service at Tri City! Our missionaries to Ecuador, Bobby and Melissa Woodfin, will be sharing about their first 2.5 years on the field! God is doing great things in Ecuador! Bobby will share about the ministry in Sunday school at 9am and in the 10am service. We're saving a seat for you and we'll have lunch for you too!!

06/25/2024

Our missionaries, Bobby and Melissa Woodfin and their children will be with us Sunday, June 30, sharing what God is doing in Ecuador! Everyone is invited to come. You will be encouraged! We will have a fellowship meal after the morning service that everyone is invited to join us for as well!
The video below is a great snapshot of their ministry!

05/26/2024

05/08/2024

TRI CITY WOULD LIKE TO PRAY FOR YOU!! Message us your prayer request and we will pray for God to meet your need.

05/05/2024

Sunday AM Service
Our song service today focused on the trustworthiness of our God! The message from Micah 7:2-8, reminded us that Micah the prophet was surrounded by sin, and was greatly sorrowed over what he saw. He chose to turn his eyes to the Lord that would be hear him. He acknowledged that, when all around is difficult, maybe seemingly impossible, we can ALWAYS TURN TO GOD AND HE WILL HEAR US. Maybe you are facing difficult circumstances that sin has created, that honestly seem impossible. Nothing is impossible with God. He is always ready to hear us. He is always ready for us to seek his forgiveness and come to him. He is waiting, ready to hear us!