Our Weekly Schedule

SUNDAY 

10:00 AM    Worship & Teaching - Pastor Bob Lawrenz   

                   Message:  Acts 9:1-25 - "Saul's Ministry Expanded"

                                                     

                           Scripture Reading:  Genesis 46:2-4

This week in Acts 9:1-25, tells the dramatic story of Saul of Tarsus transforming from a violent enemy of Jesus into a bold follower and preacher of the Christian faith. 

We see our first glimpse of Saul in Scripture as he stands and watches the men of Jerusalem hurl huge stones at Stephen that broke his bones, bloodied his body, and eventually took his life. We read in Acts 8:1 that “Saul approved of his execution.” But perhaps that is an understatement. Evidently, it whetted Saul’s appetite for more. We read that “Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison” (Acts 8:3).

But by the end of the chapter, Saul has gone from hunter to hunted. The Christians in Jerusalem have gone from being persecuted by Saul to protecting Saul from persecution. Saul is sent off to his hometown of Tarsus, not with intentions to capture Christ followers and bring them back to Jerusalem in chains, but to proclaim Christ where he is not known and invite people to become a part of Christ’s kingdom.

As we take in this amazing story, we realize that God saves all kinds of people in all kinds of ways. He saved Saul by blinding him with the light of the face of the glorified Jesus so that Saul would believe that he really did rise from the dead

TUESDAY

10:00 AM     Ladies Prayer & Bible Study - Summer Break Thru July
                                                         

Attention Ladies!  

We are looking into the lives of 10 women in the Bible.  They may have lived a long time ago, but we find ourselves facing many of the same issues they faced. Through their trials and experiences, we see how God works in our lives daily to shape us, heal us, encourage us and grow us as we follow Him.

God has given us 10 commandments.  There are over 8 billion people on the planet, and we all struggle with those same commands.  There really is nothing new under the sun (1 Corinthians 10:19). 

As we look at the role these women played in telling God's story, I pray that God will meet us where we are and inspire us to grow in His grace and knowledge, that we too would be an example to others.

Please consider joining us each Tuesday morning as we magnify the Lord together, study the scriptures, pray for one another and enjoy the blessing of Christian 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, October 3rd. Join us as we work around the building, both inside and outside! Every "skill level" welcome!

Church cleanup days are organized to maintain a hygienic, welcoming, and safe environment for worship, ensuring the facility is clean for services. Serving together builds our church community, fosters a sense of ownership, and serves as an act of stewardship to maintain the facility that God has so graciously provided us.  Whatever God gives us to do, we do it as unto the Lord.

Please consider helping to keep the building up. Maintaining this 1856 building is a service to the Lord.