Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
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Text:
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Aug 09
Worship Service 08/09/2026
Preacher: Dr. Charles Surrett
Theme: Finding God In Time of Trouble
Text: Job 23
Notes:
Our tendency is often to prematurely and incorrectly diagnose both problems and their solutions–and when they ought to be solved.
We often think, like the disciples, “Don’t you care that we are perishing?”
- Christ came to earth because He cared
- He took on flesh because He cared
- He went to Calvary because He cared
- “He is despised and rejected of men, a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. ” –Isaiah 53:3
- Find God’s Work
- Job 23:8-9, “I can’t see Him…I can’t perceive Him….”
- When we can’t seem to find God, it is not with God but with our perception
- God is always at work in your life
- We must learn to cooperate with what God is trying to accomplish in our life
- Find God’s Wisdom
- Job 23:10, “When He has tried me….”
- God is omniscient
- God knows what you are going through
- When we pray we are not giving God new information
- Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses….”
- Our perception of what is happening in trials is limited by the capabilities of our human understanding
- God knows if we should be delivered from a problem, and if so, how and when
- Find God’s Way
- Job 23:11, “His way have I kept….”
- Find God’s Word
- Job 23:12, “I have treasured the words of His mouth, More than my necessary food.”
- All of our human companions may fail us–but God’s word will never fail
- Find God’s Will
- Job 23:13-14, “For He performs what is appointed for me”
- God’s will for our lives is good–even if that involves suffering
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Jul 05
Worship Service 07/05/2026
Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Theme:
Text: Psalm 46, 1 Timothy 2
Notes:
The Gospel is for all people in all nations.
The church must pray fervently to our sovereign God that we might
love our neighbors and that they might come to faith.
God’s people ought to pray:
- for all people
- in all levels of authority
Prayer is the God-given and God-desired antidote for:
- ungodly anxiety
- ungodly anger
- ungodly despair
Paul instructs Timothy to make intercessory prayers for wicked men–and it has a historical precedents:
- Abraham prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah
- Moses prayed for Israel
“Any [theological] framework that wants you to pray less for the lost–there is a problem with it.”
- We are to pray for the lost
- We are to proclaim the gospel
- We are to rely on God’s providence
Where can I start?
- Start praying for 2-3 people
- Be ready for opportunities to share the gospel
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Jun 28
Worship Service 06/28/2026
Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Theme: How to View Difficulty God’s Way
Text:
- James 1:2-5
- Genesis 4
- Hebrews 12:2
- Philippians 3:
Notes:
Biblical Patience:
- Resilience of soul
- Steadfast
- Durable
Biblical Maturity:
- Healthy
- Resilient
- Complete
- Perfect
- It is important that we learn to go through trials well, so that God may mature us.
Trials/pain have a unique way of exposing what is truly ruling our hearts:
- What makes you happiest
- What hurts you most
- Trials are excellent times to see and know lurking sins that we otherwise might be blind to
- We must see / know our sin that we may properly confess and repent
- If we refuse to cooperate with what God is doing through trials the pain will have been of no profit to us
“It’s always easier to watch someone else go through trials and to just stay back and be the supporting friend”
A heart ruled by Christ will have the right:
- Priorities
- Pursuits
- What brings you the most happiness?
- How do you spend your free time?
- What do I really want
- What I will do to get it?
- How will I react when I don’t get it?
- Are my blessings rightly ordered–or have they become idols?
- Principles
- What voice pops in your head when you are making a decision?
- What do you do when what you desire is at odds with what Scripture says?
- God will give grace to do what He desires
- “Lord command what you will, and grant what you command” –Augustine
- People have a tendency to make commitments based on negative experiences–but those commitments are often at odds with what Scripture commands
- Protection
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Jun 14
Worship Service 06/14/2026
Preacher: Caleb Ogle
Theme:
Text: Joshua 24:14-15, “as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Notes:
- You need a mentor
- You need to purpose to do what is right–no matter the consequence
- You need to be bold–about the right things
- You need to be a person of the word
- You need to be rid of your idols
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