Bass News for August 2025

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. ~John 5:24 LSB

Join us for Lord's Day worship at 11am and 6pm, Sunday School at 10am, and Wednesdays at 6pm. Take advantage of every opportunity to gather with the saints to worship our thrice holy God. Pastor Dave is leading us through John during worship and First John during Sunday School and Wednesdays.

Thanks to Tracy for working up some new hymns and some old hymns that are new to Bass, as we incorporate more from Hymns of Grace.

Spurgeon’s Catechism Questions for August

• Week of 8/3/25

  • Q59

  • Which is the eighth commandment?

  • The eighth commandment is, "You shall not steal." (Exodus 20:15)

• Week of 8/10/25

  • Q60

  • What is forbidden in the eighth commandment?

  • The eighth commandment forbids whatever does or may prevent our own, or our neighbor's wealth or success.

• Week of 8/17/25

  • Q61

  • Which is the ninth commandment?

  • The ninth commandment is, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." (Exodus 20:16)

• Week of 8/24/25

  • Q62

  • What is required in the ninth commandment?

  • The ninth commandment requires us to always be truthful, and keep and defend the truth about our own and our neighbor's good name, especially when giving testimony.

• Week of 8/31/25

  • Q63

  • Which is the tenth commandment?

  • The tenth commandment is, "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's." (Exodus 20:17)

August Confession Reading: We have begun reading through our confession, the Second London Baptist Confession, as part of Sunday evening Worship.

• 8/3/25: 1.2

  The Holy Scriptures, or the Word of God written, consist of all the books of the Old and New Testaments. These are:

  THE OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.

  THE NEW TESTAMENT: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation.

  All of these are given by the inspiration of God to be the standard of faith and life.

• 8/10/25: 1.3

  The books commonly called the Apocrypha were not given by divine inspiration and so are not part of the canon or standard of the Scriptures. Therefore, they have no authority for the church of God and are not to be recognized or used in any way different from other human writings.

• 8/17/25: 1.4

  The authority of the Holy Scriptures obligates belief in them. This authority does not depend on the testimony of any person or church but on God the author alone, who is truth itself. Therefore, the Scriptures are to be received because they are the Word of God.

• 8/24/25: 1.5

  The testimony of the church of God may stir and persuade us to adopt a high and reverent respect for the Holy Scriptures. Moreover, the heavenliness of the contents, the power of the system of truth, the majesty of the style, the harmony of all the parts, the central focus on giving all glory to God, the full revelation of the only way of salvation, and many other incomparable qualities and complete perfections, all provide abundant evidence that the Scriptures are the Word of God. Even so, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority of the Scriptures comes from the internal work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts.

Upcoming

• We are excited to have Pastor Jason Francis of Shepherd's Rock Bible Church of Kingsport, bring a Biblical message on August 10 during the 6pm worship. Jason is a great friend within the Deeply Rooted family and is a wonderful pulpiteer. You won't want to miss this special service.

• Deeply Rooted Equip: The Five Solas will be held September 20 at 9am at The Master's Church in Kingsport. Speakers include Greg Cercone, Wade Jackson, Jeremiah Riner, Timothy Adkins, and Joshua Light. This event is free, and all are encouraged to attend. Be equipped.

• Be sure to tell your friends that Deeply Rooted Conference 2025 registration is now open at deeplyrootedconference.org. We will be looking at the doctrine of Sanctification. Speakers include Anthony Mathenia, Cameron Dula, Jeffrey Perry, Damon Joseph, and Kenny Hilliard. Join us at Shepherd's Rock Bible Church of Kingsport for this great time of worship and edification.

Ambassador Evangelism 

 I promise, we will be meeting again. Scheduling is rough when our long-time attendees are now working most Saturdays, but we are working to schedule some dates. See Justin or follow Ambassador Evangelism on social media for updates. The Missionary Fellowship of William Carey by Michael Haykin begins this month. Join us as we look at the "father of modern missions." Schedule TBD.

AmBASSador Radio is the official podcast of Bass Chapel. Be sure to listen, subscribe, & share. AmBASSador Radio is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Episodes are released weekly, and include Ambassador Evangelism sessions, Bible teaching, current events, theology and more. Occasionally, you may hear Pastor Dave join Justin on an episode. Look for new episodes resuming this month.

Standard Schedule for Service

• Sunday School 10am

• Lord’s Day Worship 11am

  • Lord’s Supper the first Sunday of each month

• Sunday Evening Worship 6pm (except the last Sunday of each month when we have fellowship meal directly after morning worship)

• Wednesday 6pm

Come be fed the Word of God.

The righteous man will be glad in Yahweh and will take refuge in Him;

And all the upright in heart will boast. ~Psalm 64:10 LSB