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"Exalting Christ, Equipping Christians"Stallings Memorial Baptist ChurchText Box: Volume 40 Text Box: Number 15 Text Box: April 13, 2010 The VOICE of the People's ChurchText Box: In the late 1700s, a young bi-vocational pastor of a tiny country Baptist church in England caught God’s vision for missions. He became deeply concerned about spreading the Gospel to the world. But he was really just a nobody. How in the world could this little country preacher impact the world for Christ? He had a hard enough time impacting his own community. He couldn’t even impact his fellow pastors. In 1786, he stood up in a ministers’ meeting and told them that it was the duty of all Christians to come together and spread the Gospel around the world. One old hyper-Calvinist in the meeting shouted, “Young man, sit down—when God pleases to convert the heathen, He will do it without your aid and mine.” But even opposition like that wouldn’t quench his concern for lost people. The Great Commission meant something to him. Jesus had called us to make disciples of all nations, and he was ready to answer the call. A few years later, he became a full-time pastor, wrote a very influential book on missions, and preached one of the greatest sermons ever preached. In that sermon, William Carey said these words: “Expect great things from God—attempt great things

for God.”  Finally, he overcame all the resistance and formed what would later become the Baptist Missionary Society—the great-great-granddaddy of our very own SBC.  William Carey is known as the father of modern missions for his work in creating the missionary society, for his missionary work in India, and for all the Bible translation work he did.  Look at all that he accomplished… all of the souls that were saved as a result of his work… all of it was because he expected great things from God.  And because he expected great things from God, he attempted great things for God.

    What great things are you attempting because you expect God to do great things?  This Sunday we will be looking at the great things God did through Saul/Paul and Simon/Peter.  I hope you are able to be with us as we worship our great God, and seek to find the great things He wants to do through Stallings Memorial Baptist Church.

    Until then, have a great week, and call if you have a need with which I might be able to help.

From Your Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Sunday, April 18

10:30 AM

“Chosen Instruments of God”

John 21:1-19, Acts 9:1-20

6:00 PM

“Treasures in Clay Jars”

   2 Corinthians 4:7-15