What’s holding you captive? All of us are owned by something and it’s those things that keep us hostage to the things that God has already delivered us from.
Join us in the month of October to look at that which ensnares you… Come and prepare to break free…
The news has been abuzz with the story of a pastor in FL who has, as a way to exercise his frustration, decided to burn the muslim holy book, the Quran. Many high-level officials, all the way up to the president, have gone on the record condemning the act and speaking of the potential for this action to spark wide-spread terrorism against americans. (as if that isn’t happening now) I do find it ironic, however, that muslims have, for years now, asked us not to judge them by their radical followers that fly planes into buildings and bomb the innocent, but are now going to judge us by one of our own radicals.
I, by no means, am saying that I agree with this guys decision to burn the quran, but in the midst of this fire-storm of media coverage I realized something: We don’t stand up enough for what we believe in. Many Christians in America have become so comfortable and safe that we don’t see the erosion of our foundation that has been done in the name of tolerance and free-speech. This nation is, or at least was, a Christian nation. Founded on the faith in the one true God. How have we gotten so far from where we started?
I would ask for your views on this. What do you think of it all? Do you see it as a stunt to gain publicly or as something deeper. Perhaps this pastor sees America slipping into an apathy that will lead us to become what France and other European countries are becoming, which is Muslim.
Maybe it’s time we step out of shadows. What do you think??
Recently, one of our members sent me a link to this video. Normally I don’t have time to watch or read everything that comes across my desk, but this is something that I am so glad I did. It opened my eyes and refreshed my patriotism, especially in light of the sermon series we are beginning this sunday entitled “Dangerous Church”.
But it also reminded me that sometimes the church is too quiet on this type of teaching. We need to be bold in our proclamation that this is a nation founded on the Word and on a faith in the one true God. We need to be a voice that is heard.
Join us this Sunday as we close out this series Supernatural. We have looked at the world through a different lens. A world that is fighting in the spiritual realms, over your heart and your worship. God has given us everything we need to fight, The Word, the power of His Spirit, and the multitudes of Angels that fight alongside us.
This Wednesday (Aug 11) marks the kick-off of our Wednesday night Vine. Meal is at 6pm and classes begin at 7. Click here to see a list of the classes. For our opening night, the Youth Group would like to invite us to worship with them at their OMG service from 6:30-7pm, in the MAC room, prior to classes beginning at 7pm.
We have ordered some more VINE t-shirts in different colors for men and women. You can pick them up Sunday.
This past Sunday was, in my estimation, one of the more memorable ones that we’ve had at BACC. God was so present here as we worshipped, by wrapping up our “Fanatic” series, in a whole different way. His Spirit was thick and He was honored as we lifted the anthem of our lives to HIM.
In case you missed it, ask someone who was there. Better yet, add your comments to this post to let others see what they missed. Share what you felt as you engaged our God yesterday…
As you may or may not know, one of the missions we, as a church, support is the Center for Women in Racing. This is an organization based right here in our community whose main mission is to take women, who have a variety of needs, and give them a safe place to land. They are taken off the race track and shown that they are simply accepted and taught about the unconditional love of God and the offer of life through Christ.
Recently, the Lexington Herald did an article about the Center. Click here to read it.