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.