Tri Point Church of God, Mio, 831 W Miller Road, Mio, MI (2026)

09/10/2026

Eventually, every teacher has to step away, every generation has to make room for the next, and every life reaches its final chapter.

Paul knew his was approaching...

By the time he wrote 2 Timothy, Paul was no longer traveling freely from city to city. He was imprisoned in Rome, and the tone of this final letter is different from many of his earlier writings. After years of missionary journeys, opposition, imprisonment, and hardship, Paul knew that his earthly ministry was nearing its end.

Yet when Paul looked back at those years, he didn't focus on his own strength or accomplishments. He recognized something far more important. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥.

Paul wrote:
“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘵.” (2 Timothy 4:17)

Paul had every reason to look at his circumstances and feel abandoned. He had endured beatings, imprisonment, rejection, opposition, and hardship because of his ministry. Now he was nearing the end of his life, confined once again in a Roman prison.

But Paul didn't see himself as abandoned.
The Lord stood by him!

The Lord had carried Paul through years of ministry. His circumstances had changed, but God's presence and purpose had not.

Paul's life had never ultimately been about Paul. His purpose was to proclaim Christ, and even as his own story was coming to an end, the message still needed to go forward.

That is where Timothy's story becomes so important.

Paul's ministry would eventually come to an end, but the gospel would not. Timothy was still there. Other believers were still there. The churches Paul had helped establish were still there.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

There will come a day when we have to step away. Someone else will take our place. Someone else will carry responsibilities we once carried and teach the people we once taught.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. It is to be faithful while God has given us the opportunity to serve, and to invest in people who can continue the work when our part is finished.

Paul knew his time was short, but he also knew something greater was at work.

His chapter was nearing its end, but God's story was not.

And neither is ours! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

09/09/2026

There is a difference between learning about faith and being willing to put that faith to work. Timothy was about to learn the difference.

When Timothy joined Paul and Silas, he didn't simply become Paul's traveling companion and spend his days listening to sermons. He became part of the work. He was stepping into a ministry that would take him from city to city throughout the Roman world, serving churches, strengthening believers, and helping proclaim the gospel.

Timothy was still young, but Paul was willing to give him responsibility. Timothy learned by serving, and he grew as he was given opportunities to put what he had learned into practice.

One of those assignments took him to Thessalonica.

Thessalonica was an important city in Macedonia, positioned along the major Roman road known as the Via Egnatia. It was a busy center of commerce and communication, which made it an important place for the spread of the gospel, but it also meant the young church there was living in the middle of a culture filled with competing religious and political influences.

The believers in Thessalonica were experiencing opposition and affliction, and Paul was deeply concerned about how they were holding up. So Timothy was sent to encourage them and find out how they were standing in their faith.

Think about the progression in Timothy's life. The young man who had once needed someone to teach and encourage him was now being sent to do the same thing for others!

That is what spiritual growth is supposed to produce: Eventually, what we have received becomes something we can give.

Timothy would later receive this instruction from Paul:
“𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴.” (1 Timothy 4:16)

By this point, Timothy had moved well beyond simply learning about the Christian faith. He was responsible for living it out and helping others do the same. Paul understood that Timothy's ministry would only be effective if his own life matched the truth he was teaching.

That is still true today.

You don't have to be a pastor or missionary to have a spiritual influence on someone else. Your family sees how you live. Your friends hear how you speak. Your coworkers notice how you respond when things don't go your way. The people around you see what your faith looks like when it moves beyond Sunday morning and into ordinary life.

Timothy had spent years learning from Paul, but there came a point when learning had to become serving. He had to take what he had been taught and put it to work.

And that is often how God works in our lives too. He puts people around us who teach us, encourage us, correct us, and help us grow. Then, as we grow, He gives us opportunities to use what we've learned for the benefit of someone else.

Timothy's growth eventually led to responsibility, and his responsibility became a means of serving others.

The faith God is growing in us was never meant to remain only in us. As we grow, God gives us opportunities to help others grow too!

09/08/2026

🍂 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲! 🍂

Summer's not quite over yet! We'd love to invite you, your family, and your friends to join us for Back to Church Sunday at TriPoint Church of God on Sunday, September 13!

Come worship with us under the tent, enjoy a great meal, and spend the afternoon making memories with our church family and community. There will be bounce houses, games, food, drinks, cotton candy, and fun for all ages.

🥧 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭!
Do you have a pie that's worthy of a blue ribbon? We'd love for you to enter our Back to Church Pie Contest!

𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬:
- One pie will be entered for judging.
- One pie will be sliced and shared with the congregation during our fellowship meal.

Whether it's fruit, cream, chocolate, or another family favorite, bring your best recipe for a chance to win!

If you've been looking for the perfect Sunday to invite someone to church, this is it. Everyone is welcome, and we'd love to have you join us!

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞
📖 9:00 AM – Sunday School Classes (Both for Adults and Children!)
🙌 10:00 AM – Worship Service & Children's Church (Outdoor Tent Service)

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
📍 831 W. Miller Rd., Mio, MI 48647
📞 989-848-5247
🌐 tripointmio.org

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧.
𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

09/08/2026

Before Timothy taught others the Scriptures, someone had taught them to him.

This part of Timothy's story is easy to overlook because by the time Paul writes his letters, and for what modern readers often recognize him for, Timothy was already a ministry leader. We tend to picture him traveling with Paul, serving churches, and eventually taking on significant responsibility in Ephesus. But Timothy's faith had a beginning, and it started long before Paul ever invited him to join the missionary journey.

Timothy's mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois, had taught him the Scriptures from childhood. His father was Greek, but his Jewish mother and grandmother made sure Timothy knew the Scriptures and the story of God's people.

By the first century, the Scriptures Timothy had learned were what we now call the Old Testament. He didn't grow up with the New Testament sitting on a shelf in his home. The story of Jesus was something he would encounter later through the preaching of the gospel.

But when Paul came proclaiming Christ, Timothy already knew the story of God's promises. He knew the Scriptures, he knew the history of God's people, and 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.

Paul would later remind Timothy that the Scriptures he had known from childhood were able to make him "𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯."

That gives us a beautiful depiction of what happens when God's Word is faithfully passed from one generation to another.

The psalmist wrote:
“𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦.” (Psalm 78:4)

Eunice and Lois probably had no idea where their investment in Timothy would eventually lead. They couldn't have known that the young man they were teaching would one day travel with Paul throughout the Roman world, serve churches in difficult places, and become a trusted leader in the early Christian church.

They simply taught him God's Word and built a solid foundation of faith.

That should be an encouragement to parents, grandparents, and pastors today! We can sometimes wonder whether our children are really listening. We teach the Bible, we pray with them, we bring them to church, we try to model our faith, and sometimes it can feel like nothing is sinking in.

But we may be building something whose significance won't become visible for years.

We don't control what our children ultimately choose to do with the truth they've been taught, but we can faithfully give them that truth. 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭.

Timothy's story didn't begin when Paul met him. Paul certainly played a tremendous role in his growth and ministry, but Paul wasn't the first person to invest in Timothy's faith.

Someone had already laid a foundation.

And perhaps one of the most important things we can do today is make sure the generation coming after us has one too.

We may never know how far a foundation of faith will reach, but we can be faithful to lay it!

09/07/2026

Timothy's story is a good reminder that God doesn't always begin with someone who looks important. Sometimes He begins with someone who is simply willing to follow Him...

Timothy was a young man from Lystra, a relatively small city in the region of Lycaonia, in what is now central Turkey. His father was Greek, and his mother, Eunice, was Jewish. His grandmother Lois and his mother had taught him the Scriptures from childhood, giving him a foundation of faith long before we ever meet him in the pages of the New Testament.

Timothy wasn't introduced as a great leader. He wasn't famous, and he didn't come from a prominent Christian family. As far as we know, he was simply a young man growing in his faith in a small city far from the center of the Roman world.

But God was already at work!

Paul had apparently made a significant impact on Timothy when he first visited the region. By the time Paul returned to Lystra during his second missionary journey, Timothy had developed a good reputation among the believers.

Paul saw something in him.

So Timothy joined Paul and Silas as they traveled from city to city, helping strengthen the growing churches and proclaiming the gospel.

Think about how quickly Timothy's life changed!
He went from being a young believer in Lystra to traveling throughout the Roman world alongside Paul. He would become one of Paul's closest and most trusted coworkers, eventually serving churches and carrying responsibilities that required tremendous faith and maturity.

Paul would even refer to him as his "true son in the faith."

But Timothy didn't start there. He started as a young man who was still learning, growing, and being shaped by God.

And this is important to note because sometimes we look at people God is using and forget that they had a beginning too.

Years later, Paul would remind Timothy:
“𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺.” (1 Timothy 4:12)

Paul didn't tell Timothy to wait until he was older or to grow in standing. He told him to live faithfully where God had placed him.

God didn't wait until Timothy had everything figured out before He began using him. Timothy grew into the man God called him to be while he was walking faithfully with Him.

And perhaps that's something we need to remember too!
It's all to easy to fall into the trap of thinking about what we aren't yet that we miss what God has already placed in front of us.

I'm not experienced enough? I'm not a leader? I don't have enough knowledge, or faith, or determination, or skills....

Timothy could have said many of those things.

But he didn't! Instead, he faithfully followed, learned, served, and trusted God.

And God used him to create one of the most expansive and thriving early church's in Ephesus.

If you're young, don't assume you have to wait until you're older before God can use your life.

If you're older, you're not off the hook either! Don't assume that God is finished using you either. There is always another generation to encourage, another person to teach, another opportunity to invest in someone else's life.

Timothy's story began quietly, but it didn't stay small for long.

And neither do we know what God might do with the quiet, faithful things we do today.

You don't have to be impressive to be useful to God. You simply have to be willing to follow Him faithfully.

09/06/2026

Good Morning & Happy 'First' Sunday of September! ✝️🌿

Another week and another Psalm! This week I was going through Psalm 127, one of the Songs of Ascents and one of the few Psalms specifically attributed to Solomon. It gives us a great look at work, dependence on God, and what it really means to build something for Him.

Let's jump in and read the Bible together!

Psalm 127 begins with a verse that likely sounds familiar to most of us:
“𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯.” - Psalm 127:1

Solomon was the king who built the Temple in Jerusalem. Years earlier, David had wanted to build a house for God, but God told him that his son would be the one to build it. Solomon eventually completed that enormous project, making Jerusalem the center of Israel's worship.

This history gives the opening of Psalm 127 some extra weight! Solomon knew what it meant to build something on a massive scale, yet he begins by acknowledging that even the greatest building project is meaningless without...who? God!

The builders can build, and the watchmen can guard the city, but ultimately it is the Lord who gives the work its purpose and the protection its effectiveness.

The Psalm continues by talking about people working from early morning until late at night, exhausting themselves trying to accomplish what they think they need to accomplish. Solomon isn't saying that hard work is bad; He's pointing out what happens when we work as though everything depends on us.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝.

We can serve in church, volunteer, teach, give, lead, build ministries, and spend countless hours trying to do good things for the Lord. But we can become so focused on doing things for God that we forget that we actually need God Himself.

Jesus gives us a similar picture in John 15 when He describes Himself as the vine and us as the branches. Our ability to bear fruit doesn't come simply from trying harder; it comes from remaining connected to Him.

We still have work to do, but we aren't the ones holding everything together.

Jesus also used the picture of building a house at the end of the Sermon on the Mount. Two people built houses, but only one built on a solid foundation. The issue wasn't whether they were willing to work. It was what they were building on.

Psalm 127 then moves from houses and cities to something much more personal: our families and children. Solomon reminds us that even the things we work so hard to build and protect are ultimately gifts from God.

When you step back and look at the Psalm as a whole, the message is pretty straightforward: we are called to work, but we're not called to live as though everything depends on our work.

That matters in our relationship with Jesus. Our Christian life isn't about working hard enough to make ourselves acceptable to God. It begins with what Christ has already done for us, and our good works flow out of that relationship with Him.

We can make plans, put in the effort, and faithfully serve where God has placed us, while still recognizing that He is the One who builds.

So as we start our Sunday, maybe Psalm 127 gives us a good question for us to ask ourselves:
Are we simply working for God, or are we actually depending on Him?

Because 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐮𝐬.

“𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯.”

We'd love for you to join us this morning as we lift our voices together in praise, open God's Word, and encourage one another in faith.

Sunday Schedule
☕ 9:30 AM – Coffee & Fellowship at The Café
📖 9:00 AM – Sunday School
🙌 10:00 AM – Worship Service & Children's Church

Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you this morning!

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09/05/2026

This week has brought us back to the same central truth from several different directions.

We have considered the reality of eternity, the fact that every one of us has sinned, the mercy of God, the way provided through Jesus, and the gift of salvation that God freely offers. And each passage has pointed us toward the same place: our need for Christ.

Paul brings that message to a very personal point in Romans 10.
“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, ‘𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥.” (Romans 10:9)

Salvation is not presented here as something we keep at arm's length or that we "feel comfortable with". Paul speaks about believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth. There is a personal response that is woven all throughout the gospel.

That was the burden behind Mark Witt's message Sunday. He wasn't simply asking whether we believe that heaven and hell exist. He was asking whether we have personally trusted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Those are not the same question...

A person can know the Bible, attend church, hear sermons, serve others, and understand Christian teaching without ever actually surrendering their life to Christ. Mark's story about his own father brought that home in a way that is difficult to forget. His father had been baptized, was teaching Sunday school, and was doing many of the things we would associate with a committed Christian, yet he eventually realized that he had never personally turned to Christ and asked Him to save him.

That realization changed his life.
It is possible to be close to the things of God without ever placing our faith actually in God Himself.

So as we close out this week, the question remains the same one Mark asked Sunday morning: What will you do with Jesus?

We don't need to know everything before coming to Him. We don't need to have our lives cleaned up or every question answered. The gospel calls us to believe, to confess Christ as Lord, and to place our trust in what He has done for us.

There will always be another reason to wait, another question to answer, and another tomorrow that seems like a better time.

But we are not promised tomorrow....

If you have never settled this question, don't let familiarity with Christianity become a substitute for knowing Christ. And if you have trusted Him, then remember that the message we have received is not meant to stop with us. There are people around us who may be traveling down the wrong road without realizing it.

We may not know how much time any of us has, but we do know where the way to eternal life is found. It is found in Jesus Christ, and that is a truth too important to keep to ourselves.

After everything we've considered this week, it really comes back to one question that Mark kept asking us on Sunday: What will you do with Jesus?

09/04/2026

You can know the Bible inside and out and still miss Heaven...

Mark Witt shared his father’s powerful story of nearly missing Heaven by “18 inches,” the distance between your head and your heart. Knowing about Christ is not the same as surrendering your life to Him.

There has to come a point when we turn to Jesus and say, “Lord, save me.”

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