Monday, October 22, 2007
Rockin
For those who missed our service on Sunday, you missed a great service. "The Gift of Grace was rockin". We had a great Service. Thanks to all who helped make it a great service. Also a thank you goes out to Pastor Sam's and his wife for the delicious food.
This weeks message was "Coping with Grief". The scripture lessons came from:
2 Samuel 12:13-25
13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD."
Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, [a] the son born to you will die."
15 After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
18 On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, "While the child was still living, we spoke to David but he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate."
19 David noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked.
"Yes," they replied, "he is dead."
20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.
21 His servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!"
22 He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.' 23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The LORD loved him; 25 and because the LORD loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah. [b]
Our songs of worship went well with the Service as Well. And a special thanks goes to Jeanette Mohess who sang the Song "You Are My Hero".
Also we are collecting recipes for the recipe book that we want to do around the holidays, please see the attached recipe form and to get a copy of it you may see Marilyn or Rochelle. We are going to have this published, so please give us your favorite recipes.
Now for the form:
Also don't forget about donating a gift for the after School program at the YMCA. Please see Rochelle for a name of a child.
I am still looking for those who have a birthday in October, so that I can put those names on the web site. I will not put any years just your name and the day. So if you have a birthday in October, please feel free to contact pastor Sam or Rochelle.
okay this is becoming a book.
