MAY 2016 NEWSLETTER Serving our King in 2016!! 6608 16th Street, Rio Linda, California 95673 Ph: (916) 991-5870 www.calvarybaptistchurchriolinda.org *****************************************S E R V I C ES************************************** SUNDAY:_______________________ ___ WEDNESDAY ____ __SATURDAY_ Sunday School—10:00 AM Morning Service—11:00 AM Prayer & Worship Men’s Prayer God’s Truth | Children | Missions Evening Service—6:00 PM AWANA—5:30 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM Pastor Robert Jupp presents: "Christianese" And golf! The player made a tian folks could learn something from Critics Clamor for "birdie," but another guy hit an the sports world. Change "eagle." He was "five under Do we have Christian terms that by Dr Shelton Smith par" (sorry he was feeling ill). Then the unsaved people don't under- somebody yelled "Fore!" What for? stand? Yes, we do! But hang on a minute. We've got Do we have a "Christianese" that PASTOR JUPP If you go to a major league baseball game, visitors in the stadium (arena) who we speak? Absolutely! you may find from twenty-five to fifty have never been here before. Do they Do we need to leave off our Chris- thousand people packed in the sta- understand all of this sports lingo? I tian verbiage in the presence of new- dium. Do you think everybody in at- assure you they do not. They don't comers? Absolutely not! tendance understands the language of know half of what we're talking about. We need to welcome them into our 'baseballese"? So does that stop the teams from "arena" (the church house) and then For example, the batter "flied out" playing the game exactly as they al- excitedly play our game. If the new- to center field. Flied? ways do? comers have questions, we can answer Or the runner "stole second base" Does that set the whole crowd on them. If we sense they need an expla- yet the base is still right there. edge because a few people are not nation, we can give it whether or not The pitcher "walked" the batter, fully conversant about the game? anyone asks. But for us to reshape yet the batter runs to first base. Do the sportscasters change their our verbiage and use their terms about What about basketball? The refe- whole presentation to accommodate our stuff is silly. ree blows the whistle because the guy those who are just learning about the By the way, if you don't want to with the ball was "traveling," yet he is game, or do they just keep on excit- learn this lesson from the sports still there. edly describing the proceedings for world, just check back with Charles Or he gets called for "walking" their viewers or listeners? Spurgeon, D.L. Moody. R.A. Torrey, when he was actually running at full There's plenty of "baseballese," Harold Sightler, Oliver B. Greene, speed. "basketballese" and "footballese"; in B.R. Lakin, John R. Rice, Tom And let's not leave out foot- reality, quite a lot of it. But nobody-- Malone, and Curtis Hutson. Do you ball. After a touchdown (whatever not the owners, not the players, not think they wasted time trying to speak that is), instead of kicking for that ex- the broadcasters, not the fans, and not like the world, or did they expect the tra point, the quarterback runs into the even the first-time attendees--I repeat, world to learn our "Christianese"? I end zone for a "two-point conver- nobody is suggesting that we regear think we all know the answer to that sion." Conversion, you say? What's the sports lingo in order to put the question. that? Now they are going to new people in the comfort zone. My, oh, my! if you listened to "punt." What do we make of the No. Everybody, and I do mean some folks the baseball bat would be- player who is "off-side"? everybody, just plows ahead. He does come the hitting stick, the basketball And then there's hockey. What is a his thing, and he doesn't apologize for would be the air-filled leather sphere, "puck"? "Icing" is illegal in an ice it. He hopes you like it and come and the football would be the inflated rink? What on earth? back for more. Obviously, if you pigskin projectile. And boxing too! The guy is "down keep coming back, you will learn to My suggestion is that the next time for the count." And someone wins by speak "the language." you hear people talking about chang- a TKO! Really! It seems to me some of our Chris- ing (see “Christianese” on Page 2) Singspiration and Birthday Celebrations! May 29th. 12:30—3PM, Come worship the Lord with us in SONG and PRAISE! HE IS WORTHY! 2 www.calvarybaptistchurchriolinda.org MAY 2016 NEWSLETTER BE ENCOURAGED My beloved brethren, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Praying for you all that God would continue to help us mature in the faith. Thank God for infirmities and trials and how He uses them to increase our faith and develop our character. Deacon Jeff Just wanted to encourage you to remember “God wants us,” our whole hearts, attitudes, will, and He will overcome our doubts and fears. Be willing to serve Him with what- God’s Truth | Children | Missions ever task He puts on your heart. In Christ’s service, love you all. Brother Jeff “Christianese…” (continued from what he needs to know. We can announce it, proclaim it Cover page) "And how shall they preach, ex- and explain it--but clutter it up with their name, revising their lingo cept they be sent? as it is written, the lingo of the culture? Absolutely and reshaping their ideas, don't lin- How beautiful are the feet of them not! ger there; just travel right on past. that preach the gospel of peace, and Just stick to Bible terms! Sin! In Acts, chapter 8, Philip asked bring glad tidings of good Repentance! Salvation! Heaven! the Ethiopian, "Understand thou things! Rom 10:15. Hell! Faith! what thou readest?" (vs. 30). When we do our job, we do not If we get serious about our job, The man admitted, "How can jive up our message with street lan- the folks who walk in off the street I?" He acknowledged he was in guage. No, we give them the Word will listen and learn. over his head. but went on to say, of God (that's set in stone by inspi- You just might be surprised how "...except some man should guide ration and preservation). quickly they start talking like a me?" (vs 31). "So then faith cometh by hearing Christian if you and I don't start And that is our job: to be the and hearing by the word of God.” talking like the world. guide, to explain to the newcomer vs 17. Heaven or Hell Luke 16:23 (KJV) “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” The final state of those who die without availing themselves of God's freely offered forgiveness is eternal banishment from God's presence. The Bible calls this hell. "There is no heaven with a little hell in it," said George MacDonald, meaning that the God who is passionately for righteousness and implacably against sin must ensure that the two are fi- nally separated. However, hell is always something that people choose for themselves. It is a state for which men and women opt. Be- fore hell is experienced as eternal, it is always experienced as something temporary in the sense that, as men and women retreat from the light God shines into their hearts to lead them to Himself, they experience in a small way what they will experience in full when they are banished into "outer darkness" (Mt 25:30). Matthew 25:30 (KJV) 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Dorothy Sayers described hell as "the enjoyment of one's own way forever." God says to those who die unrepentant: "You preferred your own way to mine; you shall have it—forever." In the last analysis, all that God does in consigning people to hell is to allow them to face the full consequences of the choice they have made. God is resolute in punishing sin, and hell is the final consequence of this. I know most of my readers are Christians, but I know also some are not. Those of you reading these lines who have never surrendered your lives to Christ, I urge you to surrender your hearts to Him today. Christ has died to save you from hell. Pray this prayer with me now. Prayer — Father God, I come to You now through Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. I repent of my sin, ask Your forgiveness, and receive You into my life as Savior and Lord. Thank You, dear Lord. Amen. 3 www.calvarybaptistchurchriolinda.org ANNIVERSARY: MAY 2016 NEWSLETTER “Mother/Daughter Tea” Gathering, Luke & Patty Gray Ladies, on Saturday, 7 May 2016, at 2:00 PM, 1 May you are invited to attend an afternoon with the ladies of our church. This is a special event BIRTHDAYS: and RSVP is requested. For other answers, please call Mrs. Irene Reed at (916) 296-5581. 4th—Christine Neronde God’s Truth | Children | Missions 18th—Gavin Clement EVENTS: JONAH AND THE WHALE 1st—Last Day to Register for AWANA Camp/AWANA Store R R N S B F L W Z J Z I P S M J V M 5:30 PM 7th—Mother/Daughter Tea Y D J R S V W Q R F L M E P Y S T T 2:00 PM Q T U Q D S B U Y A M M L R F F H J 8th—Mother’s Day Breakfast S U W M H R A M Y P V P Q K E N F Y 9:00 AM T P H A N O J C N L R Z D A W M N U and Morning Service begins at N W Y X R L V D K A L I R M H S S D 10:30 AM E I E M N I T E Y C V E L Q S V N L and K C N R L A E E R V L G B W P I C F NO AWANA L Z I E B S D L G B I O M X W I N P 19th-21st—Master’s Men Con- ference inFresno, CA G I B F V E F W S I O V T R K V H Q 29th—Singspiration & Birth- I Q E L I E H T H R V A D H X W T S day Celebrations U B T E W R H N V A V V R Z K D T G 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM R R C B R G C G F P L X I D A O A E (No Evening Service