DEVOTION: Do not come any closer, God said, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." The he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God." The Story pg. 45 (bottom) and pg. 46 (top)
Every time we see people who are in the presence of God in the Scriptures it is always a dramatic scene. People are either falling down dead, lying prostrate on the floor with their faces on the ground, or hiding their face like Moses does in today's reading.
A lot of times I think we have become a little too casual, a little too at ease with God. We have brought God down to our level a bit too much. He is Almighty God after all. When we are in His presence we are on holy ground and we should treat it as such.
The trouble, or should I say the blessing, with that is God is present everywhere. There is nowhere that we aren't in His presence. It is a curse, because He sees our sin no matter where we are. There is no sin, no matter how big or small, that we can hide from Him.
Simultaneously it is also a blessing because His presence in us and with us has made us holy in spite of our sins. We need not fear His presence anymore like Moses and Isaiah did at first. We have had done to us what Isaiah had done to him in Isaiah 6:6-7. Our guilt has been taken away and our sin atoned for.
Now we live in His presence in reverent fear knowing that He has had mercy on us. We honor Him with our hearts, minds, and lives because He is our ever present help in time of trouble and He leads me through the valley of the shadow of death.
Prayer: Lord God thank you for being ever present in my life and for never leaving me or forsaking me. Holy Spirit, make me to honor you with my life! Amen.
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many plagues were there and what were they? Good job Dianne! She's back on top!
Begins in Exodus 7:14 thru Exodus 12 10 Plagues in all
The Plague of Blood
the Plague of Frogs
The Plague of Gnats
The Plague of Livestock
The Plague of Boils
The Plague of Hail
The Plague of Locust
The Plague of Darkness
The Plague on the Firstborn
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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: What Moses' mom's name?
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CALENDAR:
Wed- Choir 7pm
Sat- The Story Chapter 4 Study 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school and Adult Bible class on The Story Ch. 4 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- SOPHIE TINNIN; 11- Kailyn Blechle
Altar guild- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Sandy Robine
Greeters- 8:30- Dianne Feldkamp; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine
Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Rich Boeger; 11- Dave WInter
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; Sun- Jennifer Figura
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze
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NEWS:
THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDY AND WORSHIP: THE STORY: CHAPTER 4 "Deliverance"
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Every time we see people who are in the presence of God in the Scriptures it is always a dramatic scene. People are either falling down dead, lying prostrate on the floor with their faces on the ground, or hiding their face like Moses does in today's reading.
A lot of times I think we have become a little too casual, a little too at ease with God. We have brought God down to our level a bit too much. He is Almighty God after all. When we are in His presence we are on holy ground and we should treat it as such.
The trouble, or should I say the blessing, with that is God is present everywhere. There is nowhere that we aren't in His presence. It is a curse, because He sees our sin no matter where we are. There is no sin, no matter how big or small, that we can hide from Him.
Simultaneously it is also a blessing because His presence in us and with us has made us holy in spite of our sins. We need not fear His presence anymore like Moses and Isaiah did at first. We have had done to us what Isaiah had done to him in Isaiah 6:6-7. Our guilt has been taken away and our sin atoned for.
Now we live in His presence in reverent fear knowing that He has had mercy on us. We honor Him with our hearts, minds, and lives because He is our ever present help in time of trouble and He leads me through the valley of the shadow of death.
Prayer: Lord God thank you for being ever present in my life and for never leaving me or forsaking me. Holy Spirit, make me to honor you with my life! Amen.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many plagues were there and what were they? Good job Dianne! She's back on top!
Begins in Exodus 7:14 thru Exodus 12 10 Plagues in all
The Plague of Blood
the Plague of Frogs
The Plague of Gnats
The Plague of Livestock
The Plague of Boils
The Plague of Hail
The Plague of Locust
The Plague of Darkness
The Plague on the Firstborn
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: What Moses' mom's name?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Wed- Choir 7pm
Sat- The Story Chapter 4 Study 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school and Adult Bible class on The Story Ch. 4 9:45
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- SOPHIE TINNIN; 11- Kailyn Blechle
Altar guild- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Sandy Robine
Greeters- 8:30- Dianne Feldkamp; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine
Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Rich Boeger; 11- Dave WInter
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; Sun- Jennifer Figura
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDY AND WORSHIP: THE STORY: CHAPTER 4 "Deliverance"
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