The Church of Christ with the Elijah Message Blog

Today was a great day to cap off the 2010 Assembly of the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message.  In the morning Elder Edward Coffey lead a word study that covered the 35th and 36th messages. It is amazing how all the words that God gives flow together.

After lunch Evangelist Norris Purifoy talked about how God and his word is always the same and does not change.  He is the beginning and the end. We have to follow the true spirit of God and his commandments. We need to do his bidding, not our own.

After Norris taught, Evangelist Chris Laws spoke on repentance and baptism.  We have to follow God’s plan to receive our salvation, we can not alter it in any way. That way is by Faith, Repentance, and Baptism.

Right before dinner, Aaron E. Staley was baptized into the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message. It was a great celebration of a new birth in Christ

The Baptism:

The conformation:

In the evening Apostle Terry Laws and Disciple Beck recapped the week and emphasized how we need to follow all the words of God.  After Terry spoke sacraments were served to the members present.

This morning Disciple Beck continued his video presentation on the missionary trip to Africa.  It was amazing to watch the people half way around the word love the same God with the same belief. After Robert was finished, Apostle Terry did a word study on the 34th Message.

In the afternoon Elder Darrin Bellamy preached on the need for faith and how it plays a role in our walk with God.

Also in the afternoon Evangelist Chris Laws preached on the topic of action and how we are supposed to follow God’s will not our own.  Not every action is of God, but no action is not the answer either.

In the evening service Elder Phil Meihls recounted some of his favorite verses from the message book.

God really bless this afternoon and evening Terry Laws talked about obedience to the word of God and being accountable to yourself and God.  Terry also taught about the one true spirit of God and how we need to follow it and not the spirit of the Devil.

In the evening service Robert Beck talked about one church and how we need to work together in the peace of the Lord.  Robert taught us that that we need to do our job and not worry about everyone else.  Satan has put his hands on lots of people who are trying to stop the true word of God. If we stand together in the truthfulness of Christ, God will prevail.

Evangelist Tim Gosier teaching on Sunday morning of  Assembly.

Disciple Robert Beck preaching in the evening.

Had a great Sunday morning. Bro Tim Gosier did a great job tell us how faith is so important and how it affects our lives.  We will be back this afternoon for more preaching.

Message 69:9

“This is a holy work and mankind must come humbly before the Lord. Let repentance and baptism be the answer in action by each one coming into this work. Let the hands be laid on all that the Spirit might come to them in great power and deliverance in time of trials. Let great faith rule in love. Let peace be in each heart and soul, in your homes, and avoid contentions. Trust not in traditions of men, nor the ways of man, nor flesh. They will not save you.”

When we are looking for the truth that Jesus teaches us in the bible, it is important to get to basics and find it ourselves.  We need to know what we believe is true because God told us through the sprite, not our friends or family.  Each one of us has our own salvation to worry about, and only we can attain it. To be able to join God’s church, there has to be a path that has been set forth to follow.  That path is repentance, baptism, and laying on of hands.  This path has not changed for 2000+ years.  Lets not get caught up in the tradition that men have added over time, God does not change.