Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Worship Service: 10:30 AM
Women’s Bible Study: Thursday 10:00 AM
Men’s Study Breakfast: Saturday 7:00 AM
Our Shepherding Groups meet on Wednesday evenings. There are three: Lee Copeland's Group, meeting in his home in Borden Ranch Rd.; 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.
Thanks to the hard work of Rick and his crew, Liam, Michael and John, the "Hall" has passed electrical inspection and will be insulated soon and then sheet-rock installed. Thank you all for your continued support in completing this for the coming winter months.
Thank you for your generosity for the Fast of Compassion held during Thanksgiving week. In this effort, we, the cities of the White Mountains, together, raised over $44,000.00 for helping to support the needs in our community. Praise be to God!
In my studies there is an exercise called Lectio-Devina. This is a form of meditation. We had to read a passage of the Bible, pray and meditate on it and then without hesitation write the things that come to mind. I thought of sharing my assignment, lectio-divina on Psalm 2… Hmmm, what do you think?
As I sit in prayer and silence meditating on God’s word in Psalm 2, this question is at the forefront of my mind, “Where will you be found when the four-horseman of the apocalypse comes?” I see images flashing before my mind of a nation overrun by evil, oppressing the people to gain the upper hand and to destroy the mindful things of Christ. People defying the very fabric of that which holds us together, the Law of God. Leaders appoint themselves as kings and rulers. I see the destruction from the inside out while others stand idly by, “Like a fat cat laying on the porch watching the raccoons steal its food (Pastor Tom Brown).” We, like sheep, have gone astray without a shepherd, “The Shepherd”, who has been anointed King. This reminds me of how man has, from the beginning, tried to take the throne as their own. Why do men place themselves on the throne of God?
I see men like Nimrod, who made himself to be king over all the earth. He oppressed the people and forced them to build a tower up to the heavens (Genesis 11). Man has taken counsel with the ruler of this world who has “fallen from heaven” (Isaiah 14:1). He’s given in the heart of man the notion to be like the Most High God. “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14). God has brought him down at the Tower of Babel as He has all others who have come against Him, like “Satan falling” (Luke 10:18). We have come against the Lord and His anointed even until now, today. Since the fall, we have been trying to get back to where we’ve fallen from. We cannot do this on our own. God has already anointed His King in Jesus over the holy city of Zion, over all creation. God has declared His only begotten Son as heir to the throne.
Again, I ask, “Where will you be found when the four-horseman of the apocalypse comes?” Will you be found in the counsel of the wicked one, plotting to dethrone our God of all creation? Will you be found hiding in the garden? Or perhaps in the caves and crags in the rocks praying they fall upon your head? (Rev. 6:16)
Be wise O kings (o peoples), be instructed and separate yourselves from the schemes of the evil one. God’s wrath is eminent. Put your trust in Him and you will see the one true King, Jesus, and we “shall be His people and He our God” (Rev. 21:3). Trust and obey.
Pastor Jim Powell
"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
(Malachi 4:5-6 NKJV)
Pastor Jim Powell
SECRETARY’S CORNER LORA SLATER 406 868-2144
Annual Women’s Luncheon, Cookie & Ornament Exchange
Saturday, December 9th 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Music by Rondi Vinnedge
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
Please bring a wrapped ornament & 3 dozen cookies
If you have any questions see Diana Vance Judy Dopf or Darla Gerner
Pastor Jim Powell
Elders: Pastor Tom Brown, Lee Copeland & Bill Bujnowski,
Lanny Dameron, Matt Greenwood, Lee Larson, Roger Brown, Rick Koberna, Rob Hoelting and Javier Sanchez
Rondi Vinnedge/Worship leader
Lora Slater – Secretary ♥
John Greer – Media
Cyndi DiMauro– Bookkeeping
Tami Powell – Nursery/Kitchen
Cathy Parry– Prayer
Angie Bouck – Custodian
