Does Your Life Please God?

Scripture from Romans 12:1-21.


In the first part of the book of Romans Paul gave a theological explanation of the plan of salvation and our relation to it. In Chapter 12 he turned from the theological to the practical to describe how we should live a Christian life. His first premise was that we should live a life pleasing to God by presenting ourselves as a living sacrifice and living under the direction of the Holy Spirit.

Living in the Spirit and loving our neighbors is a true expression of worship toward God. Those two things make us pleasing in God's sight.

Prayer requests:
Brenda B - elbow surgery Friday
Doug B - family moved to AR
Bo W - Beasley's friend, heart surgery
Wayne W - Beasley's friend
Mr. Shipp - to Afghanistan, Mr. Imn -surgery and Mr. Frye-fell - all friends and neighbors of the Seeleys
Ken M - SIL of Robersons -lost job
Travelers now and in the weeks to come
Mr. May and Lynda McA's - one yr since wife/mother passed away
Former church members with hurt feelings. We need to be concerned and let them know and show them we care.
Unspoken requests

Praises:
Gleeda's grandson - Isaac P being baptized today at North Park
Dianne B was re-baptized this week here
Brenda S had a few good days this week
Lesley C received grant from CBS42 and will purchase machine helpful in her Speech and Language classes. Rogers' daughter.

Fall Family Night is tomorrow. Come help if you can! We'll have fun as cowboys and cowgirls with genuine saddles provided by Marsha and Randy. Thanks to them and Carolyn and all for contributions and help. Be there by 4:30 if you can. We'll be there from 5-7 and then everyone who wants to will go out to eat. (As Buddy said in the worship service today - Baptists meet and eat!)

Buddy will speak on Wednesday night at 6 about their experiences since January with Grace and her health issues. With all the treatment and medications etc she's had over these months there is still no definite diagnosis. I assume she's turned 16 by now and we continue to lift her and her family to the Lord in prayer. Not the life an active teenager and her family planned. They know that God is in control.

Jerry Bailey will be teaching Sundays, the 6th and 13th. We'll be on the road from the 5th to the 15th. Pray for safe travels as we drive to Texas and Arizona. Don will work a little, we'll do a little sightseeing and meet our kids and grandkids for a wedding on 11-11-11!

Birthday Night will be on the 14th. Dessert by Carolyn. 6:30 Munoz.

Thanksgiving Dinner at church on Wed. the 16th.

Ladies will gather for lunch at P F Chang's on the 18th.

Lots going on! Pray for all the needs we are aware of as well as those we aren't. Pray for your family, your friends and include yourself as you seek to live for God each and every day!

WE ARE TO LIVE SO THAT OUR BEHAVIOR PLEASES GOD.

BE YE FISHERS OF ME. YOU CATCH 'EM, HE'LL CLEAN 'EM!

DON'T WAIT FOR 6 STRONG MEN TO TAKE YOU TO CHURCH.

To God be the Glory! Great things He has done --- and will CONTINUE to do!