Family Matters - 3/23/25

FAMILYMATTERS - -  March 23, 2025

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The wearing of face masks is optional.

Sunday Bible Classes for all ages at 9:15AM

Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00AM

Wed. Devotional/Bible Study 6:30PM.

Larry’s Sermon for today:

Series:  Who is ‘This Jesus’? II

Sermon Title:  Rejection by the Nation

Text:  John 1:9-18

The apostle John introduces Jesus as “the Word” (John 1:1) who “became flesh and tabernacled among us” (John 1:14).  It is apparent from the other gospel accounts that there was an expectation that Messiah was going to appear soon (Matt.  2:1-6).   This took place “in the fullness of time” (Gal. 4:4).  There had been 400 years of silence from the time of Malachi to the time when Jesus was born in Bethlehem.  The perception of the religious leaders was that the Messiah would come as a great military leader to become King of Israel (Isa 7:13, 14; 9:6, 7), and also that a Messiah would come in the form of a “suffering servant” (Isa. 53:1-12) and they could not decide if there was to be one Messiah or two.   This ‘Jesus’ did not seem to fit into either category and thus the nation rejected Him (John 1:10, 11).   It is the purpose of the gospel account of John to demonstrate that ‘this’ Jesus was the very one they had rejected. 

The world today, since the first century has maintained a mistaken notion about the foretold return of Christ which is demonstrated by all of the elaborate theories that have come along with expectations that differ from what Jesus had foretold would take place (Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21).  Religious leaders today have fallen into the same mistaken concepts and ideas that had been the case with first century religious leaders in Israel.   It is the church of the Lord who has the mission of preaching and teaching the gospel of the Kingdom to help people identify the nature and work of the Lord Jesus Christ!

 In Our Prayers

Fayette Phillips is back in the hospital with a blood clot, please keep her in your prayers.

 John Clark (biopsy on 3/24), George Hamilton

Amy Rossi, Dawn Seifert, Tracy Hood, Linda Chopic, Bob Duncan, Kacey Kohler, Soni Lee, Marguerite Wildman, Sharlene Stewart, Donna White, Brenda & Patrick Hood, Debbie Rathburn, Betty Pascute, John Ramsey, Lucas Wildman, Elsie Marra, Lee Simpson, Belinda Collier, Amber Smith, Richard Maas, Marge Ullom, Ed & Beth Stevens, Vern Martin, Eric Alfred, Margi Paukovich, Dave Wood, Mary Stottlemyer, Art Bangert.

All who are suffering in wars (Mideast and Russian/Ukraine). All in the California wildfires.

Happy Birthday & Anniversary!

 Keith Chopic, Johnny Stepaianov (3/27)

Haley Wildman (4/3), Hannah Espinosa (4/10), Brandon Gleim (4/13), Fred Chester (4/15),

Larry Siegle (4/16), Darian Gleim (4/18), Vic Rossi (4/27), Tom Kennedy (4/28)

Vital Signs: Week of March 16 Attendance (29/50) Offering $1441 (avg. over 11 weeks $1219)

Second Sunday Luncheon. 

Our next second Sunday luncheon is scheduled for April 13. There is no luncheon in May. We will start our Picnics in June!

Building Cleaning 2025

A signup sheet is on the bulletin board in the kitchen for building cleaning for this year. 

We need cleaning help for June, September, and December.

L2L 

 The Lads to Leaders convention is coming up soon, please keep the participants in your prayers. They will be traveling to Nashville over Easter weekend.

Food Pantry

There is a new box in the lobby, please help fill it.

We are collecting non-perishable food items. Cereal, Canned soup, stew, boxed scalloped potatoes, mac & cheese, canned fruit, tuna, noodles, canned vegetables, pasta, and sauce.

 Women are meeting every Wednesday at Perkins on Elm Road at 10AM.

SERVING OUR COUNTRY 

Scott McQuain, Jorge Aros Buelna, James Mitchell, Dylan Wood, Olivia Wood.

Inspirational Quote of the Day

The closer we are to the shepherd, the safer we are from the wolves.

If you have  news for the Family Matters please call Roseann  330 394-2188, or 330-240-4643  email: kbigmommak@aol.com

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