November 2, 2008
Church Items
- November Celebrations: Stephen Motzkus, 4th; Melody Neufeld, 11th; Dennis Craig, 17th
- Daylight Saving Time ended today. It will start again March 8, 2009.
- The holiday season is now upon us as we begin this time of Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving is on the 27th this year. We do ourselves a great service when we intentionally give thanks to God for all that He has done regardless of the circumstances around us. Give thanks to God!
- Continue in prayer for the election, for “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”
- Joy, health and recuperation
- Grandson of Joy, Matthew, job
- Joy’s uncle, illness
- Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo
- Lynn’s uncle Lowell, illness
- Uncle of Ruth, Glenn Daugherty, health
- Cox family, continued strength
- Maria, finding a church in WA
- Owen Frisby, health
- Carolyn’s Aunt Opal, cancer
- Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
- Heidi, illness
The Book of Revelation: Revelation 9-10
The Sixth Trumpet, the Angel and the Little Scroll
The loosing of the four angels results in an army of 200 million mounted troops. Although this number is not necessarily literal, there is no reason not to believe that the size of this army does not fit the modern army and population of Red China. The figure does display an overwhelming force that would strike fear into the heart of any world leader. John didn’t count what he saw; he was told the number.
Chapter 10 and 11 give additional background information to the judgments. This vision that begins here is continuous until 13:1. This interlude goes from Chapter 10 to 15 with the 7th Trumpet judgment included in 11:15-19.
The Truth Shall Set You Free
Today’s Sermon
Walking in Wisdom in Real Life – Ephesians 5:22-23
Marriage, 5:22-23; Parents and children, 6:14; Masters and servants, 6:5-9
Paul has taught us to be wise by being filled with the Spirit. We are now told to apply this teaching to real life in our everyday relationships. Being filled with the Spirit is not an exclusive experience to being in church; it is only by the filling of the Spirit that life can be lived in a wise and moral way. This is exhibited in our daily relationships between husband and wife, children and parents, and bosses and employees. In each of these three most common relationships in our lives the first partner is told to be submissive and humble (5:22; 6:1, 5). But the second one is to show humility by acting like Christ in care and concern for the first. Both parties can achieve this by being individually committed to the Lord.
TODAY’S WORSHIP
I Will Sing the Wondrous Story p. 508
At Calvary p. 338
Blessed Be the Name p. 103
Scripture Reading
As the deer pants for the water, so pants my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsts for the living God. Ho every one that thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that has no money, come ye, buy and eat. Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near.
Psalm 42:1-2; Is. 55:1, 6
As the Deer (see bulletin)
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
So my soul longeth after Thee
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