August 2016 THE PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE The Pastor Perspective There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—A time to gain, And a time to lose. ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1, 6 Our Sunday School class is studying the Spiritual Disciplines. I cannot help but think of the disci- plines when I read Ecclesiastes 3. There is a time for study and a time for meditation. There is a time for confession and solitude. Yet, it is always the time for simplicity, service, submission and worship. Sim- plicity is one thing that really goes against our way of life. Do you know how to live with little or much? Paul said he knew what it was “…to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity” (Phil. 4:12). Job knew, too. “…Shall we accept good form God, and not trouble?” (Job 2:10). When Job’s world crashed around his ears, he: …tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: ”Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:20-21) The Bible goes on to say, “In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing” (Job 1:22). When trouble comes our way, how many of us tear our hair out and collapse in a whimpering heap like Job? Probably many of us. But, very few of us worship. Worshiping means acknowledging God’s worth, bowing down and submitting to God’s authority. When trouble strikes, most of us don’t think God is worth much! Job’s wife told Job to curse God for causing him to suffer (Job 2:9). While sin stalks our earth, there will always be a time to lose. We will lose our health. We may lose our friends. Some of us may lose a wife, a husband, or even a child. But there will be times to gain as well. Not only will we gain new spiritual insight through our trials as Job did, but some of us may well have years of blessing. God does give us all things richly to enjoy! Whether we are abased then, or wheth- er we abound, we must worship. Then all will be right. August is our Steven’s month of simplicity. It is our time to simplify our activities as we look for- ward to September and the busyness of what is to come. Use this time wisely to simplify your life and to set aside the things that distract you from worship, service, submission and study. Take advantage of the heat. It is a great time to catch up on some reading or to spend a lot of time in prayer for our church, our community and our families. Do not waste the time you have been given. Use your time wisely. And re- member, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Prov. 1:7). Make time for God each and every day… and especially on the Sabbath. Dr. Jay Russ Right Now Media : Sign Up Right Now! We are going to give it another try. We have the opportunity to use Right Now Media for several months for free. The adventure will be launched on Sunday, August 21. Right Now Media carries thousands of Bible studies we hope to utilize and almost two thousand children’s movies, activities and studies. All we need is a list of emails to get it started. If you previously gave your email for this adventure we already have it. If you have not, give it a try. It is our gift to you. On August 21 you will receive and email from Right Now Media explaining to you how to log in. You follow the instructions and start learning and growing in Christ. We hope you participate and give us the name of someone you would like to share this with. The numbers and opportunities are limitless. Be a part. Make sure we have your email so you can grow in Christ with us. Great for kids and great for adults. Send email to church office.
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August 2016
THE PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE
The Pastor Perspective There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—A time to gain, And a time to lose. ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1, 6
Our Sunday School class is studying the Spiritual Disciplines. I cannot help but think of the disci-plines when I read Ecclesiastes 3. There is a time for study and a time for meditation. There is a time for confession and solitude. Yet, it is always the time for simplicity, service, submission and worship. Sim-plicity is one thing that really goes against our way of life. Do you know how to live with little or much? Paul said he knew what it was “…to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity” (Phil. 4:12). Job knew, too. “…Shall we accept good form God, and not trouble?” (Job 2:10). When Job’s world crashed around his ears, he: …tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: ”Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:20-21) The Bible goes on to say, “In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing” (Job 1:22). When trouble comes our way, how many of us tear our hair out and collapse in a whimpering heap like Job? Probably many of us. But, very few of us worship. Worshiping means acknowledging God’s worth, bowing down and submitting to God’s authority. When trouble strikes, most of us don’t think God is worth much! Job’s wife told Job to curse God for causing him to suffer (Job 2:9). While sin stalks our earth, there will always be a time to lose. We will lose our health. We may lose our friends. Some of us may lose a wife, a husband, or even a child. But there will be times to gain as well. Not only will we gain new spiritual insight through our trials as Job did, but some of us may well have years of blessing. God does give us all things richly to enjoy! Whether we are abased then, or wheth-er we abound, we must worship. Then all will be right. August is our Steven’s month of simplicity. It is our time to simplify our activities as we look for-ward to September and the busyness of what is to come. Use this time wisely to simplify your life and to set aside the things that distract you from worship, service, submission and study. Take advantage of the heat. It is a great time to catch up on some reading or to spend a lot of time in prayer for our church, our community and our families. Do not waste the time you have been given. Use your time wisely. And re-member, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Prov. 1:7). Make time for God each and every day… and especially on the Sabbath. Dr. Jay Russ
Right Now Media : Sign Up Right Now!
We are going to give it another try. We have the opportunity to use Right Now Media for several months for free. The adventure will be launched on Sunday, August 21. Right Now Media carries thousands of Bible studies we hope to utilize and almost two thousand children’s movies, activities and studies. All we need is a list of emails to get it started. If you previously gave your email for this adventure we already have it. If you have not, give it a try. It is our gift to you. On August 21 you will receive and email from Right Now Media explaining to you how to log in. You follow the instructions and start learning and growing in Christ. We hope you participate and give us the name of someone you would like to share this with. The numbers and opportunities are limitless. Be a part. Make sure we have your email so you can grow in Christ with us. Great for kids and great for adults. Send email to church office.
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MISSIONS IN AUGUST In August we are collecting for the PBA Community and Cooperative Services: School supplies: backpacks, pen-cils, paper, pens (black, blue and red), binders, rulers, col-ored pencils, crayons, glue, poster board, tissues, hand sanitizer, colored construction paper, post-it notes, washa-ble markers, sharpies, masking tape, duct tape and index cards. Please leave in Fellowship Hall on Mission Table.
CIRCLE MEETINGS IN AUGUST
All Circles and Stitcher’s for the Kingdom will not meet during the month of August. The regular schedule will pick back up in September.
SHOE COLLECTION
The Stevens Mission Team is asking for your support in
collecting shoes. Shoes can be in any condition, from new
to throw-away. We are also asking for diapers, manufac-
turer’s coupons, and household items which aren’t provid-
ed by THRIVE and which can’t be purchased with food
stamps. The shoes we collect will be sorted. Throw-
aways will be recycled. All others will be donated to
THRIVE to be distributed to people in third world coun-
tries who have no shoes. Boxes for collecting these items
will be in the Fellowship Hall. This will be an ongoing
collection action.
YOUTH LIVE Thursdays at 9:30 am through August (unless otherwise noted in the bulletin)
CHILDREN IN
ACTION No Sunday Night meetings in August
(unless otherwise noted in the bulletin) Had a great turn out for the after church
outing to Pirate’s Cove Adventure. Thanks to all of you who helped make this possible and to all who came along to assist. Time is love. Thank you for
your time.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
A BIG THANKS to David Smith, Su-san Price, and Matthew and Robbie Pritchett for filling in holes and shov-eling several tons of crushed concrete to fill the driveway. Great Job! Plus, the new doors are in and await-ing paint and installation, making our entrances more accessible for all.
August is here and that means the Stevens Singers have their annual break from Wednesday night rehearsals.
They will still be singing in Sunday morning worship and need to be in the choir room by 10:30 a.m. to prac-
tice. We will resume rehearsals in September and will begin preparing for Advent. If you have been consider-
ing joining us, that would be the perfect time. Please see Emily with any questions or contact her at epritch-
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
What a great success we had this year. Thank you Bev Forbes for directing and everyone else who gave a
hand. We now are looking forward to our next big event, which is Fall Festival. The date has not yet been
set in stone but we know it is going to be the best one yet. Thanks to all of you for your service.
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AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
5 Peggy Cobb 14 Ham Swillinger (90) 17 Jaysen Matthews (child) 19 Michael Piercy 22 Linnie Sharpe 25 Kamren Weiford (child) 30 Joanne Brown 30 Kaela Gosdzinski (teen) 31 Ben Pritchett (child) 31 Pat Warrings
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES 14 Rick & Sharon Weaver 29 Buz & Peggy Sawyer
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