Posts from 2017 (Page 10)

Spurring One Another To Growth

Preparing our Hearts to Worship Spurring one another to growth   In an effort to help you prepare for the June 25th, 2017, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the Life of Elijah. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Spurring one another on to growth”. The main Scripture for the day is 1Kings 18:1-16. The other…

Loving your enemies

A devotional thought on loving your enemies or not living by human wisdom but by heavenly direction, from Extreme Devotion. June 17 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 In the sixteenth-century Netherlands, Dirk Willems had been labeled an “Anabaptist” during the rule of Spanish Catholics and imprisoned. Now he was running for his life. He had escaped out the tiny window and lowered himself on a rope made of…

Bulletin – Week of June 18, 2017

Welcome worshipers! We are glad that you have come to learn of God and God’s Word. May every blessing be yours as we gather before our heavenly Father. Guest Pastor: Mitchell Senti Order of Worship Opening Song: Ten Thousand Reasons Call to Worship: Psalm 103, Read Responsively Songs of Praise:Everlasting God; Mighty to Save; Good, Good Father; His Forever Offering: Kingdom Advancement Fund (General Fund) Offering Song: Compassionate God Prayer Scripture: Zephaniah 3:11-20 Message: Intimacy Song of Response: Only Be…

The greatest news

“That same Christ who overcame every temptation and was perfectly obedient-that Jesus is in you now. The Jesus who had compassion on the crowds and who healed the sick – that Jesus is in you. The humble Jesus who led as a servant, who washed his disciples’ feet – he’s in you. The Jesus who repeatedly shattered racial barriers with his teachings and his life – that Jesus is in you. The Jesus who suffered and loved to the end…

Bulletin – Week of June 11, 2017

Order of Worship Opening Song: Come People of the Risen King Call to Worship: Psalm 25: 1-12  Songs of Praise:  You Never Let Go;  Psalm 62;  How Firm a Foundation Litany of Confession: Lamentations 3: 19-26 Prayer of Confession Song:  Not What My Hands Have Done Offering: Kingdom Advancement Fund (General Fund) Offering Song: Offering Prayer Sermon: Pastor Aaron Walters Song of Response:  Holy Spirit Benediction Closing Song:  Great is Thy Faithfulness The offering this morning is for the General…

How to love others

“Now, in seeking to benefit one’s neighbor, how difficult it is to do one’s duty! Unless you give up all thought of self and, so to speak, get out of yourself, you will accomplish nothing here. For how can you perform those works which Paul teaches to be the works of love, unless you renounce yourself, and give yourself wholly to others? “Love,” he says, “is patient and kind, not jealous or boastful, is not envious or puffed up, does…

On living in light of our Savior’s sacrifice for us

“Ever since Christ cleansed us with the washing of his blood, and imparted this cleansing through baptism, it would be unfitting to befoul ourselves with new pollutions [Eph. 5:26; Heb. 10:10; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 Peter 1:15, 19]. Ever since he engrafted us into his body, we must take especial care not to disfigure ourselves, who are his members, with any spot or blemish [Eph. 5:23–33; 1 Cor. 6:15; John 15:3–6]. Ever since Christ himself, who is our Head, ascended…

Bulletin – Week of June 4, 2017

We take pleasure in your presence today and at every worship service. Please introduce yourself to anyone you don’t know. Friendliness is always an inspiration. Message: Pentecost is About Harvesting the Lost Scripture: Acts 2: 1-41 Offering: General Fund June 4, 2017 Order of Worship Gathering Song:  Awake My Soul  Call to Worship:  Isaiah 61:1-3 Songs of Praise: Holy Spirit You are Welcome Here  Spirit of the Living God Fall Fresh on Me  Holy Spirit Living Breath of God Offering:…