Loving God, Serving Others
Hey There, Saints!
Can you believe May is just around the corner? That means Bloomsday, lilac flowers and Memorial Day. And most certainly, warmer weather. Sweet. It also means mowing the grass and fighting dandelions and weeds (but I repeat myself). Start your gardens! Enjoy it in all its unpredictable glory.
You might remember I’m strolling thru the psalms in my morning reading. I ran across another one worthy of highlighting: For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 48:14. It blows my mind on a regular basis that the Creator God, the One who flung stars in space and called us into existence… condescends to us at our level. The One who oversees nations will respond to our prayers and help in the smallest details. Absolutely fantastic. God says this in Psalm 50: “Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” One way we honor God is to give credit where credit is due as he stoops to help us in our trouble. What an amazing God we have.
The Women’s Retreat is happening this weekend up at Riverview Bible Camp. Enjoy that, ladies! I hope it’s a great time of relaxing, talking, learning and eating. Because of the retreat, there will be NO Kid Zone during the service on Sunday. Dads, we will have coloring crayons and pictures available as usual. The Note Takers, grades 5 and 6, WILL be meeting since it is the last Sunday of the month.
This coming Thursday, May 2, is the annual day of prayer for our country. And don’t we need it? It’s happening a little closer to those of us on the north side:
National Day of Prayer: A Call for Spiritual Awakening.
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024. Location: Franklin Park (south Shelter – 5100 block N Division). Time: Noon – 1:00 pm.
This Sunday:
Story Hour is downstairs at 9. Upstairs, Ace will have Rick back teaching a one-time add on to his recent series, this time on the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit. That is such an important topic for our lives. How else will we be able to do what God wants apart from the constant presence of God’s Spirit?
In the service, we’ll have a ‘bachelor band’ or an all-male worship team, thanks to the women’s retreat. I heard the rehearsal went great… looking forward to seeing the testosterone laden set! And I’ll be speaking in the series in Genesis on the last part of chapter 15. This is very significant. God is beginning the covenant with his people and the burden is all on him. That still impacts us today.
See you Sunday?
Pastor Rob