Grace Baptist Church “Growing in God’s Grace” Dr. Bill Egerdahl, Pastor August 9, 2015 Tempted To Envy Sinners Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. Proverbs 23:17 August 22, 2010 Week 32 Welcome! We welcome each person who has chosen to worship with us this Lord’s Day. Our ministry is directed to the needs of your family. Our emphasis is on preaching the infallible Word of God in order to meet the needs of both the mature in Christ and those desiring to grow as Christians. Our mission is to equip believers for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:12). VISITORS! We would like to especially welcome you to our services today. August Report Monthly Budget General Fund.................... $71,440 Faith Promise ................... $15,200 Month to Date Giving General Fund.................... $16,031 Mission Fund ...................... $3,633 Building ................................. $520 Long-Term Indebtedness Property Mortgages ....... $168,404 Attendance Last Week Worship ................................... 506 Regular Schedule SUNDAY Sunday School ............ 10:00 AM Morning Worship ....... 11:00 AM Choir Practice ............. 5:00 PM Orchestra Practice ...... 5:00 PM Sunday School Mtg ....... 6:05 PM 1st Sunday Evening Service........... 6:30 PM MONDAY Faith Bible Institute ...... 6:30 PM (Begins August 20) TUESDAY Ladies Visitation ......... 10:00 AM Visitation ................... 6:45 PM WEDNESDAY Mid Week Service........ 7:00 PM Children’s Program ....... 7:00 PM THURSDAY Hispanic Visitation ........ 7:00 PM Young Adult Bible Study 7:00 PM SATURDAY Men’s Bible Study ........ 7:00 AM Bus Breakfast & Visitation ...................... 9:30 AM (1st & 3rd week) Visitation .................... 9:30 AM Hispanic Visitation ...... 10:00 AM Verse for next week #33 Proverbs 20:4 Coming in August Today Tonight August 11 August 12 August 12 August 13 AWANA Lunch – FLC Homecoming Sunday Lord’s Supper – PM and Teen Lake Day, 10-5PM Fall Revival GCS Special Offering August 16-19, 2015 Evangelist Jon Beazley AWANA Pre-Registration Please bring a salad, Sr. Saints Lunch, 11:30 AM vegetable & dessert in Carolina Buffet disposable dishes, ready to August 14 GCS Open House & serve, to the FLC before the AM service. GCS Alumni Game August 15 Church-wide & Teen Outreach, 9:30 AM - Noon NURSERY SCHEDULE August 16-19 Sunday Morning Homecoming Sunday & Sarah Hurt, Yahaira Aguilar, Fall Revival Corinne Shafer, Elizabeth Shafer, August 17 GCS Begins Cindy Hamilton, Michele Anderson Choir Nursery August 20 Faith Bible Institute begins Gina Fore, Ginger Smith 6:30-9:30 PM, Waits (Thurs) Sunday Evening August 21-21 Kim Kub, Bonnie Budenbender, School Retreat Julie Youngblood, Elizabeth Shafer, August 21 Hispanic Bible JoAnna Egerdahl, Kirstin Pfaehler Institute begins Wednesday Evening Grace & Bill Holliman, August 22 Men’s Prayer Breakfast Alicia Keown, Shirley Dowdey, August 22 Couples for Christ Bowling Bethany & Darrell Wood 4-8 PM August 23 Young Adult Breakfast August 23 Jr. Church Workers Lunch Beginner/Junior Church August 24 Faith Bible Institute John & Heather Schaub, (Mon, Regular Night) Barbara Schaef, Elly Smith, Special Church-wide & Teen Outreach, Saturday, August 15, 9:30 AM-Noon, Hansen Chapel - We will be passing out Homecoming/ Fall Revival flyers Zane Johnson, Tyler Smith, Ginger Smith, Josh Chandler, Brenda Krom, Alicia Perkins, Shirley Dowdey OVERCOMING THE GIANT OF ANGER __________________________________________________ Notes Note s __________________________________________________ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. Psalm 37:8 __________________________________________________ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Ephesians 4:31 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ I. THE DANGER OF ANGER A. Anger is sudden __________________________________________________ 1. It can spring up anywhere and at any time unexpectedly __________________________________________________ 2. It often expresses itself by an immediate flesh reaction __________________________________________________ He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Proverbs 16:32 __________________________________________________ B. Anger is powerful __________________________________________________ 1. Anger is explosive Proverbs 14:17 2. __________________________________________________ Anger is extremely destructive when set off Proverbs 29:22 __________________________________________________ C. Anger is irrational 1. __________________________________________________ It demands an immediate flesh reaction without thought He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he __________________________________________________ that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Proverbs 14:29 __________________________________________________ 2. Irrational thinking disregards present and future consequences Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9 (also Proverbs 29:22) If you are interested in becoming a member II. THE DISTINCTIVES ANGER (SEEup BULLETIN INSERT) folder of GBC,OF please pick an information from the Welcome Center. III. THE DELIVERANCE FROM ANGER A. Recognizing the anger is an ever present danger to all our lives The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. Proverbs 19:11 Grace Baptist Church B. Resist falling prey to evil passions leading to ungodly responses 416yourselves, Denhambut Avenue Dearly beloved, avenge not rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,West Vengeance is mine; I repay, saith the Lord. Columbia, SCwill 29169 Romans 12:19 (Don’t give in to it) Phone 803-794-8237 www.gbcwc.org Dr. Bill Egerdahl, Pastor C. Remove it as the natural carnal reaction to the life’s conflicts Let all Prayer bitterness, and wrath, anger, and clamour, and Band and Barbara Schaef evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Ephesians 4:31 803-542-7363 D. Reform it by the controlling influence the Word and the Spirit of God