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Pastor’s Corner

Posted by admin On October - 24 - 2009

Harvest Baptist Church had a blessed day last Sunday. My dear wife, Guyla, and I have been gone this week—first to Muncie, IN, for the Annual Meeting of the Board of Baptist World Mission. Now we are in Kettering, OH, to participate in a Missions Conference at Grace Baptist Church.

We are praying that you all will have a good day tomorrow at Harvest. Be sure to be in attendance to hear the good messages that Pastor Josh will preach tomorrow. I will rejoice to hear of a good attendance tomorrow.

Yesterday we visited The Creation Museum in the Cincinnati area. It is a great blessing to visit that wonderful place. What a testimony is presented there for the truth of the Bible and the necessity of the Gospel! ! They divide history into these divisions:

Creation—Adam and Eve in Genesis—Genesis 1-2
Condemnation—The sins of humanity beginning with Genesis 3 (the fall of Adam) and then Cain’s
slaying of Abel up to the time of Noah—Genesis 3-5 & the law in Exodus
Catastrophe—Noah and the Flood—Genesis 7-9
Confusion—Tower of Babel on to present time—Genesis 11 and Bible up to present time
Christ’s Birth—coming as the Lam of God, to be sacrificed for the sins Testament up through Rev. 5
Consummation—Christ’s Coming again to set up His Kingdom—Revelation and many other
Scriptures throughout the Word of God

The gospel was clearly presented. I recommend you try to visit that Museum if you are ever in this area. Please keep praying for Jan Waters and Buda Courter. Buda has not been doing well this week .

We look forward to being back with you all for next Sunday.

Yours and His,

Pastor Nelson

Matthew 6:33

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Dear Church Family,

What a beautiful to sight to look out at the landscape transformed by the white snow. As I look out the window preparing for tomorrow I can’t stop thinking about the sacrifice that Jesus made for me to make my sin as white as snow. I pray that you will begin thinking these thoughts today and prepare your heart for tomorrow’s service. We have a very special service planned tomorrow. Our singing will be focused on the sacrifice that Christ made for us on the cross. Maria Barta, one of our newest members, will be singing one of my favorite songs tomorrow, The Look (the lyrics for this song can be found at the bottom of this post). We will conclude the service with our Sacrifice Sunday Offering. In this offering you will be asked to place your financial, as well as time, sacrifice to Christ. It will be a wonderful time of focus on the work of our precious Savior.

I understand that the snow has made it difficult for many to get out; however, I believe that tomorrow’s service is extremely important for our church. We have a quick fellowship after the service tomorrow followed by a presentation of the plans for our new auditorium. If our church is going to move forward on this building project I believe it is vital for us all to be on the same page. We are planing the future of our church tomorrow. We spent the entire month of January building up to this service. I believe this is a critical time for our church body. We have the opportunity to gather together and focus on the sacrifice that Christ made for us on the cross. I pray that you will be here tomorrow to worship together with the body of Christ.

In Christ,

Pastor Josh


The Look


I saw one hanging on a tree in agony and blood

Who fixed His loving eyes on me as near His cross I stood

And never till my dying breath will I forget that look

It seemed to charge me with His death though not a word He spoke


My conscience felt and owned the guilt and plunged me in despair

I saw my sins His blood had spilt and helped to nail Him there

But with a second look He said “I freely all forgive

this blood is for your ransom paid; I died that you might live”


Thus while His death my sin displays for all the world to view

Such is the mystery of grace; it seals my pardon too

With pleasing grief and mournful joy my spirit now is filled

That I should such a life destroy yet live by Him I killed


CHORUS

Forever etched upon my mind is the look of Him who died

The Lamb I crucified and now my life will sing the praise

Of pure atoning grace that looked on me and gladly

took my place



Original lyrics by John Newton. New and Alternate lyrics by Bob Kauflin. © 2001 PDI Praise (BMI). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Ministries.

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