PRAYER MEETING

Hebrews 12:14 

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

One must first seek peace for himself by trusting Jesus as Lord,

This is the most important thing, and because it is such a reward.

When we have peace, we easily have it with others around us too,

It gives endless joy, and this provides comfort that's true blue.

God expects us to be holy in our walk before our fellow men,

And living this life gives peace untold so we do it again and again. (RP)

Yesterday Margie had a permanent. Today we look forward to the afternoon prayer meeting. I have been working on Friday Bible class work, and today I will finish that and choose a nature study lesson that I always use to start the Bible class. We lost a good friend yesterday, Dale Harvey. His service will be tomorrow in Montana. Thanks for praying.

PERMANENT

Matthew 5:24

Leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Problems among brothers and sisters in Christ, hinders the gospel today,

And makes havoc of testimonies for sure, and puts God's work on delay.

When YOU have a problem with anyone, be sure and straightened it out,

Otherwise God will not bless you, and you will live in agonizing doubt.

So don't go around saying you are worshipping the Lord if you have erred,

Because your life will tell the real story, and your testimony will be impaired(RP)

The furniture company called to say they will order the parts to fix the lift chair, if I am in agreement. I am, so they ordered the part. Now we wait for them to arrive. Yesterday we tried out our new Crock Pot and this morning the food looks and smells great. We will know for sure at lunch time. Margie is having a perm right now. I will get her around noon.  Thanks for praying.

FOLLOW UP

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1 Timothy 4:1 

Troubling days are upon us, and Paul told us they would come,

We should heed his warnings and be careful to not act dumb.

It is sad to think that some will abandon the faith, giving it all up,

They will do this enticed by the demons, and with them they will sup.

Deceiving spirits are here today doing all they can to make men stray,

So we should pray more than ever before, and lead people to God's way.(RP)

Yesterday we contacted the furniture store where we purchased the lift chair and they sent a man to examine it. They will do one of two things in getting it repaired. They will either try to exchange the broken housing around the gear drive assembly, or replace the entire framework under the chair with a new motor and assembly. They will also determine if the work is covered by the warranty. It would be nice if it is. We were impressed with the prompt help on this. Today we must do some shopping, then I will work on Genesis material. Thanks so much for praying. 

LIFT CHAIR PROBLEM

So we may boldly say;The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 

 Heb 13:6

Oh how wonderful to serve the Lord and trust Him day by day,

Leaning trustingly upon Him as I walk along the way.

He is our greatest Helper and trusted Friend indeed.

And with Him no fear assails me and with Him we will succeed.(RP)

The special lift chair we purchased for Margie several years ago is a life-saver for her. Without it she cannot get out of the chair easily. Through the years I have "fixed" it many times. For some reason occasionally  we  have to unplug the power source from the small motor assembly underneath the chair and reconnect it in order for it to work properly. Yesterday, however as she was sitting in it, we heard a loud noise, a bang, and it appears to have broken some gear or lift mechanism.  Today I am trying to find out from the place where we bought it, where we can call to get it repaired.  Thanks for praying.

SUNDAY

If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:13

Do you ever feel like you have failed the Lord, in something your should have done?

Or maybe you have pondered the idea - of asking God to give you another rerun.

No matter what our condition may be, or whatever we have done to get into a mess,

Just remember one thing as you move along, our God never loves us less.

He is faithful, loving, kind, and forgiving, and faithful to us until the very end,

It is hard for us to grasp this truth, but I pray that soon you will fully comprehend.(RP)

We go down the hill to church this morning, and look forward to Sunday School and morning worship. And tonight we will return, Lord willing. Starting today, each Sunday we will meet for pray and information concerning the pastor's transition into his new position as Executive Director of Baptist Network Northwest. Here in Ferndale at our church, a search committee will be chosen as they look for the next pastor of this ministry. We need much prayer. Thanks for praying. 

MISC. TASKS

Romans 8:31 

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

When God is on your side, what more could you possibly ask,

What a wonderful place to be in, and all that without a task.

Choosing the Lord as your Savior, He comes to live within,

He has forgiven and forgotten all the former times of sin.

How special to have God for us as we walk this road below,

And because He is on our side we know our joy will overflow.(RP)

There are several things we want to get done today. Margie has just finished going through our files to cull out much paper work we no longer need. That was a big job. I am working on a Power Point presentation for AWANA. I also keep working on Genesis because I must keep ahead of the class on the study sheets which we give them each Friday. The most important thing is this is countdown to Sunday, and we always look forward to being there. Thanks for praying.

BACK TO WORK

Luke 15:7 

I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Heaven rings with joy when a sinner is saved by grace,

And when death comes they will see Jesus face to face.

God is still interested in those who need no repentance,

But it is consoling to know that they do not have a sentence.

So we keep on rejoicing whenever a sinner is saved,

And praise God that they are no longer by sin enslaved.(RP)

It is back to work this morning. But we like this kind of work: Bible teaching. We have not had a class since Christmas, so I believe most are eager to have it restart. Yesterday we went to afternoon prayer meeting and it was a blessing, as always. Margie will have her hair done after the class today because the hairdresser was not able to do it Thursday. Thank you all for your prayers.