Loving and Learning in Lodi August 25 2019
Ever been “body surfing”? Did you know that Fire Ants can do it? Yes, if you drop one ant in the water, and
it's dead. Drop in a tablespoon of ants, and they live through interconnection.
They know instinctively what Benjamin Franklin
reminded his fellow patriots who were about to sign The Declaration of
Independence: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang
separately."
This week join us as we discover what the
Apostle Paul teaches us about “Togetherness”.
See You Sunday! Rev. Donna Van Trees
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Liturgist: Larry Cray Greeters:
Larry & Connie Cray
Surely
the Presence of the Lord #328
Help Us Accept Each Other verses 1 - 4 #560
Sent Forth By God’s Blessing Verses
1 & 2 #664
Therefore, as a prisoner for the
Lord, I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from
God. Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept
each other with love, and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit
with the peace that ties you together. You are one body and one spirit, just as
God also called you in one hope. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and
one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.
God has given his grace to each one
of us measured out by the gift that is given by Christ. That’s why scripture
says, When he climbed up to the heights, he captured prisoners, and he gave
gifts to people.
What does the phrase “he climbed up”
mean if it doesn’t mean that he had first gone down into the lower regions, the
earth? The one who went down is the same one who climbed up above all the
heavens so that he might fill everything.
He gave some apostles, some prophets,
some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers. His purpose was to equip God’s
people for the work of serving and building up the body of Christ until we all
reach the unity of faith and knowledge of God’s Son. God’s goal is for us to
become mature adults—to be fully grown, measured by the standard of the
fullness of Christ. As a result, we aren’t supposed to be infants any longer
who can be tossed and blown around by every wind that comes from teaching with
deceitful scheming and the tricks people play to deliberately mislead others.
Instead, by speaking the truth with love, let’s grow in every way into Christ,
who is the head. The whole body grows from him, as it is joined and held
together by all the supporting ligaments. The body makes itself grow in that it
builds itself up with love as each one does its part.
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!
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.
September 10 – Intro – Worship October
8 – NO CLASS
September 17 – Psalms of Praise
October
15 – Psalms of Royalty
September 24 – Psalms of Petition
October
22 — Psalms of Wisdom
October 1 – Psalms of Pilgrimage October
29 – Psalms of Faith & Trust
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