Ministering to Detroit’s Eastside Since 1864
The beginnings of our church trail back to 1862 when Karl and Emilie Bock migrated from Germany to Detroit. The Bocks, who were zealous witness for their Lord, established fellowship with other German immigrants who were Baptist. On June 23, 1864, the group of nine believers was formally organized as a church. The early members met in homes until 1870 when a chapel was built at St. Aubin and Mullett. The church was known as the First Regular German Baptist Church of Detroit. Significant activities during the early years included tract distribution as a regular Sunday afternoon pastime, missionary work of students on the west side during summer vacation and the formation of a Women's Missionary Society.
Bulletin: Week of January 18
Morning Worship Service
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Scripture Reading
Matthew 26:30-35, 69-75
Sermon
Dr. J. Robert Cosand
Denial
Verse for the Week
"And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil." Matthew 5:36-37
Missions Update: January 2015
Ernie and Karen Richards
New Tribes Bible Institute
915 N. Hartwell Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186
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Richards Report - December 2014
The Belt of Truth
Meditation on Ephesians 6:14
As we begin 2015, let us remember the glory and guidance we receive from the lamp of God's revealed truth. Truly, the Bible we have in our possession is a treasure of immeasurable worth. In Ephesians 6, we have a metaphor of a Christian being ready to face the temptations and trials of life. Paul uses the imagery of a solider dressed for battle. He has put on his helmet and breastplate and has taken up his sword. In Ephesians 6:14, the belt he uses to hold his clothes in place is called "the belt of truth." Of course this is a reference, along with the sword in verse 17, to the revealed Word of God.
The context of Ephesians 6:14 refers to the devil and his demonic armies which are arrayed against us (cf. Eph 6:11,12). The reason we must be concerned about things like righteousness and truth and faith is that we have an enemy who can only be defended against by things like salvation and faith and righteousness. You can't fight the devil with money or degrees or position. Satan desires to lay us waste. He desires to break us down and disable our faith, to destroy the vitality and joy of our marriages, to keep our children from trusting in the living God. Satan desires to divide our church, to rob us of the pleasure of rejoicing in God and finding delight in Him. The devil desires to shackle us by fear, to weigh us down by discouragement and destroy our peace.