July 19, 2026

 Welcome to Brown Chapel/Avant, Mt. Pleasant & Shiloh

Prayer: Pastor Baggett

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30 - Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ “ ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ “ ‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’ ”

Subject: Stay In Your Lane

• Idiom is a general meaning saying one thing but meaning something different like 'it's raining cats and dogs which means it really raining very hard.

          Stay in your lane means stay in your own life, in our own situation, mind your own business.

          Examining someone's else's lives while we should be looking at ourselves.

           First remove the plank from your own eye. Matthew 7:3

            

           Spiritual growth takes time.  Weeds and flowers, when young, looks very similar but with growth, we can tell the difference.

            Growth is more than criticism. As we grow spiritually our actions become loving instead of mean spirited, hate filled.

            Only God can do the separating.

            We must stay grounded in the Word.

              Our assignment is to bare good fruit. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-                        suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no                             law.   Galatians 5:22-23

            Dead fruit produce arguments and division.

            Keep your eye on the Word of God.

          

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Roll Call:

Pastor Baggett

Debra W.

Thelma W.

Willie & Bonnie T.

Eddie & Marina J.

Evelyn H. 

Ginger R.

Clark M.

Rev. I. Pelton

Dorothy M.

Violet W.

Rhonda L.

Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett

                                                                    Closing Song:

                                                        I Have a Father Who Can