Blessings
Valentine's Day is this Friday, February 14th.
What Are Valentines?
Valentines are gifts of love,
and with the help of God above
love can change the human race
and make this world a better place...
For love dissolves all hate and fear
and makes our vision bright and clear
So we can see and rise above
our pettiness on wings of love. ~Helen Steiner Rice
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Good Morning!
Sunday, February 9th, 2025
Call to Worship and Prayer
Hymn #107, “Amazing Grace”
Offering and Doxology
Hymn #92, “The Solid Rock”
Praise and Prayers
Responsive Reading: Genesis 18:1-15
The Three Visitors
Leader: 18 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
All: 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and
bowed low to the ground.
Leader: 3 He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.
All: 4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.
Leader: 5 Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”
“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”
All: 6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”
Leader: 7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
All: 8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been
prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
Leader: 9 “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.
“There, in the tent,” he said.
All: 10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
Leader: 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
All: 12 So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Leader: 13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’
All: 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the
appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
Leader: 15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”
But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
Hymn #91, “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”
Special Music:
“Oh My Soul” by Casting Crowns
“The Visitors”
Hymn #98, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Benediction
Prayer
Joan Tiemeyer - hip recovery, Donna Glenn - caretaker, horses, Jim Glenn, hospice at home, Mary Sherwood, Wava and Don Shipley, Mike Shipley, Sherrie Thompson, cancer, Jon Horenstein, cancer, Davie Warren - cancer, Randy Snapp - cancer, Dr. Woltemath - cancer, Ellie Warren - weight loss, Drew, Dave Heuberger, Harley Niles, kidney disease, Moisture to alleviate our drought, The family of Gloria Mattie, Handy family medical treatments
Praise
Mindy’s DIL does not have to have chemo
Mindy’s niece Ciara’s article re: dollhouse in People Magazine
Penny and Larry’s heavenly 60th anniversary
Today - Valentino’s Luncheon after the service.
March 16th - Annual Meeting
April 13th - Palm Sunday - Pancake Breakfast
April 20th - Easter Sunday
Members of the congregation are asked to help with buying church supplies they see on sale, especially coffee (Folgers med. roast) and creamer. Look for a sign-up sheet.
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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
HOLDING
ON TO GOD'S
PROMISES
EVERYDAY.
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Have a great week
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