Pastor Caldwell will delve into Luke 14 this week, beginning with the story of Jesus healing a man on the Sabbath in vv. 1-6, followed by a parable in vv. 7-11. The concluding verse of this section seems to give the main purpose of the passage: "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted" (14:11). The "humble" person is not simply one who helps out the poor or who gives their seat to someone in need. In the Bible, true humility is to understand our plight in the world, and our need to trust in Christ and repent of our sins. We know this because Jesus quotes Luke 14:11 later in the gospel. In 18:13-14, a tax collector, with knowledge of gravity of his sin, says, "God, be mercifcul to me, a sinner!," to which Jesus responds, "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified...for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." John Calvin once wrote, "The Christian life is a race of repentance—not a race to attain repentance, but a race that is characterized by repentance." Let us be characterized as people of repentance! Songs we will sing this week focus on God's grace, and will include:

1. Here is Love (iTunes, Amazon)
2. Psalm 62 (My Soul Finds Rest) (iTunes, Amazon)
3. Sovereign Over Us (aaronkeyes.com)
4. Trust You (aaronkeyes.com)

I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday! Josh Philpot Pastor for Worship.

The worship ministry at Founders Baptist Church exists solely to bring glory to God through leading the people of God to declare the truths of God. This happens primarily through scripture readings, music, and prayer, week after week.We know that worship is not exclusively a song or the words of a prayer, but an ongoing, never-ending life of praise. Just as the angels perpetually sing that God is "holy, holy, holy" (Isaiah 6:3), so the church should proclaim to one another at all times that God is high and lifted up(Hebrews 13:15).Our goal is to be,

• growing closer to Christ and maturing in our understanding of God, and who we are in Him,
• improving musically/artistically/creatively,
• accountable for our commitments and faithful to live them out.

To that end, we want to offer a day annually where other members of the congregation can audition to be part of this ministry. On Saturday,November 2nd (between 9:00-12:00)we will hold open auditions for the worship team at Founders. The steps for auditioning are found in the online application here:http://bit.ly/fbcworshipauditions After completing the application, read through the following documents:

1. Audition Notes for Applicants
2. Helpful Tips for Worship Auditions

The following songs and chord charts will be used for auditions, which you may download by clicking "Read More" at the bottom of this page. Again, please read the application and above documents for further comments on these songs:

1. Come Praise and Glorify: Come Praise and Glorify (chart)
2. Show Us Christ: Show Us Christ (chart)
3. Shine Into Our Night: Shine Into Our Night (chart)
4. My Soul Finds Rest (Psalm 62): My Soul Finds Rest (Psalm 62) (chart)
5. Come to Me: Come to Me (chart)
6. Song of Moses: Song of Moses (chart)

Please prayerfully consider this opportunity, and if you are interested in being part of the worship ministry at Founders, I hope to see you on November 2nd! Josh Philpot Pastor for Worship.