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Fred Sales

Thank You For Being Our Pastor

Today, we want to say thank you
For how you walk in truth
To share God's Word, salvation, life
That will each soul renew.

Thank you for the time you spend
The hours you gladly give,
Unfolding of God's perfect way
The only way to live.

Thank you for your shepherding,
Leading on the upward path,
For prayerful concern and visitation,
Caring from the heart.

Thank you for how you are fulfilling
The call of God you heard,
Sharing of the gift He gave
To bless us with His Word.

Grace and peace to you from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God every time I remember you.
In all my prayers for you, I always pray with joy
because of your partnership in the gospel from
the first day until now, being confident of this,
that He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion until
the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:2-6

OUR CHURCH

The purpose of the church is to worship God (Luke 4:8; John 4:23; Rev. 4:10), study His Word (2 Tim. 2:15; 1 Cor. 4:6), pray (Acts 2:42), love one another (John 13:35; Phil. 1:1-4), help each other (Gal. 6:2), partake of baptism and the Lord's supper (Luke 22:19-20), to learn how to live as godly people (Titus 2:11-12), and to be equipped to evangelize the world (Eph. 4:12; Matt. 28:18-20).

God has given us teaching elders, who are called pastors, so that we might be equipped "for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ," (Eph. 4:12). 1 Cor. 12:28 tells us that, "God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues." The term "body of Christ" is another name for the Christian church.

Macedonia Baptist Church

OUR CHURCH

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