Lewisburg Baptist Church

09/09/2026

Psalm 129-130

“LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you”
(Ps. 130:3-4 NLT).

The psalmist learned something that we need to constantly learn and keep in mind- that if God kept track of all of our sins and judged us for our sins, we would all suffer underneath the weight of God’s righteous judgment. The idea being God recording our sins is God holding those sins against us so that we will have to answer for them and be judged for them. God knows all of our sins, but he doesn’t condemn us for them if we are believers in Jesus Christ. Instead, God chooses to forgive us of all our sins because of who Jesus Christ is and what he has done in our place. Romans 8:1 says, “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” It’s because we belong to Jesus Christ that we are not condemned and judged for our sins. We deserve God’s judgment for our sins, but Jesus Christ brings us forgiveness and he offers up the sacrifice that satisfies God’s justice against sin, and makes it possible for us to have eternal life. Romans 3:23-24 says, “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” We need to remember God’s forgiveness through Christ every day, so that we are also eager to forgive others. If God kept track of our sins each day to condemn us, we would be in trouble. But yet how often do we keep track of the sins of those who offend us and do us wrong, instead of choosing to love and forgive, being motivated by the love and forgiveness of God towards us. God help us to rejoice in being forgiven, and rejoice in giving forgiveness to be like our God as well.

“Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you”
(Eph. 4:32 NLT).

“But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too”
(Mk. 11:25 NLT).

09/08/2026

Psalm 128

“How joyful are those who fear the LORD- all who follow his ways! You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. That is the LORD’s blessing for those who fear him”
(Ps. 128:1-4 NLT).

When you look around your family and you see your spouse and children doing well, it’s a reflection of what you’re doing. Those who fear the LORD and live in obedience to his commands will see a good harvest as a result of the seeds that you are sowing each day. If we are not cultivating our relationship with God and seeking full obedience to God’s word in our life, then everyone in the family suffers as a result. If you want your spouse and children to be blessed, then you must be choosing to be a blessing yourself. It all starts with us as individuals and it really does make a difference on everyone else. If we want our children to have a relationship with God, then we must be walking in close communion and fellowship with God. If we want our spouse to be changed by the power of God’s word, then we must be allowing ourselves to be changed by the power of God’s word. We must set the example by how we live and show others the way in what we say in order to see a great blessing. Many times we are hindered from seeing what God can do because of our own unbelief and disobedience. If we will just surrender all to the LORD, we will see great things as a result of God’s grace.

“And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your foreheads as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates”
(Deut. 6:6-9 NLT).

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up”
(Gal. 6:9 NLT).

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

We invite everyone to come worship with us tomorrow morning at 10:30 A.M. We will be teaching on Titus 3:1-11 “Focused On Doing Good.” We look forward to seeing you there!

09/04/2026

Psalm 127

“Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones”
(Ps. 127:1-2 NLT).

This is a reminder that you can try to build things on your own only to watch it all collapse, because it is God who must build. You’ll remember what the apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7: “I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.” We are called to plant good seeds by spreading God’s word, but as we fulfill our calling we can’t depend on that to bring results. We need to understand that there is a duty for us to fulfill as God’s children, but that duty will accomplish nothing without the work of God. We must realize that even with all of our skills and abilities, it means nothing if God’s not in it and if God’s not in us. We can wrongly think that the key for things getting done and accomplishes rests with us and then we don’t trust in God completely like we need to in order to actually see God at work. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” We just need to focus on doing God’s will and live our life with integrity in all things, and then just trust God to take care of everything in our life. Depend on God for everything, and when you do that, the overwhelming peace of God will come over your soul as you just watch him take care of everything in your life. Your faith and trust in God will be built in the process, as you stop depending on your own work, and just rest in God’s work.

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing”
(Jn. 15:4-5 NLT).

“For through him (Christ) God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see- such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together”
(Col. 1:16-17 NLT).

09/02/2026

We will have our prayer and Bible study service tonight at 7 P.M. in the fellowship hall at church with refreshments and snacks. We will be studying Deuteronomy 1-3 in our group Bible study. We look forward to seeing everyone!

09/02/2026

Psalm 125

“Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever”
(Ps. 125:1-2 NLT).

The key to being strong and enduring in this life filled with troubles and trials is trusting in the LORD. Jesus talked about people who hear his teaching and don’t obey it and described them as foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand (Matt. 7:26). God described those who reject him as those who are like the restless sea, which is never still but only constantly churning up mud and dirt (Isa. 57:20). The apostle James described those who don’t have their faith and trust in God alone as those who are wavering with divided loyalty, and a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind (Jam. 1:6). All of these Scriptures show us the importance of personal faith and trust in God. You see, it’s not enough to just read the Bible and pray but we must read the Bible, claim the promises of God, and choose to live in victory. We must choose to trust in God as we live on the earth no matter what we go through. When we trust God, we are simply saying that God always knows and does what is best even when we don’t understand. When you trust God in that way and you live in close fellowship with God, you are secure. You will be strong and ready for every trial and attack that might come your way, because you are not trusting in yourself, relying on yourself, but you are putting all your hope in God. Trust God today, because he will see you through every storm and every valley, and he will keep you safe.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take”
(Prov. 3:5-6 NLT).

“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes”
(Ps. 37:4-7 NLT).

09/01/2026

Psalm 124

“What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us. Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives”
(Ps. 124:1-5 NLT).

We can all say that if it wasn’t for the LORD in our life, we would all have been overwhelmed and wiped out. If it wasn’t for the grace, mercy, and love of God, we would be destroyed. This psalm is really important because it reminds us that without the LORD, we would all be in trouble. We need to constantly remember how God has deliveries us in the past and how he delivered us in times when it felt like everything was hopeless. In those times that we experience God’s hand in that way, it is to encourage us to trust God to continue to do provide in the future. The apostle Paul says this in 2 Corinthians 1:10, “And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.” You see, God rescues us so that we might continue to put our confidence and trust in him to do the same thing again. God will always give us what we need in the moment that we need it, and we will not get wiped out. Sometimes we might feel as though we are about to get wiped out, but we just need to hold on to our faith in God as he gets ready to see us through another storm. We must believe that God will cause us to overcome yet once again just as he has always done in the past.

“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?”
(Rom. 8:31-32 NLT).

“For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you”
(Ps. 84:11-12 NLT).

“But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world”
(1 Jn. 4:4 NLT).

08/31/2026

Psalm 122-123

“I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven. We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, as as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal”
(Ps. 123:1-2 NLT).

The psalmist knew that if he lifted up his eyes and fixed them on the LORD, that he would find true joy and purpose in life. It’s when we look within ourselves that we get in trouble and are filled with all kinds of stress and anxiety. It’s when we just look to the LORD that we find true strength and true peace from the LORD. The illustration given in V.2 is how slaves are constantly looking to do what their masters have called them to do, the eyes of their focus is on pleasing them and being obedient to their calling. This is how we need to be in our relationship with God, always looking to him for direction and just that moment by moment and day by day obedience to the plan of God for our life. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus Christ at the beginning of your day, as you continue your day, and then as you end your day. Always be looking to him to see his love and example, to see how much he loves you and has called you to live a life devoted to his will. It’s so easy to get sidetracked from keeping our focus on God, but if we stay focused on him, we will be truly blessed.

“Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne”
(Heb. 12:1b-2 NLT).

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me”
(Gal. 2:20 NLT).

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need”
Matt. 6:33 NLT).