July 21, 2024
“It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.” ~ Psalm 92:2 (NLT) ~
A RUT AND A ROUTINE
On a rugged highway somewhere inAlaska a warning sign says, “Choose your rut carefully. You’ll be in it for the next 200 miles.” Though I’m not fond of the word rut, this is actually good advice for life.
It would be better to say: “Choose your routine carefully. You’ll be tied to it for awhile. It determines what your future becomes, so make sure you’re comfortable with it.”
For the past three weeks we have been looking at Psalm 101 in our Sunday Morning Worship Service. I titled my second sermon of the series on this chapter “Book of Days.” And some of you may even remember that the sermon was about the fact that our lives are lived not one decade, or year, or month, or even one week at a time. Our lives are always measured in “one day at a time” increments. I encouraged all of us to develop a routine of daily praise to God morning and evening as King David did in his life. To do that presupposes that we either have a daily routine now or that we are willing to develop one now.
People often refer to a “daily routine” as if it’s a negative thing as if it’s something you need to break in order to fully live. But what if your daily routine was designed in a way that could make your life everything you’ve dreamed it could be? Wouldn’t this be a routine worth living for?
King David said, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12 (ESV) ~
Another way to say it:
“Help us understand that life is short. What we do every day really matters.”
Our challenge is to organize our days in such a way so as to create a daily routine that includes time for everything important.
Stephen Covey said it this way:
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
Look at today’s to-do list. It will take you either somewhere good, or nowhere good. It depends on whether you’ve chosen a rut or a routine.
Blessings on your week. This is a good week to examine your daily habits deciding which should stay and which may need to be kicked out of your rut er routine. I look forward to seeing you in worship or online. I will continue to dissect Psalm 101 as we are discovering King David’s path to an AUTHENTIC LIFESTYLE. This Sunday I will conclude this series on Psalm 101, discovering why every day we must continually be Obsessed with the Best. It’s the daily rut/routine that we should continue in!
Pastor Terrell
P.S.
Alittle more on the “Well Done” side for this week: Last month I shared that First Southern was #10 in ourArizona Mission Network of Southern Baptist in per-capita giving to the SBC Cooperative Program in 2023. Now this month it is reported that First Southern was 4th in overall giving and 2nd in per-capita giving to ourArizona Mission Network State Offering in 2023. You continually amaze me at your unparalleled generosity!
ScheduleforSunday,July21,2024:
The Saints Class @ 9:00 AM Room #201 Ruth Class @ 9:00 AM Room #202
Prayer Room open @ 9:00 AM Room #206
Preschool Worship opens @ 10:15 AM KID CITY
Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:30 AM in Worship Center
Kidz4Christ (K-6th) dismissed during Morning Worship
Schedulefortherestoftheweek:
Tuesday@ 10 AM Men’s Bible Study in Room #202; Women’s Activity in Fellowship Hall
Wednesday@ 6:30 PM Youth Group in Fellowship Hall
Thursday@ 6:00 PM Mid-Week Bible Study and Prayer in Fellowship Hall
YOUTH GROUP CONCERT
July 26, 2024 6 - 9:30 PM Meet @ Church
Women’s Ministry Summer Activities @ 10 AM Fellowship Hall
July 23rd is Craft Day: Card-Making
Friday@ 6:00 PM Teens leave church for NEWSBOYS Concert with our activities. Share the Good News of Jesus! Gospel Conversations Total : 49,094 got questions?
This study is coming in August & September. Immerse: Beginnings Bible is the second of six volumes for use in IMMERSE: The Bible Reading Experience. Beginnings takes the reader on a new and unique journey through the first five books for the Bible: The Pentateuch. Register on your Connection Card.
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Deacon of the Week: Doug Crow
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Morning Worship
“Glorious is Thy Name” “Firm Foundation”
“Create in Me a Clean Heart” “I Will Walk”
Welcome & Offertory Prayer
GENEROUS PEOPLE
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Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30AM - 2:30PM
Senior Pastor Terrell Eldreth: 619-244-6265
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Worship Pastor Bart Young 928-254-8713
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“Grace Greater Than Our Sin” “Jesus Messiah” “The Wonder of Your Cross”
AUTHENTIC LIFESTYLE
King David and the Message of Psalm 101 Obsessed with the Best Psalm 101:6-8 “Find Us Faithful”
I Will Walk Kidz4Christ dismissed
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