Another Day of Prayer

I guess there shouldn't be a day when we do not pray, but one of our shepherds needs us to bring his name continually before the throne of God.  Joe Wild meets with the oncologist today at 2:30 pm.  Yesterday Joe did blood work and had a scan done.  The prayers were felt as I received this text, "Scan was easier than last time.  He's done and doing well."  He will be meeting with doctors tomorrow.

On the home front: we continue to have several visitors.  Some have started Bible studies.  Wednesday we had a new young adult attend.  This group is about to fill up their classroom.  It is really exciting seeing so many young faces.  But we are also covering the other end of the spectrum as some senior citizens have started coming in the last few weeks.  As a preacher this excites me.  The church is for all ages, backgrounds, genders, and social classes.  Continue to invite others to come with you to worship or Bible classes.

Speaking of Bible classes, our study on Sunday morning, "In the Beginning...", seems to draw interests from believers and otherwise.  We shouldn't be surprised as it deals with the creation of all things.  God has placed within us a desire to know it's Creator.  In a couple of chapters, the Spirit explains things the scientific world has spent billions of dollars, millions of hours, and countless research trying to discover.  This includes dinosaurs, as we discovered this week, and we will see another one this Sunday.  Genesis answers so many questions.

This Sunday will end our series on the book of I Peter, "Not of this World."  Personally, I have enjoyed this letter.  Some things I needed to be reminded of, other things I needed to be rebuked, while other passages encouraged me.  In three weeks we will begin a new series of lessons called, "Great Jail Breaks" from the book of Acts.  If you have never studied this letter you might be surprised who baked the saw into the cake (so to speak).

Don't forget about the two classes going on Wednesday nights.  The auditorium continues it's study of the justice of God and the Lynn Center its singing class.  Speaking of singing, I personally enjoyed the new song (at least to me) "Happiness is the Lord".

Continue to remember those who sit near you that may be missing.  It is the summer and it is easy to lose track of people.  Don't assume people are on vacation - make a phone call.  If you see there is a need, contact the church office or alert our elders.

Have a blessed week!