Bulletin for May 15, 2011
It is always a blessing for the Ladies Aide to provide the May birthday party at Goodwill Nursing Home and share with Gladys Savage. Gladys will be 96 on May 29th. Remember her in prayer and with a card.
VBS has been set for June 12th – 16th from 6-8:30pm. There is a signup sheet in the vestibule for those interested in helping.
Sunday School promotion will be held May 22nd through June 12th. Activities: May 22nd – Sunday School teacher appreciation
May 29th – Memorial Day – light breakfast and cemetery service
June 5th – Invite a Friend Sunday
June 12th - Picnic
The Guatemala mission group will hold a yard sale in the church pavilion on Saturday, May 21st from 8am until ? Thanks for your support.
There will be a meeting for the Guatemala mission group next Sunday, May 22nd, at the Brake Church of the Brethren at 3pm. Members will be leaving from church following the potato bar.
Ladies Aide will be meeting here at the church this Wednesday morning at 9am for cleaning day. Lunch and meeting will follow.
Ladies Aide will be having a potato bar next Sunday May 22nd following church service. There is a signup sheet in the vestibule.
Please join the Browning family as they celebrate Austin’s graduation. Austin’s graduation party will be held on Saturday, June 4th, at 5pm at the Matthews Campground on Dilley Road. If you are able to join the celebration please sign up on the sheet in the vestibule. They hope to see you there!
Parenting with the Lord's Prayer: Honoring God
by Rick Warren
“…hallowed be your name …” Matthew 6:9 (NIV)
In biblical times, your name represented you character. And, as you study the Bible, you’ll see that God has many names, each representing a benefit of what God promises to do for you in your life.
For instance, Jehovah Jireh means “God will provide everything I need.” Jehovah Shalom means “God will be my peace.” And Jehovah Tsidkenu means “God will be my righteousness.”
Over and over in scripture, every name for God represents a basic problem, threat, or emotional illness you have in your life that God can take care of. He is omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipotent (all-powerful) and is “worthy to receive all glory and honor” (Revelation 4:11 NIV).
But one of the most violated commandments in our society today is number four: “You shall not take the name of the Lord you God in vain” (Exodus 20:7 NKJV). Our society constantly takes the name of the Lord in vain. We hear it so often it doesn’t even offend us anymore. But it should! It bothers God.
I grew up in a family where we were not allowed to use God’s name in vain, but we also weren’t allowed to use the subtle derivatives that are so common – gosh, jeez. I bet you didn’t even realize those are derivatives of God and Jesus. But my parents were firm that we not take God’s name in vain and that we wouldn’t even get close to it because they knew how serious it was to disrespect God in that way.
If we teach our children that God is able to meet all of our needs, then shouldn’t we also be teaching them to honor and respect Him? His name included? He not only commands it, he deserves it!