12/27/2020 Sunday’s Sermon by Nick Perez
Christ Descended to the Dead
For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. Acts 2:27
***Join us at the church for a Drive-In Service 10:45, OR streaming on YouTube.
“Where Are You?”
We end the year by looking at the beginning of the Book with the first question God asks in the Bible: “Where are you?” (Genesis 3.9) While it is a question addressed to the first sinners, it is a question fit for every sinner. It essentially is God asking, “Where are you in My sight?” Some 6,000 years have passed since God first asked this question. Billions of men & women have lived,
died, & gone to their place. Billions of men & women now live on earth. I suppose trillions of questions have been asked from trivial to tantamount by all who have lived & are living. But no question is more sobering, more serious than this question from God: “Where are you?”
Whether pious churchgoer or dogged atheist; whether educated or uneducated; whether rich or poor; whether young or old – all have an immortal soul that is in need of salvation. We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ the righteous judge someday. We must be prepared for this appointment (see Hebrews 9.27). We will all be forever in heaven or hell someday. Let us flee the wrath to come and gain heaven.
My brothers and sisters, as Christians we know the solemn and sober things contained within the Bible about what awaits all men and women when this life is over. Further, we believe every word of the Bible to be true and right. Therefore, we must be more diligent in seeking that all hear the life-giving message of the gospel. Let us ask them with all sincerity and gentleness, “Where are you?” We merely ask the question. We may help them as best we can to take honest inventory. But they must ultimately answer the question for themselves: Where do I stand in God’s sight?
~Nick Perez
Online Resources
Fairmont Park Church of Christ (Midland, TX)
Live Streaming & Recorded Sermons & Bible Classes
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The Christian Chronicle
The Christian Chronicle has compiled a list of Churches of
Christ nationwide who offer live streaming services.
https://christianchronicle.org/churches-of-christ-offeringlivestream-worship/
“Let the Bible Speak” – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/LetTheBibleSpeak
Coronavirus Response
- We are complying with state and county guidelines
- Sunday morning worship is now open, and still online
- Sunday Bible classes canceled until further notice
- Junior Worship canceled until further notice
- Wednesday Bible classes canceled until further notice
- Potlucks canceled until further notice
- Food Pantry by appointment only
- Travelers Motel – food service only
- Shower Shuttle canceled until further notice
- Recommendations – Those who are over 60 or have underlying health conditions are encouraged to stay home.
- Guidelines – If you are sick, stay home. Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze into a tissue or your elbow.
Contact Info for our Shut-Ins
- Jewel Cherry, 2117 Bridgewood Way, Modesto, CA 95355
- Nadine Greff, Vintage Faire, 3620 Dale Rd, Rm. 25, Modesto, CA 95356
- Betty McGoldrick, 13754 Jasper St., Lathrop, CA 95330
- Russ Ortloff, 511 East D Street, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Evelyn Wood, Bethel Assisted Living, 2345 Scenic Ave., Apt. 323, Modesto 95355
***Please submit additions, corrections & updates to the office.
NOTE: Our Shut-ins are not allowed visitors at this time. Please take the time to send them a card or note of encouragement if you can.
Mourning the loss of loved ones
Aaron Scott & Family – father Jerry Scott
The family of David McCaig
The family of Jody Thompson
Recovering from Surgery
Melissa Shook – brother Alan Russell
COVID-19
Gary Patton – dad Herman Patton Sr. hospitalized; Herman’s wife is also sick, family members exposed
Charlotte & Dan Walton
Russ Ortloff – daughter Janelle Carrillo hospitalized
Deb Barnes
Eddie Vargas – mom Tina, sister Serena, Vicki’s brother Andrew
Allegria Rice – Ashlee is home but still on ventilator
Yuri Gomez – Sylvester & his family in Hughson
Lynn Albro – friend, Lynn Barlowe hospitalized (also had kidney stones removed); niece, Katia Lundell
Linda Teixeira – son-in-law, Jay
Battling Cancer
Monte & Sharon Corley – daughter-in-law Mandy
Cathy Dixon – sister-in-law Nancy
Julie Vergara – 2 yr old grandson Bryce has a rare form of cancer
Eddie Vargas – Dora Manuel is in the final stages of cancer
Lyn Brocco – lung cancer
Jacqui Coulter – father, Gene Fisher diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer
Patton Family – assistant high school basketball coach Leo Griggs
Mason – teenager in Ripon
Sheila Walls
Grace Whited – 6 year-old at Murphys Church of Christ
Dee Rambo
Other Requests
Michael Brown – coworker’s daughter having biopsy of lymph node; coworker’s brother recovering from heart valve replacement & has COVID
Jane Linder – Michelle Brink’s birth mom, Raegina has been hospitalized for a month
Melissa Shook – depression
Sharon Corley – uncle Neil Williams is back in the hospital
Paula Meler – approved for surgery on thumb & knee replacement
Eddie Vargas – sister’s boyfriend Aaron has digestive issues
Nick Perez – grandmother Ruth Lehnick has congestive heart failure
Wayne Coulter – step-dad John Henry has a mass under his arm
Helen Potterf – Hospice care
Tonya Barnard – waiting for surgery to be scheduled
Kari Laguna – leg not healing correctly
Leadership / Essential Workers / Unemployed
