Weekly Announcements
The Week of September 28th at a Glance
Mon. Sept. 29
Golf committee, 5:00 (Conf. Rm.)
Trustees, 6:00 (7)
Wed. Oct. 1
Prayer, 6:00 am
“Wesleyan VILE-tality”, Noon & 6:30 (Rm. 7 main building)
Praise Band, 5:30 (FLC)
Thu. Oct. 2
RSA, 9:30-5:30 (entire campus)
Chancel Choir practice, 6:30
Christmas Choir, 7:15
Fri. Oct. 3
Reserved all day for Craft Show prep
Sat. Oct. 4
VENDOR/CRAFT SHOW, 10-3 (We need shoppers!)
Sunday Worship is Live.
cONTEMPORARY wORSHIP: 9:00
Traditional Worship: 11:15
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Pastor’s Corner
Lately I have been disturbed by the turbulent times we are living in. If you watch the news or scroll down any social media for any hour and you will see it. There is more misinformation, cherry picking quotes, demonizing enemies, fake news, and efforts to try to cover up or rewrite history, than I have ever seen before in my lifetime.
Let me be clear, I am not pointing fingers at any party, candidate, country, or person. I see the sellout of Truth, Love and Respect across the board. These last few weeks I have just thrown up my hands and prayed, “GOD HELP US!”
And then I saw a picture that jogged my memory. As I grew up, I remember seeing Norman Rockwell paintings. One from 1963 has had an impact on me. It has people of all faiths and colors all sitting in a state of what looks like harmony. He also quotes the first part of Matthew 7:12 "In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you.”
In my studies, I have found this concept in all the major religions of the world. That being the case… what if every person in the world would take this seriously, all at the same time? Yeah, Tom, sounds like mission impossible. Indeed, perhaps it is. But I also remember “with God, all things are possible.” So, now I have a prayer when I start to feel overwhelmed by all the ways we abuse one another in the world.
I am praying for a worldwide renewal. What if every person, of every faith took this seriously? And took it so seriously that it transformed this world of polarization, fear, violence, selfishness, bullying, etc... into a place where people are actually cared for and taken care of. How radical would that be? Please pray with me until it becomes a reality.
Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Tom
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,
not reluctantly or under compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7
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