Audio Sermons Below are Sermon Archives from 2009 and 2010.
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By Red, on May 24th, 2013
Sermon for Sunday, May 26, 2013
“The War Goes On”
Scripture: Ezekiel 28:11-19, 1 Peter 5:8-11 and Ephesians 6:10-20
Pastor Bob Young
This Week at Rafter J:
Sunday, May 26 – Worship Service 10 am, Youth Class 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Leadership Meeting after church, Open Arena 1 pm – 5 pm
Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day - Open Arena 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Wednesday, May 29 – Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Hope Lesson
Thursday, May 30 – Buck-Out 7:30 pm
Other Information:
Tuesday, May 28 – Chili’s will have another give-back day (lunch and dinner) for Shaydon (Marsha and Robert’s daughter). See Marsha if you have any questions.
Saturday, July 24 – Desperate for Jesus – 8 am to 5 pm at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. Tickets are $20 each, which includes lunch. Deadline for ordering ticket is Sunday, May 26th. Carpool is available. Contact Laurie with any questions.
By Red, on May 22nd, 2013
CELEBRATE RECOVERY!!!
Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirement 15 years and older)
Small groups start at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)
It’s Testimony Night
We invite you to come hear someone share about their struggle with anger, financial loss,
food issues and resentment.
“I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.” (Jonah 2: 4 – 5)
Principle 8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring his Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires” (Matthew 5:10)
Step 12. Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we try to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself or you also may be tempted.” (Galatians 6:1)
By Red, on May 17th, 2013
This Week at Rafter J:
Sunday, May 19 – Worship Service 10 am, Youth Class 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Open Arena 1 pm – 5 pm
Monday, May 20 – Open Arena 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Wednesday, May 22 – Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Testimony
Thursday, May 23 – Buck-Out 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 25 – Quinlan Horse Show – 9 am to 4 pm
Other Information:
Tuesday, May 28 – Chili’s will have another give-back day (lunch and dinner) for Shaydon (Marsha and Robert’s daughter). See Marsha if you have any questions.
By Red, on May 15th, 2013
Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirement 15 years and older)
Small groups start at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)
When we accept the first recovery principle and take that first step out of our denial and into reality, we see there are very few things that we really have control over. Once we admit that by ourselves we are powerless we can stop living with the following “serenity robbers,” spelled out in the acrostic below:
Pride
Only ifs
Worry
Escape
Resentments
Loneliness
Emptiness
Selfishness
Separation
Principle 1:
Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.
“Blessed are those who know they are spiritually poor.”
Step 1:
We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.
“I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.” (Romans 7:18)Leader’s Focus Question:
How has pride stopped you from asking for and getting help to overcome your hurts, habits and hang-ups?
By Red, on May 10th, 2013
This Week at Rafter J:
Sunday, May 12 – Worship Service 10 am, Youth Class 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Open Arena 1 pm – 5 pm
Monday, May 13 – Open Arena 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Wednesday, May 15 – Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Powerless Lesson
Thursday, May 16 – Buck-Out 7:30 pm
Friday, May 17 – Practice Sorting 7 pm – Registration $15
Saturday, May 18 – Silver Spurs Horse Show – 9 am to 4 pm
Other Information:
Saturday, May 25 – Quinlan Horse Show – 10 am to 4 pm
Tuesday, May 28 – Chili’s will have another give-back day (lunch and dinner) for Shaydon (Marsha and Robert’s daughter). See Marsha if you have any questions.
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Sunday Schedule
- 10am Worship Service
- 10:30am Youth Bible Study
- 10:30am Childrens Church
Rafter J Leadership Pastor:Bob Young
Elders:Robert Herriage (2013), Robert Chalk (2012) and James Burt (2011)
Lay Pastors: Fred Johnson, Terry Carter, and Tony Burley, Carl Krone, Jr.
Fred Johnson “I can only Imagine”
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