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New Beginnings

January 2, 2023 admin Devotionals No Comments

When a new year begins, many people take up resolutions and make plans for the next 365 days of the year. Some resolve to get out of debt, to reach a new goal, to get better grades, to lose weight, or one of a thousand other ideas that people begin the year with and usually give up by the end of January. As people enter the new year, they often see it as a blank slate that can be used to accomplish all the goals that were left undone in the previous year. It is another chance to reach a goal. It is a new page in the book of life. It is a new and fresh beginning.

As we enter a new year, I want to draw our attention to four important words found in the first verse of the first chapter of the first book of the Bible: “In the beginning God…” (Genesis 1:1). The book of Genesis means “origin” and it has been called the “book of beginnings.” In it, we see the beginning of Heaven, Earth, mankind, marriage, God’s Sabbath, sin, sacrifice, prophecy, human government, nations of the earth, and the family of Israel. We see the beginning of time and matter. All that we have and know has its origin in the book of Genesis. Genesis acts as the fountain head for many of the major doctrines that flow through the Bible.

Just as the first book of the Bible begins with God, so we must begin this new year with our hearts aligned with God’s will. All our planning and organizing is vain if it is not submitted to God’s will for our lives. We can scheme and plan but the Bible says “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it…” (Psalm 127:1). Unless the Lord is the director of our plans, we are laboring in vain. James 4:13-15 says, “Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the LORD will, we shall live, and do this, or that.” All our resolving, our planning, our arranging must find its origin in a life that is submitted to God. It is only by God’s good grace that we have another breath, another day, another month, another year. May we begin our year by making a resolution to honor and serve the One who gave us both physical and spiritual life.

Another year I enter
Its history unknown;
Oh, how my feet would tremble
To tread its paths alone!
But I have heard a whisper,
I know I shall be blest;
“My presence shall go with thee,
And I will give thee rest.”
(Unknown author)

~Pastor Aaron Francis

What is the Meaning of Christmas?

November 29, 2022 admin Uncategorized No Comments

Consider the meaning of Christmas from John 1:1-14 by watching the video below from last year’s (2021) Candlelight service: 

 

  1. The Incarnation of Christ (v. 14)
    • The Miracle of the Incarnation
    • The Humility of the Incarnation
  2. The Identity of Christ (vv. 1-5, 9-10)
    • Christ is the Eternal God
    • Christ is the Creator of All Things
    • Christ is the Giver of Life
    • Christ is the Light of the World
  3. The Invitation of Christ (vv. 11-13)
    • “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.” (1 Peter 3:18)
    • Friend, your greatest problem is sin…your greatest hope is a Savior!
    • When Christ went to the Cross, He was punished for our sins…and He became our substitute! And now God offers you the ‘gift of spiritual and eternal life’!
    • Romans 6:23- “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through the Jesus Christ our Lord.”
    • Friend, the greatest gift you will ever receive is not something wrapped under the tree at home…the greatest gift you will ever receive was wrapped up in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger!
    • That gift is Christ! It is the ‘gift of God’s amazing grace’ that can save a wretch, that can give spiritual sight to the blind, that can bring the lost into the family of God.
    • The Bible says that God is “…not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9).
    • John 1:12- “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
    • Has there ever been a time in your life, when you have received the gift of salvation in Christ?

Christmas Candlelight Service (2022)

November 29, 2022 admin Uncategorized No Comments

We invite you to join us for a Christmas Candlelight Service at Legacy Baptist Church!

When: Wednesday, December 21st at 7 PM

Where: Legacy Baptist Church (302 Oakland Ave., Oakland, IA 51560)

Join us for a special evening of singing Christmas carols

and reflecting on the true meaning of the Christmas story!

“For unto you is born this day…a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)

Welcome!

November 11, 2022 admin Welcome No Comments

Welcome to the “Pastor’s Page” on Legacy Baptist Church’s website! I trust that you have been able to smoothly navigate our website and find what you are searching for.

The most important message on this website is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you have never received by faith the message of the Gospel, please visit the following page: “The Gospel”. If you have any questions about God, the Bible, Jesus Christ, or the Gospel message, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. 

The purpose of this page is to provide timely articles, devotionals, and quotes that strengthen one’s faith and point to the sufficient Word of God for clear answers in these uncertain times! 

To God Be the Glory,

Pastor Aaron Francis

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