Blessings
*Little photo background story following Percy's Tidbit.
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Good Morning!
Call to Worship, Acts 8:1-3
Prayer
Hymn “I Love To Tell the Story”
Tithes and Offerings, Doxology
Hymn “I Know Whom I Have Believed”
Praise and Prayer
Responsive Reading: Acts 8:26-40
Philip and the Ethiopian
Leader: 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
All: 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
Leader: 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet.
All: 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
Leader: 30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
All: 31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Leader: 32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
All: 33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”
Leader: 34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
All: 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
Leader: 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”
All: 37 Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” The eunuch answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Leader: 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.
All: 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
Leader: 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea
Hymn “He Touched Me”
Special Music: “The Change In Me”
by Casting Crowns
Sermon: “Changes”
Hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
Benediction: Lamentations 3:21-25
Prayer
Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glen, Roger and Pat Polsley,
Davie Warren - cancer, Randy Snapp - cancer, Our country, Chrystal, Drew, Dave Heuberger (cancer throughout family), Harley Niles, kidney disease, Mike Shipley, Shenandoah, family of Eugene Hess, Don and Wava, Joan Tiemeyer, Nancy Newlon
Praise for an enjoyable church indoor picnic, safe family travels, family time together, milestones for great grandchildren, healing for Dave, amber waves of grain, the power of prayer.
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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...
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Percy's Tidbit
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* A little background on today's sunflower picture. 🌻
This is the first and last sunflower bouquet I ever did. A few years
back, my husband and I ventured out to pick some sunflowers, it was a
fun day until evening came. We were both sick that evening with major
allergy issues like never before. Needless to say we never did that
again. But oh, how pretty they were! ~Mindy
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