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Cornerstone Chronicles
Volume 1, Issue 4 September 2008
The Master Is Come, of the Lord Jesus Christ. and stress, why not allow the Lord
And Calleth For Thee Second, in II Corinthians 6:17 we to satisfy the longing in your soul?
read “Wherefore come out from Let Him do a work that none other
Today I would like to share a pas- among them, and be ye separate, can do. My friend would you
sage of scripture from the Gospel of saith the Lord, and touch not the consider today of hearing the Mas-
Schedule of Services
John Chapter 11. This famil- unclean thing; and I will receive ter's call? Jesus is here today and
Sunday School iar passage concerns the death of you”. In our present world there are He is calling for you, will you do
10:00 a.m. Lazarus, a very close friend of the many things that will try to draw us as Mary did and arise quickly and
Saviour. While we know that Jesus away from the service of the come to Him?
Sunday Worship
did indeed call him from the dead Lord. Mary had been sitting at the Fourth, He calls us to another
11:00 a.m. there is also another calling made house perhaps waiting to go to the sphere. John 14:1-3 says “Let not
Sunday Evening that is just as important. As Jesus graveyard, perhaps grieving over her your heart be troubled: ye believe
6:30 p.m. calls the dead in verse 43 to come loss, or perhaps just waiting for the in God, believe also in me. In my
Tuesday Youth Group
forth, He also makes another call in Lord to arrive. In any event the Lord Father’s house are many mansions:
verse 28, “And when she had so was on His way and He makes the if it were not so, I would have told
6:30 p.m. said, she went her way, and called call for Mary to come. It is always you. I go to prepare a place for
Wednesday Morning Mary her sister secretly, saying, The the Master's will to separate us from you. And if I go and prepare a
Bible Study Master is come, and calleth for the tragedies that come into our place for you, I will come again
9:30 a.m. thee.” lives. “Casting all your care upon and receive you unto myself; that
First, we must all answer the call of Him, for He careth for you” (I Peter where I am, there ye may be also.”
Wednesday Night Salvation, the Bible says in Romans 5:7). We can always depend on Him The Lord has made many calls in
Prayer Meeting 5:6 “For when we were yet without to meet our needs when we separate His word. It is up to us to answer
7:00 p.m. strength, in due time Christ died for ourselves from them. Greater is He these calls. We have the choice to
Junior Youth the ungodly”. Dear friend this was that within you than he that is within say yes to the call to salvation, to
you and me. Christ did for us what the world. accept the Lord Jesus Christ as
Thursday Night
we could not do for ourselves. The Third, He calls us to satisfaction. In Saviour and Lord, or we may
6:30—8:00 p.m. Bible also says “There is none other John 10:28 Jesus says, “And I give choose to reject His free gift. Why
name under Heaven given among unto them eternal life; and they shall not heed the calling of the Lord
men whereby we must be never perish, neither shall any man today and experience the joy of
UPCOMING EVENTS saved” (Acts 4:12). Remember it is pluck them out of my Father's knowing the true and loving God?
not church membership or church hand”. What a blessed promise this
HOMECOMING
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affiliation, race, gender, political is. We can be satisfied in the Sav-
September 21, 2008
featuring
status or anything else that will get iour. In this world of disappointment
One Voice & us to Heaven, it is simply the Blood
Jamie & Jennifer Vaughan
FORGIVENESS neither will your Father which is in soul. Consider this, when we have
“Are you forgiving totally . . . heaven forgive your trespasses.” As anger and bitterness in our hearts
completely . . . utterly . . . Jesus was on the cross He said “Father, against someone, who is the one that
absolutely . . . unconditionally . . . forgive them, for they know not what suffers? What happens when we
entirely . . . wholly?” they do.” Jesus offered forgiveness to hold a grudge and refuse to forgive or
the men who crucified Him even after hold ill feelings and anger against
This question is asked in the forward
Dinner after the a.m. service they nailed his hands and feet to the others? If we choose to hang on to
of Dr. R. T. Kendall’s book Total
in the fellowship hall. cross, even as they cast lots for his robe. our resentment, then we choose to
Forgiveness. Dr. James Kennedy
No evening service How can we not forgive those who hurt forfeit our daily walk with God. We
continues with this statement: “That is
us when we read in the Bible about this would rather have anger than joy and
how Jesus forgives the sinner, and He
REVIVAL loving and gracious example Jesus has that anger becomes more important
expects no less from us. More that
October 5—8, 2008 given us? Yes, forgiving someone who than God’s daily blessing. How can
that, He makes it the foundation of our
Billy Sampson has caused us hurt is possibly one of the there be room in our hearts for God if
prayer life: “If ye forgive not men
Sunday 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. most difficult things we have to do. our minds are filled with thoughts of
Monday—Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
their trespasses, neither will your
However we cannot have peace and anger and revenge rather than
Father forgive your tres-
harmony in our hearts and lives until we thoughts of fellowship with God?
passes” (Matt. 6:15)”.
learn how to forgive. Think of forgive-
Jesus does not suggest we forgive ness as a “gift of mercy that you give to
those who have hurt us, He does not “Let all bitterness, and wrath,
someone who has hurt you”. Jesus gave
request that we forgive those who hurt and anger, and clamour, and
HARVESTER’S QUARTET us the gift of mercy when He died on
us. Jesus commands us to forgive evil speaking, be put away from
October 19, 2008
the cross.
those who hurt us; that is if we expect you, with all malice:
11:00 a.m. In his book The Healing Power of For- And be ye kind one to another,
Jesus to forgive us! Mark 11:25 & 26
giveness, Ray Pritchard tells us that tender-hearted, forgiving one
says “And when ye stand praying,
“Forgiveness is not about fairness. another, even as God for Christ’s
forgive, if ye have ought against any:
Rather, it’s about grace.” We must sake hath forgiven you.”
that your Father also which is in
forgive because God has commanded it Ephesians 4:31, 32
heaven may forgive you your tres-
and because forgiveness is good for our
passes. But if you do not forgive,
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DARLINGTON, MD
PERMIT NO. 6
Cornerstone Missionary
Baptist Church
3135 Dublin Road Boxholder
Street, MD 21154
Phone: 410 658-8887
www.cornerstonebaptistmd.org
Pastor Tracy J. Duvall
tduvall50@yahoo.com
Youth Pastor Bob Herilla
bobabundantlife@aol.com
Please pray for Jason Kennedy
and his family as he goes to Iraq.
Send cards and letters offering your Our children are back in school for
friendship and support to another year. Pray for their safety and
strength as they face each new day.
AIC Jason Kennedy Encourage them to remain faithful to the Lord in their day to day
USAF, 332 ECES/CEF activities even as they witness to their friends and teachers.
APO AE 09315-9997
Remind our college students you are
praying for them by sending a card
or email of encouragement
Tim Battis
(Virginia Tech)
tbattis@vt.edu
Rob Vaughan, who is serving our country in the
Air Force, will be leaving for Iraq in October. Andrew Workman
Rob’s address will be in the next newsletter. 990 Orange Street
His new wife, Brandy, is also in the Air Force North Augusta, SC 29841
and is currently stationed in Hawaii. (Andrew is attending Victory Bible College)
Remember this young couple in your prayers.
