VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE!

Since I am not the most active blogger, let me encourage you to visit our regular website:  http://wbcnh.org/

This new website includes audio sermons from our latest services for listening or downloading.


But while you are here, just a little update on what has been going on lately.

We have been hosting a Bible Seminar at Oxbow High School in Bradford, VT.  We are trying to get a new church started there and thought this would be an effective way of meeting people and organizing Bible studies and then, ultimately, forming a church.

Turn-out has been fantastic!  We have had some people attend every night.  Last night, we had several young people stay behind and ask some excellent questions.  It was encouraging to see so many young people in attendance and who desire to grow in the Lord.

Tonight is the finale.  Pastor Laughman of Twin Mountain Baptist Church will teach on end times prophecies. 

It all starts at 6:00 PM in the auditorium at Oxbow High in Bradford, VT.


May the Lord richly bless you all.

- Pastor Greeson
11/10/2016

Have You Been Grafted In?

John 15:1-8 says, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.  Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.  Abide in me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.  If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” 

I was working with my Grandpa at our nursery one day when he discovered a pecan tree with one of its branches broken off.  Evidently it had broken off when unloading it from the delivery truck.  The branch was still tender indicating it had only recently been broken.  It was a young tree and would not have been nearly as fruitful if it had grown to full maturity with that branch missing.  Grandpa said he could fix it.   

That day, Grandpa taught me how to graft a branch back onto a tree from which it had broken.  Sure enough, that branch became a living part of that tree as if nothing had ever happened to it. 

Grandpa said that he could graft branches from one tree onto other trees, if they were similar. He said, for example, he could graft a pepper plant onto a tomato plant because they were related.  So he showed me how he could do this, too.

When he went to graft the pepper branch onto the tomato plant, the first thing he did was cut off a branch from the tomato plant.  He said it is impossible to graft a branch onto a plant without first making a place for it.  The branch needs access to the plant’s sap just like our arms need blood.  Not only this, but the branch must be cut to conform to the place where it is to be attached to the plant, and the place on the plant where the branch is to be attached must match the branch.  It is not a matter of simply taking a branch and taping it to a plant.  Lastly, the branch must be held tightly in place.  So he attached the pepper branch onto the tomato plant and the tomato branch onto the pepper plant, and both plants lived and produced fruit.

A branch not attached to a tree has no life in it.  The only way a branch can be grafted into a tree is for the tree first to be wounded, the branch to be conformed to the tree and the tree to match the branch, and then, the branch must be affixed in place.    

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches.  If we branches are not attached to the vine, we have no life in us.  When we get saved, we are grafted into the vine where we are to remain and bear fruit.  We are grafted into Him at the places where He was wounded on the cross of Calvary for our sins.  The only reason we can be grafted into Christ is because He was wounded for our transgression, bruised for our iniquities, died shedding His blood, and buried and arose from the grave.  By faith we believe and are conformed to Him. We now bear His likeness.  He, being God, was made in the likeness of man yet without sin.  The two now matching are held in place for eternity by the Husbandman, the Father

Now, my dear fellow branches, we must bear fruit – not produce fruit, but bear fruit.   It is impossible for us to produce fruit, but the Holy Spirit of God produces His fruit in us and through us, and we simply abide in the vine and bear the fruit.  We must abide in the Vine and bear His fruit. 

The fruit produced is always for the benefit of others.  Just like that pecan tree, the pecans were not for the tree but for those of us who love pecan pies.  The fruit of the Spirit is produced in us and through us for others that we might lead them to the vine and they may be grafted in, too.

Have you been grafted into the Vine? The only way to enjoy being a Christian is to be one, and the only way to be one is through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

Are you abiding in the Vine bearing His fruit? The only way to enjoy the Christian life is abiding in the Vine.

May the Lord richly bless you!

- Pastor Greeson

 

Visit Wentworth Baptist Church on our new website at http://wbcnh.org. 

52 Days of Faith

Sunday, November 9, 2014 marks 52 days remaining in the year.  With all the excitement that typically accompanies this time of year, I hope you will find renewed excitement in the Lord. 

To help kindle this excitement, Wentworth Baptist Church announces our "52 Days of Faith" campaign. 

Over these last 52 days of 2014, we are going to seek the Lord through prayer, Bible study, church attendance, and godly living that we may see what God will do in, for, and through a fully yielded body of believers. 

• By faith, we are asking God to encourage and grow faithful Christians in their faith.
• By faith, we are asking God to lead backslidden Christians to repentance and restoration into fellowship of a good church.
• By faith, we are asking God for lost souls to be saved.
• By faith, we are asking God for those who are hurting to be healed.
• By faith, we are asking God for those who are separated to be reconciled.

Jesus says in Matthew 21:22, "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

 Hebrews 11:6 says God "is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."


Would you like your faith to increase?
              Come to Wentworth Baptist Church starting Sunday, November 9.

Would you like to learn what Christian life is really all about?
               Come to Wentworth Baptist Church starting Sunday, November 9.

Have you been hurt in the past, especially by someone at a church?
                Come to Wentworth Baptist Church starting Sunday, November 9.


This is not just a revival meeting.  This is the beginning of a glorious Christian life for all who will have it.
 
- Pastor Greeson
     

We had a wonderful week this past week.  We were able to get our piano repaired and tuned. We had a huge turnout for the work day/soul winning on Saturday. We got the building prepared for the installation of some new insulation, and cleared out some junk from the carport. We got to put tracts out in Rumney finishing up over there. We even met several very nice people who expressed an interest in visiting the church.


As we pray for those people to come, the Lord, in the meantime, brought us several first-time visitors on Sunday. One little girl mentioned she wanted to know more about getting saved. She did not get saved on Sunday, but she is hungry, so we shall continue to feed her the word of God and pray for her.


This morning, we got the insulation installed, and it is already making a difference. Praise the Lord for His goodness! The stairway and downstairs level have been horribly cold and drafty in the winter because there was absolutely no insulation and there were huge gaps between rocks of the foundation allowing cold air to flow unimpeded into the building. The gaps have now been plugged, several inches of foam insulation blown in, and many praises to God said.


The Lord is doing a marvelous work here at WBC. It is exciting to be a part of this ministry. We have many exciting things coming up that you do not want to miss. Till next time, may the Lord richly bless you all.

Much More To Come!

Stay tuned as we update this page with audio sermons, pictures, and more.

Prayer Meeting

A church-wide prayer meeting is held each Sunday morning at 9:00 am at the church.  The Lord's House becomes a house of prayer. We come together for a “sweet hour of prayer.”  Prayer is offered for the services of the week and also for those who have not received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, as well as those dealing with health concerns or other special needs.

 Our desire is that as we come together as a church; we pray with one heart and in one accord.  We pray with a belief that the Lord Jesus Christ will answer all of our prayers according to His will.  Our prayer meetings are indeed a sweet hour of prayer.

What To Expect

You can expect to find a welcoming, warm and friendly church who loves the Lord Jesus Christ.

You can expect the Bible to be taught and preached as the only source of reliable truth; as it is the Word of God.

You can expect singing of the great hymns of our faith that are doctrinally accurate and teach us about the Lord.

You can expect special, uplifting music from our choir, ensembles, groups, instrumentalists and individuals that honor Jesus Christ.  The music ministry of Wentworth Baptist Church prepares the heart for worship and the ministry of the Word of God through preaching. Preaching is foremost of all that we do.

You can expect to find a church that still holds the faith once delivered to the saints.

You can expect to find a Sunday School class that teaches the Bible for every member of your family.

You can expect to find a church family that prays for each others needs and bears the burdens of other believers in Christ.

You can expect to find a place where you can to serve Jesus Christ in the ministry of this local church.

You can expected to find a church who is obedient in the work God has given it to do, both in our community and around the world.

You can expect a church that still believes in winning souls to Christ through personal testimony and witness.

Why not Visit with us this Sunday?