Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy on us.
We are in the wilderness, Dear God, and the way before us is uncertain. Be our guide we pray. Send Your pillar of fire and You pillar of cloud to mark the way. Like the Israelites, we sometime long for the certainty of a former life, even though it was captivity. Free us from our bonds, Loving Creator, and help us to trust in You on our journey.
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy on us. AMEN.
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Please pray for Mary Johnson. She is having a heart test today in Oklahoma City.
Josh Puckett, Beth and Terry Henneke’s son-in-law, is having back surgery in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Please pray for Josh.
The Monday Noon Prayer Service is in the Chapel.
The Christian Action an Community Service Committee is meeting in the Library at 5:15 p.m.
Financial Peace University meets this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room.
The Special Gifts Committee meets this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Don’t forget that Lent begins on Wednesday. There will be morning prayers at 7:00 a.m. in the Chapel and an Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel.
The scripture reading for today is Matthew 13:31-43:
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.” Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
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