“No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who walk with Him” (Psalm 84:11) . Welcome! Your presence enhances the joy of all who walk with the Lord.
A Scottish preacher, Arthur John Gossip said in a sermon title "What Happens at Calvary," “At the cross we understand what God means when he talks of loving us, begin to take it in that there is nothing that he will not do, no sacrifice he will not make, no suffering that he will shirk, if only he can help us. ‘He loved me,’ said Paul, standing upon Calvary and gazing in a stunned way at the cross, ‘I who was a persecutor, and a blasphemer, and injurious, and yet he loved me and he gave himself for me.’ And with that [Paul’s] heart broke, and the old life was gone.”
If we like Paul look at the cross, we will begin to understand the enormous price it cost God to love us. There is a price tag on our salvation. Forgiveness is not free. It cost God His best to forgive our sins. It cost God His Son to the mockery of human depravity to deliver us from the disastrous tragedy of our evil. Only God's love can do what nothing else can.
We can bring the atoms of our sin to the cross where they are smashed.
“A cheerful heart is good medicine” Proverbs 17:22
A fly was buzzing along one morning when he landed on the handle of a lawnmower. A little boy on his way to school tripped on the sidewalk, spilling his lunch. He picked himself up, put his lunch back in the bag and went on. But he missed a piece of baloney.
The fly flew over and started eating the baloney. He ate so much that he couldn't fly back. So he waddled across the lawn, up the wheel of the lawn mower, up the handle, and rested.
There was still some baloney laying there on the sidewalk. With instinct he tried to fly but was so full that he fell and went splat!!, killing him instantly.
The moral of the story: "Don't fly off the handle when you are full of baloney.
Our Assistant District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Jewell met with the church board for Pastor Fannin's review. The board gave Pastor Fannin a vote of confidence that extends his ministry in the Hagerstown Church of the Nazarene for four more years.
Small group discipleship is each Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Praise team singers practice at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested can join in the practice.
Recycle your computer printer cartridges Bring your used cartridges to the church and place them in the white box in the foyer for the fundraiser. These are cashed in for church and daycare office supplies. Every little cartridge helps.
Men's Night Out is set for Thursday, August 26th. They will have supper together and then explore the antique tractors and gas engines. Somehow men are attracted to these mechanical machines.
Back to School for college students is now in progress. Joshua Funkhouser has left for Purdue. Cierra Andecover is leaving for Olivet this Thursday.
Teen Gathering is planned by Allan for this evening beginning at 7:00 p.m. There will be plenty of pizza and pop. Allan will lead the group in devotions with fun activities. This is for sixth through 12th grades.
Children's Bible Quiz is one of the best programs the church has for children to learn the Scriptures. This year they will study the book of Samuel from the Old Testament.
Seven ladies went to the Women of Faith Friday and Saturday. They had a blast and came back renewed in the Spirit of the Lord.
Prayer Gathering begins this Monday 8:30 p.m. for those who wish to spend time to pray at the church for their special needs and intercede in behalf of others. Prayer requests may be written on the yellow Welcome to Worship cards and placed in the offering plates or given to the Pastor.
Hagerstown Faith Housing has one and two bedroom apartments with limited rental assistance for those who qualify. Appliances, weekly trash service, and central air provided. Phone Floyd Sanders, 489-4898.
Church Calendar:
Sun. Aug. 22: Teen Gathering, 7:00 p.m.
Mon. Aug. 23: Prayer Gathering 8:30 p.m.
Thu. Aug. 26: Men's Night Out at the Tri-State Gas Engine Show in Portland
Sat. Aug. 28: Richmond Softball Tourney, 8:00 a.m.
