Made In Christ

Greeted by sunny skies, we gathered again in the sanctuary for worship.

Chuck Vanderscheuren welcomed us and then turned to announcement.
1. Fish Fry Fund Raiser next Saturday. Volunteers welcome to help prepare or clean up. The cost is $8 per person and will run from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
From 10 to 1:00 p.m. the Bloodmobile will be here also.
2. Joanne mentioned that Family Night is starting up again Wednesday eve for pre-school to adult. Start time is 6:00 p.m. with a meal followed by activities. Assistance in clean-up after dinner welcome.
3. Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Faith In Fabric will meet to make things for Meals on Wheels. Bring a bag lunch or something to share.

The music team opened the service with a beautiful, heartfelt rendition of  "The Lighthouse"... followed by "I'm Feeling Fine" and a pair of beautiful hymns.

Pearl and Susan Jessico had the puppet theater set up for a Children's Message about Autumn Harvest Season, and how God's word grows in us like acorns to oaks.

Gail had the opportunity to help with the hurricane clean-up in Houston, so she shared pictures and showed stories in pictures.

During the offering Ed sang Bob Dylan's insightful "Every Grain of Sand" accompanied by Darlene on the keyboatds.

Cheryl Borndal led us in a time of praise and prayer for the needs and answered prayers in the church body.

Made In Christ

Pastor Terry White began by noting how long the week has been, that the shooting in Las Vegas seems like a month ago. It is shocking when one person can take another's life, how do you come up with an answer for a situation this evil and horrible.

"What's heartbreaking for me," he said "is how Christ doesn't even enter the conversation. The media describe it as a gun issue but never say it's a God issue."

Pastor Terry made reference to a book that described the religion of our times as Moral Therapeutic Deism. This is the "faith" of our modern world. If we all just learned how to get along we'd be O.K.

The Bible offers a clearer, more precise perspective. We are fallen, but can be redeemed. Paul wrote:

Col. 1:24-27
24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

We're living an adventure, but too often the world is missing the point.

Jesus Christ changes everything. It's a lifelong journey to get to this point. It's way bigger than just fixing peoples' moral.

Our hope: Christ can redeem anything.