Family Devotionals For Today

Good morning!

Since services are canceled today, I thought I would encourage you to have a family Bible & worship time today... (more)

BDBC Church Cancelled This Morning

Dear BDBC Family,
 
  After speaking at length to Benjamin this morning, we believe it would be best to cancel church services today for the safety of our church family. It was a difficult decision to reach. I was willing to have services, but we agreed that it might be dangerous to travel home after services. The weather is supposed to deteriorate through  the morning with additional snow, falling temperatures and icing roads. The winds will be blowing snow in Milwaukee soon. Visibility is greatly reduced at my house already.

  Christmas music practice for adults and children will be moved to Wednesday night at 6:45 PM. The adults who are not part of the Christmas music programs will have a prayer meeting. Supper will still be at 6:00 PM on Wednesday.

                                                                                        Love and stay warm,
                                                                                          Pastor Larry

Blizzard Alert for BDBC

Dear BDBC Family,

As you may be aware, at 2:00 PM this afternoon the National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Milwaukee and surrounding counties for tonight through 6 PM Sunday. I will make a determination regarding whether we will have Sunday services at 7:00 AM. Should services be canceled, I will send another email. There would also be a notice posted on the church website. The following media outlets will have information regarding a possible cancellation of our services:


Television Stations:
WITI- Fox 6
WISN-12 (abc)
TMJ-4 (nbc)


Radio Stations:
WTMJ 620 AM
LAKE 94.5 FM
WKLH 96.5 FM
102.9 FM
98.3 FM
106.9 FM

Please call me if you have any questions or concerns.

God bless you and stay warm!
Pastor Larry

The Fellowship of Faith

Sunday afternoon was my favorite time of the week when I was the “preacher boy” pastor of the country church during my college years. Following the morning worship I was invited to a member’s home for lunch. As a single college student, I definitely enjoyed the down-home cooking--especially at the Musgrove homestead. Guy and Myrtle Musgrove were in their mid nineties and had been married for 75 years. They were both spry and full of life from country living. The “kids” (70 year old Odell and wife Ada Faye) lived in a house about a hundred yards away... (more)

Daniel

I couldn't leave Daniel without one final thought. It was a real encouragement to me to see God's sovereignty so evident each week in the study - intentional, purposeful, and actively moving His creation through history toward His predetermined goal. But you'd expect that from God. In the end, what really stood out and made an impression on me was Daniel's faithfulness for 70 years in a Godless, hostile culture. And in the end, isn't that the quality all believers will be judged by? Matthew 25.

I Cor. 4:2 says it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.

Thank you for your participation. I hope it was a blessing and challenged you to remain faithful even in the face of the lions den.

God's Sovereignty

I read an article recently from a well know evangelist and in it he stated that the earthquake in Haiti was a result of God's punishment. My question is two-fold.

First, do you think God targets countries and individuals for punishment?
Second, do you think it is our responsibility to indicate when that is occuring?

Ruth

The study of Ruth has been a real blessing. The parallels to Christ as our redeemer are amazing. Ruth was a good and virtuous woman with an honorable reputation. She was a dedicated, hard worker. Her kindness and loyalty towards Naomi were well known. Yet with all of these commendable qualities, Ruth could not change her situation. Her life and future prospects were bleak. She was a foriegner, a widow, as a woman - a non-entity in that time, no name of her own - simply the Moabitess, and absolutely no status or standing in the community. Then came Boaz who loved her and redeemed her. From that point on, her life and her future changed. She was now Boaz's wife. She was no longer a slave in the fields but the bride of the one who owns the fields.

My hope is that you can say like Job - "For I know that my redeemer liveth"

Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift.