Our Weekly Schedule




SUNDAY 
10:00 AM     Worship & Teaching - Pastor Bob Lawrenz   
                    Message:  Revelation 21:9-27 - "All Things Are New"
                
                            Scripture Reading:       Isaiah 48:6-13

John attempts to describe the New Jerusalem in terms others can understand. In doing so, he mentions precious materials such as gold and jasper, but associates them with properties those materials don't normally have. Gold, for instance, is not normally "clear," and neither is jasper. This is John's struggle in explaining what he sees; a modern person might say they saw smoke that looked like "transparent lead," and those hearing it would understand the mixture of two separate ideas. Here, John does something similar in his effort to describe the indescribable (Revelation 21:9–21).

John also points out that there is no temple in this new city, since there is no need for a temple. Temples, priests, and rituals are all necessary when man is somehow separated from God. Two people speaking face-to-face don't need telephones or letters; those living in direct communion with God won't need a temple. This description also re-emphasizes the perfect holiness of this New Jerusalem, and the fact that only those who put their faith in Christ will be found there (Revelation 21:22–27). Revelation 22 is the final chapter of the New Testament. There, John will complete his description of the New Jerusalem and give some final words to those who read this text.

TUESDAY
 
10:00 AM     Ladies Prayer & Bible Study - Norine Lawrenz

                                                         
We are beginning a new Bible study this week called, "Living IN JESUS."

We invite you to join us as we study God's Word and draw closer to Him.  

Paul wrote in Colossians 2:6-7, 
"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."

When you receive Jesus Christ as Lord in your life it is the beginning of life with Christ. We are called to live in Christ, by being rooted and built up in Him. Following Christ’s leadership and example in your life strengthens your faith and thankfulness. Christ guides you and gives your strength for your daily life, which includes helping you with all the circumstances and problems you face.

A life that is being rooted and built up in Christ is a life committed to following God’s Will and Christ’s example, seeking His wisdom and teachings, being obedient to God’s Word, and being conscious of the Holy Spirit in your life and going the way that He calls.

Our life is His, and we are transformed into something new. Jesus is our Savior and Lord, but He has also become our very closest friend.  He is a friend who sticks closer than a brother... inseparable, and precious.   What friend could possibly be closer than Jesus?  He loves us. He died for us. He calls us His own, His beloved.

Our life with Him will continue throughout eternity, and that life is a life of joy.

In Him we have:
  • A joy that can’t be diminished.
  • A hope that can’t be disappointed.
  • Resources that cannot be exhausted. 
Paul taught us, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away, behold, all things become new. " 1 Corinthians 5:17 

Let's walk IN that newness of life!

Come join us for a spiritually uplifting time of worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship.
                    

As a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea, Micah prophesied during the momentous years surrounding the tragic fall of Israel to the Assyrian Empire (722 BC), an event he also predicted (Micah 1:6). Micah stated in his introduction to the book that he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah, failing to mention the simultaneous string of dishonorable kings that closed out the northern kingdom of Israel.
During this period, while Israel was imploding from the effects of evil and unfaithful leadership, Judah seemed on a roller-coaster ride—ascending to the heights of its destiny in one generation, only to fall into the doldrums in another. In Judah at this time, good kings and evil kings alternated with each other, a pattern seen in the reigns of Jotham (good, 2 Kings 15:32–34); Ahaz (evil, 2 Kings 16:1–4); and Hezekiah (good, 2 Kings 18:1–7).
- See more at: http://www.insight.org/resources/bible/micah.html#sthash.i25F9AvV.dpuf
As a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea, Micah prophesied during the momentous years surrounding the tragic fall of Israel to the Assyrian Empire (722 BC), an event he also predicted (Micah 1:6). Micah stated in his introduction to the book that he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah, failing to mention the simultaneous string of dishonorable kings that closed out the northern kingdom of Israel.
During this period, while Israel was imploding from the effects of evil and unfaithful leadership, Judah seemed on a roller-coaster ride—ascending to the heights of its destiny in one generation, only to fall into the doldrums in another. In Judah at this time, good kings and evil kings alternated with each other, a pattern seen in the reigns of Jotham (good, 2 Kings 15:32–34); Ahaz (evil, 2 Kings 16:1–4); and Hezekiah (good, 2 Kings 18:1–7).
- See more at: http://www.insight.org/resources/bible/micah.html#sthash.i25F9AvV.dpuf
SATURDAY

  9:00 AM       Men's Prayer - All Are Welcome!                     

Men's Prayer is a time for men to come together in fellowship, and pray for those in need, though all are welcome. If you are in need of prayer and would like the men of this church to do as James 5:14 says, please do come!


"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."




10:00 AM       Church Workday - All Are Welcome!      

Lend a Helping Hand!

Church workdays are scheduled on the FIRST and THIRD Saturdays of every month, from 10 AM through lunchtime.
 

Our next Church Workday is scheduled for this Saturday, April 6th. Join us as we work around the building, both inside and outside! Every "skill level" welcome!

Please consider helping to keep the building up. Maintaining this 1856 building is a service to the Lord. It was built before the Civil War!





      


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