Matthews
Church of God
Monthly
Messenger
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August 2018 - In This Issue:
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WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON?
Romans 1:22-23
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
When man refuses to worship Almighty God, he will always find a substitute to worship.
If you don't worship God, you will worship something.
Ezekiel 8:10
10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.
Look how far man has fallen; from worshiping
the Creator to worshiping
birds, four-footed
beasts and
creeping things.
The sacred scarab or dung beetle of ancient Egypt lives off the waste
of ani
mals; yet the Egyptians worshiped
this bug and even
made jewelry to replicate it.
Man has sunk so far low that he will worship four-footed beasts.
A baby, that is made in the image of God, is aborted as a blob of cells and no tears are shed; yet when fluffy or
fife
die, people become a basket case.
God destroyed the world with a flood because...
Genesis 6:5
5 God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that
every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
What we are
worshiping
, we are becoming!
The people who
worshiped
the god
Dionysus
, the god of wine, did so by getting drunk; they became what they worshiped.
The people who worshiped the goddess Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, love and pleasure; did so by indulging in orgies with temple prostitutes; they became what they worshiped!
What people revere, they resemble!
If you revere the world, you will
conform
to the world and its sinfulness.
If you revere God, you will conform to Him and His holiness.
To be like Jesus should the desire of every believer; not conforming to the world but being transformed by the power of God.
If you're wondering what in the world is going on;
people are becoming what they worship!
Idolatry is flourishing in the land with the worship of Rock Stars, Hollywood Stars and Sport's Stars.
We
desperately
need to return to the worship of Almighty God!
John 4:23
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
The Father is searching for those that will worship Him; wonderful things happen when you worship God.
2 Corinthians 3:18
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
That's what happens when you worship the Living God; it shows in your countenance, your attitude and actions.
But those that turn away from God are in a dangerous downward spiral and the further away from God they go, the uglier they become.
It all started with this little phrase:
"WHEN THEY KNEW GOD"
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SUCCESSFUL VBS
Ahoy Mates! MCOG VBS for 2018 is all wrapped up; and what a smashing success it was! It was a week filled with singing, praying, skits, puppets, games, food and fun, fun, fun!
It was a great adventure onto an uncharted island where kids were rescued by Jesus!
Kids learned the truth that Jesus carries them through every storm in life.
They learned about holding onto God's promises when they are lonely, they worry, they struggle, do wrong, and feel powerless.
They discovered how Jesus rescues us through life's storms.
Enough can't be said about our V.B.S Director, the 1st Lady, Gayle Jacobs Brackett; she did a phenomenal job putting it all together.
Just when you think they can't outdo last years; the set designers get more and more creative. We are so thankful for an outstanding team that worked so diligently to get the props for this year's theme. Our set designers are led by Pearlyn Bremer and Christina Cooper and they had a great supporting cast.
Also, V.B.S. is not V.B.S. without food! A big shout out goes to our kitchen galley: Livian Hunt, Windee Sanderson, Teddie Rollins, Shelley Smith & Kaci Sanderson.
You can see more pictures by clicking on our Facebook Page link below:
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YOUTH EXPLOSION
Our
"YOUTH EXPLOSION" is coming up August 10-12.
Join us for a spirit-
filled
event for all ages.
Guests include: Anointed music by Judah from Praising Place COG, Anointed preaching by Adrian Franklin, Andrew Flippo and Andy Nicholson.
Also, we are delighted to announce that this year, for one night only,
the Shepherds with be
with us in concert on S
aturday night.
The name
"The Shepherds" has become synonymous with Gospel Music. In the early 90's the group was formed out of Sandersville, GA and has turned into a mainstay in Gospel Music.
Some of the songs made popular by The Shepherds that have reached national chart status include: "A Friend of God", "It'll Be Hard Not Cry," "A Black Heart," "On My Knees," "I Am Here," "Move Oh Mountain," and their signature song "There's A Miracle In The Making."
There will also be drama teams and special singers attending! There will be a cookout and games on Saturday, 8/11 for all youth!
Bring your youth group for a life changing experience.
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EXCITING EVENTS
August is going to be a great month to look forward to.
We begin August by celebrating the anniversary of our church
(64 Years)
. We are so thankful for where the Lord has brought us from and where we are today. (1954-2018)
The 13th Annual Youth Explosion will be held Friday the 10th thru Sunday the 12th.
A
"Back-2-School Bash" will be held the 15th on Wednesday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m.
There will be a lot of fun activities, food and prizes.
Special Guest Preachers:
- Beth Baker, Sunday A.M. 19th
- Bill Phipps, Sunday P.M. 19th
- Jyothi Reddi, Wednesday 22nd (In 1993 God gave Jyothi a vision to care for the deprived children that roamed the streets of India. Today, with 500 children, the vision is still strong.)
On Sunday, the 26th, we will be having prayer for our Teachers and Students as they prepare to go back to school.
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