1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

Remembering 9-11

Discussion in 'Pastoral Ministries' started by Tom Bryant, Aug 20, 2011.

  1. Tom Bryant

    Tom Bryant Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 13, 2006
    Messages:
    4,521
    Likes Received:
    43
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Are you all doing anything special on September 11? We are thinking about making a video to begin the service, but I am not sure.

    What are you doing if anything?
     
  2. ktn4eg

    ktn4eg New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 19, 2004
    Messages:
    3,517
    Likes Received:
    4
    Since I'm not on the "Pastoral/Elder Staff" of my church, at this point I'm unaware as to what (if anything) may be planned at my church to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9-11.

    I'm fairly certain that there will probably be more emphasis on our upcoming Annual Missions Conference that will be held on Friday evening, September 16 through Sunday September 18. If anyone is interested, please log on to www.lighthouseministries.org (There'll probably be more details about the conference as its dates draw neared.)

    I still recall visiting the crash site of Flight 93 outside of Shanksville PA a year and a week after those brave civilians gave their lives in an attempt to re-take control of that airliner from the Islamic terrorists aboard it. The site is located on a lonely hillside.

    What spoke to me was the sight of a large cross that someone had erected at the location of the "temporary memorial" on that hillside. My mind raced back to the thought that some 2,000 years ago there was another cross on another lonely hillside.

    As the cross on that hillside in Pennsylvania commemorated the willing sacrifice of those people aboard Flight 93 in order that other lives might be spared from the ravages of those terrorists, a much greater willing sacrifice was made on that cross on the hillside of Calvary so that we might be spared from the ravages of the greatest terrorist of all times--Satan himself.
     
  3. preachinjesus

    preachinjesus Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2004
    Messages:
    7,406
    Likes Received:
    101
    I believe the church where I get to serve will be doing something special for the day. We are hoping to use it as an outreach tool to the community. The service will be an appropriate way to remember a significant event in our world's history.
     
  4. Crucified in Christ

    Crucified in Christ New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2009
    Messages:
    369
    Likes Received:
    0
    Apparently, many churches are doing a 9/11 service. One publisher made a "We Remember" bulletin shell, which quickly sold out. Concordia told me that they sold out an unprecendented three printings of that single bulletin.
     
  5. annsni

    annsni Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    May 30, 2006
    Messages:
    20,914
    Likes Received:
    706
    I am right now making a memorial/remembrance slide show to Laura Story's song Blessings for our Sunday service. It will be shown at all three campuses.

    Additionally, we are doing a live simulcast of Anne Graham Lots called "Wake-up Call" on Sunday night and I just grabbed a video off of YouTube to show then.
     
  6. Jim1999

    Jim1999 <img src =/Jim1999.jpg>

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2002
    Messages:
    15,460
    Likes Received:
    1
    I was impressed that President Obama personally contacted our Prime Minister to express thanks for Canada's immediate response to aid at 9/11.

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
  7. DiamondLady

    DiamondLady New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 1, 2011
    Messages:
    808
    Likes Received:
    0
    Our whole morning worship is built around remembering 9-11. The pastor's sermon is, "Why is God mad at America?" (I'm looking forward to that!)
     
  8. NaasPreacher (C4K)

    NaasPreacher (C4K) Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2003
    Messages:
    26,806
    Likes Received:
    80
    So, why is God mad at America particularly?
     
  9. webdog

    webdog Active Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2005
    Messages:
    24,696
    Likes Received:
    2
    Why? Is grandstanding something to be admired now? I'm sure that was not the first time the PM of Canada was thanked.
     
Loading...