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Brentwood Church of Christ, 1010 S Elm Street, Marshfield, MO (2026)

03/14/2022

The Brentwood church of Christ will be holding a singing worship service on Thursday, March 17, at 7:00pm.

“Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.”
Psalm 63:3

Please join us in worship as we sing songs of praise to our God Most High!

The building is located at 1010 S Elm Rd. in Marshfield.

03/13/2022

We are rejoicing with the angels in heaven over Richard's decision to wash away his sins in baptism today (Acts22:16). God is so good to bring our paths together at just the right moment!

10/18/2021

How does God choose who will be saved? Matthew 22:14 says "For many are called, but few are chosen." Just before this, we see a parable from Jesus about the Kingdom of Heaven that came in the generation that Jesus was speaking to – the Church (Matthew 16:28). How can we enter this Kingdom? Reading down through the parable, we see that Jesus says it is like a wedding feast. Some who were invited refused to accept the invitation (Matthew 22:3). You cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven if you are unwilling. In verses 4-7, the King sent out more messengers appealing to those who were invited, but some of them became angry and assaulted the messengers. The King destroyed those who refused to accept the invitation.
In verses 9-10, the King invited EVERYONE, both good and evil, to the wedding feast. But it was required that the guests become worthy to enter the feast, represented in the parable by wearing a “wedding garment”. After all, everyone understands you don’t go to a wedding in stained work clothes! Those who refused to conform to the terms of the King’s invitation were rejected and punished in “the outer darkness; ... there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (verses 11-13).
Jesus states that just calling on his name will not save you. (Matthew 7:21-23)
Matthew 28:18-20 shows God’s terms of being baptized and obeying all that he commands. To be saved at sea, a person must grab the life preserver and hang on. To be saved from Hell, a person must obey Jesus to receive the free salvation. This doesn't earn salvation, but it is obvious from James 2:17 that you don't have faith if will don't obey the works Jesus commanded. Are you ready to accept the terms and the invitation to the Kingdom of Heaven?
What should I do to be saved?
(To have sins forgiven, and to become a Christian)
~ Hear the gospel of Jesus – Acts 15:7; Romans 10:17
~ Believe in the gospel of Jesus – John 8:24; Mark 16:16
~ Repent of my sins – Luke 13:3, 5; Acts 2:38; 17:30 (a decision to change the direction of my life towards God)
~ Confess my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the son of God and Lord – Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9-10; Acts 8:36-37
~ Be Baptized (buried in water) to be forgiven of my sins – Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 3:21.
~ Remain Faithful to the Lord as a Christian until the end - Acts 11:23; Colossians 1:21-23 ; Hebrews 10:23
- If you sin after becoming a Christian: repent, confess your sin and ask forgiveness from God, as well as those who know of your sin 1 John 1:9; Acts 8:22.

10/01/2021

In Exodus 12:1-14, God is about to deliver his people from slavery. He would lead them in a pillar of cloud and fire, showing his presence. (Exodus 33:9) But before his presence can be with his people, their sins must be atoned for because God is holy and there is no sin in him. (1 John 1:5) They had to sacrifice the Passover lamb to atone their sin and avoid the judgement of the death of their firstborn. (Exodus 12:12-13) The necessity of spilling an animal’s blood shows the seriousness of sin. About three months later, God’s people received the law. (Exodus 19:1) In that law, Moses said "The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear...” (Deuteronomy 18:15) This spoke of Jesus. (Acts 3:22-26)
God gave his firstborn as the atonement for sin once for all. (John 1:29, Hebrews 7:27) This delivers God’s people from slavery to sin. God’s presence was shown to be with his people on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 when, just like the cloud of fire, flames as of fire sat on the Apostles. As at Sinai, the New Law was revealed as the New Testament was written by inspiration. (Ephesians 3:3-5) We see that to be one of God’s people, one must be “in Christ”. (Romans 8:1, Galatians 3:26-27, Romans 6:3-7) Praise God for His indescribable gift!

09/13/2021

How can God allow rapes, murders, tsunamis, cancer, Alzheimer’s and other tragedies? Some say “No god who would allow these injustices to happen is righteous, good, or worthy of anyone following him.” To evaluate God’s character, we must consider all of the actions he has taken. Originally, God created a world that was “very good”. (Genesis 1:31) There were no tragedies or death in this paradise that God created for his beloved humans. (Genesis 3:22)
Our all-powerful God could have dictated that nothing bad would ever happen on Earth. But God did not create people to be robots. He gave the first people (and us) the choice to do right or wrong. When they sinned, their sin allowed death and suffering to enter the world. So, we see that it is not God who introduced evil and tragedy into the world, but humans.
When someone gets r***d, it is the rapist’s fault, not God’s. God allows every human to make choices, even when they choose against his will. There will, however, be a consequence for the evil choices that each of us make. (2 Corinthians 5:10)
God is definitely the hero of the plot. Even though we and the first humans have made choices that alienated us from God (Isaiah 59:2), he has made a way for all of us to be in another paradise in heaven if we are faithful to him during this life. Hebrews 11:6 “... He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

09/06/2021

It was great to be with everybody and worship God in spirit and truth Sunday! John 4:24 says “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Sometimes, someone is not sure how to end a prayer or the singing is less than professional quality, but hearing sincere voices blending in heart-felt worship is so refreshing because I know they are seeking God with everything they have! The human tendency, though, is to look at the outward appearance and want the singing to be concert quality, every prayer to be smooth and “feel right”, etc. God said in 1 Samuel 16:7 “For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
We need to see as God sees, not how something appears outwardly, or how we feel about it, but if it is what the Lord wants. As followers of a perfect Messiah, who “always do(es) those things that please Him,” we also need to make sure everything that we do pleases God as well. In Jeremiah 17:9, God warns: "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked…” If we let our hearts and feelings be the guide of whether something pleases God, we will end up just pleasing ourselves, both in how we worship as a church, and in our daily lives. May God give all of us wisdom and discernment to pursue Him with a pure heart!

08/30/2021

“God made me this way, so there is nothing I can do about it. If he’s going to send me to hell, then I guess that’s his choice, and there’s nothing I can do about it.” That’s basically what a man I talked to said recently. He fully believed what he had been taught in church growing up – that God unconditionally chooses who will and won’t be saved. Calvinism calls this unconditional election. The idea is that God randomly picks who will be saved based on absolutely no merit or choice of theirs at all. This flies in the face of what God reveals about himself is his own Word. Romans 2:5-11 shows that whether we go to Heaven or Hell is based on what we seek by the kind of life each one lives and that God “will render to each one according to his deeds”. After the first people brought sin into the world, God showed that people still have a choice whether to obey or disobey God.
Cain had offered a sacrifice that was not what God asked for, and was angry that God didn’t accept it. God said “If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. (Cain has a choice.) And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it." (Again, Cain’s choice.) God told Cain to make the right choice and to “rule over” sin, and punished him with a curse when he followed his own emotions and feelings and chose to murder. Genesis 4:2-12
I appreciate John Calvin standing up to the error of the religious establishment in the 1530’s, but he didn’t have everything figured out accurately. We need to follow the spirit of going back to the Bible, all the way back to what God said, even if it is different from Calvin’s conclusions. Churches need to stop teaching that people don’t have a choice whether to obey God or not. Religious leaders need to stop giving lip service to the teaching that the only way people can choose to pursue right is if God directly changes their hearts. If God judges the living and the dead by whether they accept the Gospel or not (Romans 2:16), but they can only accept it if God specifically allows it, and then he judges them guilty and sentences them to torment in Hell, he is judging them for his own decision not to enable them obey the Gospel. This is wrong and unscriptural. It makes God a sadistic tormentor of the human race, not a loving God who is “longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9) People are even commanded in James 4:7-8 “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” How can God justly command this and not allow some to follow it? Our creator God is sovereign, and could have chosen to administer salvation from sin any way He wanted. He has sovereignly chosen those who draw near to him, those who answer the call of the gospel. (2 Thessalonians 2:14) While all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, people do have the ability to try to pursue God and good. Teaching otherwise is leading people to reject God and hate church, and it’s unscriptural! Make sure your church is teaching the truth on this and agrees with Hebrews 11:6, that God “…is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” May God bless you on your journey of drawing closer to him and finding his truth!

08/16/2021

Services were great Sunday. Many were in attendance who have had to be absent. Our studies reminded me of Jesus during his ministry. Jesus knew that most people would not listen to his message even though he performed many miracles. When he fed the crowds, he said “you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.” (John 6:26) When he sent his disciples to teach, he said “And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for S***m and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!” (Mark 6:11) What kind of person are you? What kind of people are in the area where you live? Does your community listen to what Jesus teaches in the New Testament, or prefer just to be blessed by God and are not willing to change existing religious traditions? Jesus said “He who loves father or mother (or) son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.” (Matthew 10:37)
Will you “search the scriptures daily” to “work out our own salvation with fear and trembling”? Or will you be one of those who will not study scripture and would not listen even if your sister or grandfather sent someone back from the dead to warn you? (Luke 16:28-31) Please have the attitude of listening and doing whatever God says.

08/09/2021

The New Testament says quite a lot about baptism! 1 Peter 3:21 says “Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” Since the Bible says it is one of the things that saves us, it is worth studying! In the verse above, baptism is a choice you make to cleanse your conscience.
Ephesians 4:5 says there is only one baptism of the Christian faith. Acts 8:38-39 and 10:47 show a water baptism. The word itself from the Greek means full submersion. Galatians 3:27 says baptism is “into Christ” and to “put on Christ”. This verse describes baptism as the gateway to being a Christ follower. Other things required to accept God’s offer to forgive our sins are acknowledging Jesus as the Christ from God, and repenting of our sins (which Romans 6:4-6 says baptism symbolizes), which means we must also believe in the gospel we hear from the Bible. None of these things earn us salvation from sins against God’s law, of course. Violating the law of God demands a price that no one is able to pay. God offered his Son, and Jesus came willingly to pay the price for our sins to be forgiven (Hebrews 9:14). The things God tells us to do are merely to accept Jesus’s offer to unite each person to the price he has paid for our sins.
(Part 2) Last week we covered how 1 Peter 3:21 says that baptism saves. How can that be?
In a sweepstakes, you will not win the prize unless you fill out the entry form and send it back in. Believing, confessing Jesus as Christ, repenting of sin, and being baptized are like the entry form, but are more significant. Doing these things is described as “obeying the gospel” in 1 Thessalonians 1:8.
In Romans 6:1-3&5, baptism is what actually joins someone to the death of Christ that he paid for our sins: “…continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ...5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” It’s no wonder baptism is said to “wash away your sins” in Acts 22:16. Thanks be to God for making the way to accept his free gift known to us!
This is a very special baptism that not everyone who calls themselves a Christian has had. This baptism is for the forgiveness of sins. (Acts 2:38) It is not being baptized as an outward sign of having already been saved. Have you been baptized as a part of requesting God to forgive your sins? If not, why are you waiting?

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