O Rock of Our Life,
We give You thanks for our family and friends. It has been said that You are experienced in the depth and breadth of human relationships. We are blessed by those in our lives with whom we can confide, who love us, who accept us, and who stand by us. May the blessings we receive from these relationships, O God, be passed on by us, so that others may experience the love and grace which, ultimately, you have authored. We also give thanks for those who have gone before us, those who mentored us, encouraged us, lifted us up when we were down, and pointed us in the right direction. We are blessed by their influence. Empower us, Loving God, to look around us and identify the ones we might mentor. May we find ways of connection, witness and influence. In all things, Gracious Lord, we seek to honor You in word and deed. Bless us we pray in Jesus’ name. AMEN.
Birdene Schoonover was taken to the ER at St. Mary’s yesterday evening.
Paul Sprat and Ruby Manahan are still hospitalized. Please pray for Birdene, Paul and Ruby.
Terri Galer has asked us to pray for Bradley Gilbert. His leukemia has returned and he is going through hospital stays and treatments.
There will be a Youth Garage Sale on Saturday from 8 – 1. Bert Sims is celebrating his 90th birthday with a tea in the parlor Saturday afternoon from 2 – 4. There is a wedding Saturday evening. The Sunday morning worship schedule is the same. The Horn of Plenty drive is Sunday afternoon. The “Does God Exist?” study is Sunday evening at 6.
Mary Garrison passed on the following link about church organization that was in an Albuquerque church newsletter. It is a long, but interesting read. http://dmergent.org/2011/09/12/killing-church-committees-and-other-reflections-on-church-organization-2/ . Thanks, Mary.
Please pray daily for our church. May we grow in the Spirit through our collective and individual prayers and devotions.
The scripture for today is 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12:
As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.
Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you? And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed when his time comes. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false, so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
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