The Changeless Christ

Of course Christ really is changeless as we will see when Pastor Ron preaches out of Hebrews Chapter 13 on March 29. His series out of Hebrews has been wonderful. Our membership really appreciates Biblical messages delivered by our two great preachers. We are amazed that God has so blessed us beyond our expectations with regard to preaching.
Of course you know about our Seder dinner and Easter plans if you have checked previous blog entries. We do have a sign up sheet for the Seder so you will want your name of it so we will have a seat for you. Please call Anita Craft at 331-7161 this week if you want her to put your name on the list.
We had about 25 in our two Sunday School groups this morning. Ken Goff will be leading the Samuel study. It is a study that is rich with history and its application to our lives today. The Acts group will be led this week by Pastor Ron Wedeking. It highlights some of the pivotal moments in the building of Christ’s church. Again we ask, “What does this have to do with our effort to build South Whidbey Community Church?” A whole lot I think! You should come at 9:00A, try us out, and be a part of some great discussions about the Bible and how it applies today.
God bless you this week.

THE LORD IS BUSY ON OUR BEHALF

Answers to prayers seem evident in just about every aspect of our church life. We were very much blessed by the message about the building of “The Hall of Faith.” Our praise and prayer time revealed answered prayer and of course, many new concerns. There were 41 souls present to receive the blessings.
Our Seder dinner will be at 6:30PM on April 8 at the Grange Hall. It will describe the provisions God made for His people during the Exodus. Do you suppose He still provides for us today? Seating will be limited, so please call 331-7774 to reserve your seat.
Our Easter service will again feature Pastor Darrell Wenzek preaching with a special Easter message. Please don’t miss it.
The Truth Project viewing is underway at the Walker residence at 7:00P every Thursday night. Call 331-7774 for directions. If you care about having a Christian world view, you will want to see this series.
We wil also see “The End of the Spear” which is a movie, at 6:30PM on Saturday, March 21. It is an amazingly dramatic picture that will leave you wanting to see it again just so you can comprehend what really happened.
God continues to bless us and keep us, and we invite you to come to Sunday worship service at 10:00AM each Sunday and be a part of how God is blessing us.

THE HALL OF FAITH

In spite of the early hour created by the time change, and also the threat of snow, we had 28 in attendance on Sunday morning. We were blessed.
One of the features of our service is a Praise and Prayer Time. We take a few minutes for people in the congregation to praise God for answered prayer and to offer prayers of petition. Of course sometimes concerns are quite complicated, so we encourage people to just offer “sentence prayers” so that as many praises and concerns can be offered as are possible in that part of the service. It is an important way for us to express love and concern for one another, and for others in our community too.
This Sunday, March 15, will feature Pastor Ron Wedeking preaching out of the great faith chapter in the Bible: Hebrews 11. If you seem to be struggling with faith issues, you should come, listen, fellowship, and you will surely be blessed. Because it is not our faith that accomplishes anything – rather it is God using whatever little faith we have to accomplish His will, if we will just surrender, and let Him. When we completely surrender to Jesus Christ, our lives are changed is ways that are just amazing.
Things that are happening include a Men’s Breakfast at 8:30A this Saturday, March 14. Please call Stan Walker at 360-331-7774 for details. And we have a Sedar dinner planned for the evening of April 8. We will post more details regarding this event soon.
If you want to hear any one of our sermons, please send an email to Art Angst at fuzzwuzz@whidbey.com and he will email you an electronic copy. Interestingly, Steve Hochenedel was in England in late February and listened to one of Pastor Darrell’s sermons over there. Technology can be a beast, but it can be a blessing too.
God bless you as you read this.

A GREAT SUNDAY!

We had a wonderful day with Tom Johnson enlightening us with considerable history and information regarding how to intrepret the Bible during the early Sunday School hour. Then Pastor Ron reinvigorated our attitude with a message about The New Covenent out of Hebrews, Chapter 9. After that we had a potluck and games until midafternoon. We had a great time in fellowship. A lot of people worked hard to make all that happen and we are grateful.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME will find us at The Grange Hall early this week for the usual 9:00AM Sunday School followed by the worship service at 10:00AM. This week Pastor Ron will be speaking about “The Sufficiency of Christ,” found in Hebrews, Chapter 10.
ALSO DO NOT FORGET our Pass it Forward Gift Ministry as we serve our members and the whole community. We want to know about people who need help – with just about anything – so we can give them a gift as we help them with whatever they need. Are there limists? Of course, but we can’t know what we can do if we don’t know about whatever needs to be accomplished. Pleases tell us about the problem, and we will determine if we can help. When we can do that, whomever is helped can “pass it forward” by referring us to someone else who might need help.
God bless you and keep you this week.