Family Matters - 9/8/24

FAMILYMATTERS - -  September 8, 2024

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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

Wednesday Bible Study at 6:30PM

Larry’s Sermon title for today is: Matters of Life and Death III

(Hosea 13:14)

The Canaanites had a variety of ‘gods’ in their pantheon, one of which was Mot, depicted as the ‘god of death’—feared but not worshipped by the people.  It is interesting that the Hebrew word for “death” in the Scriptures is similar to this very word.  In the OT we find that Israel, during the time of the conquest battles the “nations” that had been scattered (Genesis 10 and 11), and God is pictured as defeating the false ‘gods’ of the “nations” including the ‘god of death’—Mot.  Death is pictured as the “last enemy” (I Cor. 15:26) that is related to Adamic “death” (Gen. 2:7; Rom. 5:12).  The OT prophet personifies “death” (Hosea 13:13, 14) and the power of Sheol/Hades that had kept humanity from Adam to Christ imprisoned in the realm of the dead.  The apostle Paul quotes Hosea in demonstrating the victorious nature of Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection out from among the dead ones, (I Cor. 15:12), having the “keys of death and Hades” (Rev. 1:8) to release believers into the “land of the living”—covenant relationship with God.

In Our Prayers

John Clark, Lucas Wildman, Betty Pascute, Fayette Phillips, John Ramsey, Terry Siverd

 Amy Rossi, Debbie Rathburn, Ray Lee, Steve Rowe, Elsie Marra, Lee Simpson, 

Brenda, Tracy & Patrick Hood,  Amber Smith,  Richard Maas,  Anna Kakoulides-Richards & Family, Marge Ullom,  Kevin Chester, Hannah Griffin, 

Ed & Beth Stevens,  Vern Martin, Eric Alfred, Margi Paukovich, Dave Wood, Stan Owen,  Alice Jean Stone, Mary Stottlemyer,  Art Bangert.

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

Don’t forget that we have Wednesday evening bible study starting at 6:30. If your not already attending, join us for a midweek study of God’s word.

Happy Birthday  & Anniversary!

Tom & Roseann Kennedy (A. 9/18)

Vital Signs: Week of Sept. 1, 2024 Attendance (29/45) Offering $1340 (avg. over 35 weeks $1312)

Today is picnic day!  Please stay and join us for good food and good fellowship after service this morning!

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

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

 SERVING OUR COUNTRY 

Jorge Aros will be deployed at sea for 2 month. Please keep him in your prayers.

Jared Cash, Ryan McCord, Scott McQuain, Allison Montgomery, Patrick Passewitz, Jason Pratscher, Abraham & Ruben Walley, Jorge Aros Buelna, James Mitchell, Dylan Wood, Olivia Wood.

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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