China Grove First Baptist Church

Ephesians 4:1-3; Walking worthy of the vocation

Mark 8:34-38; Everyone loves a winner and everyone loves to win. However there are times when winning is not what we think it is.

Matthew 14:32-33 ; How do you answer the question, Who Is Jesus?

John 6:65-68; As believers, we are called to be committed.

Ephesians 3:9-21; Spiritual blessings - Do we count them?

Ephesians 3:20; The supernatural power of God through the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 2:18-3:8; We are the Body of Christ. We are one in Christ Jesus and the Church is called also the Body of Christ. 

Luke 1:28-38; Today we pay tribute to our mothers.

Ephesians 2:7-22; We are saved to serve

2 Timothy 1:9-13; In Jesus Christ we as believers have great assurance

Mark 6:30; We hardly ever feel like we’re ready.  But we've commissioned to be world changers.

Numbers 20:1-12; Is doing something, always better than doing nothing?

Psalm 92:10; We need a refreshing of God’s Holy Spirit. 

Ephesians 2; Once we were dead to our sins, but through Christ's resurrection, we have been made alive.

Luke 10:17-20; Although we may have good success here on Earth and gain  rewards, recognition, or have victories we are to focus not on those but  the fact our names are written in heaven. In other words on the Eternal  things.

Ephesians 1:12-23;  We have been saved by Christ, His sacrifice and His blood. Christ is the center of the Bible. Christ is the center of the Gospel. Christ is the center of the believer’s life. Christ is all in all

Mark 16:1-6; The journey of two women who were going to anoint the body of Jesus with spices at the tomb, but were greeted in a way  they did not expect.

Matthew 21:1-11 - Many Christians are disillusioned when they find God did not act in the manner they had prescribed for him. God did not neatly fit into their box of what he should do or would do.

Matthew 13:13-16, 43-46 - The Pearl of Great Price found here in Matthew 13 is a parable describing the aspects of the Church and its origin. 

1 Peter 5:8, Ephesians 4:27 - We find ourselves in times of uncertainty.  Take courage and know that God is still in control.

Jesus Christ died a gruesome death but through His death salvation is possible.  Isaiah 53:3-10

How do we pray in accordance with Scripture?  James 5:16

How can we minister to and pray for refugees? - Sara Lamkin (NC Baptist Women's Missionary Union)

Matthew 6:9 - Learning to pray is not about following a formula but about growing in a relationship with Christ.

1 Corinthians 13 - The world will know that we are followers of Christ by how well we love each other.

1 Thessalonians 5:17.  Don't let prayer become an after thought.  Let me the primary focus of your day.

Matthew 14:22-33 - As we begin the new year, is God calling you to be more than you currently are?

Matthew 5:1-2,40.  We often ask Why Serve?  The better question is, Why Not Serve?

Ecclesiastes 12:1-2,13;  Learning to serve Christ even when we don't feel like it.

Begin the New Year by seeking God's guidance in all decisions.  Matthew 7:13-14

The Gift of Encouragement from Hebrews 3:13