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Kitchens Creek Baptist Church
7231 Monroe Hwy @ Kitchens Creek Rd
Ball, Louisiana 71405

Email: Pastor Milton W Howard
Mailing:  PO Box 740
Ball, LoUiSiAna  71405-0740

Weekly Church Bulletin
October 12, 2025

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On Getting Older – Pastor Henry Mahan

Let us correct our attitude toward getting older.  Believers must not allow the carnal thinking of this world to form our opinions and attitudes.  The reason so much emphasis is placed on youth, physical strength and beauty, riches and possessions is because this is all that the worldling has and when these are gone—all is gone!  Actually age, while it mars outward beauty, should bring us real lasting beauty—which is inward grace, mercy and peace.  Age will decrease our physical strength but should increase our spiritual strength.  We grow in faith, love and patience.  Age may make our arms weak and trembly, but it should establish us more firmly on the everlasting arm.  Age may make the present less sure but it gives us assurance of the certainty of the future.  I’ll always be young in Christ!  My steps may be slower but I walk with the King.  My eyes may be dimmer but as I see less of the world I see more of my Lord.  My ears may be dull but I hear His Voice more clearly.  My body may be weak but I am stronger in faith.  I may not know the latest story but I know the old, old story a little better.  I may not be surrounded by as many human admirers but I am surrounded by a heavenly host which waits to take me home.

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A young man had preached a message – and afterwards asked one of the elderly men of the church what he thought about the sermon – the elderly man said, "Well, it was a mighty poor sermon".

The young man was offended – saying how much he had studied – and rehearsed the delivery – got some good illustrations and stories – but the elderly man said all that was well and good, except "there was no Christ in your sermon".

The young man said, "But sir, Christ was not in the text" – to which the elderly replied, "Son, Christ is in every text – And your business as a preacher is to find that road in that text that leads to Calvary and get on that road just as quickly as you can".

COPIED

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"All Things"
Excerpt from A.W. Pink’s book, "The Sovereignty of God"

Without a doubt a world-crisis is at hand, and everywhere men are alarmed. But God is not! He is never taken by surprise. It is no unexpected emergency which now confronts Him, for He is the One who “worketh all things after the counsel of His own will” (Ephesians 1:11).  Hence, though the world is panic-stricken, the word to the believer is, “Fear not”! “All things” are subject to His immediate control: “all things” are moving in accord with His eternal purpose, and therefore, “all things” are “working together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” It must be so, for “of Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things” (Romans 2:36). Yet how little is this realized today even by the people of God! Many suppose that He is little more than a far-distant Spectator, taking no immediate hand in the affairs of earth.  It is true that man has a will, but so also has God. It is true that man is endowed with power, but God is all-powerful. It is true that, speaking generally, the material world is regulated by law, but behind that law is the law-Giver and law-Administrator. Man is but the creature. God is the Creator, and endless ages before man first saw the light “the mighty God” (Isaiah 9:6) existed, and ere the world was founded, made His purpose; and being infinite in power and man only finite, His purpose and will cannot be withstood or thwarted by the creatures of His own hands.

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CALL TO WORSHIP
Anna Letitia Waring – 1854 

(Lamentations 3:22)  "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. "

My heart is resting, O my God,

I will give thanks and sing;

My heart is at the secret source

Of every precious thing.

I thirst for springs of heavenly life,

And here all day they rise;

I seek the treasure of Thy love,

And close at hand it lies.

I have a heritage of joy,

That yet I must not see;

But the hand that bled to make it mine

Is keeping it for me.

And a new song is in my mouth,

To long-loved music set:

"Glory to Thee for all the grace

I have not tasted yet."

My heart is resting, O my God,

My heart is in Thy care;

I hear the voice of joy and health

Resounding everywhere.

"Thou art my portion, saith my soul,"

Ten thousand voices say,

And the music of their glad Amen

Will never die away.

(Tune: "My Faith Has Found A Resting Place")