April Celebrations
Kellie Mayes, 2nd; Nancy Jenkins, 15th
Pew Project
We will continue to receive freewill offerings for the pews. The cost per pew is $150.00 and all the pews have been done. Designate your offering by noting “Pews” on your check. So far we have received $2950.00 toward the pews; we need 1332.50 for the balance. (Total cost for the pews was 4282.50)
Cookbook Project
We are currently receiving recipes for the new church cookbook as a fundraiser for the pews. With the completion of the pews we can proceed with getting the cookbook info together. The cost to print 1000 cookbooks will be about $3500 so there would be more than enough resulting from the cookbook proceeds to cover the cost of the pews.
Sunrise Church will host another jazz concert this summer. It is scheduled for June 12. The tickets will be $15/ea group rate. More information will follow
Prayer Requests for April 2009
- Daughter in law of Joy, Shawna, chemo, improving
- Shawna’s mother, illness
- Friend of Joy, Brian Maecker, wife’s illness
- Joy grandson Matthew, job
- Ed Griffith, job and diabetes treatment
- Vicki Burshia (Peterson), Iraq
- Beth Griffith’s aunt, health
- Carolyn, unspoken
- Ruth’s Uncle Wardell, terminal cancer
- Tim and Christa’s friend Derek, job and family
- Darrel and Carolyn grandson Josh, military
- Matt Gamm, friend of Olsen’s, auto accident
- Carol’s neighbor Eleanor, health
- Ruth’s dad, diagnosed with Parkinson’s
- Dennis’ sister Debbie, surgery recuperation
- Lynn, liver illness
- Jerry and Linda Teske, missionaries NE, housing
- Carol, unspoken
- Joy, in hospital, injured from fall
Moses – Man of Freedom
Meeting God on the Mountain
Exodus 19
The Law is given to the people through Moses; however the gracious provision of God through the plagues and the blood of the Passover had previously been given. The Law was not given in a vacuum; it was given in a time of water in the desert, manna from the sky, fire to guide them, a chosen leader to lead them, and a miraculous release from slavery. The Law was given in the shadow of the blood and is interpreted in the context of grace. The Law was given as a constitution under their sovereign King, God.
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April 12, 2009’s Sermon
So What? (of the resurrection)
It is not just this life, is it?
No; there is “more to come”
More that is glorious and wonderful-beyond our dreams
The stories are true; dare we believe them?
We know this because of the resurrection
Therefore we live - in hope, faith, love and joy
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April 19, 2009’s Sermon
The Decalogue Exodus 20
One of the greatest events in history was the giving of the Law. The Law was not given so that keeping it would attain righteousness (Rom. 3:20a; Gal. 3:11). Acceptance by God has always been only by faith (Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:3, 22; 5:1; Gal. 2:16; 3:6, 21). The purpose of the Law is to show our sinfulness (Rom. 3:19-20b; 7:7) in contrast to God’s standards of holiness and righteousness, and to condemn mankind. The Law in Exodus has three parts: The Decalogue (Ex. 20:1-21); the civil and religious ordinances (20:22-24:11), and ceremonial laws (24:12-31:18).
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April 26, 2009’s Sermon
The Decalogue Exodus 20
Commandments 6-10
These commandments deal with the social responsibilities in family and society in contrast to the first four which related to the individual’s responsibility before God. Critics of the Scripture attempt to pervert these commandments to discredit the Scripture and the Old Testament God, but all of these commandments were verified in the New Testament and are still the best representation of the holy standards of God.
20:12 Fifth Commandment – Respect for parents
20:13 Sixth Commandment – Do not murder
20:14 Seventh Commandment – Do not commit adultery
20:15 Eighth Commandment – Do not steal
20:16 Ninth Commandment – Do not lie
20:17 Tenth Commandment – Do not illicitly desire
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