Loving and Learning in Lodi August 18 2019

         

           It’s that time of year again for me…I’m headed out to work with my family’s lemonade business at the Darke County fair on the western side of the state! In preparation for being away, I held another Preaching Boot Camp. So this Sunday, recent Boot Camp graduate, Jeff Van Loon, has created the worship service and will preach. His message is God Is Really Out There!  from Genesis 1:20 – 26.

                                                                  
                                                         Have wonderful times together while I’m gone!                                                                                                     
                                                                                           Pastor Diane

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Liturgist:       Larry Scott                                                  Greeters: Ruth Hebble

Hymns:        For the Beauty of the Earth                      Verses 1 - 3                       #92

                   Surely the Presence of the Lord                                                       #328

                   My Tribute                                            Sing Twice                        #99

                   To God Be the Glory                               Verses 1 - 3                       #98

Scripture                                          Genesis 1:20 - 26               Common English Bible

         

          God said, “Let the waters swarm with living things, and let birds fly above the earth up in the dome of the sky.” God created the great sea animals and all the tiny living things that swarm in the waters, each according to its kind, and all the winged birds, each according to its kind. God saw how good it was. Then God blessed them: “Be fertile and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

         

          There was evening and there was morning: the fifth day.

         

          God said, “Let the earth produce every kind of living thing: livestock, crawling things, and wildlife.” And that’s what happened. God made every kind of wildlife, every kind of livestock, and every kind of creature that crawls on the ground. God saw how good it was. Then God said, “Let us make humanity in our image to resemble us so that they may take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the crawling things on earth.”

Leader:    The word of God for the people of God.                     People:    Thanks be to God.

THE CHURCH IN ACTION

Choir rehearses on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Join us!

 Blessing of the backpacks: This Sunday, August 18th, during our “Time with Children, Youth and the Young at Heart,” Dottie will bless the backpacks of our students as they head back to school this year. Please bring your backpacks with you.

Advent Devotional: We’ll be creating our own Advent Devotional for us to use during the 4 weeks of Advent in December this year. Each week will have a theme based on the candle we lit in worship on that Sunday: Candle of Hope, Candle of Peace, Candle of Joy, and Candle of Love. Start pondering what you’d like to contribute: a personal story on one of the themes, a favorite poem, hymn, song, or a favorite devotion from some other source. Please include a short closing prayer. Remember that your devotion needs to fit on a half sheet of 8 ½ x 11 paper. Larry Scott will be in Fellowship Hall to sign you up on August 18th & 25th. The deadline for turning in your devotion is Sunday, October 6th. You may email it to Dottie Kimble at mywifedot@aol.com or give her a hard copy at any time.