FROM OUR MUSIC AND FAMILY MINSTER | This past week I was working in my workshop, and I needed to use my drill press. I don’t use this tool very often, but it is nice to have it on hand. As I pulled it off the shelf and set it up on my workbench, I noticed a little switch that I had not seen before. After some investigation, I realized that it cut on lasers that help you line up your work! What makes this more interesting is that I have owned this tool for more than 15 years and have struggled many times to line up my workpiece just on the right spot; instead of learning how to use this tool when I got it, I spent 15 years using it wrong and making it much more difficult to use. I can’t tell you the amount of time I have wasted looking for other tools or strategies to make this tool more accessible.
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FROM OUR PASTOR | What comes to your mind when you hear the term āfirst importanceā? Do you think in terms of priority? This would mean that things of āfirst importance? must be done first. Or do you think in terms of placement? This would mean that things of āfirst importanceā are the foundation upon which everything else is built.
“The Stand” staring April 14, 2021 | āThe Standā is a new family ministry that will begin on Wednesday nights. We will start each night in the Fellowship Hall and have Bible study as a family group. As we continue, our goal will be to continue family group Bible study each time we meet, and then different groups will break off to dive deeper into the nightly scripture with age-appropriate material. This will currently take the place of what was Team-Kid and Youth/College activities.
FROM OUR PASTOR | Do you remember the last time you sang āAmazing Graceā? Did you mean it? Could it be that you know the words, but the lyrics have lost their meaning? Have you forgotten how amazing is Godās grace toward you? Such a condition reflects a cooling in our relationship with God. It almost always shows that we are no longer growing in our walk. It often shows that we are drifting away from Christ.
FROM OUR FAMILY AND MUSIC MINSTER | As the book of Matthew concludes, Jesus commissioned the Apostles to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations.” This command was not just for the eleven Apostles Jesus had brought into His inner circle. This command was for all who believed and for future believers.
FROM OUR PASTOR | āO clap your hands, all peoples; shout to God with the voice of joy.ā
FROM OUR MUSIC AND FAMILY MINISTER | I have some friends who become “hangry” if they have not eaten in a while. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is when someone becomes irritable or moody due to being hungry. I would not tell them at the time, but usually, they are a bit dramatic.
FROM OUR PASTOR | How can we pray with confidence? Iām sure that each of us has problems, needs, dreams, or questions that we have lifted up in prayer to the Lord. How can we rest in confidence that God has heard and is going to move in that area?
FROM OUR FAMILY AND MUSIC MINISTER | In our everyday life, we live by rules and instructions. Most of them are so ingrained into our subconscious that we donāt recognize them. For example, we donāt even think about what side of the road to drive on, stopping for a red light, and not running over pedestrians. Before we get our driverās license, we study the rule book and must pass a test on these rules. But, again, these rules are second nature to us after we have driven for many years.
FROM OUR PASTOR | Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Iām sure that every one of us has gone through a period in our lives when we thought we would be sunk by our circumstances. If we live long enough, we will face such times again. You may be in such a period now.