Monday, August 16, 2021
Michael: “I never said it was impossible to defeat you, Satan!
(I never said: “Who is as powerful as the beast?, Who can make war against it? (and you said: “Yeah, who is like me?”” (Revelation 13:4)), but I said :”No, Satan, but who is like unto Jehovah?”,and now I tell you: “your deceith was not impossible to uncover, while I wanted your fears come true, you were afraid to be discovered, and walá: your fears came true (Proverbs 10:24). And now I tell people who you are and what the Bible is.” https://ai20.me/2021/02/13/daniel-121-at-that-time-at-the-end-times-just-after-2000-years-from-today/
Will you let yourself be deceived?, not everybody deserves to be fooled, but the scammers and the slanderers only!
“Gabriel, you won the war, I won the war, we won the war – Revelation 12:7-12!” – Adam means “the man”. His son was righteous, he was Abel.
John 17:21 for all the elect (the righteous – Psalms 118:20) to be as one …
7th seal (the most important message to destroy the 4th beast and its kindoms via the 7th trumphet (righteous message in a mean of comunication) Matthew 24:31 Abel the righteous man the son of Adam returns and calls his holy messengers.
“Yes, I tell them, I tell them who you really are,
“I tell them the truth about your deceith you say through your messengers, and the truth will set free some of them, some people will be released (Daniel 12:1-3, Proverbs 11:9), but to show you my “love” for my enemy (I am mocking of you), you can keep with you the rest of people (2 Thessalonians 2:11), yes, those who can never be released through the truth are for you, you can do with them what you want (Isaiah 6:9-10), while Jehovah keeps safe the rest of them for himself (Proverbs 16:4, Isaiah 11:13, Proverbs 19:14, Genesis 2:4, Psalms 118:20), for Jehovah, by having me, his loyal friend, use the words of Jehovah (Isaiah 11:1-4).”
“You also deceived them, you even deceived me (Rev. 13:7), but your success was only for a while (Matt. 24:24)., I do not forgive you for having deceived the righteous people, that ‘s why I am celebrating your ruin:”
“I said it was just a matter of time (Daniel 12:7)”
If a pit bull could speak, it would say this:
“The gossips say that I am dangerous, because I am of a breed of dog that can attack suddenly to maim and kill, is there evidence? Look at my snout, do you think it is a threat?”
«I have equal or more rights to walk on the sidewalks without a muzzle or run through the parks without a muzzle than children, my owners will agree with me if you ask them! They empathize with me! they consider me part of their family! “
«The muzzle makes me uncomfortable, I want to walk without a muzzle, don’t you agree? You mess with me, you mess with my owners, you mess with my owners, you mess with me because they feed me, otherwise they themselves become my food, I do not speak but my owners are my representatives, they serve me and they even are in charge of my shit, although sometimes other people are, with their taxes »
There is only one God who is the Creator of Heaven and Earth and there is, there is only one way to worship Him
If there is only one God who is the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and there is, there is only one way to worship Him, to bow down before things to respect them no matter their shapes is not the way. I AM GABRIEL!
Yo he hablado con un musulmán en Francia pues hice una carrera y el era el taxista, el era mucho mas alto y más fuerte que yo, he tratado de hacerle entrar en razón con él “doblar la rodilla delante de la Kabaa es idolatría, tan idolatría como persignarse o rogarle a una imagen sea esta católica o no“, pero no logré cambiar sus convicciones, le quise recomendar que lea mi blog, pero no quiso saber nada, ni pude pasarle el URL de mi investigación. No es respetar decir que los no musulmanes como yo somos infieles, tampoco es respetar decir que los que critican la iglesia católica son amigos del diablo y eso es lo que el Papa dice, yo no soy ni católico, ni musulmán, ni tampoco soy amigo de la Biblia, ya que he hallado en la Biblia no solo verdades sino también muchas huellas de doctrinas paganas que las colocaron los perseguidores romanos…, por eso yo me hago respetar usando el poder de las palabras inteligentes a mi favor, con mis palabras me sacudo de las mentiras de los que me acusan falsamente de ser amigo del Diablo o de ser infiel.
“Those of us who have respected Jehovah have his protection, and there is no comparable protection, that is why the victory belongs to the righteous, because it is just to worship only the creator and that implies not worshiping any creature, including ourselves, that made us humble, but you behave proudly because you willingly followed another different way, a way different to justice.” https://shewillfind.me/2021/08/11/matthew-517-do-not-think-that-i-have-come-to-abolish-the-law-or-the-prophets-i-have-not-come-to-abolish-them-but-to-fulfill-them-18-for-truly-i-tell-you-until-heaven-and-earth-disappear/
“no one will save you, Satan! (your enemies don’t love their enemies) ”
“The rest of your devils were ease cake to defeate because Jehovah was with me to help me!”
“veamos si su dios “el Sol” los salva de el mismo, el es un fuego intenso!”
The 144k are those who are written(blessed) in the book of life (by the Psalms (11:6-7)). Matthew 21:33-44 and Psalms 118:6-26 (Psalms 118:20, Habakkuk 2:4), they are related. Jerusalem means «city of peace», in the city of peace their citizen have no the peaceful, the meek are the righteous as they are are like sheeps: peaceful (Michael is for the meek, but he is against the goats (the wicked) Isaiah 11:1-4, Daniel 12:1, Psalms 110:1-3), then the conclusion is that the 144k are the righteous men, and of course, for each of these men, there is one righteous woman (Proverbs 19:14), because: man will leave mother and father and will become one flesh with his wife, so they will be no longer like two but like one (Genesis 2:24), and there are 144k «ones», these ones have reincarnated in different parts of the word after 2 «days» («days» of 1000 years each after the death of Jesus on the cross (Psalms 22:8-18, Hosea 6:1-3, Daniel 12:1-3), for God 1000 years are like 1 day – Psalms 90:4), and they are sealed (santified) once the know [again] the truth (John 17:17), truth which they knew in their past lives (Revelation 20:4-6), lives in which they refused to worship the beast (the pagan) and his image (their idols) and they did not receive the beast’s mark in their hands (they deeds were different) nor in ther foreheads (they feelings/thoughts were different), it is at the end of time when Michael stands up, he by using the Internet, (as it is the only way the prophecy in Isaiah 42:1-4 can be fullfilled, its existence is the evidence we are on the last days), he sends «shares» the true gospel to the «air» so that the chosen can find it and read it, the message is seen: «Truth is seen as lightning from one end of the sky to the other (Matthew 24:27)». BTW. I believe that the Bible & the apocryphal have many lies, those lies are the legacy of the roman empire, not the words of the saints (Daniel 8:25), I select: Revelation 7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God.
He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: John 17:20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Jehovah, are in me, and I in you (Isaiah 61:1), that they also may be in us, so that the chosen may believe that you have sent me.
John 17:22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the chosen may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Zechariah 14:8 On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter. 9 And Jehovah will be king over all the earth. On that day Jehovah will be one and his name one. Revelation 7:3 “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah;
Isaiah 11:4 He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
Revelation 11:6 They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague,
as often as they desire.
Psalms 2:7 I will proclaim Jehovah’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
Revelation 2:27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.
Psalms 2:9 You will break them with a rod of iron;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
Revelation 11:12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.
Book of Enoch 51:3 And the Elect One shall in those days sit on My throne, And his mouth shall pour forth all the secrets of wisdom and counsel: For the Jehovah hath given them to him and hath glorified him. 4 ..And the faces of the messengers in heaven (Psalms 110:1, John 14:7, Revelation 1:6, Leviticus 21:13,Isaiah 66:21, Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 18:22, Genesis 2:24) shall be lighted up with joy. Isaiah 11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of Jehovah: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. Revelation 7:4 Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. (12 x 12,000) Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming up to heaven to God (Psalms 110:1-3), 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the 12 tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed — https://ai20.me
Not all of us think that comparisons are hateful.
Isaiah 42:2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; 3 a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; Through the truth he will bring judgment.
Videos para ver recomendados / Suggested to watch videos:
La idolatría de los católicos: La hipocresía de la iglesia católica respecto a la idolatría. https://videos.files.wordpress.com/xdL5I1bC/la-idolatria-y-la-hipocresia-del-clero-catolico_mp4_hd.mp4
Explicación a la parábola de la red // the parable of the net – explanation + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCFiHM20SJE
7th seal Matthew 24:31 Abel the righteous man the son of Adam returns and calls his holy messengers. https://videos.files.wordpress.com/9ekVjZIg/matthew-24-31-abel-the-righteous-man-the-son-of-adam-returns-and-call-his-holy-messengers_mp4_hd.mp4


Today was our wedding day and that's why we are so happy here. Yep we were already married but who says you can't do it again.
We were married almost six years ago in Broken Bow, Oklahoma on Beaver's Bend Lake at dusk and all our family was there and it was beautiful.
But we wanted to have our marriage Blessed in our church and it is known as a Marriage Convalidation so we did this today with our parish priest, Fr. Peter who married us all over again and our dear friend Msgr. LaCaze.
It was very small, with Shari and Jake our youngest daughter and son.
Our other two kids live in Arkansas and Alabama and weren't able to be here but were here in our hearts.
Two of our friends stood up for us and there were a handful of other friends and parishioners who stayed after the noon mass for the sacrament. It is a beautiful little chapel and everything was just perfect.
Afterwards Shari's hubby Wes met us at Macaroni Grill and the kids treated us to a late lunch.
It was a beautiful day and getting married twice to the best guy in the world ain't bad!


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Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of the Americas and celebrated there extensively today. The story of her image (pictured) on the tilma of St. Juan Diego, to whom she appeared in Mexico in 1531, is amazing enough (I recommend reading up on it), but personally I find the story of her eyes simply astounding.
It is said (although we should be careful with things that are «being said») that the eyes of the image are in many aspects alive, even contracting under the influence of light (!). But the eyes also feature reflections.
Most visible, even with the naked eye, is what looks to be the image of a bearded man. Other images are exceedingly tiny and, in the photos (one such at right) I’ve seen of them on the Internet, I can’t make much of them. But it is said that a…
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From the Depths of Sorrow is a series in which I reveal my heart and personal journey through my grief. Our son, William, passed away at age 11 months and 10 days on April 24, 2012. He is dearly missed by everyone in our family and we hope to live a life worthy of reuniting with him and our first child that we lost through miscarriage.
Fruits of Sorrow
There is fruit from sorrow and suffering. When a person chooses to accept the suffering as God’s will, then a fruit of holiness lives within that person. I am by no means declaring myself to be holy; rather that the potential for growth in holiness is made available to all of us when we accept God’s will.
One need not suffer from a great catastrophic event to tap into this desire for holiness. It means accepting the daily mishaps, inconveniences, and difficulties that are present to us all. Each moment we are given a choice to respond to events that are not our choosing or ideal situation. Choosing holiness will be easy sometimes but when it is hard then the greater growth in our spiritual lives can occur.
To stop living for the desires of oneself and to live for the desires of He who created us sets us on a path to holiness. Holiness is not something that is achieved and checked off the list in this life. It is a journey that leads us closer to our Heavenly goal. Sometimes we take steps backwards in this journey and this should always be a learning experience.
The great thing about suffering is that it reminds us of our dependency on Christ. We need His help to resist the temptations that come so easily. The temptations to complain about how life is not fair, or that we deserve better, or we’ve worked so hard and it seems to make no difference- can turn us towards our self and away from Christ.
He is a model of suffering for us all and we need only look at a crucifix to see that there is great fruit to be found in suffering. In my deep sorrow, when my heart aches in pain, and I can’t imagine anything hurting worse than I feel at that moment- then I am given a choice. Do I rebel and get angry or do I let suffering cover me completely? In that soaking, that drenching of the soul in agony, I am cleansed. I feel an outpouring of all that is me with sin, ugliness, and vice and I am left weak and dependent only on God.
Sorrow has brought me to a closer relationship with Christ. I am thankful for that fruit.Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the broken hearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
Suffering in whatever magnitude will occur in your life, use it to grow in holiness and for the good of others. Don’t miss the opportunity to offer your spilled milk, wrecked car, or injury, to unite yourself with Christ. You will taste the fruit.2 Timothy 2:3 Share in suffering as a good soldier for Christ Jesus.
United With Christ
by Veronica Wallace
I walk into Gethsemane
To take my place in agony
Sorrow comes so readily
Embraces my fidelity
My turn to spend and take my share
Prepare my soul for cross to bear
Lay down my heart for him to tear
Eternal life to give repair
by Veronica Wallace
Today I went down to the Garden
To cry for my soul
I joined with Him who sorrows
For whom the bell tolls
He brought all humanity
The agony was crushing
I brought just my one
My misery was nothing
The blood came from the anguish
My soul laid out dead
He mourned the lost souls
My soul safe in heaven


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Christmas (Christmas) is also known as Christmas, translated as "Christ Mass", a traditional Western festival, on December 25 every year. Mass is a kind of liturgy of the church. Christmas is a religious festival, because it is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, hence the name "Christmas".  Most Catholic churches will first hold a midnight mass on Christmas Eve on the 24th, that is, in the early morning of December 25, while some Christian churches will hold good news and then celebrate Christmas on December 25; another major Christianity Branch-The Orthodox Christmas celebration is on January 7th each year. Christmas is also a public holiday in the Western world and many other regions, such as Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia. The Bible does not actually record the date of Jesus' birth, and Christmas is officially determined by future generations.
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Thank you for taking the time to consider being a part of our Mission Trips at Causeway Coast Vineyard.
We believe that as followers of Jesus we are becoming the fullness of who He created us to be by continually learning to partner with Him as we interact with Everyone, Everywhere, Everyday.
A great way for us to practise this is by going to different places, to serve different people and stretch our faith to expect the impossible to become possible. It is a wonderful demonstration of God’s love to give up our time and resources to go and serve others. The beautiful part of these journeys is that we often come back full of our own stories and growth with Jesus that we didn’t expect!
How to apply:
In the Missions Booklet you will find descriptions of the different trips we are running next year. You will find out when the teams are going, who is leading them and how much they cost. If you would then like to apply for a trip, you can use the link to access our application form. Don’t worry – we aren’t looking for a qualification in order for you to apply! We simply want to get to know you a little better and help figure out if this is the right trip, at the right time for you.
We will close applications for Mission Trips on 30th November 2023. Once all applications have been received, Mission Trip Leaders will be in touch to let you know if you have been successful. Practical details, including deposits will follow.
Costs listed include travel, food and accommodation. All costs are approximate and will be finalised before your place is confirmed. A deposit will be required to book your place. Teams requiring plane journeys will require a deposit to cover the cost of the flight, payable by 26thJanuary 2024. Trips must be paid in full before departure.
Youth Trip (Year 11-14)
This one is for our Year 11-14s! Join us on this trip to Glasgow where we’re come alongside Glasgow Vineyard, connecting with their Youth and stepping out onto the streets!
Years 11-14 (14-18 years old)
Dates: 15th-17th/16th-18th February 2023 TBC
Leader: Joshua Russell
We are going to be part of a youth festival, helping with set up, serving in the café, being part of the host or ministry teams, going on outreach, and most of all, connecting with young people!
Dates: 22 – 29 July 2024
Leader: Andrea Kaegi
Grace Family Church
/ Banchory, Scotland
Senior Pastors of Grace Family Church, Willie and Claire Robertson, graduated from ESOM last year, and have incredible stories of God moving in their town as they step into what He is doing there.
This team will be joining Grace Family Church as they reach out to those around them and, in partnership with God, bring transformation to their local community.
This trip is open to families and individuals of all ages (under 18s must be accompanied by a guardian).
Dates: 26-30 April 2024
Leader: Karen Stirling
We’ll be partnering with KIDS International Ministry (KIDSim), an organisation with a passion to break the cycle of poverty in the communities around Manila.
KIDSim’s believe that transforming a community looks like sharing the gospel and building relationships while also feeding, clothing and providing education for those they work with. They aim to help people understand who they are in Jesus by meeting their physical and spiritual needs and ensuring that each person they encounter feels loved and cared for.
The practical ways in which we hope to serve KIDSim are through the children’s home, youth ministry, feeding programs, community outreach, construction projects, supporting the pregnancy clinic, sports ministry, teaching in schools, and through supporting families who have fled crisis situations. There are also opportunities to get involved with medical outreach programs for those who have experience in the medical profession.
Philippines Entry Requirements:
Visa – UK residents are granted a 30-day stay issued upon arrival (free of charge). Proof of a yellow fever vaccination. Other vaccines may be recommended; most of these are not available on the NHS (additional vaccination charges not included in trip cost).
Dates: 31st August – 10th September 2024 (tentative)
Cost: Individuals £1300, Families (2 adults, 2 children) £4650
Leader: Ashley Hewitt


Rod Waltz, Darrell Newton,
Dale Wise & Rick Roscoe
Biill Rosenbaum & Jack Zwissler
Sun. Morning Bible Class/43
Sunday Morning Worship/73
Wed. Night Bible Class/29
Mary Rose Rosenbaum for van scheduling. Please see Charles Waltz for
worship service scheduling. Women-See Michelle Buckingham for worship
class and greeters.
If you are scheduled twice
on any particular Sunday for worship class and nursery Michelle Buckingham
wil gladly cover the nursery for you.
as if you
the Lord, not men."
AREN'T WHAT THEY SEEM
Two traveling angels
stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family
was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they
made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the
wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel
replied, "Things aren't always what they seem".
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but
very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food
they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could
have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the
angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose
milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger
angel was infuriated and asked the older angel "how could you have
let this happen!? The first man had everything, yet you helped him,"
she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to share
everything, and you let their cow die." "Things aren't always
what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there
was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed
with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall
so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's
bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I told him to take the cow
instead. Things aren't always what they seem."
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the
way we think they should. Just trust that every outcome is always to
your advantage. You might not realize it until much later.
Submitted by: Jack Zwissler
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NEWS AND NOTES
Turner and Rosetta Bryant are both home and not feeling well.
The Lord blessed us with another great food give-away! Sixty
degrees temperature in December, several great helpers and thankfully
plenty of food. God truly provides! Our numbers were much more manageable
as we served 175 families with 36 of them were new families for a total
over 540 individuals.
On December 25th and January 1st we will have our regular Worship
Service at 10:30 a.m. but no Bible Classes. Our Wednesday class schedule
will remain the same.
The Northeastern High School Agriculture class has provided us
with our Poinsettias this year at a special discount rate. The plants
are $3.00 and can be purchased in honor or memory of someone special.
Please talk with Adele Brock to purchase a Poinsettia.
Anita Reckers, from Milan, IN and a member of the Sunman Church
of Christ, is married and has 4 children. She is completing her Masters
Degree at IU East. She is in need of housing for 2 Friday nights a month
starting in January 2012 - April 2013. If you would be willing to host
her either part time or full time please let Mike know so he can work
out a schedule. For more information please talk with Mike..
Make plans now to attend the Tulsa Workshop March 21-24.
Our Annual Corporation Meeting and a Congregational Pitch-in
is set for January 22, 2012.
Please pray for the sister of one of our youth. That person submitted
a prayer card which stated; Please pray for my sister for what she did.
I dont know about you but I am glad that this youngster submitted
this card requesting prayers and that this same youngster believes in
the power of prayer.
A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SONG
is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world
do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge
who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
This week, I found out.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted
to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol
as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning:
the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their
church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality
which the children could remember.
-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.-
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books
of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy
Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership,
-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love,
Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness,
and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief
in the Apostles' Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me
and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that
strange song became a Christmas Carol.


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Sermon on the 7 Pentecost, C, Lectionary 17: Genesis 18:20-32, Luke 11:1-13
Preached on July 28, 2019 @ Bethany, Escanaba, by Pastor Dave Van Kley
When You Pray
What pictures of prayer do you carry with you? Heads bowed in church on Sunday morning, as we recite, “Our Father, who art in heaven?” Family members holding hands before dinner? The familiar painting of the grizzled old man at the table, gnarled hands folded in humility? A child kneeling at her bed: “Now I lay me down to sleep?”
Do you see a rabbi bobbing his head? A sea of Muslim faces, all touching the ground, pointed toward Mecca? A Buddhist, sitting on a cushion, poised for meditation? Every religion teaches people to pray. And even non-religious people sometimes are moved to something like prayer. Prayer comes in almost as many forms as there are people on earth.
But while forms of prayer abound and nearly everyone prays, our cultural expressions reveal a skeptical view of prayer. If your car is on its last legs, you’re getting by “on a wing and a prayer.” When a basketball player tosses up an off-balance shot, “she’s throwing up a prayer,” which is rarely answered. If Aaron Rodgers lofts a desperation pass toward the end zone, it’s a “Hail Mary.” When someone is in dire straits, we say, “All we can do now is pray.” As if prayer is something to do when other, better options are exhausted.
Today’s Old Testament and Gospel lessons offer a very different view of prayer. We are urged to pray boldly, persistently, and with confidence. And yet, we are also left with the sense that prayer is a mystery and God alone determines how to answer prayer.
Over the years, I’ve learned that most people feel inadequate when they pray. Once, a high school senior leaving for the Air Force Academy told his Mom, “Tell Pastor Dave to pray for me, because he’s got a little more pull than I do.” Well that’s not true! Everyone has equal access to God in prayer. No academic degree or theological training is required. There are no magic words. Eloquence is not necessary—Jesus even suggests it may be a detriment to prayer. The ears and heart of God are open to everyone who calls out in prayer.
Still, we ask, with the disciples: “Lord, teach us to pray.”
Pray, Jesus says, like a person who knocks on a neighbor’s door at midnight, asking for food, because guests have arrived and there’s none in the house. No matter that it’s midnight and the neighbor is in bed! No matter that you should have stocked your shelves before guests arrived. Just knock. And if no one answers, pound on the door, until someone does.
Prayer is apparently not about good manners.
In today’s lesson from Genesis, Abraham intercedes for the notoriously evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham has an ulterior motive: his nephew Lot and family who live in Sodom. His prayer sounds like someone bartering for goods. “Lord,” he prays, “would it be right for you to destroy a whole city, if there are some good people within its gates? What if there are fifty righteous people in Sodom? Surely, you wouldn’t sweep away those fifty good people with the wicked? That wouldn’t be like you!” “Look, I know I’m only dust and ashes, but what if there are forty-five righteous people?” “Please don’t be angry with me, Lord, but if there are forty righteous, would you spare the city?” And then: “What if there are just thirty?” Abraham keeps going, as if this were some kind of reverse auction. “What if there are twenty, God?” Finally: “How about ten?”
God is not offended. “For the sake of ten good people, I will not destroy Sodom.” Abraham walks away knowing God has heard his prayer, confident that at least ten righteous people could be found in a city of a hundred thousand.
“Ask and it shall be given to you,” Jesus says; “seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Yet, when the door is opened, it may not reveal what we expect. God did not answer as Abraham hoped. If you know the rest of the story, you know that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed in a hailstorm of fire and brimstone. However, three escaped: Lot and his two daughters. They did not escape because they were righteous people. Actually, what we read of them in Genesis is not very good. They were saved by grace. Because God heard Abraham’s prayer.
We’re not told Abraham ever knew they escaped. In the next scene, Abraham stands on a distant mountain looking down on smoking ruins. As far as he can tell, God did not answer his prayer.
Answers to prayer can be like that. They can surprise or confound. We pray for a sunny day and end up with a deluge. We pray for rain and the drought continues. We pray for the right person to come along and end up single. We pray for grace to remain single and end up bushwhacked by love. We pray to be free of cancer and instead grow in amazing ways despite it.
We cannot see the end of our prayers. Who’s to say our prayers for peace will not, one day, result in weapons beaten into pruning hooks and plowshares? Or that our prayers for racial justice may bring deep and profound change long after we are gone (as they did for Dr. King)? Or that praying for children and grandchildren who have turned their back on the church may yet bring them to faith. Ask and ask again, Jesus says. Knock and knock again. If no one seems to answer, don’t stop. A loving God is listening.
Jesus teaches his disciples the Lord’s Prayer. We are so used to reciting it that we don’t notice how bold this prayer is. It uses imperatives. Give us this day. Forgive our sins. Lead us not into temptation. It sounds as if we are telling God what to do! But this is how Jesus urges us to pray.
Yet, the Lord’s Prayer also leaves room for God to act. Your kingdom come, however you choose to bring it. Give us today our daily bread. Not everything we want for the rest of our days, but what we need just for today. It’s up to God how all this plays out in our lives. But because we know God will answer, we can keep praying and trusting.
How could praying Abraham know that one day, thousands of years later, God would send into the world a righteous one, his descendant? And that God would use a bloody cross to make the stunning promise: I will save the whole world through just one righteous person. Not fifty, not forty, not thirty, not twenty or ten, but one righteous person. No longer will one bad apple spoil the whole bunch; one good apple will save the whole bunch.
Abraham’s prayer for Sodom is still being answered. And we are the ones being saved by it.
Ultimately, the answer to all our prayers is God’s gift of himself, the Word made flesh, the source of the faith, hope, and love which is Life Everlasting.
Moreover, this One, this Jesus Christ, is present to us in the bread and the wine today and, indeed, through one another, to give us all that we need.
So we can pray today for many things, including a new beginning for Bethany Lutheran Church and the right pastor to walk with us and lead us.
Let us pray with confidence. Tenaciously. Morning, noon, and night. In Jesus’ name.
For God is listening.
Homework: This week, set aside a short time morning and/or night specifically to pray. Pray as Jesus taught. And let me know how this goes, would you?


Look What the Lord Has Done!
Well, we did it, we finished our September 10-day Tour!
I want to thank each and every one of you for the part you played in the good success of this most awesome endeavor. Here are the fruits of what your giving produced. Click on the pictures and enjoy!
Once again we say thank you, and with sincerity we could not have done it without your consistent faithfulness to Exalt Jesus March.
Because of your giving, whether it be through prayer, financial support, or your faithful participation in our events and volunteer commitments, we would have not been able to accomplish, with excellence, what the Lord has put in our hands to do. Because of you, we can, and we did.
As a result of your generosity and faithfulness we have completed 10 Marches so far this year; 4 of which were state capitols:
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And we're not done yet. We've got 2 more marches coming up: Our McKinney, TX march on October 28th, and our Galveston Evangelistic March the following weekend, Nov. 4th. If you can come we'd love to see you there. If you are not able to attend, your prayers and financial support are always welcomed and needed.
We're looking forward to the events ahead this year, and with great excitement what the Lord has for us in 2024.
I'll be updating you on the good success of our upcoming activites so that you may once again see the fruits of your giving.
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Christmas, or Weihnachten, is considered by Germans to be the most important of the major holidays. The holiday season is a time for celebration, contemplation, and family and friends. Not only the holiday itself but also the weeks leading up to the celebration of Christmas involve many traditions and customs of diverse origins.
The German Christmas season officially begins with the first Sunday of Advent. The house is decorated with Christmas branches, Christmas decorations, and candles. On the table is the Advent wreath, a wreath of fir branches with four candles, one of which is lit on each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas. The first Advent wreath, which appeared in the mid-19th century, had 4 larger candles and 19 smaller ones. Every day a new candle was lit – a small one for the working days, a big one for the Advent Sundays. Today only the four larger candles remain. During the lighting of the candles, the Advent song is often sung.
Advent, Advent … ein Lichtlein brennt
erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier
dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür.
The Advent calendar is a German invention that was originally designed to involve children in the festivities leading up to Christmas. The calendars are usually made of cardboard and have 24 small windows or flaps, one of which is opened on each day leading up to Christmas. Behind each window is a Christmas scene, or motif. Nowadays, calendars may contain chocolate or candy, sometimes even small toys. The first hand-crafted Advent calendars were produced in the mid-19th century; the first printed calendar appeared in Munich in 1903. Eventually, the custom was exported all over the world.
During the Advent season, the children also write their wish list for Christmas. The wish lists and Christmas letters are sent, for example, to Himmelpfort, the Christmas town in Brandenburg. On Advent Sundays, people often gather to drink hot drinks (e.g. punch, tea, cocoa), eat biscuits, gingerbread and stollen, and read Christmas stories to the children. This custom has existed since the beginning of the 20th century.
On the evening of 5.12 or on the evening of St. Nicholas’ Day (6.12) the children put their cleaned boots in front of the door and wait for St. Nicholas to fill them with sweets, fruits, and nuts. In some families, on one of these two evenings, St. Nicholas and his companion “Knecht Ruprecht” pass by in person. He represents the tamed devil. In the bishop’s robe, with a long white beard, Hydra (bishop’s hat), bishop’s staff and golden book, he visits the children. But he also praises and presents their gifts to the children. The children thank him either with a St. Nicholas poem or a song. A typical St. Nicholas song is: “Lasst uns froh und munter sein…”. Knecht Ruprecht has a blackened face, torn and dirty clothes on his body, is placed in chains and has rod and sack with him. He scares the evil children to remind them of their evil deeds and to exhort them to be kind children.
When the Christmas season opens, Christmas markets also crop up in nearly every German town, large or small. The town squares, normally dark early in the winter months, are lit up and buzzing with activity during this time. Townspeople gather, listen to brass band music, drink beer or hot mulled wine (Glühwein) or apple cider, and enjoy the traditional fare of the region. Sellers sell baked goods, including gingerbread hearts, sugar-roasted almonds, crepes, biscuits, stollen, cotton candy, and other sweets. Christmas tree decorations, seasonal items and handmade items such as wooden toys and hand-blown glass jewellery are also sold. It is always a wonderful atmosphere and to go to the Christmas market is part of Christmas time. The picture shows the Christkindlesmarkt Augsburg. It is one of the oldest Christmas markets in Germany and has its origins in the 15th century.
The German Tannenbaum (fir tree) is usually put up and decorated on Christmas Eve, though some families opt to erect their tree during the Advent season. Decorations may include tinsel, glass balls or straw ornaments and sweets and a star or an angel tops the Tannenbaum. The Tannenbaum is taken down on January 6th, Three Kings Day.
Next to the Christmas tree, a crip is erected, i.e. a small wooden-replicated stable, in which the newborn baby Jesus lies with his parents, the shepherds and the animals. In Germany, the variation in crips is very large. Large nativity scenes are also being built in churches.
On Christmas Eve, December 24th, the Christmas story is read out or performed by children in the church. Even though many Germans no longer go to church regularly, they usually still go on this one day to find peace after a long year and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. In the evening, you eat with the family and exchange gifts. For children, however, the living room is often closed first and only let in when the candles are lit on the tree and the gifts are set up. Because the gifts for the children are brought by the Christ Child or by Santa Claus. But who is the Christ child? The Christ Child comes at Christmas to deliver the gifts. Unseen by the people, then only the ringing of his bell can be heard. Sometimes you also find a golden hair. In the 16th century, the Christ Child was to be a substitute for St. Nicholas, who delivered the gifts earlier on the night of December 6. The birthday of the Child Jesus should henceforth be the day for the exchange of gifts since in the Protestant Church the worship of saints is frowned upon. But as we can see today, the Protestants have also adhered to the tradition of the feast of St. Nicholas. Germans also have Santa Claus, known in Germany as der Weihnachtsmann (literally, “the Christmas man”), who is a direct descendant of Saint Nicholas.
Both December 25 and 26 are legal holidays in Germany and are known as the First and Second Christmas Day respectively. What originally started out as a church celebration of Christ’s birth has gradually become a family celebration. Businesses are closed, and time is spent visiting with extended family.
Baking Plätzchen (cookies) together and doing Christmas shopping, hanging out together makes Christmas one of the most beautiful times of the year. For me, Christmas means tradition, family, and friends. Christmas is something special and I am looking forward to getting to know new traditions this year.


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Mississippi Baptists are encouraging all our members to Pray everyday for 12 minutes at 12 noon. Join me here today at noon to start it off.
20 THINGS TO PRAY FOR DURING THE COMING “12@12” PRAYER TIMES:
1) That the Virus would die and come to an end.
2)That those who are sick with it would be healed with no lasting after effects.
3) That the Gospel of Jesus would prevail and MANY will get saved, and/or return to the Lord in the midst of this crisis.
4) For the President, Vice President, Governor, and all our officials, that would stay well and have wisdom and courage to lead us through this time.
5) For our Church and all God’s true churches to be protected, to stay strong, to effectively get the Gospel out to the world, and to meet the needs of their communities.
6) For pastors, staff and volunteers of all our churches to stay well and to serve others effectively.
7) For all health care workers (Nurses, Doctors, EMT’s, First Responders, Hospital staff and workers) to stay well, protected, have all the equipment they need (PPE, vents, etc), and that their families would not catch the virus.
8- For all law enforcement, correctional officers, staff, help, and those incarcerated, would stay well, keep their jobs and not bring this back to their families.
9) For all those who have lost their jobs or are not able to work now. That they would still have a job and that all their family’s needs would be met.
10) For Business owners that are having less or no revenue at this time, to not lose their businesses and to one day be able to flourish again.
11) For all our family members who are in nursing homes or are shut in’s at home. That they would stay well, and that the isolation from family and friends would end soon.
12) That our food supply, prescription needs and such all keep flowing to meet all our needs.
13) For schools, teachers, administrators and staff to have wisdom and resources to do what they need to do for our children.
14) For the children who are at home and students at all levels to not miss out on their education.
15) For MOMS and DADS that are having to home school, many for the first time ever, that they will be patient, resourceful, and excited to help their children grown.
16) For other countries that are going through the same thing. That all these prayer requests come true for them as well.
17) For the technology that churches and ministries are using to stay in contact with their faith families and to spread the Gospel would continue to be available and work as it needs to.
18) For our Country in general. We don’t want to lose our liberties, lose our freedoms or lose our American Identity in this crisis.
19) For families to grow closer together, not further apart in the isolation of these times.
20) And for the “12@12” prayer effort to be heard by God (Jeremiah 33:3) and our land to be healed in all of this (2 Chronicles 7:14)!


1 John 3:11-24 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. (12) Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous. (13) Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. (14) We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. (15) Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
(16) This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. (17) If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? (18) Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
(19) This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: (20) If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. (21) Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God (22) and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. (23) And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. (24) The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
What does is it mean to love one another as christians? We follow the ultimate example of Christ who shows us what love is: "By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers”(v16). If it wasn’t any clearer, the point is emphasized in the next verse: "But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?”. I think these verses lie at the heart of this passage.
Love becomes more than just mere sentimentality instead it is how we act towards each other. Since Christ sacrificed all he had for our sake, we as his followers are called to do the same for our fellow brothers and sisters. In recent times, the call to be generous and to help each other materially is generally self-focused. If you want [money, prosperity, health etc] then be generous with your finances. This passage says: If you claim to have God’s love and are in Christ, then you will be generous.
I would also suggest that if we are truly generous and follow God’s commandment to love one another, it will show in what we ask for when we pray. And the Lord will give us whatever we ask, because what we ask will please Him and be in line with His commandment (v22-24). Its about a life truly transformed by the Holy Spirit so much so that our ambitions, dreams, hopes etc are all shaped by the gospel and stands in stark contrast to the what the world values. This is seen by how we are about to care for one another's needs: both spiritual and physical.
"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." - John 13:35


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Invitation to Individual Inquiry Sessions for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
“What are you looking for?” (John 1:38)
Jesus turned and saw them following him, and he said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying and they stayed with him that day. John 1: 38-39, NAB
St. Athanasius Church invites people, who are searching for answers about our Catholic faith and living a life of Christian discipleship, community, and mission, to individual inquiry conversations. We value and recognize that each person’s faith journey is sacred and unique as God’s relationship with each one of us is creative, personal and unending. God seeks your response to his call.
Are you searching for . . . a deeper relationship with God? A sense of friendship and belonging in a faith community? A greater sense of fulfillment and meaning in your daily life?
Ever wonder about the differences and similarities between Christian Bibles?
Ever wonder why Catholics celebrate seven Sacraments and why?
Ever wonder about Catholics relationship to Mary and the saints?
Ever wonder about the meaning of the Mass and the Eucharist?
Ever wonder about the value of Catholic priesthood?
Ever wonder about Catholic social teaching?
Ever wonder about the difference between a cross and a crucifix?
Ever wonder about Catholic prayer and devotions?
Ever wonder about Catholic teaching on forgiveness?
“Come, and you will see.” (John 1:39)
Come, present your questions and receive the answers about our Catholic faith. Please contact Margaret Waldron for more information at firstname.lastname@example.org or 847-328-1430 ext.124.


Welcome to Yarrawonga Anglican Parish
7:00 am Eucharist
10:00 am Eucharist
10:00 am Midweek Service
8:30 am Eucharist
8.30 am Morning Prayer (Lay Reader)
11:15 am Warrina
2 pm Woods Point
The Yarrawonga Anglican Parish includes:
- Two churches, St Cuthbert’s based in Yarrawonga and
- St Thomas’s in the town of St James;
- A memorial site where St Oswald’s Church stood in Boomahnoomoonah (suitable for outdoor services)
Messy Church comes to Yarrawonga
“Messy Church” is a new way of church, which has spread to many countries in the world and now to Yarrawonga. The “Messy Church”, is about Jesus Christ and is for all ages. The service is based on creativity, hospitality and celebration.
Lucy Moore, from the original Messy Church, explains how Messy Church got its name. “God is interested in people and families who are “messy”, rather than those who seem perfect. Jesus spent a lot of his time with people who were outsiders, rather than with people who lived by the rule book, but didn’t seem to need God. Messy Church says that people don’t have to be perfect to get to know God, it’s a place where people can feel welcome and comfortable, even if they have never been to church before.
The next “Messy Church” service is on Sunday 15 April at St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall in Piper St, Yarrawonga, from 5 to 7pm. There will be activities and games relating to the Easter Story, a celebration followed by a shared home cooked meal. A small donation at the door would be appreciated. If you would like to attend or want to know more, please contact the team at firstname.lastname@example.org or follow Yarrawonga Anglican Parish on facebook.
Please join us for a night
Sunday 15th April 2018
5.00pm – 7.00pm (meal supplied)
St Cuthbert’s Hall
41 Piper St, Yarrawonga
Theme: Easter Celebration
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In this blog you will see God expects us to step out and up into the leadership roles He has prepared for our next career move.
Have you reached a stage in your career where you think that you should be considering a leadership role, or even taking on a senior management position? If this resonates with you, then why not check out this article? God needs His people in positions of authority where they work, so could this be your time?
What does excellent leadership look like? It’s a good question to ask because we live in a world where leadership models often fall way short of our expectations. The bible tells us:
Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
Here’s something to encourage you…
There are a number of things we can do to become Godly leaders:
1) Be courageous, step up to the plate.
Each of us can have doubts about our ability to take up leadership, which can often arise through the unkind words of others. Paul the evangelist had to encourage one of his close friends, Timothy, not to allow anyone to look down on him because of his youth
(1 Timothy 4:12).
2) Be confident
When Moses and Gideon were called to lead Israel out of crisis both responded with self-doubt, with Moses even going as far as saying: “O Lord, please send someone else to do it!” (Exodus 4:13). Thankfully they didn’t give in to their fears, nor do we have to.
Self-confidence is the fundamental basis from which leadership grows; it allows us to make tough decisions, and is something that will give reassurance to our families and / or employees. This quality will also enable us to listen to others’ points of view without feeling our authority is threatened.
3) Be resilient
A good dose of this has always been essential for most individuals and business leaders. Churchill once remarked: “If you are going through hell, keep going.”
4) Be Self-aware
Self-awareness has to be one of the most valuable leadership qualities. Pretending to know everything when you don’t, can create problems. It’s okay to admit you don’t have all the answers, to make mistakes and, most importantly, to ask for help.
Self-awareness of your strengths and weaknesses can gain the trust of others and increase your credibility and leadership effectiveness.
When Christians step up to the plate and lead in a Godly fashion they have an edge and a sense of purpose that others lack. Have you got what it takes to be a leader in this age?


Sunday, September 12, 2021
Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday at 9:30 am, In-Person and Livestream Via YouTube
Masks are encouraged for all services and ministries at St Paul. Please come, worship, and be fed! If you want to wear a mask, or keep some distance between yourself and others at any service or ministry, for any reason, please do so with St. Paul’s full blessing.
Recordings of services can be found on YouTube, updated each Monday.
Virtual Sunday School
We invite families to enjoy a virtual Sunday School offering dedicated to our pre-school to early/middle elementary age kids. A new Sunday School lesson will be available on our Youtube channel each Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m.
God Squad 2021-22
Wednesdays Starting September 15th
4-Year-Olds through 6th Grade:
Come and learn fun bible stories, make art, play games, learn science, and sing songs!
Free meal served from 5:40 pm to 6:00 pm.
Christian education from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
If you are interested in volunteering at God Squad please contact firstname.lastname@example.org, or click here:
Pastor Ioan is available for one-one-one conversation and in-home communion.
Please feel free to reach out to him: email@example.com or 626-419-6331.
Worship still looks different in 2021, but the needs of ministry are still great. Learn how you can help.
Volunteers are needed and participants welcome in worship, education, ministry and more.
Find out what’s happening now, and sign up for our email list to stay in touch!
Come worship with us at 9:30. Join us in person, watch our livestream Sunday morning on our YouTube channel, or view the service on the YouTube channel on Monday.Pastor Ioan will be delivering the message based on Mark 9:30-37. The sermon theme is God’s Perspective on Greatness. For your devotions:Greatness is not having power, being near power, being next in line for power… but living in the midst of need and hurt and powerlessness. Greatness comes from exposing yourself to the pain of the world, honestly seeing it, confronting it, not hiding from it. And not confronting the world’s pain on your terms, with your…


Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Gospel According to Ricki Lee Jones
Ricki Lee Jones
The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
5 teaspoons of Bosco (Out of 5)
By Allen Bacon
Bosco the Blog
The best Christian album of 2007 is not going to receive a Grammy for Christian Music or be played in rotation on Christian Rock stations. The Best Christian album of 2007 was made by Rickie Lee Jones, one of the best songwriters and singers of her generation.
"The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard", her 14th album, is Jones best and introspective work since her debut album in 1978. At the age of 54, she still personifies the cool and sophistication of the album she made as a younger woman.
This album, which places Christ in a downtown LA setting is a reworking of the gospel in a modern age and also serves as an exploration of Jones own faith.
See Rickie Lee Jones now on Bosco TV: The Music Channel


On Wednesday, August 23rd, YM3 is hosting a blood drive from 2pm-7pm at St. Charles in McKinney Hall. This is a fundraiser for YM3-we earn $10 for each person who attempts to donate, and each person has the opportunity to save 3 lives. It helps if people sign up ahead of time-you can signup online at https://donate.miblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/99397 or by contacting either parish office.
Do you struggle with fear, anxiety, or frustration with the state of the world?
God wants you to have peace in your heart. God wants us to bring peace to the world.
Have 2017 be the year where you open your heart to God to work in you for peace.
God sent Mary our Mother to bring this message to the world at Fatima. Your life will be better this year and as a result the world will be a better place if you come and learn the message and live the message.
Pilgrimage of the Five First Saturdays
May 6 at St. Charles – 8:30 a.m.
June 3 at St. Charles – 11:00 a.m.
July 1 at St. Mary – 8:30 a.m.
August 5 at St. Joseph – 8:30 a.m.
September 2 at St. Charles – 8:30 a.m.
These Saturday devotions will be what Our Lady asked at Fatima
Mass (receiving Communion)
Pray 5 decades of the Rosary
15 minutes of meditation on the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary
What if you could help bring peace to the world, would you want to do it? Do you believe our world needs help? Do you believe that you can help?
Maybe you answered, “Yes!” to the first two questions, but you were unsure of the belief that you can be part of the solution. We can’t do it on our own, but together we can! However, it does start with us. Fr. Aaron Ferris will take us back in time to 1917 to share the message of Fatima, the impact it had at the time, and its continued urgency and relevance for us–100 years later. Fr. Ferris will guide us in how to open our hearts to the call of the message and how to gain peace in our hearts and our homes. More peaceful people and families make a more peaceful world!
“One person with a belief is equal in force to ninety-nine people whom merely have an interest. Do we really believe in what our Lady is asking of us? Are we convinced of its importance, or are we merely interested in it?” from Fatima For Today by Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
Weren’t able to make it to the talk by Fr. Aaron Ferris? We can help! Fr. Ferris’ talk is available to watch online. Click on thislinkto view the video.
“As a gift from God, every human life is sacred from conception to natural death. The life and dignity of every person must be respected and protected at every stage and in every condition. The right to life is the first and most fundamental principle of human rights that leads Catholics to actively work for a world of greater respect for human life and greater commitment to justice and peace.” United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
As we continue our 40 Days for Life campaign we invite you to view the commercial released by Right to Life Michigan and to listen to “The Sound of Abortion”. Would you consider spending an hour praying to end abortion at the Heritage Clinic for Women on November 5th between 7:00 am-7:00 pm? Call the parish office for more information or to volunteer.


Based upon the novel of the same name, The Last Temptation of Christ provoked a lot of righteous indignation and protest upon its release, although if you look at the film objectively it is actually quite reverential in its treatment of Jesus Christ and his life.
The reinterpretation sees Christ as a man tortured by the conflict between his flesh and blood desires and fears and his need to overcome them for the sake of spirituality, set within an authentic context. Willem Dafoe’s performance makes him a much more believable and “human” Christ who comes across as a kind of social revolutionary and the protestations were no doubt on behalf of the kind of rich religious organisations and televangelists that are the modern equivalent of the temple priests against whom Christ was protesting. As an atheist, I would have gone further and dispensed with the mythological mumbo jumbo of the miracles and just tackled Jesus as a man as the rather episodic reinventions of the familiar stories were interesting if a little dry, but the last sequence where he is “tempted” is absolutely fascinating.
It’s showing its age a little, but it’s a brave and thought provoking film that puts a human face on religious dogma.


I have felt exactly like that.
A good person destroyed by the ring. The ring was Satan using the little piece in all of us that is bad or weak. It grabs ahold of it and makes it louder and stronger. All the good ones were affected by it, the elfin queen, Aragon, even Sam and Frodo.
Some people do well to avoid the ring completely, knowing what it will do to them. I admire the self-awareness they possess. The ring for me became acceptance, notoriety, attention, affirmation, achievement. If I had these things, I would be worthy and meet expectations. For me, I chased the ring and was drawn to it much like everyone was in the movie. And then, it crossed the line of me chasing it to it having me in its hold without even knowing.
I admire the support and help of the fellowship of the ring to help Frodo destroy the ring. Even though it threatened to overtake even him at times…they remained steadfast in their belief of him and continued to fight. I have felt like I have had a Fellowship of the Erica very much like this during this last year…loved and even carried at times when I felt I couldn’t take it anymore.
The scenes at the end, where Frodo’s exhausted, weak and can’t go any further, he was carried by someone who loved him in spite of his folly and being pushed away. Could that be Jesus for me? And the restoration team? Jesus with hands and feet? I am certain it was.
I am sad that my soul looked like Gollum for a while. I’m sad that at times it may even still resemble him. I try and my perfectionist identity does me no good. But, I am happy that I have identified it and am working on returning to myself again. Or rather, discovering a new self that is more real, more transparent, more like God intended me to be…without the ring.


Grow in your understanding of who God is and what God is doing in our community.
A Congregation of Faith
10:00 AM Worship In Our Sanctuary
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On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the Re-entry team and Church Council unanimously
voted to move worship back to the church sanctuary effective Sunday, October 4, 2020.
Also, effective that day will be the resumption of Sunday School. See schedule and
Sunday School classes will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 9:45 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School:
Location: Education Building–Children’s Sunday School room
Adult Sunday School:
Class One – Facilitators – Steve Novick/Jeff Taylor
Location – Education Building – Dining Room
Class Two – Facilitator – Dee Haines
Location – Church – Social Hall
Information on class curriculum will be communicated by facilitators.
Worship Service (only one service until further notice)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Location: Church – Sanctuary
Both parking lots are available for parking. Park where you will, there are no
requirements for parking lot spacing.
There will be hand sanitizers located at the front door to the sanctuary, front door
of the Education Building and the office door. As a person enters in any one of
those three areas, they should use the hand sanitizer before continuing into the
All those attending are required to wear masks. (There will be one supplied, if you
happen to forget yours at home.)
Bulletins will be sent out electronically in advance, but there will also be a printed
version at the back of the sanctuary for you to pick up as you come in. They will
have been prepared several days in advance to ensure there is no chance of viral
contagion. The bulletin will also be displayed on the TV screen in the sanctuary.
When you initially enter the sanctuary, you will be greeted and, if necessary, an
usher will assist you to your seat. There will be place markers with your names in
the sanctuary for seating. Several spots will be made available for visitors.
There will be no singing during service, but there still will be music. (All hymnals
have been collected from pews.)
If you want a Bible, bring you own from home. (All Bibles have been collected from
Communion will be held, as it was in the parking lot. It will be on the first Sunday of
each month and you should bring your own elements. There will be a few servings
prepared if you happen to forget.
Offering will be collected as in the parking lot. A box will be at the back of the
sanctuary for you to drop your envelope in or you can continue to mail until further
Attendance will continue to be taken to comply with tracking regulations should
there be an outbreak and tracing of attendees is necessary.
Restrooms will be available, but will not be able to be cleaned between usage.
When service is over, the ushers will direct exiting by row. Congregating to visit will
need to take place in the parking lot after exiting.
To proceed with indoor worship, we put these guidelines in place, not only to comply with
recommendations from the conference and state, but for you and others attending church
to stay safe and healthy. We will still be broadcasting a live stream of worship through
ZOOM and Facebook for those of you who are still not comfortable with worshipping
We want to state firmly that your pastor and church leaders are taking every precaution to
ensure your safety, and want to let you know our findings did indicate a low risk factor
which drove the decision to re-enter the church.
We want you to feel comfortable to return to church and coming back into the building.
We welcome any questions to clarify your concerns. If you have any questions, please
contact the church by calling 410-875-4101 or emailing TaylorsvilleUMC@comcast.net. We
will do our best to address your concerns.
Our God is an awesome God and we hope you can join us in the sanctuary for World
Communion Sunday on October 4th and every Sunday after to celebrate His Glory.
May the peace and love of Christ be with you – Pastor Patty Robinson
Pastor Patty acquired her Licensed Local Pastor credentials in June, 2020. Pastor Patty was privileged during her schooling to be notified of her initial assignment as pastor to Taylorsville United Methodist Church, starting July 1, 2020.
Prior to becoming a Pastor, Patty’s professional career was in the field of health insurance, working for both insurance companies and doctors' offices. Pastor Patty has been married for 47 years to David and they were blessed with two daughters, Shelley and Sarah. Shelley lives in Delaware with her husband Ryan and their two boys, Kaden and Charlie. Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Ben and their two boys, Lucas and Brady. Pastor Patty was born in Mt. Vernon, OH in a family with five children, 4 girls and one brother. Her mother was a registered nurse and her father owned his own business. David and Patty relocated to Maryland in 1999 after David received a job at Clark Construction. David recently retired after 21 years with Clark. They currently live in New Market, MD.
Who Am I ?
I read somewhere that as a Christian, you believe, receive and then become, and it is surely what has happened in my life. I still have vivid memories of the summer camp when I approached the altar and pledged my belief in Jesus as Christ, my Lord and Savior. I believe His spirit is with me as a guide and companion. The triune God is impossible in my rational human brain, but at the same time the three in one is real and beautiful. The entire concept is a mystery, but that is the meaning of faith and I believe. It is as simple as that.
So why did I want to start down the Local Methodist Pastor path after having been retired since 2016? Because God told me to wear His armor and fight the evil in this world by spreading His message and bringing to Him those who are lost. It took some time and the message certainly was not that clear. However, that is where all the Christian disciplines have helped me--studying the Word, worship, prayer, fellowship, etc. The fog dispersed and the calling was there in front of me.
So why do I want to be a Methodist Local Pastor? Some of it is simply loyalty to the denomination. My great-grandfather was a Methodist minister and I was brought up Methodist. It has never crossed my mind not to be a Methodist, even with all the current turmoil within the denomination. I love the Methodist ideology, maybe because I am a problem solver and love organization, but to have a method to learn to love God fits me to a “T”.
Twelve years ago when I lost my granddaughter, the Lord starting working within me and now I want more than ever to work for Him. Baptizing His babies, remembering His son in communion, seeing the revelation of wonder on someone’s face after that "ah-ha moment" reading scripture--so much to do in His name. We do the leg work, but Jesus heals the heart. What a boss to work for and with daily! Given the opportunity I will first and foremost do all in my power to do God’s work. I will teach the disciplines of the United Methodist Church and follow the Holy Spirit on whatever journey He has in mind for me.
Come along with us on our spiritual journey at Taylorsville United Methodist Church.
With love and blessings – Pastor Patty Robinson
Celebration of Kaitlyn's Conformation
Message by Bishop Easterling
Here is the bread recipe video that Pastor Heath (from Tom’s Creek UMC) mentioned during Palm Sunday worship. If you are looking for something to bake while you’re #SafeAtHome you will enjoy this.
This is a worship experience unto itself.


As a Content & Production Editor, you will seek to make an eternal impact on the Kingdom through supporting the Lifeway Student Ongoing Bible Studies editorial process. The Content & Production Editor will serve Lifeway Student’s Ongoing Bibles Studies by editing content to ensure Biblical accuracy, brand alignment, and proper grammar and punctuation.
Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.
This is a remote position in the U.S. with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings.
- Edits content according to style and branding guidelines for readability and acceptability; correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation; and verification of content accuracy, and copyfitting.
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We received a hero's welcome in Bellhaven. Sam and Lee invited us into First Christian Church where we will sleep tonight. We were shuttled off to some local residents to shower and do laundry. I was lucky to spend the afternoon with 9 of my fellow riders and local residents Dewitt and Jean. They shared their stories of North Carolina. They even took us out on their speed boat before we settled in for a short nap while the laundry finished.
Later that evening we headed to Trinity United Methodist Church for a delicious dinner of baked potatoes, grilled chicken and salad with ice cream for dessert. Yum! After running out to a nearby dock to watch the sunset, we all are taking some time to rest up before our big ride to Greenville tomorrow.
All of the riders were excited to have some time in the company our generous hosts who welcomed us into their home. Thank you to Lee, Sam, Jean, Dewitt, Cris, Audrey, Bud, Deb, Georgie, Laurann, Luda, Mike, and Sandy as well as everyone who supported us at First Christian Church and Trinity United Methodist Church. Thanks to your kindness, we have the energy to get us through this incredible journey!


STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS-Ruth Gadebusch, chairperson
We get to dream, thus expressing our GOOD FAITH INTENT, as the dollars we expect to give to our church’s budget. Whether it is called a pledge, a commitment, a faith promise, an estimate of giving, or something else, it matters not. This is the time for us all to prayerfully consider the various ways I can give toward keeping this wonderful church serving us and our community in God’s way.
Accordingly, please fill out the estimate of giving/pledge card you recently received and return it to the church office so that plans can be put in place for another wonderful year at First Congregational Church of Fresno, United Church of Christ. We get to do something very, very special- we get to plant dreams, nurture them, and see what surprising gifts grow from believing “we can do this.”
Click the link below to view the Stewardship and Sustainable Growth Presentation at the Congregational Meeting held on Sunday, October 20,2013.
It is time for a fall cleanup, and the Ministry of Outreach is coordinating with Ministry of Resources to gather as many helping hands as possible to clean, refresh, and renew our church’s facilities and grounds.
Cleaning materials are being supplied…but bring your own work gloves, cleaning rags, and water to drink.
Projects are being graded as to “low impact,” “medium impact,” and “high impact” so that all ages and abilities can take part. High impact projects will include trimming of bushes, scraping/prepping/painting. Low impact projects will include dusting, oiling and cleaning pews/pew racks, communion table.
Sunday, October 6, 3:00 pm.
A marvelous opportunity to experience the magnificence of both Bach and our Casavant Frères Pipe Organ. Always highly acclaimed is Scott Horton’s musical mastery of the material and the instrument, which is all the more reason to invite neighbors, work colleagues, students, and friends to appreciate this singular music event.
Free will offering will be taken.
This has become one of the community’s favorite musical events of the year. Pre-concert reception and silent auction begins at 6:00 pm and concert is at 7:00 pm. Post-concert refreshment and close to silent auction after the concert.
THIS IS ATICKETED EVENT – General Admission is $30 and Student is $15. Tickets are now available to purchase in the church office.
Half the proceeds go to the church’s general fund, half to the organ restoration fund.
CROP Walk Kick-off Luncheon is Sunday, September 29, following worship, Ministry of Outreach is hosting a CROP Kick-off Luncheon in Fellowship Hall.
Please consider making a donation which will go towards alleviating hunger here at home, and in other parts of the world. Checks should be made out to CWS/CROP. For each dollar given, a portion remains here in Fresno.
The Fresno Food Bank can take each $1 it receives and purchase up to $9.00 worth of food- enough to help them feed a family of four for a week. The Fresno Food Bank currently feeds 190,000 people each month, 47,000 of whom are children. This, in what is the “Bread Basket” of America. Please support CROP in whatever way(s) you are able.
Annual Fresno-Clovis CROP Walk
October 13, with registration beginning at 1:30 pm, United Japanese Christian Church, 130 N. Villa. We have had a tradition of being one of the best-represented congregations. All ages are invited to take part in this walk to reduce hunger at home and abroad.
Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm, in the Parlor. October 9 begins a six part book study of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” best-selling work of historian Reza Aslan, born a Muslim who converted to Christianity as a youth, and then returned to his native faith. We welcome the Imam Ghazvini (Islamic Cultural Center) for our second session on October 16, who will help us understand the important place of Jesus within his faith tradition.


by Susan West, CIC Faith Community Committee
“I want to do a mission,” said Isabella Perez to her mother one day after watching the Joyce Meyer television show. “Maybe I could go to India or Honduras.”
“Okay,” replied Veronica Lowry-Perez of Santa Rosa Beach, “but why don’t we find something closer to home.”
Isabella is seven years old. And Mom has become accustomed to her desire to serve. “Every year,” said Veronica, “she looks for a project. She has always been very tender-hearted and loving. She wants to inspire people to do things to help others.”
The project decided upon was a bake sale. The mission Isabella chose was Children In Crisis, a non-profit charity of caring people working together to provide homes and establish hope to the abused, abandoned, and neglected children of our community. When asked why she chose CIC, the diminutive second-grader with long shiny hair and a bright smile quickly replied, “Because I love God.”
The bake sale was an easy decision, as cooking in the Perez household is an important part of family life. Christmas gifts this year were all home-baked and hand-made items. And as the plan unfolded, it became a family affair.
Ismael and Sara Perez, who retired from the Air Force in 1987 and settled their family in Fort Walton Beach, were no strangers to community service. Having helped with many charity events, they took up the torch and drew their friends and neighbors into their granddaughter’s mission project. Isabella created flyers on her computer and, with her mom, visited stores and businesses to request baked goods. Isabella herself spoke to the managers, and unsurprisingly, no one turned her down! The outpouring of donations was way beyond their expectations.
“Isabella is such an exceptional child,” said Pastor Dayna Schaumann, Children’s Minister at Good News United Methodist Church in Santa Rosa Beach. “She is always the first child willing to do or give whatever she can.” Pastor Schaumann became a part of the effort, too, as she spent a Saturday evening helping the family to individually wrap each donated item – until 2:30 A.M.! The following day the bake sale took place after the morning the worship service and was a huge success. And because there were more baked goods than people, the remaining items were welcomed Monday morning in the teachers’ lounge at Isabella’s school.
The teachers of Butler Elementary school were happy to tip the scales in donations to assist their dedicated student in her mission. As Butler School Counselor Vivian Green noted, “When you meet this tiny little girl, you know you are meeting someone special.” Green also commented on how involved the children are in CIC’s Change For Children campaign. “Every year the big jugs come in and the children love to watch their coins go into it.”
Isabella first heard about Children In Crisis through Change For Children at her school and also through her church which supports CIC. Pastor Larry Greene told her that she could help children right here in her own community. And she did just that. “She is a spirit-filled girl – and we are expecting great things from her. God is working in her life,” said Pastor Greene.
At the Good News United Methodist Church morning worship service, Isabella presented a check for $500 to Walt Maine, Chairman of CIC’s Faith Community Committee, becoming the youngest contributor to The Children’s Neighborhood. When asked how she felt about this accomplishment, she replied, “Tired – but good.”
And what does she want to be when she grows up? A missionary – what else!
Isabella would like to thank the following for their donations:
- Winn Dixie
- Mrs. Fields Cookies
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Facatory
- Fresh Market
- Krispy Kreme
- Cake Masters Bakery
- Pascalli Foods
- Good News United Methodist Church
- Family and Friends
Children in Crisis has many volunteer opportunities for the faith community to help support The Children’s Neighborhood:
- Invite the children to your church services
- Create a foster care ministry
- Host birthday parties for the children
- Host special activities involving the children of your church
- Join the CIC Benefit Concert Series
- Take Love offerings to help feed, clothe, and care for the children
- Mentor and tutor children
- Provide hope and change lives


As most individual wounds are exposed in past and/or present relationships, Cross-Purpose places major emphasis on addressing these personal issues to bring about healing for the individual, and ultimately the relationship. The process requires going deep with God, which results in knowing His character more fully. That knowing translates into an understanding of who God created the individual to be, along with his/her unique callings and giftings.
For more information on individual discipleship counseling, call or email us to arrange a confidential session.
This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”