The Battle Rages
September 28 The Battle Rages Romans 8:6
ANNOUNCEMENT: Baptist Tabernacle Church will be celebrating our 101st Homecoming Celebration, on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Clint Andrews. Hope to see you there!
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**Pastor Glen will be in Revival Services at Stoney Hill FWB Church, Middlesex, NC from Sunday Evening, October 1, 2023, at 6:00pm, through Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Services, Monday -Wednesday, begin at 7:00pm. **
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Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)
Make no mistake, there is a great battle going on for absolute control of your mind and your actions! Satan and his minions are aggressively active in the goal of controlling your thoughts and your actions! Our Loving God, through the Gift of Salvation, through Jesus Christ, has given us the capacity to overcome and to experience a taste of the heavenly glory that is to come. When we are redeemed by the shed blood of Jesus, we have the privilege to commune with God and to embrace His Power and Provision, and we are fortified to take on the challenges that are hurled upon us by the Evil One! Be Aware! This Evil and Decaying World is going to attempt to drag us down and to thwart our Godly Influence and to alter our minds, by creating an atmosphere of lust, greed, hatred, criticism, prejudice, and despair! PRAISE GOD! We have the Blessed Holy Spirit that empowers us to face the challenges and to be OVERCOMERS! Believers refuse to be swayed by the evil that exists! Recognize the battle that rages, avoid the influences of the worldliness that attempts to alter our thoughts, and weigh us down in misery! Stay aware and stay alert, to the wiles of Satan, and Look Upward to Our God for His Power, Provision, Presence, and His Sustaining Grace! I look forward to the day when I am in the presence of my Savior, Jesus Christ, and I will be in a strife-free and Blessed life, worshipping and praising God for Eternity! How about you? REMEMBER: 1 John 2:15-17 NIV – “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
CRAIG CUSTER
RAY HOCUTT
KIMBERLY WATSON MAKEPEACE
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
GLENN & CHASITY BUNN
Be a Planter of Hope & Peace
September 27 Be a Planter of Hope & Peace Hosea 10:12
ANNOUNCEMENT: Baptist Tabernacle Church will be celebrating our 101st Homecoming Celebration, on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Clint Andrews. Hope to see you there!
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**Pastor Glen will be in Revival Services at Stoney Hill FWB Church, Middlesex, NC from Sunday Evening, October 1, 2023, at 6:00pm, through Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Services, Monday -Wednesday begin at 7:00pm. **
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Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.” (Hosea 10:12)
Would you like to witness a miracle? Would you like to make a difference in the life of an individual? Well, try this: Plant a word of encouragement and love into that person’s life. Continue to nurture and cultivate it with a friendly smile and a committed prayer life, and watch what happens, before your eyes! Our culture has a habit of sowing negative and “hate-filled” rhetoric and the atmosphere of 21st century America is replete with divisions and chaos and unhealthy decisions and sadness and despair. Let’s be the purveyor of “Positive and Uplifting” words of Hope and Goodness! Try it… compliment your neighbor, send flowers to your spouse, visit a widow, be grateful to a waitress, speak a kind word to a stranger! Sowing seeds of His Love and His Peace is like sowing seeds! You do not know the mechanics of how it works; you just know that it does! Seeds of Kindness will produce kindness and the more we sow, the stronger we become and the greater the opportunity to “Share Jesus!” Random acts of Love and Kindness will always produce positive, lifechanging results! Keep Sowing, Keep Nurturing, Keep Believing and Continue to “Push Back the Darkness” in the lives of everyone that you encounter! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
Post Script: I find it amazing, that when I preach God’s Word, and it offends the world, that the world responds with the idea that I am “hate-filled,” and that I should be tolerant of others, and their attempt to discredit me and my beliefs, yet they are spouting intolerance and “hate-filled” rhetoric towards me, and doing it with the approval of those who are opposed to any rulers and regulations that govern behavior, unless it is their twisted and perverse actions! Satan and his minions are ready, willing, and able to discredit, defame, and lie about every attempt to promote the Love of God and His Forgiveness! Remember, we are told that the world and all of the satanic evil that exists, will be against us and that we are to continue to “Push Back the Darkness,” and continue to serve Him with all that is within us!
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
SAMANTHA P. LAMBERT
LORI BUNN
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
DENNY, JR. & SARAH IDE
Overcoming the World
September 26 Overcoming the World John 16:33
ANNOUNCEMENT: Baptist Tabernacle Church will be celebrating our 101st Homecoming Celebration, on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Clint Andrews. Hope to see you there!
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**Pastor Glen will be in Revival Services at Stoney Hill FWB Church, Middlesex, NC from Sunday Evening, October 1, 2023, through Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Services begin at 7:00pm each night.
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Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
There is one sure fact of living, and that is the challenges that we will face in the journey of Life! As a Born-Again Believing Christian, we are told that this world is against us, and that Satan will attempt to thwart our efforts and he will be actively engaged in the systematic destruction of our witness for Jesus Christ! Recently, I overheard a young man, in the middle of a “Poor Me” rant, and he was sharing the misery with another young man, and the recipient of the ranting was less than impressed, or at least, his facial expressions indicated his displeasure! Intrigued, and a bit curious, I made a pretense to be looking at a generic product, while eavesdropping on their conversation! The young man, that was complaining about life, grew louder and louder, as he described the perceived misery of his life. The other young man, waiting for an opening, responded with grace and wisdom and he reached out his hand, placed it on his friend’s shoulder, and spoke words of authority and wisdom, when he declared, “We all have rough times, and we all have difficulties, and we all have moments when we do not understand the actions of others, and we all have to make choices!” Wow! The young man looked at his friend and seemed to be a bit frustrated with his response. “You don’t understand! My car broke down, my commode overflowed, and I have to have the septic tank pumped out, and I found out yesterday, that my job may be ending, and my wife informed me this morning that she might be pregnant! So, you just don’t understand!” The friend, seemingly unmoved by the description of this man’s misery, spoke some beautiful words of encouragement! “Are you a Christian? I was there the day that you publicly professed your faith and claimed Jesus as your Savior and Lord, so, I ask again, Are you a Christian?” His response was telling! “Yes, yes I am, but the problems that I am facing have nothing to do with my being a Christian!” His friend, once again, spoke with love and authority when he declared that it has everything to do with your Christianity! “Brother, Jesus told us that we would have troubles and trials and tribulations and frustrations and aggravations and that this life, here on earth would be difficult, but He declared that we were OVERCOMERS! Please don’t forget that, as Christians, we have the power of the Holy Spirit, dwelling in us, and His purpose is to assist our navigation through the challenges of this life! Jesus told us that all of the junk that happens is just this life, and that we must not allow the issues of life to cloud our focus, our dedication, or our devoted service to Him!” Then he quoted John 16:33 and asked his friend to allow him to pray with him! As tears flowed from this man’s eyes, he embraced his friend and spoke with confidence! “Thank you for being here, today, to share with me the reality of what is happening. I just needed to be reminded that He is in control, and that He has OVERCOME, so, I am an OVERCOMER, because of Him!” I walked around to the opposite side of the aisle, and I stopped, bowed my head, and began to pray (silently, at least I thought)! “Thank you, God, for allowing me to have experienced this “Church” moment! Thank You for Your Grace, Power, and Presence, and I repent of any time that I have doubted Your Faithfulness, and I am so sorry that I have ever questioned Your presence. Thank you for my Victory, through and because of YOU! In the name of Jesus, Amen!” I didn’t realize that I was praying out loud, and the one friend came up to me and he said, “Pastor, thank you for that prayer! We all need reminding that He is in control, and that, through Him, we are OVERCOMERS!” After a quick handshake, we departed to continue our individual lives, yet with the assurance that, although, we each have our life-paths to travel, and that we, each are unique and individually blessed, that we all share, under the Blood of Jesus, one amazing and powerful fact, WE ARE ALL OVERCOMERS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST! So when you have the tendency to complain about your issues of life, and you want to moan about the details of living, and you act as if there is a “Little Black Rain Cloud,” hovering over your head, STOP, DROP, PRAY and RECOGNIZE that HE said, “ In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” I choose, daily, to be an Overcomer! How about you? Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
ANNOUNCEMENT:
ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be holding REVIVAL SERVICES at STONY HILL FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SUNDAY EVENING, October 1, 2023, through WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 2023. Services begin at 7:00pm each night! Please Pray for the HOLY SPIRIT’S moving and GOD’S name to be Glorified! In His Love, Pastor Glen
BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
MRS. PHYLLIS ANDREWS (In Heaven)
JOYFUL DIRECTION
September 25 Joyful Direction Psalm 35:9
*** BTC HOMECOMING is OCTOBER 1, 2023. We are blessed to have MR. CLINT ANDREWS as our Homecoming Speaker! Come and enjoy God’s Word, Good Food and some great BTC Fellowship! See You There…***
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Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation.” (Psalm 35:9)
I believe that everyone would agree that this life is full of ups, and downs, and bumps and twists. It has been said, and I may have said it, “Life is like a Roller Coaster!” If you have been to Disney World and have ridden Space Mountain, you have experienced the twists and turns and the ups and downs of the car as it zooms along the tracks. It is dark, and the next turn or drop or climb sneaks up on you and you must hang on and ride it out. Life is like that! Some hills and valleys and curves that we face are small and we barely notice the movement, and others are huge and create anxiety and dread and fear and hurt and anger. Sadly, when we face these monumental challenges, we react to our feelings, at that moment! Praise God, as a Follower of Christ, we have another option! We can go through life, drifting and aimless in our experience or we can connect with God, through His Son, Jesus, and experience the Life Changing Relationship with Jesus Christ! Keep in mind, our relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ, does not free us from troubles and difficulties and challenges of life, the Good News is that, because of Jesus’ Love, we experience the Peace and Joy that only God can provide. I know that claiming His Provision is better than riding the ups and downs of my emotions and feelings! HE is Steady and I, in my humanity, are not! Please do not place your trust in your feelings! Feelings change like the wind… Trust God and Ask Him for Guidance and His Peace and Strength and Protection and His Joy! As we experience greater and greater challenges to our Faith and beliefs, we MUST claim His Power and Seek His Will and Trust His Word and not our “FEELINGS!” My “feelings” will fail me; God’s Grace and Peace and True Joy will NEVER FAIL!! What God does with us is up to us…Always has, and Always WILL!! Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
“How to Defeat Satan!”
September 24 “How to Defeat Satan!” James 4:7
**Re-posting this Devotion because we need to be reminded that Satan is ready, willing, and able to tempt, distract and to destroy our witness, our lives, and our very existence!! He is using whatever means available to destroy our commitments, witness, and our faith in God! Satan wins, when we allow him to achieve a “foothold” into our lives!!**
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Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)
“Don’t even THINK about it!” Have you ever heard this statement? My dear mother had an amazing ability to know when I was thinking up a way to get into trouble and to, as she described, “aggravated the stew” out of her! “Get it out of your mind,” was another one of her instructive statements that would cause great concern for me. How did she know what I was thinking and how did she know what I was planning to do? Wow! If my earthly mother, with her own human flaws and limitations, could anticipate my actions and know my thoughts and motivations, just imagine what my Heavenly Father knows! God tells us, in His Holy Word, that we should “Think on the Good, Just, Noble, Edifying, Faith-filled and Divine Expectations!” Mama was adamant that I must protect what goes into my mind through my eyes and my ears! Basically, she demanded and expected that I control what I saw, what I heard, the way that I communicated, how I communicated, my actions, both public and private! “Mama, can I go with ‘So-in-So’ to the party at Kenny’s house?” “NO!” “Why not?” And here is the Biblical response that I would receive: “BECAUSE IT DON’T LOOK GOOD!” Dear Friends, I am asking and pleading with you to surrender your hearts, your minds, your words, your actions, and your ALL to JESUS CHRIST, and Walk in the assurance of HIS LOVE, His PROMISES, and His ETERNAL PROVISION! Remember, If It Isn’t Edifying to god, LEAVE IT ALONE! What God Does with You, Depends Upon What You Do! It Always Has; It Always Will!! Be sure, be productive, and continue to share the Love of God with as many people as you can! Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
ROB HIMMEL
“Two is Better than One”
September 23 “Two is Better than One” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
*** HOMECOMING 2023 is OCTOBER 1, 2023! Mr. Clint Andrews will be our guest speaker! Ya’ll come and enjoy God’s Word, great fellowship and a good meal! Hope to see you there… ***
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
Henry Ward Beecher, a pastor that lived in the 1800’s, said, “Climbers of the Alps fasten themselves together with a rope for safety.” What amazingly wise words for us, in our world conditions for today. The Words of Solomon, also referred to as, the “Preacher,” instructs us that, two are, absolutely, better than one! Throughout the Bible, we are encouraged to fellowship and to support and to lift one another up. That is part of God’s plan for us to be “Givers!” Giving of our time and our talents and our blessings and our financial resources and our words of encouragement! Romans 12:1 instructs us to “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Many of us have excuses for why we can’t or don’t give, of ourselves as encouragement and comfort to others. I want you to “THINK THIS OVER!”
God made the Sun…It Gives.
God made the Moon…It Gives.
God made the Stars…They Give.
God made the Air…It Gives.
God made the Clouds…They Give.
God made the Earth…It Gives.
God made the Trees…They Give.
God made the Flowers…They Give.
God made the Birds…They Give.
God made the PLAN…HE GIVES.
God made Man…He ?
Serving God requires that we GIVE! It means that we give of our Time, Talent, Resources, Blessings, and Our All! During this difficult time of uncertainty, please exercise your blessings, by reaching out to others, and be a blessing to them. God provided the example with His Son, Jesus and He expects us to honor His gift to us, by being a blessing to others! Serving Jesus is the best way that I know, to be a “GIVER!” We have our “CALL TO ACTION!” Believers, step up and shout the “Good News” of encouragement to everyone around you and fulfill your calling and responsibility, through the Blood of Jesus! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
PHILLIP HILL
FANNIE HOLT
JOANN PITTMAN
HARRISON BLONIARCZYK
What Are You Thinking?
September 22 What Are You Thinking? Philippians 4:8
** HOMECOMING 2023, for BAPTIST TABERNACLE CHURCH, is OCTOBER 1, 2023. We are celebrating 101 years of service to God, the Community, and to each other! You are cordially invited to come and worship with us. Mr. Clint Andrews, one of our own, will be bringing the morning sermon. As always, there will be a great fellowship meal after the service! Make plans now to come… **
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)
The message for today is short and simple! We MUST control our thoughts and behaviors! When we are committed to studying and learning God’s Word and we are committed to allowing the good, honorable, and edifying into our minds, and we are committed to serving God, then we will be closer to what God intends for us to be! If it is not edifying to God, You and His Church, then leave it alone! Satan is ready to use you to thwart the cause of Christ! “I choose to affirm that God’s power is rising in me, renewing, and blessing my body, bringing power to my mind, giving me success in His work. I am affirming health, energy, enthusiasm, and the joy of life. All that I am, I owe to Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. He has given me the VICTORY, and I am grateful, and I choose to seek Him and to dwell on the true, honest, just, pure, lovely and the message of His Good News! What are you thinking? Are you controlling the information that enters your life? NOT TODAY SATAN, NOT TODAY!!!!! TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
WAYNE & SHARON CREECH
“HIS Grace & Truth…”
September 21 “HIS Grace & Truth…” John 1:14
** HOMECOMING 2023, for BAPTIST TABERNACLE CHURCH, is OCTOBER 1, 2023. We are celebrating 101 years of service to God, the Community, and to each other! You are cordially invited to come and worship with us. Mr. Clint Andrews, one of our own, will be bringing the morning sermon. As always, there will be a great fellowship meal after the service! Make plans now to come… **
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
No event in the history of mankind is more significant and more important than the fact that God loved us enough that He would send Jesus Christ, His Beloved Son, on a mission to save Humanity. Jesus to on the flesh of humanity and dwelled among us, and He walked and talked and suffered and struggled, just like we struggle, yet He was the Divine Son of God, on The Mission of Love and the Author and Finisher of our Opportunity for Salvation and the Opportunity to spend eternity with God, in a restored relationship, because of Jesus and His Divine Mission of True and Complete Restoration and Redemption and Reconciliation!!! God Loved us enough to send THE VERY BEST! God’s ultimate revelation of His Love for us, is clearly expressed in the Grace and Truth that Jesus brough to humanity! I am excited that the Creator of this Universe, the ultimate power and authority over life and death, has expressed His complete and all-consuming Love for Mankind, through the selfless atoning act of Grace at the Cross of Calvary, and has allowed us, by Faith, to experience His Atoning Love, and to get a glimpse of the Ultimate Beauty that is the eternal revelation of His Love, as we worship and dwell with Him, in Heaven. Friends, this Love is His Grace and Truth! Embrace His Love, Share His Truth, and Get Excited about the Reality of His Glory! TO GOD BE THE GLORY…. Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS ABSOLUTELY YET TO BE!
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
PAUL MORRIS
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
SONNY & SANDY TRIPPE
FAITH