Harrison Rd Church of Christ in Warrenville

Harrison Rd Church of Christ in Warrenville Welcome to Harrison Rd Church of Christ in Warrenville. We are a group of Christians dedicated to worshipping God and serving Him daily.

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We Need to Think About ModestyWhen Christians hear the word modesty, many immediately think about what women wear. But t...
09/12/2026

We Need to Think About Modesty

When Christians hear the word modesty, many immediately think about what women wear. But that is not the biblical picture. Modesty is not a standard that God gave exclusively to women. Men are responsible for modesty too. Women are responsible for modesty too. And Christians of every age and gender are responsible for presenting themselves in a way that reflects holiness rather than drawing attention to the flesh.

First Timothy 2:9-10 says, “In like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation... which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.” Scripture clearly addresses women's clothing, but that does not mean men are exempt from the principle. Romans 12:1 says, “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God.” Our bodies belong to God, and the way we present ourselves should reflect that.

Modesty also goes deeper than the amount of skin someone shows. A person can be fully covered and still dress for attention, pride, vanity, or sensuality. Jesus warned in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” The question is not simply, “How much can I get away with wearing?” The better question is, “What does the way I present myself communicate about what I value?”

And Christians need to be fair about this. A man cannot demand modesty from women while dressing himself immodestly. A woman cannot complain about men's lack of modesty while intentionally dressing to attract attention. We cannot create one standard for ourselves and another for everyone else. Galatians 6:1 says, “Considering yourself lest you also be tempted.” Before we point at somebody else's clothing, we should be willing to examine our own.

There is also a responsibility that belongs to the person looking. Someone else's lack of modesty does not give us permission to sin. Jesus said in Matthew 5:28, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” That means a man is responsible for his eyes and his thoughts. He cannot blame a woman for his lust. But the same principle applies in the other direction. Christians should not intentionally use their appearance to encourage lust in others. We are responsible for our own choices. You will be held accountable for dressing in an intentional provocative way just as much as the one who is provoked to sin.

This is why modesty should never become an excuse for shaming people. The goal is not to make someone feel worthless because of what they are wearing. The goal is holiness. First Peter 1:15-16 says, “But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy.’” Modesty is one part of a much larger calling to live differently from the world.

And this is something Christians need to teach our children as well. We should not wait until a young person is standing in front of a mirror before telling them what modesty means. We should teach them why their bodies matter, why purity matters, why their appearance matters, and why Christians should care more about character than attention. We should teach boys that they are responsible for controlling their thoughts and eyes, and we should teach girls that they are responsible for dressing in a way that sets them apart from the world.

The uncomfortable question is not simply, “Is this outfit modest enough?” It is, “Am I trying to honor God with the way I present myself?” Am I dressing for attention? Am I dressing to imitate a culture that celebrates looking s*xually desirable? Am I using my appearance to make myself feel valuable?"

Modesty is not about men versus women or women versus men. It is about Christians versus the world's obsession with appearance, attention, and sensuality. Men need to practice it. Women need to practice it. Young people need to learn it. Adults need to model it. And all of us need to remember that our bodies are not ultimately ours. They belong to God.

Colossians 3:17 gives us the standard we should carry into every part of life: “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” That includes what we wear, how we present ourselves, how we look at others, and the reasons behind our choices.

We Need to Think About The Poor Near and FarIt is easy to care about poverty when it is far away. We can see pictures fr...
09/11/2026

We Need to Think About The Poor Near and Far

It is easy to care about poverty when it is far away. We can see pictures from another country, hear about a disaster, donate a few dollars, and feel like we have done our part. It is much harder when the person who needs help lives down the road. It may be the elderly person who cannot afford what they need, the family struggling to buy groceries, or someone who has made poor decisions and now needs help getting back on their feet. Christians need to ask whether we have made caring for the poor something we agree with rather than something we actually practice.

The numbers should make us stop and think. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 35.9 million Americans were living below the official poverty line in 2024. That was 10.6% of the population. Around the world, the World Bank estimated that approximately 847 million people were living in extreme poverty in 2024, using its $3-per-day international poverty line. These are not just statistics. These are millions of people struggling with basic needs.

God has never commanded His people to simply feel sorry for those in need. Deuteronomy 15:11 says, “For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’” Notice the command: open your hand. Biblical compassion requires action.

James makes the same point in James 2:15-16: “If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,’ but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?” It is easy to say that we care. It is harder to sacrifice our time, money, food, resources, or comfort to prove it.

At the same time, biblical compassion is not the same thing as giving everyone whatever they ask for. Scripture teaches responsibility and work as well as generosity. Sometimes helping someone means providing food. Sometimes it means helping them find a job, get transportation, or make better decisions. Sometimes it means offering forgiveness and a second chance. Christians should be people who see a need and ask, “What can I actually do to help?”

First John 3:17-18 puts it plainly: “But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” Our Christianity cannot exist only in what we say. Love has to become visible.

So here is the uncomfortable question: When was the last time you personally sacrificed something to help someone who genuinely needed it?

Galatians 6:10 says, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” The poor are near us and far from us. We cannot solve every problem in the world, but we can help the person God has placed within our reach.

We Need to Think About Alcohol & DrugsOur culture has done something interesting with alcohol and drugs. We are constant...
09/10/2026

We Need to Think About Alcohol & Drugs

Our culture has done something interesting with alcohol and drugs. We are constantly warned about addiction, overdoses, impaired driving, broken families, and the destruction these substances can cause, yet at the same time we are repeatedly told that drinking and drug use are simply normal parts of life. Alcohol is advertised as a way to celebrate. Getting drunk is turned into entertainment. Ma*****na is increasingly treated as harmless. Drugs are discussed as though the only real problem is whether someone has become “addicted.” Alcohol is discussed as though the only real problem is whether someone has become “drunk.” But Christians need to ask a more important question: What does God expect from us when it comes to our minds, our bodies, and our ability to exercise self-control?

The numbers show that this is not a small problem. According to the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 134.3 million Americans age 12 and older were current alcohol users, meaning they had consumed alcohol within the previous month. Of those, 57.9 million were past-month binge drinkers. The same survey found that 73.6 million Americans age 12 and older had used an illicit drug within the previous year, including 64.2 million who had used ma*****na. Even more concerning, 48.4 million Americans had a substance use disorder in the previous year. These are not distant problems that only exist in someone else's family. They are realities affecting millions of people around us.

Alcohol alone should cause us to stop and think. The CDC estimates that alcohol use causes approximately 178,000 deaths in the United States each year. Between 2016–2017 and 2020–2021, the average annual number of deaths associated with alcohol use increased by approximately 29%, reaching more than 178,000 deaths per year. That works out to roughly 488 deaths every day during that period. Christians should not look at those numbers and conclude that every person who drinks alcohol is automatically a bumbling stumbling alcoholic. That is not what the data says, and it is not a responsible way to discuss the issue. But neither should we pretend that alcohol in any capacity is harmless simply because our culture has made it socially acceptable. Just the same as all other sins, let us turn from it!

The Bible repeatedly connects God's people with sobriety and self-control. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” Ephesians 5:18 says, “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.” The Christian life requires a mind that is awake, alert, and under control. We are supposed to be able to think clearly, make wise decisions, resist temptation, and exercise judgment. Why would we deliberately pursue a condition in which those abilities become impaired?

And this is where Christians need to be honest about the difference between asking, “How close can I get to sin?” and asking, “How can I honor God?” Someone may spend hours arguing over exactly where drunkenness begins while never asking why a Christian would intentionally consume alcohol in the first place. Someone may say, “I can handle it,” while ignoring Proverbs 20:1, which says, “Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” The question should not simply be whether we can technically participate without crossing a particular line. The question should be whether what we are doing demonstrates wisdom, self-control, and a desire to stay as far from sin as possible.

Drugs present an even more obvious challenge. Christians are commanded to exercise control over their minds and bodies, yet recreational drug use deliberately alters the way a person thinks and experiences reality. Scripture tells us in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you... therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.” That does not mean Christians should pretend every medical use of medication is sinful. It means we cannot separate our physical choices from our spiritual responsibility. What we put into our bodies matters, especially when we are deliberately using a substance for the purpose of becoming intoxicated or mentally altered.

We need to remember that addiction does not make someone worthless. A person trapped in alcoholism or drug addiction is still made in the image of God and still needs the Gospel. Christians should never use someone's addiction as an excuse to hate, mock, or abandon them. We should tell them the truth about sin while also showing them that repentance, forgiveness, and transformation are possible through Christ.

The question to ask now is, “Am I practicing the self-control God has commanded me to practice?” Am I protecting my mind? Am I protecting my influence? Am I honoring my body? Am I helping other people come closer to Christ, or am I helping make destructive behavior look normal?

The world may tell us that getting drunk is harmless fun and that recreational drug use is simply a personal choice. God's Word calls us to something higher. Galatians 5:22-23 lists self-control as a fruit of the Spirit. Christians are not called to surrender control of themselves to just anyone. We are called to give control of ourselves to God.

For further information on the scriptural views of uses of alcohol, it is heavily advised you read the book "Wine" by brother Jarrod Jacobs.

09/09/2026

Due to illness of members, Bible Study for Wednesday, September 9th at 7pm is cancelled. Please join us Sunday at 10am for Bible Study and 11 am for Worship.

We Need to Think About Marriage & The FamilyWe have spent this week talking about things our culture has tried to redefi...
09/09/2026

We Need to Think About Marriage & The Family

We have spent this week talking about things our culture has tried to redefine. Today, we need to talk about something that sits at the center of much of it: marriage and the family. Marriage is not a social invention that humanity is free to redesign whenever society changes. It was created by God. Before governments wrote marriage licenses, before society developed modern ideas about relationships, God established marriage in the beginning. Genesis 2:24 says, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Marriage began with God, and therefore God gets to define it.

Yet look at how far our culture has moved from that design. A new Pew Research Center analysis published in August 2026 found that around three-quarters of Americans in their late 30s and early 40s have lived with a romantic partner they were not married to at some point. Among those who have ever cohabited, 28% had never married, while only 77% of those with a bachelor’s degree, 66% with some college education, and 59% with a high school education or less eventually married the partner they had lived with. Living together without marriage has become so common that many people no longer see a meaningful distinction between the two. But Christians cannot allow what has become normal in society to become normal in our understanding of Scripture.

The Bible never presents s*xual intimacy as something that belongs simply to two people who love each other. It places that intimacy within the covenant of marriage. Hebrews 13:4 says, “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” There is a reason Scripture speaks about the marriage bed. There is a God-designed relationship between a husband and wife, and there is a God-designed place for s*xual intimacy. We cannot take something God made holy and make it acceptable simply because society has become comfortable with it.

Jesus Himself went back to God's original design when He spoke about marriage. Matthew 19:4-6 says, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female’... For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?... Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” Notice where Jesus went. He did not begin with Roman law. He did not begin with cultural opinion. He went all the way back to creation. Marriage belongs to God because God created it.

That makes the condition of the American family worth examining. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2024, only about 64% of American households were classified as family households, compared with 79% in 1974. At the same time, 38.5 million Americans lived in one-person households in 2024, representing 29% of all U.S. households; in 1974, one-person households represented only 19%. These numbers do not tell us that every unmarried or single person is doing something wrong. Scripture itself recognizes singleness as a legitimate, alright, and sometimes beneficial condition. But they do show us that the way Americans live has changed dramatically, and Christians need to ask whether our culture's ideas about independence, relationships, marriage, and family are shaping us more than God's Word is.

Divorce gives us another reason to think seriously. Pew Research Center reported that more than 1.8 million Americans divorced in 2023, and approximately one-third of Americans who have ever been married have experienced divorce. Those are not merely numbers on a page. Behind them are husbands and wives who made vows, children who experienced broken homes, families divided between households, and people carrying wounds that can last for decades or lives. Christians should not look at divorce as merely another normal part of life.

But there is another side to this discussion that Christians sometimes overlook. We can talk about the decline of marriage while failing to ask whether our own marriages actually look like the marriages God commanded. Ephesians 5:25 says, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” That is not a command for husbands to simply provide financially or share a house with their wives. It is a command to love sacrificially. Likewise, Ephesians 5:22 calls wives to submit to their husbands “as to the Lord.” God's design for marriage is not two people constantly asking what they can get from each other. It is two people accepting the responsibilities God has given them toward one another.

And then there are the children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 says, “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children.” Ephesians 6:4 tells fathers to “bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Parents have a responsibility that cannot simply be outsourced to the church. A preacher cannot replace a father who never opens the Bible at home. A Bible class teacher cannot replace parents who never pray with their children. The church can teach, encourage, and support families, but God gave parents the responsibility of raising their children to know Him.

That should make us really stop and think. We can spend years preparing our children for college, careers, sports, entertainment, and financial success while giving surprisingly little attention to preparing them for eternity. We can make sure they have everything they need physically while neglecting their spiritual needs. What good is it if we raise children who know how to succeed in this world but never teach them how to serve God? Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

The answer is not simply to complain about how badly the culture treats marriage and the family. Christians have to build what we claim to believe. If we believe marriage is a covenant, then we need to honor our covenants. If we believe children are precious souls, then we need to teach them about God. If we believe husbands and wives have responsibilities to God, then we need to fulfill those responsibilities. If we believe the family matters, then our homes should actually reflect that belief.

We Need to Think About S*xual SinWe live in a culture that has radically changed the way people think about s*x. S*x bef...
09/08/2026

We Need to Think About S*xual Sin

We live in a culture that has radically changed the way people think about s*x. S*x before marriage is treated as normal. Po*******hy is available to anyone with internet access, practically regardless of age. S*xual behavior that previous generations would have considered deeply immoral is now celebrated openly. Men and women are encouraged to define s*xuality for themselves, regardless of what God established at creation. And Christians are increasingly pressured to accept these things simply because they have become common. But popularity does not make something righteous, and calling something normal does not make it holy.

God has never been unclear about His design for s*xual relationships. From the beginning, He created male and female and established marriage as the proper relationship for s*xual intimacy. Hebrews 13:4 says, “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Notice that Scripture does not treat s*x outside of marriage as harmless simply because two consenting adults are involved. First Corinthians 6:18 says, “Flee s*xual immorality.” The command is not to manage it, justify it, or see how close we can get to it. We are told to flee from it.

That includes po*******hy. Po*******hy has become so accessible that many people barely consider it unusual anymore. But Jesus taught that s*xual sin begins long before physical contact. In Matthew 5:28, He said, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Po*******hy deliberately turns another human being, created in the image of God, into an object for s*xual gratification. It trains the mind to look at people in a way that is fundamentally opposed to the purity Christ calls His followers to pursue. Job understood the seriousness of this long before the internet existed when he said in Job 31:1, “I have made a covenant with my eyes.”

And this is where the subject becomes especially uncomfortable for Christians. We cannot condemn the s*xual sins that are socially acceptable to condemn while quietly excusing the ones we personally struggle with. A Christian cannot point at the person living in s*xual immorality while secretly consuming po*******hy. A Christian cannot condemn one form of s*xual sin while defending another because it is more socially acceptable.

According to Barna's recent research, 75% of Christian men and 40% of Christian women report consuming po*******hy at some level. Among practicing Christians, 54% report consuming po*******hy at least occasionally. Even more concerning, Barna found that 84% of po*******hy users say no one is helping them avoid it, and half say no one knows about their habit.

So if you are secretly struggling with po*******hy or any other s*xual sin, understand this: you are far from alone, but you also cannot allow that to become an excuse to remain in sin. Do not be ashamed any longer. Change. Repent. Seek help. Tell someone you trust. Remove whatever is giving sin access to your life. James 4:7 says, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” First Corinthians 10:13 reminds us that God provides a way of escape when we are tempted.

First Corinthians 6:9-11 lists several forms of s*xual immorality among the sins that separate people from God's kingdom, but it also gives us something important to remember: “And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus.” The Gospel does not tell sinners that their sin is acceptable. It tells sinners that they can be forgiven and changed.

So Christians need to think seriously about what we are allowing our culture to teach us about s*x. Are we allowing television, social media, po*******hy, friends, and popular opinion to define morality for us? Or are we willing to let God define what is right, even when His standard makes us uncomfortable?

S*x is not dirty. God's design for s*x is not something Christians should be ashamed of. But what God designed to be holy can be corrupted when we remove it from the boundaries He established. S*x before marriage is sin. Po*******hy is sin. S*xual immorality is sin. And no amount of cultural acceptance can change what God has said.

We Need to Think About AbortionThere are some subjects that Christians cannot afford to treat as merely political issues...
09/07/2026

We Need to Think About Abortion

There are some subjects that Christians cannot afford to treat as merely political issues. Abortion is one of them. According to the Guttmacher Institute's national estimate, approximately 1.14 million abortions occurred in the United States in 2024. Simple math shows that number is more than 3,000 every day. That was the highest annual number recorded in recent years. The CDC separately reported 613,383 legally induced abortions in 2022 from the 48 reporting areas that submitted data, while noting that its surveillance does not include every state. These are not simply statistics. Behind every number is a pregnancy, a mother, and a child whose life has been ended. That should make us stop and ask a very uncomfortable question: What does God expect Christians to do when human life is in danger?

The Bible does not leave us guessing about God's knowledge of the unborn.

Psalm 139:13-16 says, “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb... My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret.” David does not describe the womb as containing something meaningless or disposable. He describes a person known and formed by God.

God told Jeremiah, Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” And when Scripture commands us to defend those who are being led toward death, Proverbs 24:11-12 says, “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.” If we believe the unborn child is a human life created by God, then Christianity demands more from us than simply having an opinion about abortion.

But here is where this becomes uncomfortable. Is saying “I'm pro-life” enough? If a young woman is terrified because she is pregnant, are we willing to help her? If a struggling mother cannot afford to raise another child, are we willing to sacrifice our time and resources? If a child needs a home, are we willing to consider adoption or support someone who does? If we condemn abortion but have no interest in helping people facing the circumstances that make abortion seem like their only option, what exactly are we defending?

Although it is heartbreaking to hear, there have been young women in the Lord’s Church who have said they would rather get an abortion than be honest with their parents, family, and even their brothers and sisters in Christ. That should cause us to stop and think. S*xual sin is certainly wrong, and we will talk more about that tomorrow, but a young woman who has fallen into s*xual sin should never be lead to believe that abortion is her only way out. Sin needs to be confronted with truth, but the sinner also needs to be shown the grace, mercy, and forgiveness that can be found in Christ. Our responsibility is not to condemn people as though we have never sinned ourselves, but to teach the truth, lead people to repentance, and help them find their way back to God. Every sinner needs the Gospel, and every sinner needs to know that repentance is possible.

Let us never forget that "and such were some of you. But you were washed.."

1 John 3:18 says, “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”

Christians should absolutely speak for the unborn. We should defend those who cannot speak for themselves. But our responsibility cannot end with a Facebook post, a vote, or an argument. We are called to love people in difficult circumstances and put our faith into action. The child in the womb matters because that child is made by God. The mother matters because she is made by God. And both deserve our compassion and our willingness to help.

So here is today's uncomfortable question:

If I truly believe that every human life is valuable because it is created by God, what am I personally doing to defend and protect human life? We are not looking for you to answer only "what should be done about abortion" but what are YOU going to do?

Are you going to buy diapers for a struggling soon-to-be mother (whether she is married or not)?
Are you going to pray for and with mothers who feel abortion is the only way out?
Are you going to love as Jesus loved?
Or, will you turn up your nose in pride and allow this atrocity to continue to happen?

“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.” — Proverbs 31:9

“Uncomfortable Things Christians Need To Think About”Good Afternoon, Everyone!If you read the title, you have a good ide...
09/06/2026

“Uncomfortable Things Christians Need To Think About”
Good Afternoon, Everyone!
If you read the title, you have a good idea on the content of this week's series that was inspired by our Wednesday Bible Study on "Zeal" taught by Charles Powlas.
This week, we are beginning a new series of posts that may challenge us in ways we aren't always comfortable with. As Christians, it is easy to talk about what is wrong with the world around us, but sometimes we need to stop and ask what God's Word requires us to think about, confront, and do. There are subjects we encounter every day that deserve more than a passing opinion they deserve to be examined in light of Scripture.

Throughout this week, we'll look at several difficult and very real issues facing our world and our communities. We'll consider what is happening, what the numbers and realities actually look like, and most importantly, what God's Word has to say about it. These posts aren't meant simply to make us angry or uncomfortable. They are meant to make us examine ourselves, and ask whether our lives reflect the convictions we claim to hold as followers of Christ. Sometimes being challenged is exactly what we need.

If you have not obeyed the Gospel but wish to, check out the steps on our website and contact us at 803-634-1088 or [email protected].
https://www.harrisonrdchurchofchrist.net/planofsalvation

If you have obeyed the Gospel of Christ, you have a responsibility to your Master! Let us, as God's people, be diligent in arming ourselves against Satan and his minions.

The Burden of MalachiThis morning, we are turning our attention to one of the final messages God gave to His people in t...
09/06/2026

The Burden of Malachi

This morning, we are turning our attention to one of the final messages God gave to His people in the Old Testament. The book of Malachi was written to a people who had slowly drifted away from God. They were still His people. They were still worshipping. They were still offering sacrifices. But something had changed within them.

Their worship had clearly become a forced routine. They were no longer giving God their best. They had become weary of serving Him, questioned His justice, and, according to Scripture, robbed Him of what belonged to Him. They had allowed their relationship with God to become something they simply went through the motions of rather than something they genuinely valued.

Malachi begins with these words:

Malachi 1:1
"The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi."

The message was a burden because God's people needed to hear some difficult truths. They needed to be confronted with their sin and made to examine the condition of their hearts. There is something important we should remember: God did not correct them because He had stopped loving them.

Malachi 1:2
"I have loved you, saith the LORD."

Even in the middle of God's rebuke, His love was still present. He was giving His people an opportunity to recognize where they had gone wrong and return to Him.

That message is still important for us today. It is easy to look at the people of Malachi's day and wonder how they could have become so careless toward God. But we need to be willing to look inward as well. Have we ever allowed worship to become routine? Have we given God whatever time and energy we have left over? Have the cares and pleasures of this world become more important to us than serving our Creator?

God's Word calls us to examine ourselves honestly. It is not enough to simply identify the failures of people who lived thousands of years ago. We must ask what those failures teach us about our own relationship with God. The encouraging part of Malachi's message is that God did not simply tell His people that they were wrong. He also told them how they could come back to Him.

Malachi 3:7
"Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts."

That is the God we serve. He is willing to correct us when we are wrong, but He is also willing to receive us when we turn back to Him. His desire is not that we remain separated from Him, but that we draw near to Him in obedience and faithfulness.

James 4:8
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you."

This morning, as we gather together, let us take the message of Malachi seriously. Let us examine our hearts, consider how we are honoring God, and make sure that our service to Him is not merely something we do out of habit. God deserves our worship, our devotion, our obedience, and our very best.

We invite you to come worship with us this morning at Harrison Rd Church of Christ. Come hear the Word of God, worship with us, and encourage one another as we seek to draw closer to Him and remain faithful to His Word.

Bible Study: 10AM

Worship: 11AM

We hope to see you this morning!

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4 Harrison Road
Warrenville, SC
29851

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Sunday 10am - 12pm

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