Urgent Prayer Requests
* Bill Sugar, friends of the Diamonds, Lymphoma
* Brenda, having a card cath on Tuesday. Also pray for Pete’s health.
* Zachary recovering from gall bladder surgery
* Cynthia Wordlaw, need for a kidney
* Dennis fighting kidney failure
* Sandy & Rachelle, working many hours (plus Rachelle is under the weather)
* Dan, health concerns
* Mueller family, Alicia’s pregnancy
* Marilynn Norvell
* Aaron Wordlaw and his arthritis
* Gene & Lois Schulze at home
* Mark & Julie Johnson and the situation with their Illinois home
* Julie away at school at Mizzou; pray she remains in good health
* Our church and need for revival
Upcoming Activities
1. Trustee Meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
2. Bible Study (Brief Books) and Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
3. Sunday school, Sunday, 9:15 a.m.
4. Worship Service, Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
5. Discipleship Training (Elijah), Sunday,
5 p.m.
“Sanctification is that life-long process in which God works within a true believer to conform him to the image of His Son, the Lord Jesus. The believer is daily separated from sin unto holiness in all avenues of his life until that day he is finally and forever with his Lord.”
Ladies’ Book Study
A new ladies book study begins on Tuesday, October 1st. Ladies will meet at the church each Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. for 7 weeks. The book being studied is “Duty or Delight? Knowing where you stand with God” by Tammie Head.
Our sister Pam DePriest has once again agreed to lead the study. If you have an interest in joining the study and the fellowship, please sign the sheet in the foyer so Pam will know how many books to purchase.
This will be a great study as well as a good time to get to know one another. There are 9 ladies already registered!
CHURCH WORK DAY!
This Saturday morning (September 21) beginning at 8 a.m. Come and help out.
“A Christian engaging in sexual immorality is telling the lost world God’s Word has no authority.”
Sermon Extras
Verse 4 has challenged Bible scholars for centuries. The two most viable translations of the verse are as follows:
(1) that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor…
(2) that each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in holiness and honor…
In the message yesterday I briefly discussed the two words which make this verse somewhat difficult.
“control/take” – has more of the idea of acquire or get
“body/wife” – is actually the word vessel
If the latter word refers to one’s own body then “acquiring or getting one’s own body” really makes little sense. And since “vessel” is used elsewhere in the New Testament to refer to wife, I prefer the 2nd translation.
In defense of the first translation, though, “acquire” could be viewed in the sense of “possessing”. And if you possess something, you “control” it. If you translate that word “control” then surely the second word should be rendered “body”. Otherwise our translation would be “that each one of you know how to control his own wife…”
Oh, my, that would really get me into trouble!
“Marriage is for Promoting the Honor of your Partner and the Holiness of God, not your Personal Happiness.”
We have 2 Sundays remaining for you to contribute to the Missouri Missions Offering for 2013. Our church goal is $500 and our church will match up to that amount.
Please pray and give as the Lord directs.
Pastor’s Postscripts
A big thank you to all who helped make yesterday’s fellowship such a success. I include those who prepared and brought the food, those who set up the tables, and those who helped clean the facilities afterwards.
Sunday evening, September 29 at 6 p.m. will be our next “5th Sunday Q & A”. This is an hour of informal fellowship where the pastor attempts to respond to questions from our members. You may submit questions early by writing them out and placing them in the container on the table in the foyer (no name required). So, if anything is on your mind, get your questions ready and I will do my best to answer them. However, I reserve the right to say “I don’t know!”
Also, please pray for our Trustees as they close in on a proposal for a new church sign. The committee’s goal is to bring a recommendation to the church in our October business meeting. This is a major investment for our church and we certainly want to do the Lord’s will in this.
See you Sunday, Bible in hand!