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Sunday, June 22, 2008
“When God Is In It, It Is Unstoppable!”
Acts 5:34-42

Opening IL.
Again, I always love when God takes what we are going to study and makes it real in my life for the week. We have been continually posing the question, “What is next for Sugar Grove?” I’ve played and watched sports for many years now, and every once-in-a-while you hear a player or team described as unstoppable. Either they are so fast or so strong that their opponents do not stand a chance against them. This past year in the Tipton U10 girls’ softball league, we thought that there was that team. The problem that I had was that they wore black. You would hear parents in the stands say, “Man, the black team is tough! I don’t believe that anyone has beaten them.” We would go to Emmilynn’s games and see teams tie them or even come close, but in one way or another, “the black team” would win. Tournament came and there was a double elimination. Emmilynn’s team was seeded 7th in the league, and of course the black team was seeded 1st. Emmilynn’s team was beat the first game but won every game until they again had to face the “black team.” Needless to say, the black team beat them, but I was overjoyed that Emmilynn got second place. As I was thinking about this sermon this week, and actually thinking realistically, even though these teams and players were good none could really be called unstoppable. Why? Because those girls will get older and move up in the league, and may never play together again. We are limited creatures living in a restricted world. Only God is not limited. Only God does not amend His character. Only God is unstoppable. This leads us to our study for this morning.
INVITE

Sunday, June 1, 2008
Acts 5:12-16
“Meeting The Needs Of People…..”

Opening IL.

As I was perusing through Marshall Shelley’s book “Renewing Your Church Through Visions and Planning, I ran across this illustration. The story is told of a major corporation that launched a new brand of dog food: Through research, they developed the most sophisticated, most nutritious dog food to date and poured millions into marketing it.
But it didn’t sell.
Out of frustration, the corporation gathered in a Chicago hotel. The national sales manager got up and said, “What’s the problem? We have this nutritious product that is cheaper and better marketed than our competitors’ product. Why is nobody buying it?”
There was a long, uncomfortable silence. Then, from the back of the room, a salesman from Iowa drawled, “The dogs don’t like it.”

Hello All!!

I wanted to ask if you all would pray for Bill Jackson who is a part of our church. He has had cancer now for over a year, and they are planning a "Stem Cell" replacement this month. He will be at IU Med Center for about the whole month and then have 4-6 weeks of recovery. His dear wife is our musician and has an excellent heart for her music and her family. Thank you all.

Sgccpastor

God bless the school that D.L. Moody Founded;
Firm may she stand, tho' by foes of truth surrounded!
Riches of grace bestowed may she never squander,
Keeping true to God and man her record over yonder.

I too am a bit in mourning that Dr. Easley will be resigning as well. Has anyone heard what he would like to do now? I guess that I am the same as you are tcblack, I saw the scripts of his applying for the position and I was so glad to hear that they elected him as president. I say that we pray for:
-The trustees as a whole as they choose a new leader.
-The Institute that it will continue to be a BIBLE no matter what.
-The faculty as they will adjust.
May the Lord bless.

SGCCPASTOR