PASTOR’S UPDATE
Enjoy messages from our Pastor at Scarborough Baptist!
December 8 , 2024 – Let Us Worship Like Mary
By Pastor Francis
“And Mary said: ‘My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.'”
(Luke 1:46-47) NIV
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December 1 , 2024 – Learning from Daniel’s Prayers
By Pastor Francis
“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his”
(Daniel 2 :20 NIV)
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November 24 , 2024 – Lessons from Habakkuk
By Pastor Francis
“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.”
(Habakkuk 2:4) NIV
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November 17, 2024 – Life in Heaven: Service
By Pastor Francis
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
(Matthew 25:21 NIV)
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November 10 , 2024 – Lessons from Habakkuk
By Pastor Francis
“How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save?”
(Habakkuk 1:2) NIV
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November 3, 2024 –
By Pastor Francis
Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night. The eye that saw him will not see him again; his place will look on him no more. His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth. The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie with him in the dust.
(Job 29:8-11 NIV)
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October 27, 2024 –Trust in God’s Present Care – Psalm 46
By Pastor Francis
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
(Psalm 46:10-11 NIV)
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October 20, 2024 – When the Good Old Days are No More – Job 29
By Pastor Francis
Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night. The eye that saw him will not see him again; his place will look on him no more. His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth. The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie with him in the dust.
(Job 29:8-11 NIV)
Read the full letter here >Pastor’s Update October 20, 2024<
October 13, 2024 – Thank God for His Mercy – Psalm 136
By Pastor Francis
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.”
(Judges 16:28, 30 NIV)
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October 6, 2024 – Be Silent
By Pastor Francis
“He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!”
Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.”
(Mark 4:39 NIV)
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September 29, 2024 – Samson’s Death and Burial (Judges 16:22-30)
By Pastor Francis
“Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.”
(Judges 16:28, 30 NIV)
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September 22, 2024 – What then is Sin?
By Pastor Francis
“And He, when He comes will convict the world concerning sin, and righteousness, and
judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you no longer behold Me; and concerning judgment,
because the ruler of this world has been judged.”
judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you no longer behold Me; and concerning judgment,
because the ruler of this world has been judged.”
(John 16:8-11 NIV)
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September 15, 2024 – Show no Favoritism
By Pastor Francis
“My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?.”
(James 2:1-4 NIV)
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September 8, 2024 – Children Playing in the Streets
By Pastor Francis
“The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea..”
(Isaiah 11:8-9 NIV)
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September 1, 2024 – A Wedding Song for the King and his Bride
By Pastor Francis
“My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. Gird your sword on your side, you mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.”
(Psalm 45:1-3 NIV)
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August 25, 2024 – Psalm 56 “In God I Trust”
By Pastor Francis
“In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me? I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you. For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before Godin the light of life..”
(Psalm 56:10-13 NIV)
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