Christmas For You!

Bluelick Bible Church has several ways of saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" to you. Truly our hope is that you will know the true meaning of Christmas.

This Sunday evening at 6 PM our Kids4Truth and Children's Department will present CHRISTMAS CAROL at 6 PM followed by a Christmas cookie fellowship. Bring the whole family and enjoy this special evening.
If you enjoy candlelight and carols you will want to join us for our Christmas Candlelight service which will be held on Tuesday, December 23rd at 7 PM. There will be special music along with an all sing Christmas Carols in the atmosphere of candlelight. God's Word will rejoice your heart with the wonderful message that Jesus Christ came into the world to save us from our sins.

May you find it easy to Keep CHRIST in your CHRISTmas!

PRAISE THE LORD!

We are Praising the Lord with the Angels for two men who recieved Jesus Christ as their personal Savior on Wednesday evening during our special meetings with the Ron Comfort Team.
Please Note THURSDAY NIGHT will be the last night of these meetings. This is a change in the our plans. If you have not come yet and were planning to come Friday night, please come tomorrow Night. You will be glad you did.

Be Ye Thankful

Three very important words for all of us. BE YE THANKFUL! We indeed should be Thankful! We should focus our thanks to the Lord who is our Maker and Redeemer. The Psalmist was thankful for sins forgiven - Ps 103:2-3 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. 1 Peter 1:3 reminds us that this forgiveness is part of the new birth. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Our thanks should extend to everything. 1 Thess 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. The expression of this thanks is most easily expressed as we bring every thing to the Lord in prayer. Phil 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.KJV

Thank you for helping with Heartland Baptist Churches request regarding the expression of our religious freedom. The city counsel was listening and it has made a difference. Please continue to pray that the December 4th meeting will result in churches being totally exempt from the revised ordinance concerning canvassers.

Thank The LORD with Us as we begin our F.R.A.N.T.astic Meetings with Dr. Ron Comfort this Sunday at 9:30 AM. Sunday is Friend Day! Monday is Relatives Day! Tuesday is Associates Day! Wednesday is Neighbors Day! Thursday is Teens Day and Friday is Prophecy Night. Please plan to come and bring someone to every service. The weeknight meetings will be held at 7:oo PM.

We are thankful for the fun fellowships that we are able to enjoy here at Bluelick Bible Church. The Primetimers had a wonderful Western night recently and they had a great time as you can see by the pictures. Their next big event is the Christmas banquet being held at the Old Barn Outback on December 12th. Come Join the Fun.

Free Exercise of Faith

You can help maintain the free exercise of our faith in Marysville, Ohio. The Heartland Baptist Church is very concerned about an upcoming ordinance that is being presented to city council on November 20, 2008. The ordinance is calledthe Green River Ordinance and is designed to protect citizens from scams and crimes committed by door-to-door salesmen and canvassers, But without and exemption for churches, the law would require a $75 permit and fingerprints from each canvasser, ban leaving literature at the door, and would make setting foot on a property with a "no soliciting" sign a crime.

Heartland Baptist Church was begun in part by the freedom to go door to door passing out literature and talking to people inviting them to services. Please pray that this ordinance will not pass in its present form.

Please consider sending a note/letter of concern to the counsel, explaining your interest in this type of legislation. While you are not a Marysville resident, sharing your name, location and concern may be of influence on the counsel.

All e-mail may be sent to cpatterson@marysvilleohio.org for communication with the counsel.

Thanks for your prayers and your help!

Anticipating A Blessing!

We have two very exciting events coming up here at Bluelick Bible Church. The first is coming this weekend, November 15th & 16th. This Saturday beginning at 1:30 pm, Mr. Steve Curington, founder and president of Reformers Unanimous will be training us in preparation for the start of a new chapter of RUI right here in Lima. This is a faith based addiction program that uses the Word of God to break the bondage of addictions. Mr. Curington will also be preaching in our 9:30 AM service, our 11:00 AM Sunday School and our 6 PM service. If you know anyone who is struggling with an addiction, encourage them, even bring them to one or all of these meetings.

The second event that promises to be a blessing will begin November 30th with Dr. Ron Comfort and his team as they come to minister through December 5th. Dr. Comfort has been with us before and we are excited about the powerful God centered preaching that will be given during this week. We are calling these days F.R.A.N.T.astic Meetings! F. stands for friends, R. stands for relatives, A. stands for associates, N. stands for neighbors and T. stands for Teens. Our goal is to bring friends, relatives, associates, neighbors and teens to these meetings. Pray with us for God's blessing on these F.R.A.N.T.astic meetings.

End Time Praying

Luke 18:1-8 is preceded by Jesus speaking about the Lord's return in chapter 17 and ends in verse 8 with a reference to the Lord's return. This then gives us the context of how we should be praying in the end times. Second Timothy 3:1-3 describes for us what the end times will look like. The description is frighteningly like today. So then here is a parable that can be applied to us today. "Men ought always to pray, and not to faint" - Luke 18:1b. Lessons to consider from the Widow and unjust Judge: These are lessons in contrast!

• The Widow was a stranger - We are Children of God. See John 1:12 & Matthew 6:9-13.
• The Widow had no easy access to the judge - We have open access into His presence and may come at anytime to get the help we need. See Hebrews 4:14-16.
• The Widow had no friend at court to help her case on the docket - But when we pray, we have in Heaven a Savior who is our Advocate. See 1 John 2:1.
• The Widow had no promises that she could claim as she tried to convince the judge to hear her case - When we pray we can open our Bible and claim the promises of God. See Jeremiah 33:3.
• Perhaps the greatest contrast is that the Widow came to a court of law, but God's children come to a throne of Grace,"that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need".

Pray for America and Plead for God's Mercy for we surely NEED IT IN OUR DAY!

"Serve the Lord with Gladness"

What are we as believers to do in times like these? The psalmist encourages some specific actions that will bring honor to God and keep our focus in the right place.
Psalm 100
1. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Praise the Lord and singing unto Him. This is the outcome of a Spirit filled life. See Ephesians 5:18 & 19.
3. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Know, understand, accept that we are His creation. Further that we as believers become his children (John 1:12). This relationship is one of special care. We are the sheep of His pasture, recall David's rehearsal of this care in the 23rd Psalm.
4. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Thankfulness will keep your spirit sweet.
5. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. If you will focus on the Lord and remember his truth, mercy and goodness you will have reason to be thankful.