Order of Service
10:45 AM |
6:00 PM |
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Hymns:
He Is Able to Deliver Thee (144)
Hallelujah, ’Tis Done (131)
Open My Eyes, That I May See (309) Special Music: Paul & Karen Albaugh
Message By:
Pastor Norris Belcher, Jr.
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Hymns:
Hallelujah, We Shall Rise (562)
Grace Greater Than Our Sin (402)
Rescue the Perishing (453)
Offering: Tim Uibel
Special Music:
Jennifer Reed
Message By: Pastor Norris Belcher, Jr.
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Announcements
SYMPATHY: to Edyta Oswiecimka and family at the passing of her husband, Henryk, on Wednesday, September 7. The funeral was held on Monday, September 12, in Westminster.
VETERANS DAY: Please help us honor our Vets! Mrs. Dyson is working on a display for Veterans Day and needs more pictures as soon as possible. Please place your picture in an envelope marked with the Veteran’s name, service, and include your phone number so she may return your picture to you.
EMAIL ADDRESSES: If you are interested in receiving updates and alerts from the Church, please provide your email address to the Church office by calling 410-876-3838, ext. 303 or you may email it to mail@opendoorchurch.org.
NEED WEDNESDAY EVENING NURSERY?? If you have an infant or toddler (up through 36 months) and would like to utilize the nursery for Wednesday evenings, please register your child/children through our Church website or scan the QR code at right. Thanks for helping us determine staffing needs!
NURSERY VOLUNTEERS: are needed for the start-up of our Wednesday evening nursery and also to fill empty spots on the 1st, 4th, and 5th Sundays. For any questions about the schedule, please contact Anne-Marie Albaugh at 443-375-2078.
From My Heart
Since Satan was expelled from Heaven and fell to the earth, he has been a defeated foe. His destiny is the Lake of Fire in Revelation 20:10 - but he is certainly not there yet! The Apostle Peter tells us that we are to, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (I Peter 5:8). Satan walks up and down the aisles of this church looking for someone he can attack and get his claws on to ruin!
Satan knows our weaknesses, knows how to move in and seize some aspect of our minds, and knows which avenue is the best and easiest way he can capture our hearts. He is relentless, heartless, and as patient as he can be! He has no problem waiting until just the right time to come after his victim!
Please realize that Satan can read, and he knows what the Bible says about how things will go for him in the last days. So, he is going to work harder with each passing day as he sees the end times becoming more and more clear! As he sees the day of the Lord approaching, he realizes he has but a short time. So, why does Satan hate us so much? Why did Satan hate Adam and consequently, all the descendants of Adam?
I think the answer to that question is when he learned of God’s plan and purpose for man which started a fire burning in his heart, a fire of jealousy and hatred. Proverbs 6:34 says, “For jealousy is the rage of a man.” The word “jealousy” means “not bearing a rival.” Jealousy is the envy of one who has something another wants. “Rage” is that passion to destroy a third party who is considered a rival to one’s place or position in a family or a group.
I think Satan became jealous of the position that God purposed for man! What is that? God proposed that man is to be the Bride for His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. So that is why Satan set out to be a murderer and a liar from the beginning! Whatever it takes to keep men lost in sin, and then whatever it takes to keep those who get saved from telling others about the Lord Jesus: that is the thing that motivates Satan! He can read the Bible and knows his eternal destiny! So, he is going to try to take as many with him into the Lake of Fire as he possibly can.
Don’t let him drag your eternal soul with him into that place of doom and destruction! I pray you will trust the Lord Jesus as your Savior today! Have a great day and may the Lord bless you richly.
Pastor Norris
Hospitalizations
Heather Bader - Gettysburg Hospital #A263
Abigail Combs - Mt. Washington
Loretta Duelley - York Hospital
Gwneth Eyler - York Hospital
Lydia Eyler - Hershey Medical Ctr.
Raymond Hoff - CHC #423
David Wolfgang - TidalHealth, DE