168 Colonial Drive, Jackson, MS 39204
Updated November 14, 2024
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
JESUS IS ALIVE! HE IS RISEN!
Can you say with the soldier at the cross, "truly, this was the son of god!"
Jesus Christ was crucified... he shed His blood and died on a Roman cross in Jerusalem witnessed by hundreds, perhaps thousands. BUT THREE DAYS LATER, HE AROSE FROM THE GRAVE AND WALKED ON THE EARTH FOR FORTY DAYS BEING SEEN BY HUNDREDS. He was the Sacrificial Lamb, making a way for us to be right with God by paying the debt for our sins on that old wooden cross.
- That is the distinguishing fact between Christianity and all other world religions - we serve a risen Savior, One who has power even over death. The founders of all other religions have died never to be seen again. But not Jesus! For forty days, He was seen by, was touched by, walked and talked and ate with others, all after He was raised from the dead. Emmanuel - God with us! He also possessed the authority and ability to disappear from their presence and reappear physically in their presence... only God can do that. Then he bodily ascended to heaven as a number of his followers watched. Truly He was and is the Son of God!
- Satan had done his worst, BUT God did His best! Satan thought he had defeated God by killing his son, but it was in God's plan all along that Jesus must suffer and die as payment for our sins. We could never hope to be good enough to enter heaven on our own good works - our own goodness and righteousness is like filthy rags. The sin debt we all incurred must be reconciled and only Jesus as the sinless Son of God could pay that debt. Our only hope for eternal life and for heaven is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
- That is great news, but the best news is yet to come.
Jesus promised that one day he's coming back! He will come back for you if you will believe in your heart that Jesus Christ came to earth as God in the flesh... taking on the form of a man... that He died a sacrificial, substitute death on the cross for your sins and mine, was raised from the dead. If you will confess with your mouth that you accept him as Lord of your life; then on the authority of the Word of God, the Holy Bible, you can avoid the punishment of sin, you can inherit eternal life, and you can begin a new life with God... a life that will never end. You can do that today right where you are. If you truly mean it - and He will know if you are serious about Him - then He will come into your life and give you a new life, a new hope, a new purpose, and a new commitment to live a selfless life, surrendered only to Him.
My dear friend, all my sins are forgiven because I have put my faith and trust in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is preparing a place for me in heaven and for all those who will receive Him as Savior and Lord.
Praise God... Jesus took our place on the cross so we could have a place in heaven!
His grace is sufficient for you. He still saves all those who will come to him. Romans 10:13... "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Revelation 3:10... "Behold I(Jesus) stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door I will come in to him." You must open the door from the inside. Jesus will not force himself into your life.
"A Christian is an odd number anyway. He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen, talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see, expects to go to heaven on the virtue of another, empties himself in order to be full, admits he is wrong so he can be declared right, goes down in order to get up, is strongest when he is weakest, richest when he is poorest, and happiest when he feels worst. He dies so he can live, forsakes in order to have, gives away so he can keep, sees the invisible, hears the inaudible, and knows that which passes knowledge." A.W. Tozer
Alta Woods Baptist Church Worship Schedule
GOD IS SO GOOD TO US! I WAS GLAD WHEN THEY SAID UNTO ME, LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD!
WHEN YOU GAVE YOUR HEART TO JESUS, HE RETURNED THE FAVOR. HE PLACED HIS HEART IN YOU... SO AS CHRIST GROWS IN US, WE GROW IN CHRIST. WE WILL NEVER BE SINLESS, BUT WE SHOULD SIN LESS.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
BIBLE STUDY CLASSES - 10:00 AM
The Ladies Sunday School class is meeting in the Fellowship Hall.
Del Slone's Class is meeting in the old chapel.
The Men’s class is meeting downstairs in the (formerly)conference room near the church office.
WORSHIP - 11:00 AM
WEDNESDAY
PRAYER MEETING - 11:AM
(Wednesday morning prayer meeting, 11:00 am)
Blessed is the man who gives and remembers not and receives and forgets not.
Upcoming Church Activities
JOY IS THE CALM ASSURANCE THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL OF ALL YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY, DAY TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS PORT MINISTRY (GLOBAL MARITIME MINISTRY). We will go and return the same day. We plan to stop at Middendorf's for lunch on the way back. Sign up in the church office if you would like to go. There is a ship in port that day and we can see the ministry members in action. (We will drive the church bus. No cost to you.)
November Mission Project is the Port Ministry of New Orleans, formally called the Global Maritime Ministries. Philip Vandercook is the Director of the mission. The mission has a unique way of sharing the gospel to the whole world. When seafarers arrive in port, they call for transportation to the center. Workers at the center never know what God has in store for them. The mission workers know that the word has gotten out that seafarers can make calls to their families and even send money home. While they are doing that on location, the "missionaries" get to spend extended time with them and tell them about Jesus. Hundreds of Bibles are given away each year; the gospel is presented hundreds of times and numerous ones are led to profess faith in Jesus Christ. Occasionally the same ship may come back into New Orleans and the same seafarers meet at the mission center to share what Christ is doing in their lives. It is a tough ministry, but we remember John 4:37 that "One sows and another reaps." At Christmas over 1,000 Christmas gifts/packages are given to those who come at Christmas time. Alta Woods has had a longstanding relationship with them. Through the years we have collected various items for them, delivered them personally and worked at the mission. During November we are collecting the following items: shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, shaving cream, razors, dark socks, hand sanitizer and lip balm. As you are able, pick up a few of these items during November. At present they are low on most of these items. Thank you Peggy Roberts for communicating with Stephen McKinney, Assistant Director and arranging the trip.
Brother Steve's Sermon Topics
November 17 – Will God Forgive Me? Exodus 34:6-7
November 24 – 5 Kernels of Corn: Psalm 103:1-5
December 1: Joseph: Being Ready for Christmas: Matthew 1:18-25
December 8: Shepherds: What Does Christmas Mean? Luke 2:8-18
December 15: Bethlehem: How Far Is It? Luke 2:15
December 22: The Picture of Christ in the Christmas Tree: 2 Corinthians 9:15
December 29: The Wise Men: Why There Were Wise: Matthew 2:1-12
LIVI CATE OSBORNE is continuing to receive your Christian Studies scholarship at Mississippi College, as she is preparing for God's call on her life in mission work. READ HER UPDATE BELOW. You may also read her calling on the Alta Woods Baptist Archives 2023-2024 web page.
Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32
The next regular scheduled business meeting was to be November 27, the day before Thanksgiving, so the group agreed to move the meeting up to November 20.
Honoring Our Veterans ~ scroll right
Livi Cate Osborne
Recipient of Alta Woods Baptist's Christian Studies Scholarship at MC 2023-2024
She sent me this note when school was starting at MC. (August 26, 2024)
The Alta Woods scholarship is so generous and has provided me with many great opportunities. I am now a double major in Christian Studies and Spanish. This past spring semester, I had the amazing opportunity to go on a study abroad trip to Guam. It was possible for me to go on this 2-week long trip because of the Alta Woods scholarship! I learned so much about the island and the people there, and had the opportunity to apply what I had learned to my future in mission work.
On Friday, August 30th, I will fly to Spain, where I will study for the next three months. I am doing a semester abroad through MC’s Study Abroad program. The continuing generosity of the Alta Woods Scholarship is helping to make this experience possible for me. I am excited to experience and learn so many new things. I will be studying at the University of Salamanca, where I will exclusively study the Spanish language. This will aid me in future mission work. I hope the Lord will send me to a Spanish-speaking country, but if not, I know he will equip me with the resources I need to serve in any country.
I look forward to returning to MC in January of 2025, and would be happy to visit Alta Woods and the people there to provide an update on my semester abroad, if you would like!
Thank you again for your generosity!
In Christ,
Livi Cate Osborne
