Donnie Landis Funeral service is at Shantz funeral home Thursday. 10-11 is viewing and 11 is service. Burial is private.
This is the day the Lord has made and we get to rejoice and follow Jesus in it! PTL!
Today is known as Giving Tuesday. It's a day set aside to give to charities and ministries (something we should be doing all the time) How about making this day about giving yourself to God and others out of love and gratitude!
Good Morning Getting to, Wanting to, Following Jesus, Worshiping Co-Laborers! Thanks Lord for these servants and our unity in You and towards Your best ways! Thank You for preparing and using us for Your perfect plans. be glorified today as we seek You, abide in You and live Christ as our act of worship! Come! Inhabit our praises! Inform our prayers! Direct our steps! Unite us in You and Your mission. Thanks! Amen!
I've begun a training this week that I believe God wants to use to bless us, unite us, train us, prepare us and send us ready to live and love more like Jesus and to bring God's love alive to others as teammates in Christ. Pray for how God may want to unite us and you with some others to go make disciples and to be His vessels of love, hope and help. We are His Good News Delivery Co. We all have a role to play. This training is to help us discover our gifts, abilities and talents that are to be used to build His Body and spur each other on as a team. He really does have great plans for you and us! Amen! I can't wait to get started with some of you after the New Year. Ask God to direct our steps and unite us in Christ to go as His team. Thanks! We are on our way to become His dynamic movement! PTL!!!
Today, well this week, is a crazy busy week. BUT GOD! He knows His plans for me and us and how He is working all things together for good. He is my Lord and Shepherd and will lead me, if I let Him, to His best plans. He knows me and His plans for me. Loves me deeply, created me for such a time as this and has brought me to this week ready to surrender my agendas for His perfect one. The same is true for you if you will invite Him in, spend some time with Him, surrender yourself and your plans and then follow Him forward into this day and the rest of the week. He has plans custom made for you. You are known. You matter. And most importantly, God is with you. Are you with Him? Surrender, trust and follow well, my co-laborers! I can't wait to see what He has planned for today and how He will use me and you and glorify His holy name!
during my quiet time today. They are a great reminder of His love for me and others, His plans and how He helps to lead us to and through them and to His peace. Best part is out of the overflow of His love and our gratitude and submission, He will lead us to His best and use us well. Amen! May we determine to stay united and spur each other on to the good works God has for each of us and us together. Keep praying for your 5 and watching for How God has planned to use you to be a blessing! Pray for teammates to unite with and go love well. He's still writing His story through you and us and we have much to discover and do together as we run our races well. Come Lord! Your will be done in, through and around me and us for Your glory. Amen! You are so worthy and so good! Thanks! May we bless you, each other and others today and always! Amen! Come!
Our Daily Bread
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When my sister found a storybook from our childhood, my mom, now in her seventies, was delighted. She remembered all the funny details about a bear who stole honey and got chased by a swarm of angry bees. She also remembered how my sister and I laughed as we anticipated the bear’s escape. “Thank you for always telling us stories when we were kids,” I told my mom. She knows my whole story including what I was like as a young child. Now that I’m an adult, she still knows and understands me.
God knows us too—deeper than any human being can, including ourselves. David says He’s “searched” us (Psalm 139:1). In His love, He’s examined us and understands us perfectly. God knows our thoughts, understanding the reasons behind and meanings of what we say (vv. 2, 4). He’s intimately familiar with every detail that makes us who we are, and He uses this knowledge to help us (vv. 2-5). He who knows us most doesn’t turn away in distaste but reaches out to us with His love and wisdom.
When we feel lonely, unseen, or forgotten, we can be secure in the truth that God is always with us, sees us, and knows us (vv. 7-10). He knows all the sides of us that others don’t—and more. Like David, we can say with confidence, “You know me . . . . Your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast” (vv. 1, 10).
By Karen Huang
REFLECT & PRAY
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How are you encouraged by a wise and loving God who knows you so intimately? How can you share His loving presence with others?
Dear God, You know me best and love me most. I’m so grateful for Your hand on my life.
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SCRIPTURE INSIGHT
Psalm 139 powerfully presents some of God’s attributes or qualities. In verses 1-6, the singer celebrates His omniscience—that He knows everything. In verses 7-12, he discusses the omnipresence of God—that He’s everywhere present at the same time. Then in verses 13-16, we consider His omnipotence—that He’s all-powerful, particularly in His power to create. And not just creation in general, but how He’s created us! David exults: “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (v. 14). Considering God deeply, however, leads the psalmist with a desire to be examined by Him. David concludes: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (vv. 23-24).
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TWFYT
Charles Stanley
Upper Room: Not Always Easy
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 3:14 (NIV)
During my younger years in India, I attended a Christian retreat in the Himalayan Mountains. After the retreat was over, my friend and I decided to climb Naina Peak in Nainital, farther north.
We started climbing early in the morning. It was a hard, steep climb. After an hour or so, I was close to giving up. But a voice kept urging me, “Do not give up.” So I kept climbing slowly. Finally, we reached the peak. The sight of the Himalayan Mountains covered with snow was breathtaking and beautiful.
As I read Philippians 3:14, I think about the ways following Christ resembles that hike. Following Christ is not easy. Truly following Christ requires full commitment and wholehearted faithfulness. And thankfully, our trials refine and empower us to keep growing earnestly in Christ’s discipleship.
Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, even when the journey is challenging, give us the strength to keep following you faithfully. Amen.
Sarah Young
Joyce Meyer
Sarah Update:
Good evening Prayer warriors,
Hope that you were able to join us for worship yesterday. It was a great day of worship as we started celebrating Christmas Adent. Yesterday we lite the first candle - of HOPE! Pastor Don shared with us some great scriptures reminding each of us the HOPE that we have in Christ!
We also started our Christmas blessing challenge. Continue to pray for who the Lord would like you to bless, and show HOPE and God's LOVE to. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Here are some reminders of those that are asking and are in need of our prayers:
Debbie Siegfried has asked for prayer for her friend Val, who already has a host of health issues, but now has fallen
and fractured her left shoulder. She had surgery earlier today, and the surgery went well. She expects to be in the hospital for a day or two and will begin physical therapy hopefully tomorrow. Prayers for healing and strengthening and patience.
Prayers for the Landis family - Donald Jr, passed away peacefully this past weekend. His family is planning is celebration of life service, and it will be Thursday. We will share more information as it is shared with us. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
Carol - had her heart surgery and it went well. She is expected to go home at the beginning of this week. Prayers for healing, strengthening and patience.
Darlene Geiger is requesting prayers for her sister, who will be having test for pain in her back. Praying for good results.
Matt Stauffer is showing signs of his donated stem cells are beginning to regenerate. Yay God. Matt and Sherri continue to covet our prayers as they help to bring them through this.
Continue to pray for Diane, Houston, and others in our church family that are going through testing and treatments. Also pray for each of their families as they stand by them to support them.
Yay God for fast healing for Brittany Grim - she had emergency gall bladder surgery over the holiday, and she was in worship yesterday with us. Continue to pray for her healing as she mends.
This week, here are some opportunities to share hope:
Wednesday from 10 - 12pm, is our monthly donut, coffee, and conversation time in our Fellowship Hall. Why not stop on in if you have time, even if you cannot stay the entire time, stay as long as you can and I know the Lord will use you in some way.
Christmas Eve service will be at 4:00pm in our sanctuary and also on zoom. We look forward to hearing the stories you have to share regarding how you were able to bless someone. We know that some of you are shy, so please write your story down, and one of us will ride it on Christmas Eve.
Also following our time of worship on Christmas Eve, we will have a 'quick' bit to eat down in our Fellowship Hall. It will be something simple, and with easy clean up so we call can get home to our families and friends.
So, who will you invite to come to our Christmas Eve service? Keep praying about who our Lord wants you to invite and bring.
I believe that is all I have to share for now.....
Thank you for your prayers for Pastor Don and myself.
This week is turning out to be an extremely busy week of ministry for Pastor Don.....please pray for him as he travels, and shares Jesus' love and hope with many.
Blessings to you all!
Sarah
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