 Weekly Events
Upcoming Special Events: J12 Organization Meeting will be held on Monday, August 25. If you are interested in working with "tweeners" (grade 3-6, ages 8-12), then you are encouraged to attend this meeting.
North Central District Women's Fall Retreat |
Welcome!We welcome you to Christian Assembly! Every week the staff prays that God would give us visitors to whom we would be a blessing. We want to help you feel right at home and our hope is that you would feel welcome to worship with us. It won't take you long to discover that this Church is truly a family. Our doors are open, as well as our hearts. We have a number of ministries that could well be of spiritual benefit to you. We would be honored to serve you in an ongoing way and would be equally blessed if Christian Assembly would become a place you could call your spiritual home. Please feel free to call the church at 406.721.6884 if you have any questions regarding Christian Assembly or if we may be of any assistance. In the service of the Savior,
“The Stuff of a House” The McGovern family have lived in their current house for over twenty years. As you might imagine, it has collected a lot of stuff. Not only our own stuff, but in recent years, stuff that came to us when my parents passed away. There is probably (there is) a lot of stuff in our house that needs to be tossed, but there is also a lot of stuff that is non-replaceable and priceless. “Blessed is the man You choose and cause to approach You, that he may dwell in your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house of Your holy temple.” (Psa. 65:4). Let me ask you a question! Would you like to tour the White House or His House? I have to tell you, the White House has a lot of cool stuff setting on its floors and hanging on its walls. Two centuries of treasured articles put there by over 40 presidents and their families that have lived there. Wow! But here is a thought! His House will be filled with trophies of His grace; myriads of redeemed people, captivated by the love of Christ from every tribe, kindred, tongue, and nation under Heaven. His House will be no quiet museum stop for tourists in the D.C. Metro. His House will be the most colorful, glorious, and joyful place imaginable. His House will be filled with music, no ear has ever heard, not eye has seen. There won’t be a grumpy, depressed, or ungrateful person anywhere. What’s more, the pictures of 40 some presidents won’t adorn the walls, but the glory of the risen Christ and the majesty of our God will fill His House everywhere. Wonder, awe, profound praise and thanksgiving fill this House. I want to be there! Mike
“Get Serious” “And the man of God (Elisha) was angry with him (King Joash of Israel) and said, You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times” (2 Kings 13:19). (parenthesis mine) This is kind of a strange story. The prophet Elisha was dying. The king of Israel came to show his respects and while there, the prophet tells the king to open an east window and shoot an arrow, symbolizing a defeat of Israel’s enemy, the Syrians. So far so good! Then the prophet tells the king to take the remaining arrows and strike the ground and he does so three times (13:17-18). That is when the prophet gets angry with him and says you should have struck the ground 5 or 6 times, then you would have destroyed Syria. In other words, the king’s lack of thoroughness, intensity and seriousness of the events surrounding Israel would only afford Israel a short-lived battle, not a complete victory. God was giving King Joash and the people of Israel a golden chance to once and for all, rid themselves of a chief enemy and constant burr in their saddle for centuries. But alas! The opportunity passed and Israel’s limited victory over Syria results in their continued age-long strife with Syrians to this day. This is not altogether surprising that Joash and the nation of Israel missed their moment to permanently crush the Syrians. Out of approximately 20 kings that Israel had in its short history before going into Assyrian captivity, not one of them was a righteous, God-fearing king. The whole nation was given over to idolatry, despite the righteous ministry of Elisha. What is surprising is the multiplied number of opportunities for massive victory that go unsecured because individual believers, pastors, and churches, have little or no concern for the seriousness of the issues pressing our communities and nation. Perhaps even worse are many believers/pastors don’t even think the problems are that bad. That is the surprising thing for our day, apathy in the church! The apostle wrote a young pastor named Timothy, about how to conduct himself in the house of God, “Which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15). Not only is the church in the community “the pillar and ground of truth” it has been given tremendous authority as well by its “Head” – “And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church” (Eph. 1:22). If this country is to recover from its innumerable losses over past decades, it’s only hope is for the church to acknowledge those losses, why they occurred, repent from its sin, and start doing what King Jesus would have us do - exercise the clout He gave His bride and walk in love and humility. It’s not too late to “recover all” but we need to get passionate about our Savior! Seriously Your Brother in Arms, Mike Devotional |
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