Hey Choir,
Thanks again to everybody who made it to the early service to sing "Hands of the Healer" with us. It was wonderful! We'll take this Sunday morning off, as Joyful Sounds will be singing, and then we'll be back up next Sunday morning, October 16. Here's what you'll need Sunday night:
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
"What Child Is This with How He Loves"
Hail to the King - Anthem
How Beautiful - Anthem (You will receive this Sunday night)
Broken and Spilled Out - Anthem (You will receive this Sunday night)
Here's our devotion for the week:
Doing My Part
There is a lady named Kathy Frady who leads worship at several women's events across the country. She often times will do characters to liven things up a bit. One of the funny drama characters that she performs really gets people laughing is when she begins to add accessories to the Armor of God found in Ephesians. It gets really funny when the Kathy's character puts on a huge purple and turquoise hat trimmed in yellow flowers over her "helmet of salvation." The sketch ends with everyone laughing at the mess she has made.
While it is pretty funny to watch the character add accessories to her Christian walk, it subtlety reminds the audience that we are saved by grace through faith. The underlying message of the sketch points out the message that some of us, at times, try to "do" things that will impress God into loving us and saving us. And just like the character ends up looking ridiculous in her accessories, we can end up looking spiritually ridiculous by trying to work our way into heaven.
Thank you Jesus for already doing salvation work!
"For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves: it is God's gift - not from works so that no one can boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
"Is it not wonderful news that salvation lies outside ourselves?" - Martin Luther
Have a great rest of the week and we'll see you Sunday!
Jeff
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