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
Staff Meeting TOMORROW, 4:30 @ Pastor Tom's
Thanks for giving to our building fund. The thermometer is going up! Take a look inside the addition. The walls are framed up for the specific locations of bathrooms, classroom, utility, and sprinkler riser room, plus storage. Next: moving the electrical panel and propane service. Keep praying.
Jan and her late husband, John, were members of our church early on. Jan was our church treasurer for some time, and she was a strong supporter. She was laid to rest in the Show Low Cemetery on Saturday.
This is the week! The Rally starts tonight in Vernon, on High-way 60, just past the Show Low Crossroads and on the left where you see the "Jesus" sign.
NHCF will do worship on Tuesday night and Thursday night. Come join us.
Our Shepherding Groups meet on Wednesday evenings. There are three: Lee Copeland's Group, meeting in his home in Borden Ranch; Pastor Tom's Group, meeting in our church, and Roger Brown's Group, meeting in his home. Contact these leaders for time and place location (Lee: 480-518-1178; Pastor Tom: 928-243-1864, and Roger: 520-241-9289.
I don't like surprises. Well, you might say, "But, some surprises are good, like when they remember your birthday with a party, or, when you're remembered in a will, or, when you win a contest. Yes, I suppose, but on the whole, surprises are an annoyance, since they shift our lives into things we wouldn't have done otherwise.
Well, the Bible speaks about "surprises" from the point of view of "tribulations." Paul writes to the Roman church: "...we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance, and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope..." (Rom.5.3,4).
Okay. I get that. But we have a hard time putting a positive spin on negative surprises, like "you've got a dread disease."
Then there's James' comment: "Count it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance" (James 1.2,3).
It's kind of like Mark Twain said, when the people of Hannibal, MO, wanted to run him out of town on a rail: "If it wasn't for the honor of the thing, I'd just as soon skip it."
Yes, we've learned to endure. It would be nice if we could do it without surprises.
The more we have, and the older we get, the more the contingencies of life crowd in upon us. Maybe, we shouldn't be surprised when our car, with 150,000 miles on it, quits, or when the water heater fails, or when our muscular-skeletal system hurts all the time in old age. It's just par for the course.
Yet, I can't help but wonder if all these surprises arise out of the fact that original sin still plagues our human species. What'd you think?
Pastor Tom
“The Cornerstone”
“The stone which the builders rejected, this became the very cornerstone” (1 Pt. 2.7)
Attendance: 112
Total Box offering: $12,070.61 (online: $430.00)
Building Fund: $ 3,100.10 (WOW)
Benevolence: $5,083.61 (wow again)
Tithes & Offerings: $3,700.00
Secretary’s Corner Lora Slater 406-868-2144
Pastor Tom Brown
Pastor Jim Powell, Assoc. Pastor/Worship leader Rondi Vinnedge/Worship leader, Elder Lee Copeland
Bill Bujnowski, Lanny Dameron, Chris Lewis, Roger Brown, Lee Larson and Matt Greenwood
Lora Slater – Secretary ♥
John Greer – Media
Cyndi DiMauro– Bookkeeping
Tami Powell – Nursery/Kitchen
Lisa Tafoya – Custodian
Cathy Parry– Prayer
