Remsen Bible Fellowship

Audio  Who Can Stand Before Him? 1 Samuel 5:1-7:1; Remsen Bible Fellowship; 10/04/2020 Introduction Do you find yourself concerned about the world? Wondering what God is up to amidst the chaos? There is a right way and a wrong way to experience such concern.  We should see and mourn sin. We should especially see and mourn our sin, cf Isaiah 6:5 But we should never be concerned about God’s control over events. He takes the blackest darkest night, and is working his will We will see three truths about God in our text; God’s Supremacy, God’s Severity, & God’s Sanctity But first, we must remember the dark night of the circumstance, 1 Samuel 4:22 The ark of God had gone into exile, v21 & 22   God’s Supremacy, 5:1-5 v1-2, The Philistines carry away the ark and place it in the temple of their god, Dagon a Canaanite god whom the Philistines adopted and placed at the top of their pantheistic order God of agriculture/storms The God whose feast Samson ruined in Judges 16:23-...

Our Core Commitments We believe the following commitments flow naturally from both our stated mission and our doctrinal commitments. Because we exist for the glory of God, our desire is to follow and worship Jesus Christ while influencing others to do likewise. This Christ-following life, the life of a disciple, takes a particular shape. Some of the most central aspects of this discipleship are outlined under following five headings: Word, Prayer, Holiness, Love, and Mission. Holiness "As he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct" ( 1 Peter 1:15 ). When God saves his people, he sets them apart and calls them to live lives distinct from the world. We commit to live personal lives of repentance from sin ( 1 John 1:8-9 ) We commit to live lives of tangible and sacrificial love for others ( John 13:34-35 ) We commit to live by the marriage and sexual ethics set forth in the Bible ( Hebrews 13:4 ) We commit to live lives of integrity that are abov...