MONDAY,  November 16th:

PRAYER AND COMMUNION
Family Room of Main Sanctuary.

WEDNESDAY,  November 18th:

BBQ Dinner 5:30 pm. Donation Basis per person

Service Time: 7:00 PM

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? – AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF 1 CORINTHIANS 13
“Love Never Fails”

1 Corinthians 13:8

This message will be presented by Pastor Bob Claycamp.

Children’s Ministry:
Our Wednesday night age-specific Children’s Program: “FRIENDS” 7 pm; Nursery through 6th Grade.

Youth Ministry:

Jr. and Sr. High meet together in the High School room of Bldg D north of the Sanctuary.

THURSDAY,  November 19th:

MEN’S BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
6 PM – 7 PM: Chef’s Choice, Fellowship – Bldg F
7 PM – 8:15 PM: Summary of Last Sunday’s Message and Applications, then small groups  - Main Sanctuary.

SATURDAY,  November 21st:

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY,
8:00 AM, FELLOWSHIP HALL (Bldg. F)
Studying in Ecclesiastes, led by Brian LaTour

All Day – Agape Youth Ministry Yard Sale:
Front Parking Lot.

SUNDAY,  November 22nd:

Service Times: 9:00 am and 10:45 am

“Draw Near, Hold Fast, Consider One Another”

Hebrews 10:1-25

This message will be presented by Pastor Bob Claycamp.

Children’s Church: 9:00 am:

Nursery and Toddler care from 0-2 yrs.: Bldg. C
2 ½ yr. olds – Kindergarten – Bldg C
1^st – 6^th grade – Fellowship Hall – Bldg F

Children’s Bible Classes: 10:45 am:
Nursery and Toddler care from 0-2 yrs.: Bldg. C
2 ½ yr olds – Kindergarten – Bldg C
1^st – 6^th Grade – Individual classrooms of Bldg B

Youth Ministry: 10:45 am:
Jr. and Sr. High meet together in the High School  room of Bldg D north of the Sanctuary.

I was reading in 2 Corinthians yesterday and came across two verses that stood out to me. As I read them I thought about what is happening in our economy. Believers in Christ are not immune from the fallout of the recession. But our glorious hope is what God wants to do in us and through us in the midst of it all.

Here’s the Scripture:

2 Cor 1:8-9
8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation ®, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

The part that struck me was when Paul said: “But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God…”

When the bottom drops out of our plans, our patterns, our purpose God is right there by means of the Holy Spirit to help us if we will call upon Him.

As a church body, we have families that are doing better than they have in years, and we have families that are ready to fall apart…and all points in between!

It’s easy to just get by and ignore what others are dealing with because “its taken so long to finally get things settled in our own life”.

Being a disciple of Jesus means following Him every day, not visa-versa. When you get up in the morning, ask the Lord to go before you that day. Ask Him to open your eyes to the situations that come across your pathway.

Its not that we ’second-guess’ everything and spiritualize all of it; its just that we all need to bring Him into all that we do on a conscious level throughout the day. Amen?

May the Lord continue to pour out His grace and blessing upon your lives.