Monday, February 6, 2012

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Pastor’s Corner

Posted by admin On February - 4 - 2010

Greetings to all our families:

We had blessings in the services last Sunday.  In the Evening Service, we anointed David Head with oil and prayed for him according to James 5:114-16.  He had surgery on Tuesday and the doctor has felt that everything went fine with that surgery on his knee.  He has been greatly improved, able to move about with only one crutch, and feeling much less pain.  However only last night his feet began to be discolored—so seriously that they are going to see the doctor this morning.  This is an entirely different issue from that which involved the surgery this week.  It is that he does not have feeling from the mid-calf to the bottom of the feet in both legs.  So David continues to need our prayers.  You can send David a card at 5153 E. Essex Ave., Castle Rock, CO  80104.

Viola Wall has returned from Sky Ridge Hospital to the Brookside Inn Nursing Home in Castle rock.  She has shown definite improvement.  You can send Viola a card by addressing it to Brookside Inn, 1297 S. Perry, Castle rock, CO   80104

Today I have another prayer request for a big physical need.  It involves Pastor Ross Davis, Littleton Baptist Church, Littleton, CO.  He had a serious fall in his home two weeks ago.  I do not know why, but I had not heard about this until two days ago.  He was in the bathroom during the night and fell hitting his head very hard against the sink.  In the fall his foot got caught under the vanity and so his body was twisted.  As I understand, that caused his ankle to be broken and also caused a serious disk problem in his back.  The blow on the head was so hard that it tore the ligaments in his neck.  When the three firemen were getting him  prepared for the trip to the hospital, they realized that the situation in his neck was so serious that a mistake could have caused him total paralysis .  He has undergone surgery, and now there are internal complications following the surgery.  He is very week and has been transferred from Littleton Hospital to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he is Intensive Care.  I am told that he feels as though his whole body is numb.  I am asking all our people to pray for this dear brother.  He has been wonderfully used in our area to see Littleton Baptist Church continue to be a wonderful testimony for the Lord.  Brother Dave Deets whom we have known here as a Missionary to Italy, is the Assistant Pastor of Littleton Baptist Church. Because of serious illness with their son, the Deets had to resign their appointment to Italy, and he was called by Littleton Baptist Church as Assistant. He is now carrying the load of the church.  It looks as though Pastor Davis is  gong to have a long recovery process ahead. You can send Pastor Davis a card by addressing it to Littleton Baptist Church, 1400 W. Caley Ave., Littleton, CO  80120

Pray for Pastor Josh.  He leaves today to go to minister God’s Word in Zambia, Africa.  He will be returning in two week.s  Pray for safety in travel and power in his ministry.

Next Sunday morning, we have an excellent preacher speaking in the Morning Service, Dr. David Canedy, Deputation Secretary of Baptist World Mission.  You will be blessed by this man’s ministry of the Word of God.

In the Sunday Evening Service I will continue the series of Messages on Revelation.  We will be  looking at Ninth chapter of Revelation this week.

Keep looking up.  We will look to see you at the services on Sunday.

Yours and His,

Ed Nelson, Pastor

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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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