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Bulletin – Week of July 24, 2016

First John 1:7 (NRSV) says: “If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another.” That kind of fellowship can begin here and now. Let us place ourselves in the light of God and joyfully reach out in fellowship with others. Message: The Sin Offering and Jesus Scripture: Leviticus 4:1-5:13 Offering: General Fund Prayer Requests: This week we are asked to pray for Aaron and Megan Speyer and their children, Lanny…

The Social Conservative Review July 15, 2016

I have found this monthly mailing to be wonderfully enlightening about a range of issues that I just can’t track all on my own.  The folks at the Family Research Council do the conservative world a great service by collecting some of the best articles on these subjects. I offer up a link to the latest issue.   I particularly encourage you to read the article under Human Trafficing entitled The Martland Act and how our military personnel can help…

The Sin Offering and Christ

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the July 24th, 2016, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on how the Old Testament Sacrifices pointed to Christ, I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Sin Offering and Christ”. The main Scripture for the day is Leviticus 4. The other passages…

Bulletin – Week of July 17, 2016

The Letter to the Hebrews tells Christians not to neglect meeting together in worship but to encourage one another (Hebrews 10:25). We’re pleased that you’ve all come to do that today. Message: Wheel Alignment Scripture: Psalm 19 Offering: Outreach Fund Prayer Requests: This week we are asked to pray for Mark and Rockelle Ruiter and their children, Doug and Jan Scholten, Joanne Schultz, Mitchell and Rochelle Senti and their children, Keith Sentkowski and Kyle Sentkowski. Suggestions for prayers would be…

Church Campout this weekend

Join us in Birch Bay at the State Park for a great time of campfires, fellowship and worship.  We will have a guest preacher in Bellingham on Sunday July 17th, and Pastor Scott and his family will be with those camping.

Mission Drift

  The ocean is an amazing thing. The beauty of the waves, the constant lapping of water on the shore. The Beach and the sand as they squish through your feet. And most importantly the fun of finding the things the water washes up. One of the amazing things of the ocean is its current. Something dropped overboard from a cruise ship or tossed into the ocean from a pier on one side of the world can turn up on…

Bulletin – Week of July 10, 2016

It’s our desire to be a warm, friendly congregation. Please take the time to get to know those around you. Your smile and outreached hand to others will be a blessing. Message: The Peace Offering Scripture: Leviticus 3 Offering: General Fund Prayer Requests: This week we are asked to pray for Mona Reardon, Don and Darlys Recker, Darrel Renne, David and Ida Richards, Scott and Jen Roberts and their children. Suggestions for prayers would be for their spiritual growth, opportunities…

Lessons from a Hospital Bed

  How will you use the precious moments God gives you during your next hospital stay? Will you complain? Will you wonder about God’s goodness? Will you hang on by sheet force of will? Or will you take the opportunity now to prepare so that God is glorified, your soul is fed and Christ is proclaimed? In his short booklet by the same name as this article, John Piper presents a number of lessons he learned while undergoing a procedure…

The Fellowship Offering

The Fellowship Offering and the Christian – Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the July 10th, 2016, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on how the Old Testament Sacrifices pointed to Christ, I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Fellowship Offering and the Christian”. The main Scripture for…