I hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to face this Monday.
A Few Quick Announcements
- Confirmation is meeting tomorrow evening at the church at 6pm
- This coming Sunday is World Communion Sunday, come enjoy many hymns that have a Hispanic flare to them.
- Thank you to everyone for making my 2nd ordination anniversary special. I really am blessed to be serving this great congregation.
Book of Faith Puzzler
The last weeks question was: What did God create on the 4th day? A)light B)animals C) sun, stars and moon, D) land In Genesis starts with the creation story and 1:14 -19 talk about the 4th day in which sun, moon and stars were made. Congratulations to Becky P for winning this week's puzzler.
This week’s question: How many visitors told Abraham that Sarah would have a son within a year? Submit your answer to me by noon on Wednesday to be entered into this week's drawing.
This week’s question: How many visitors told Abraham that Sarah would have a son within a year? Submit your answer to me by noon on Wednesday to be entered into this week's drawing.
Yesterday's Sermon
If you missed it you can read it here. And thank you to everyone who asked questions. I will keep this list and refer to it for future sermons and hopefully help us explore the answers. What other questions do you have about faith, scripture, the afterlife, theology?
Serving this Sunday
The following people have signed up to serve in worship this Sunday.
Worship Assistant: Ellen G
Reader: Bob MC
Communion Assistant: Lillian J
Ushers: ________ & ________
Communion Set-up & clean up: __________
Bread baker/bringer:_________
Offering Counter: Nancy Land Dorothy H
Coffee Hour Host: Barbara C
If you are willing to serve in one of the ways that are currently free, please let me know
Sunday's Texts
The first reading is Isaiah 5:1-7. The author writes a love song for the vineyard that he tended to but it yielded wild grapes. Afterwards he let the vineyard be destroyed. When have you felt tended/care for by God? When have you felted left abandoned?
The second lesson is Philippians 3:4b-14. Paul writes of his religious heritage and but yet those things which were highly valued by his society don't matter to Christ. It is his faith that matters. What is one thing that you prize that probably does not matter to God? Why do we put such stock into these earthly things?
The gospel is Matthew 21:33-46 the parable of the wicked tenants who kill the slaves and son of the vineyard owner. When are we like the wicked tenants who mistreat God's messengers (and God's son)? When have you also been a slave who has been mistreated when telling others about God?
Hope you have a great week and see you Sunday
~Pastor Becca
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