Week of February 5, 2012
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:18-19
Sermon Title: “Motivations - Filled with the Spirit"
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Judges 16
Sermon Title: "Samson's Fall and God's Purpose and Grace"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:33-37. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Senior High and Collegian Camp - February 17-20, 2012 Pick up a registration at the church.
Junior High Camp - February 24-26, 2012. Pick up a registration form at the church
Week of January 29, 2012
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:15-17
Sermon Title: "Motivations: God Has Made You Wise"
Announcements
Today – Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning Worship Service and will administer the Lord's Supper. There will be no evening service.
Feast Day Today - We call the last Sunday of the month "Feast Day". Everyone is invited to stay after the morning service to have a meal together.
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:33-37. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Senior High and Collegian Camp - February 17-20, 2012 Pick up a registration form at the church
Junior High Camp - February 24-26, 2012. Pick up a registration form at the church
Week of January 22, 2012
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:11-14
Sermon Title: “Exposing Sin with the Light"
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Judges 15:1-20
Sermon Title: "A Path of Apathy"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Next Sunday is Communion – Prepare your hearts this week for the Lord's Supper.
Next Sunday is Feast Day – We will have a meal together after the morning service. Everyone is invited to stay.
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Senior High and Collegian Camp - February 17-20, 2012 Pick up a registration at the church.
Junior High Camp - February 24-26, 2012. Pick up a registration form at the church.
Week of January 15, 2012
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:7-10
Sermon Title: “Motivations: You Are Light in the Lord"
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Judges 14
Sermon Title: "Samson - God's Instrument"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Annual Congregational Meeting - will be this Wednesday, January 18th at 7:00 pm.
Senior High and Collegian Camp - February 17-20, 2012
Junior High Camp - February 24-26, 2012
January 8, 2012
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:5-7
Sermon Title: “Motivation for Living Distinctively-Wrath of God”
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Judges 13
Sermon Title: "Samson's Birth"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:30. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Annual Congregational Meeting - will be Wednesday, January 18th at 7:00 pm.
Senior High and Collegian Camp - February 17-20, 2012
Junior High Camp - February 24-26, 2012
Week of January 1, 2012
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:3,4
Sermon Title: "Living Distinctively: In Purity"
Announcements
Today - Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning Worship Service. There will be no Evening Service
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:21-26. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Week of December 25,2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Luke 2:1-14
Sermon Title: "Christmas from Bethlehem"
Announcements
Today – Pastor Stephen Parker will be preaching at the Morning Service, and will administer the the Lord's Supper. There will be no Evening Service.
Family Bible Study and Prayer - Will not meet until the first of the year.
Annual Congregational Meeting - will be Wednesday, January 18th.
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And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you:
you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:10-14)
Week of December 18, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: John 1:1-14
Sermon Title: “Christmas from Heaven's Perspective”
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Judges 11:29-12:10
Sermon Title: "Zeal and Spiritual Ignorance"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Christmas Choir Rehearsal - will meet at 4:15 pm today.
Christmas Open House at the Parkers - will be Monday, December 19th at 6:30 pm. All are welcome. Bring a "finger food".
Winter Vacation Bible School - Starts tomorrow at Bayview OPC.
Annual Congregational Meeting - will be Wednesday, January 18th.
Note - There will be no Feast Day next Sunday. Also there will be no Sunday School and no Evening Service on that Sunday.
Week of December 11, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Genesis 3:8-19
Sermon Title: “Christmas from Eden”
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Judges 10:6 - 11:13
Sermon Title: "Man's Reject - God's Man"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Christmas Choir Rehearsal - will meet at 4:30 pm today.
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:21-26. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Christmas Open House at the Parkers - will be Monday, December 19th at 6:30 pm. All are welcome. Bring a "finger food".
Note - There will be no Feast Day on December 25th. Also there will be no Sunday School and no Evening Service on that Sunday.
Week of December 4, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:2
Sermon Title: “The Christians Walk: As One Who Is Loved”
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning Worship Service. There will be no evening service.
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 Conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Handel's Messiah - will be performed at Point Loma University this afternoon at 3pm. There will be no evening service.
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:21-26. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Winter Vacation Bible School - At Bayview OPC on December 19 - 22.
Note - There will be no Feast Day on December 25th. Also there will be no Sunday School and no evening service on that Sunday.
Week of November 27, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Psalm 112
Sermon Title: "The Giving of Thanksgiving"
Announcements
Today – We want to welcome to our pulpit this morning, the Rev. David Crum, Regional Home Missionary of Southern California Presbytery. Pastor Parker will administer the Lord's Supper during the morning service.
Thanksgiving Feast Day Today – Today is our annual Thanksgiving Feast Day. Everyone is invited to stay and have a meal together.
Christmas Choir Rehearsal - will meet after Feast Day today.
Adult Sunday School Class - During the Sunday School hour there will be a video from the R.C. Sproul 2011 conference, "A Passion for the Holiness of God".
Handel's Messiah - Will be performed at Point Loma University on Dec 4th at 3pm. There will be no evening service that Sunday.
Week of November 20, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:1
Sermon Title: “Mimic God !”
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Psalm 136:1-3; I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Sermon Title: "Thanksgiving in the Scriptures"
Announcements
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service
Thank Offering 2011 – We will receive the Thank Offering today during the last song. Please designate those gifts as "Thank Offering".
Christmas Choir Rehearsal - will meet this afternoon at 4:30 pm. If you would like to sing in the choir, come and join us.
Seminary Students Food Drive - Today we need to have all of the food items in for the annual food drive for Westminster Seminary students and their families. A table is in the back of the church where you can put the food items.
Next Sunday is Communion – Prepare your hearts this week for the Lord's Supper. Rev. David Crum will preach at the morning service and Pastor Parker will administer the Lord's Supper. There will be no evening service.
Next Sunday is Thanksgiving Feast Day – We will have a Thanksgiving meal together after the morning service. Rev. David Crum and his family will be with us for our annual Thanksgiving Feast day. You can sign a sheet on the back table. Everyone is invited to stay.
Adult Sunday School Class: - During the Sunday School hour Lee McMorris will be leading a study, "What Did Jesus Do?"
Week of November 13, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 2:11-22
Sermon Title: “Remembering Our Peace”
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: James 1:9-12
Sermon Title: "Be Careful What You Boast In"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Tony Garbarino will preach at the Morning Worship Service and Rev. Scott Korljan at the Evening Worship
Adult Sunday School Class - Today during the Sunday School hour Lee McMorris will be leading a study, "What Did Jesus Do?"
Christmas Choir Rehearsal - will meet this afternoon at 4:30 pm. If you would like to sing in the choir, come and join us.
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:21-26. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Week of November 6, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Romans 12:1-2
Sermon Title: “Living Sacrifices by the Mercies of God”
Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Sermon Text: Zechariah 1:7-17
Sermon Title: "Zechariah's First Vision"
Announcements
Today - We want to welcome you to Bonita Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Tony Garbarino will preach at the Morning and Evening Worship Service.
Adult Sunday School Class - Today during the Sunday School hour Lee McMorris will be leading a study, "What Did Jesus Do?"
Christmas Choir Rehearsal - will meet this afternoon at 4:30 pm. If you would like to sing in the choir, come and join us.
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:21-26. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Week of October 30, 2011
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Sermon Text: Ephesians 4:31-32
Sermon Title: "Living Distinctively - Forgiving"
Announcements
Today – Pastor Parker will preach at the Morning Worship Service and will administer the Lord's Supper. There will be no evening service.
Feast Day Today - We call the last Sunday of the month "Feast Day". Everyone is invited to stay after the morning service to have a meal together.
Adult Sunday School Class: - Today during the Sunday School hour Lee McMorris will be leading a study, "What Did Jesus Do?"
Family Bible Study and Prayer - This Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Lee McMorris will lead a Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:21-26. Join us for a time of studying the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Tony Garbarino will be preaching November 6th, AM and PM.
Rev. Chris Sandoval will preach November 13th in the AM,
Rev. Scott Korljan will preach November 13th in the PM.
Elections and Providence
I was asked about my thoughts on the election issues. I have been thinking about it all morning and the providence of God. I am afraid that God is really going to purge the Church. We will have to be either 100% trusting and submitting to Him(and those He places over us!) or have anarchy in our hearts! Fear of man will make us crazy. My country can fall, but my trust in the promises of God and work of Jesus Christ cannot, and the one is not bonded to the other. Hab. 3:16-19 We need to focus on not the falleness of Man, but trusting God. We should exhort and reprove those brothers and sisters that are not thinking Biblically. We need to be exhorting/encouraging one another to BELIEVE God, wait upon God; which is not necessarily the same as a McCain victory! It is running with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.(Heb 12:1-2) It is that peace that surpasses all comprehension, that guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:7 And do you know what? I realize that as I write this, we need to speak these words and more to others, because as this testimony is upon our lips, we strengthen and encourage one another… Heb 10:24-25. In the Grip of His Grace, Pastor Parker
Is Excommunication unloving?
Here is an interesting editoral by Rev. Paul Viggiano, on the subject of excommunication.
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Music and Christian Culture
Rick Phillips gives an excellent assessment of contemporary Christian music and its impact in the Church. See his Blog in Reformation 21.
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Pain, Suffering and Back Surgery
If Christ is ruling now, why do “bad” things happen to God’s children? Scripture teaches that Christ is ruling now, but we don’t always perceive it, Heb 2:8. I see it being like being awake during back surgery. We have a skilled and gifted surgeon, but we can’t see what he is doing and it “burns like fire”!
Thanksgiving Meals and Sin
Many times we practically take the wrong attitude about our sins. We think of them being like our overeating at Thanksgiving or Christmas, we will make up for it by eating “good” or fasting in the weeks that follow. But no amount of being “good” will cover the debt of our sin. It is only the obedience of Christ that pays for our sin. Adapted from the sermon, “The Humility of the Son of Man.”
A Good Beef Stew
We have probably all had beef stew, most good, some really bad and occasionally one that is great! What makes the difference? Most will have beef, potatoes, carrots, maybe onions that are all easily identifiable. But much of the flavor comes in the stock or gravy of the stew and it is those ingredients will make it great, good or not so good! A cook may keep those ingredients secret. I see a marriage, and for that matter a ministry, much like the stew.
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Pornography: Idolatry and Addiction
Rick Phillips and Phil Ryken have written excellent blogs on the problem of pornography as an addiction and even more basically, Idolatry. I highly recommend all men to read these articles.
Sailing and Sanctification
There is a good analogy of faith between sailing and our sanctification. Our being sanctified and and finishing the course that is set before us, is dependent upon the Holy Spirit. Yet, there is a part that we play. "Walking by faith" is similar to "running" in a sailboat.
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Setting Priorities
When we make something a priority in our lives, usually, everything else becomes subservient (becomes a servant to get it) in our lives to that priority! We become focused on getting that which we have set as our goal, whether it is a luxury, job, the next meal…How do we formulate what is a priority? Does life depend upon it, or is it something less critical? For the Israelites, their lives depended upon their priorities, whether they would live in God’s blessing and fellowship or under His curse and chastening. And so do ours. Set your priorities in line with God’s Word/ God’s will. See my sermon, Priorities and Grace, Nehemiah 10:28-39, for details in applying these thoughts.
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Drafting
Sanctification: Visiting a Dermatologist or Oncologist?
I wonder if we really understand what we are praying for when we ask God to sanctify and purify us, to make us more like Christ? I think that many times we are thinking in terms of minor changes, not unlike visiting the dermatologist and having something scraped, dried, frozen or maybe even cut off. Just dealing with surface problems. In reality, our sanctification goes to the very center of our being, treating heart issues, like going to an oncologist or cardiologist, and being treated in the very center of our being. God uses fiery trials to drive the impurities from us, thereby conforming us to the Lord Jesus Christ. Adapted from "Bring on the Fiery Trials".
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The Purpose of Trials- like being on a ship.
God has some very helpful purposes for trials in the lives of Christians. Romans 5:3ff and James 1:2-4, point out that they are for our being made complete, in Christ. This is seen by what we cling to through life. It is like standing on a ship in calm waters…you will walk around, completely at ease, just as if you were on dry land. But when the strorms of life come, the seas get rough and one hangs on to a rail or something solid, to stay upright. God’s purpose is for us to hang on to Christ, and not let go! Adapted from, "Bring on the Fiery Trials".
Knowledge without Repentance
“Snapping-in” and Prayer
In Nehemiah 2:4, it says that he “prayed to the God of heaven.” We understand from the context, it is a short prayer, that shoots up to heaven. These are important, but they cannot replace the solemn labor of prayer, which in fact become the basis of effectual short prayers.
It reminds me of years ago, when I went through Marine PLC Officer Training. They would place us in large circles around white barrels with black “bull’s eyes” painted on them. We spent hours practicing firing empty rifles at them in the different shooting positions (snapping-in). The purpose? To become very familiar with the weapon and sight picture (view of the target in the sights), and “comfortable” in the shooting positions. Then we would go to the ranges with “live” ammunition, where the bulk of the time would be spent on developing and perfecting our shooting. After much time spent in this training, our familiarity and practice made us ready for combat. In that setting, we could snap into the position and effectively shoot what we were aiming at, wasting little ammo and hopefully saving lives.
Effective praying is very similar.
A Sears Marketing Approach and the Christian Walk
Sears stores use a technique which gently move you to the higher end products. They will grade some of the appliances as “Good” which are lower-middle of the line, “Better” which move up in features and cost, and “Best” which are the “top-of-the-line”. One could apply these categories to the response in Ezra 10.
It says that a large number of the people “wept bitterly” over their sin. This is “Good”. Biblical repentance must start with a sorrow or true broken heartedness over our sin. They confessed the sin of marrying unbelieving (not Jewish) women. They repented and the action of the repentance was to “divorce” or put away the foreign wives and their children. The is the “Better”. Reformation from sinful actions is always better, and in Christ, we can do it. But the “Best”, the “top-of-the-line” of Christian living is obedience! To have obeyed God in the first place, would have avoided all of the pain, sorrow and hardships that their sin produced. So, which have you chosen? The “good” - weeping over your sins? The “better” - reform, turning from your sins? Or the “best” - obedience in the first place (which we can choose in Christ)?
Taken from "A Picture of Biblical Repentance", June, 17, 2007.