Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Worship Service: 10:30 AM
Women’s Bible Study: Thursday 10:00 AM
Men’s Breakfast: Saturday 7:00 AM
NHCF Board Meeting @ our church @ 3:30 TOMMORROW
Letters to givers of record have been passed out last Sunday in church, and other letters, for those ab-sent, have been mailed. If you want to see your ac-count record in whole, please contact Suzanne Lowry, or speak with Pastor Tom. We are immensely grateful for your faithful giving to God's work through NHCF.
We will have an after church Valentine's Banquet on Sun-day, February 13th. (NEXT SUNDAY) It will be a planned potluck. Please sign up on the clipboard in the Commons. Besides the dinner we'll have some party favors and entertainment. Reserve the date and be
"our Valentine."
We had the announced meeting with Ken Tutwiler and his partners this past Thursday, February 3rd, in our church. They explained the "Behind the Walls" ministry and outlined the plan forward for Arizona. Their ministry is essentially a gospel evangelism effort to prison inmates. We're part of the Arizona team, and we will receive training as events develop. There were 16 pastors and lay people present.
Winter conditions prevail right now. Our church parking lot and entryways into our building may be icy. Take care. Watch where you step and don't get in a hurry.
We add ice melt where necessary, but please report any
places needing attention.
Well, the old groundhog saw his shadow, and we'll get six more weeks of winter weather, or so, the legend goes.
I can't say that I'm happy about more dark, cold days, but on the other hand, I'm thankful for the snow that replenishes the thirsty earth. It means that the water table will be maintained, and we'll have full lakes and streams to fish in this summer.
The weather is kind of a comment on life. You have spring, the time of birth and childhood, and there's summer, our young adult life, then fall in our middle age, and finally, yes, there's winter when we grow old. It's the life cycle, and it's contrary to what God wanted.
God's divine intention is for us to live forever. Seems out of the question, but that's what we read about "eternal life" in the Bible (John 3.16; 10.10; Rev.21.4). Of course, sin short-circuited that, and none of us would want to live forever with our pain, disease, sorrow and heartache.
This is the reason that the Bible says: "For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now...we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body"
(Rom.8.22-23).
God will make all things new. He will deliver us from the winter of life because of Jesus Christ our Lord, who "takes away the sin of the world" (John 1.29).
Pastor Tom
Attendance: 66
Offering: $2,956.88
Designated gift: $300.00
Thank you for blessing others!
Pastor Tom Brown
Pastor Jim Powell, Assoc. Pastor/Worship leader Terry Lowry, Elder
DEACONS & STAFF
Bill Bujnowski, Lee Copeland, Lanny Dameron, Chris Lewis, Roger Brown and Lee Larson
Lora Slater – Secretary
John Greer – Media,
Tami Powell – Nursery, and Kitchen
Cathy Parry– Prayer
