Blessings
Hello September, it's nice to see you again."By all these lovely tokens, September days are here. With summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer." ~Helen Hunt Jackson
Be present
Let the day flow with grace
Expect joy. Be positive
Serve with compassion
Speak only kindness
Impart only love
Never forget you're not alone
Give thanks for everything
See goodness in others.
~Mary Davis
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Good Morning
Today's Sermon: "Joseph...Christ"
Today's Hymns:
A Mighty Fortress
God Will Take Care of You
Responsive Reading Genesis 41:41-57
Special Music: "The God Who Stays" by Matthew West
"The God Who Stays" Lyrics
If I were You I would've given up on me by now
I would've labeled me a lost cause
'Cause I feel just like a lost cause
If I were You I would've turned around and walked away
I would've labeled me beyond repair
'Cause I feel like I'm beyond repair
Oh, but somehow You don't see me like I do
Somehow You're still here
Chorus:
You’re the God who stays, You're the God who stays
You're the one who runs in my direction
When the whole world walks away, You're the God who stands
With wide open arms
And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart
From the God who stays
I used to hide every time I thought I let You down
I always thought I had to earn my way
But I'm learning You don't work that way, no
'Cause somehow You don't see me like I do
Somehow You're still here
Chorus
My shame can't separate, my guilt can't separate
My past can't separate, I'm Yours forever
My sin can't separate, my scars can't separate
My failures can't separate, I'm Yours forever
No enemy can separate, no power of hell can take away
Your love for me will never change, I'm Yours forever
Chorus 2x
My Hope is Built
Benediction: Lamentations 3:21-25
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Praise and Prayer Requests:
Roger and Pat Polsley, Betty and Sandy Booker,
Jenny and Shannon Bruce, Jim and Donna Glenn,
Goldie Hill, Mary Woltemath,
Mary Sherwood, Pastor Donna,
Don Baker, mission in Uganda, Ellie Warren,
Stacey,
Special prayers for Amy and family, for the family of Steve Chaney, Mike’s
procedure, Cindy’s heart procedure, rescheduling Mary Zach’s surgery, Ellie
Warren’s potassium levels, Phyllis’s health, all our knees.
Betty B’s slow but continuous recovery from knee operation, Amy and Patric’s
daughter’s engagement, the beautiful Welch/Daffer wedding, Birkby’s company
all day, Jan’s work painting the church foundation, Ethan’s remarkable shoulder
surgery, rain for the crops, Stacey celebrating Penny’s birthday, Donna’s
revelations.
Wednesday Bible Study, 2 pm.
Sept. Birthday: 17th Larry Moyer,
Sept. Anniversary: 23rd Don & Wava Shipley
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Old churches must not simply stand
as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have
invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing
their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown
Today's Sunday Church Share..
Picture via Pinterest
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Percy's Tidbit
"Allow yourself to rest. Your soul speaks to you in the quiet moments in between your thoughts." ~Anonymous
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I love pictures! Pictures have a way
of placing you back in "remembered moments." Sights, smells, sounds,
nature, animals, all the feels. Pictures allow us to recall life and
all that it entails.
Thought
it would be fun to close each week with little "snippets" of life that
will perhaps spark a memory or at the very least bring a smile.
*I do not own the pictures.
Have a great week!
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