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Dear Friend,
In Acts 2:42-47, the Apostle Luke describes the
life of the early church in Jerusalem
shortly after the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost:
And they devoted
themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship,
to the breaking
of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and
many wonders
and signs were being done through the apostles.And all who believed
were together
and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions
and belongings
and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by
day, attending
the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received
their food with
glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the
people. And
the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
This is one of my favorite pictures of the Church
of Jesus Christ in the Bible. It
looks to me like a little bit of heaven on earth!
Of course the Church of our Lord
has not always looked like this.
Sadly, we must confess that often we have been in
love with the things that the present
generation considers good, and have undervalued
the basic building blocks of the church:
the pure gospel of our Lord Jesus, a God-centered
focus, a devotion to the systematic
teaching and preaching of God's word, strong family
relationships, and loving concern for
people made in the image of God.
We at Rock Creek are asking our Lord that He would
make us into the kind of church we
see in Acts chapter two. We know that this is His
plan for us and we have no reason to
doubt His ability to bring it about. Jesus promised
that He would build His church and
the gates of Hell would not prevail against it!
On behalf of the membership of Rock Creek Baptist
Church I would like to invite you
to be our special guest sometime soon. We meet Sundays
at 9:45 a.m. for Bible Study,
and 11 a.m. for worship (We have a nursery for babies
and toddlers but encourage parents
to help their children to grow in their love for
God and His word by teaching them to sit
still and listen attentively in the worship service.)
In addition, we have a Wednesday
evening fellowship meal that begins at 6 p.m. and
Bible Study and prayer at 7 p.m.
If you have any questions feel free to get in touch
with us. My numbers are: (817) 891-2074,
or email at dhelms7@sbcglobal.net. You can call our church
office at (817) 297-1279. If we can
help you to know our Lord Jesus Christ better or
help you in any way, please let us know.
Yours for His Glory,
Doug Helms
Pastor, Rock Creek Baptist Church
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