Yesterday was a good day at EBC. Attendance was strong, many guests were present, and the altar response was good. I started a new series pertaining to "The Last Words of Christ." Today we examined His statement, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." We looked at mankind's need for God's forgiveness, and also man's need to forgive one another. Sadly there is a growing trend of unforgiveness in today's churches. Professing Christians say they believe the Bible, but tend to ignore the passages they don't like. For instance, Matt 6:14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." If we really believed the Bible, we would be practicing forgiveness.
We also started a new members class today. Believing that over 50% of professing church-goers are not true believers, I am committed to making sure we guard the door of the church. We had 14 people present and talked about our church's history, core values, salvation, baptism, and communion. We're condensing 4 weeks of material into just 3. It will be a challenge, but the folks seem very eager.
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