A new year, new opportunity to serve God

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WILBOURN Columnist

Our pastor delivered a message from Psalm 1 which should have been entitled, “How, as Christians, Do We Live a Blessed Life in 2023.” The blessedness of a Christian life is so different than the world thinks is a blessed life. As we embark on the unknown future, many decisions we must make including, which way will we go? Proverbs teaches that everyone must walk down one of two paths: the path of wisdom or the path of foolishness. The path of wisdom leads to life and being blessed by God, while the path of foolishness leads to sin and death.

The new year upon will present many choices, what’s right and what’s wrong and

East Baptist Church

BETHLEHEM

Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.

CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH which way will we go? In Deuteronomy 30:15, the scripture reads, “see, I have set before you this day, life and good and death and evil.” This was a choice the Israelites had in the Old Testament and often times, they made the wrong choice.

Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship.

Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

How do we choose the right and the good? Let’s examine the worldly postures found in verse one. We must not “hang” around with the ungodly. We must walk carefully with the Lord daily. Next, we must stand with the Lord. How else can one stand with the Lord without a commitment to be found in His House and with