STANDING STONE BIBLE

WEEKLY

July 14, 2025

A Point from pastor

From the message yesterday morning. We went from a flood of water (beginning in Genesis 6) to a flood of fire in the future. I proposed that the wickedness of mankind in Noah's day was much about their trampling on doctrine contained in the first chapters of God's Word. They did not have the Ten Commandments. No Golden Rule. No 1,183 chapters after Genesis 6. What if much of the lawlessness in the final days to where God finally says "enough" again will be a trampling again on those first few chapters of Genesis? Note how we have been doing it:

Evolution/ Millions of Years... Genesis 1:1-26. God created, God said, God said "let us make man in our image" - we are not made in the image of a monkey! Praise God for your arm!
Gender confusion movement. Genesis 1:27. "Male and female He created them. No "preferred" pronouns - you were born with all of the parts installed. This is really about God's authority.
Radical environmentalism. Gen. 1:26-28. We are not the problem of creation; we are to be the caretaker. Good stewards!
A.I. / Transhumanism. We are made in God's image, yet, much of this movement is about we transcending humanity with technology. This is really much about self-identification / moral relativism/ and our radical bodily autonomy (including autonomy that says we can kill a human being growing inside of our body). This is much about us saying "I want to be like God"!
Redefinition of marriage and family. Gen. 2:22-24. Marriage is one man and one woman... in a cleaved relationship. Now no-fault divorce, living together, same-sex unions, and throuples... and what's next?
Devaluing work. Genesis 2:15. We are to be working. Now there is a growing disdain for labor and a growing entitlement mentality. More identify with leisure than vocation. Work is a blessing and is to glorify God and reflect His creative character.
Deconstructing Christianity / Denying inherited sin. We are born with a "want to" sin. All fell from Adam on... by nature, children of wrath (Eph. 2:30). We are not naturally good as the world would tell us. Deconstruction has no good destination... it leads to apostasy. Outside of Christ, "all other ground is sinking sand."

Be ready... stand firm... We are getting closer to the day God says, "enough!"

LIGHThouse News

LIGHThouse Calendar

THIS WEEK

Here are the highlights of classes and events THIS week

TLT, Teen Life Truths - This 10-week study of basic life principles for those entering 6th grade is Wednesday nights, from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Older grades may also join in. After TLT, they will join with the LIGHThouse.

Ladies - Join in with the other SSB gals for a Bunco Night at 7pm, Friday, July 18th.

For the Master - Ministering tonight at 6:15pm (Remington Heights). Also, upcoming in July:

July 24 @ 3:30pm - Marquis Place
July 31 @ 2pm - Echo Hills

Parenting Class - Parents, we will work through Tedd Tripp's updated video teaching, "Shepherding Your Child's Heart," on Saturday mornings beginning this Saturday - 9 to 10:30am. These six sessions will be July 12, 19, 26, and August 2, 16 and 23 (no class on 8/9). Childcare will be available. Do make every effort to attend this as a blessing to you and your kids.

Information Class - Those interested in learning more about SSB, her history and future, as well as learning more of membership may join a 3-session information class that began last Sunday during the SS hour (8:45 am). You may still join.

upcoming events

Make note of the classes and events available in the near future

July Business Meeting - July 27... We occasionally have a brief summer business meeting to provide updates. Plan on attending after the worship service for a meeting that morning. Agenda items: Money update, storefront & outreach update

Baptism Class - You? We are wanting to offer a baptism class in the near future if there is interest. Let one of the pastors know of your following Christ this way or just learning more.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

- Matthew 6:33

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

- Psalm 1:1-2

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

- Hebrews 11:6

the Lord's day

We talked of faith much. How important faith is. How rational faith in God is (the three "C's" and the three "tions"). And, how important it is that our faith be growing. We promoted the parenting class - parents this is so important!

The message begin our intro into the letter of Jude and we considered apocalyptic warnings (see introduction of the "Weekly" above).

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Be the Church

We Must Suffer

We must suffer. Luke writes that Paul and Barnabas, teaching in Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, was “encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22). Every one of us is chastised by God – it is to be His child (Heb. 12:6). When you and I suffer, it is at the very hand of God. Job could not see what we can read in Job 1. God set that whole thing up. And Job was one who “was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil” (Job 1:1). Should we be surprised that we will suffer in this life? Satan means it for harm, but God means it for our good (Rom. 8:28) and for the good of those around us. Your pain can bless others through your faith, humility, and willingness to grow and be used by God through it. Do not waste your suffering. Be the church!

“It was out of a deep sense of need, as I despaired of my Christian life, that I made a startling discovery that for seven years I had missed the whole point of my salvation, that Crist had not died just to save me from hell and one day get me to heaven, but that I might become available to Him - for Him to live his life through me ”

- Major W. Ian Thomas

Prayer Prods

McFarling family as they mourn George
Amy M in for surgery (hip) on Tuesday
Joe & Elaine to Mayo for Joe's cancer
Jimmy Br recovering from surgery
Linda W - important court hearing on Wednesday
Mary T/ Holly's dad (Bruce) as they recover from surgery
Tish Frey moving in two weeks

Weekly Prayer Prods