Loving and Learning in Lodi May 3 2020
Last week’s service was richly blessed with Larry Scott’s
music, Dottie Kimble’s and Rob Bloom’s sharing. A big THANK YOU for their
ministries to us!
Sunday, we look at Two Good Guys, Timothy and Epaphroditus. Paul is
grateful for these two men in whom he places so much trust. We all strive to be
trustworthy. Who has placed their trust in you and for what?
Missing you all…but grateful to carry you all in my heart,
Pastor Diane
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Hymns: For the Beauty of the Earth verses
1 - 4 #92Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying sing once TFWS #2193
His Name Is Wonderful sing once #174
Blest Be the Tie that Binds verses 1 - 4 #557
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send
Timothy to see you soon so that I may be encouraged by hearing about you. I
have no one like him. He is a person who genuinely cares about your well-being.
All the others put their own business ahead of Jesus Christ’s business. You
know his character, how he labors with me for the gospel like a son works with
his father. So he is the one that I hope to send as soon as I find out how
things turn out here for me. I trust in the Lord that I also will visit you
soon.
I
think it is also necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. He is my brother,
coworker, and fellow soldier; and he is your representative who serves my
needs. He misses you all, and he was upset because you heard he was sick. In
fact, he was so sick that he nearly died. But God had mercy on him—and not just
on him but also on me, because his death would have caused me great sorrow.
Therefore, I am sending him immediately so that when you see him again you can
be glad and I won’t worry. So welcome him in the Lord with great joy and show
great respect for people like him. He risked his life and almost died for the
work of Christ, and he did this to make up for the help you couldn’t give me.
Leader: The Word of God for the people
of God. People: Thanks be to God.
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