Sunday, April 28, 2024

 Blessings

May Day is this Wednesday, May 1st.  Although the giving of May baskets does not seem to be as popular as it once was.  Wouldn't it be great to bring back this tradition, bringing a gift of joy to someone's day. Whether it be candy, flowers or an uplifting message, it's up to each of us to spread kindness.

 

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Good Morning!

 

 Sunday Service

Call to Worship and Prayer

Hymn  “A Mighty Fortress”

Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Hymn  “Holy, Holy, Holy”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: Genesis 16:7-14

Leader:  7 The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in                  the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

All:  8 And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.

Leader:  9 Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”

All:  10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”

Leader:  11 The angel of the Lord also said to her:
“You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery.

All:  12  He will be a wild donkey of a man;
      his hand will be against everyone
      and everyone’s hand against him,
      and he will live in hostility
      toward all his brothers.”

Leader:  13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”

All:  14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

Hymn #337 “Praise To The Lord”

Special Music: “El Shaddai” by Amy Grant

Sermon: “Power of a Name”

Hymn #416 “Pass Me Not”

Benediction: Lamentations 3:21-25

 

 Prayer:

 Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn, Unspoken prayers, Don Baker’s African Mission, Roger and Pat Polsley, Jerry Birkby - knee replacement, Pastor Donna - oral surgery, Davie Warren, Larry and Betty Moyer, Bev Powles, Phyllis Layman, Travel Mercies, Ellie Warren - growth in lung, Joan Tiemeyer, Randy Snapp

Remember in prayer all those affected by the devastating storms and tornadoes on Friday.

Praise:

Beth Lueth, out of neck brace, Mike Shipley back in church, Penny Warren's move to Hamburg. 

Penny's new address is:

  407 H Street, Apt. 9

  Hamburg, Iowa 51640

Today, Sunday 28th: Goldie Hill’s Celebration of Life, at church, 2 pm

Next Women's Bible Study will be at Penny's Wednesday, May 15th at 10:00 am

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May 1st, this Wednesday!  Pastor Donna invites the ladies to a Tea Party in Malvern.

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May 12th: Mothers Day Brunch, service around the tables

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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

 Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.

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Have a great week