7/24/2016 - The Lord's Day @ First Elsberry

 Last Sunday at First Baptist Pastor Greg delivered part two in our series entitled "Why?" by explaining why we sing and the songs we sing when we gather each week.  His main text of Scripture was Colossians 3:16-17 and he had six points:

1. We sing because of the Word.

2. We sing the Gospel.

3. We sing to remember the Gospel.

4. We sing to unite.

5. We sing for His glory.

6. We sing in anticipation of His return. 

Listen to the audio of the sermon  below:

In part one of our series Pastor Sam answered the question of why we pray the Lord's Prayer every week.  Click the audio player below to hear that sermon too.  

Click here to view our worship guide from this past Sunday including all our Scripture readings and the songs we sang.

Last Sunday was also a special joy to us as we were blessed to present to our congregation two new members:  John & Chris Giannakis.  John and Chris completed our Pathway to Membership class in the spring after having joined us for worship for several months already and attending a Home Group Bible study as well.  Being in agreement with the Church's covenant and confession of faith, the Giannakis' sat down with one of the pastors for a membership interview.  Having demonstrated an understanding of the Gospel, professing faith, having been baptized, and not leaving any other church on bad terms, the couple was recommended by the elders to the congregation who voted to affirm their request for membership at our July "Family" or member's meeting.  Praise Jesus for building His Church!