First Corinthians Baptist Church

Scripture

Job 14:1 KJV

⁴³ Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.       

Announcements

Calling all children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family and friends, FCBC presents 2024 Back to School Read-a-thon. All school age kids Pre-K thru College are eligible to participate in the Read-a-thon to be entered into a drawing to win a Gift Card prize.

RULES:

WHO: all school age kids in school are able to participate ( members and guests of FCBC)

WHAT: read book, article or webpage and submit 5-sentence summary; each summary submission put reader’s name in drawing for a prize. For example, 5 article summaries submitted will put reader’s name in drawing 5 times.

WHEN: Submission will be accepted July 28 thru August 24; drawing for prizes will be held on Sunday, August 25.

HOW: Reader’s can submit summary through online form on FCBC website: https://www.firstcorinthiansbcbaltimore.org/53-2/

Or can submit paper form to church clerk Chelsea Whittington (paper form can be submitted in person, a picture of completed form can be send via text or email chelseapr88@gmail.com).

For more information contact church clerk Chelsea Whittington.

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FCBC Family and Friends Day Crab Feast tickets are for sale:

Sunday, September 15, 2024, 2:00pm – 6:00pm, Donation $70.00 See flyer for more information.

Psalm 30

Susy wept as she sat outside the hospital’s intensive care unit—waves of paralyzing fear sweeping over her. The tiny lungs of her two-month-old baby were filled with fluid, and doctors said they were doing their best to save him but gave no guarantees. At that moment she says she “felt the sweet, gentle nudging of the Holy Spirit reminding [her] to worship God.” With no strength to sing, she played praise songs on her phone over the next three days in the hospital. As she worshiped, she found hope and peace. Today, she says the experience taught her that “worship doesn’t change God, but it definitely changes you.”

Facing desperate circumstances, David called out to God in prayer and praise (Psalm 30:8). One commentator notes that the psalmist prayed “for grace issued in praise and transformation.” God turned David’s “wailing into dancing” and he declared that he would “praise [God] forever”—in all circumstances (vv. 11-12). While it can be hard to praise God during painful times, it can lead to transformation. From despair to hope, from fear to faith. And He can use our example to encourage and transform others (vv. 4-5).

Susy’s baby boy was restored to health by God’s grace. While not all challenges in life will end as we hope they will, He can transform us and fill us with renewed joy (v. 11) as we worship Him even in our pain. 

By:  Tom Felten

SOURCE: https://odb.org/2024/07/28/transforming-worsh

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