Announcements

• WORSHIP FOR 8/2

  Christ Jesus, the Living Bread from Heaven, Feeds the Children of God. By the Gospel of “the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever” (Romans 9:5), we are “the children of God” (Romans 9:8), “not because of works but because of him who calls” (Romans 9:11). Therefore, “listen diligently” and “hear, that your soul may live.” By His sacrificial death in His flesh and blood, He has made “an everlasting covenant” for us. Since He now calls us to Himself, we come to Him “and eat what is good, and delight . . . in rich food” (Isaiah 55:2-3). He has come with divine compassion to save us from sin and death and to feed us with Himself. As our Lord Jesus once took bread, “said a blessing,” broke the loaves “and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds” (Matthew 14:18-19), He also now takes bread, blesses it by His Word to be His very body, and distributes it to His Church by the hand of His called and ordained servants. Just as “they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces,” there is more than enough for His whole Church to eat and to be satisfied (Matthew 14:20).

• NEXT WEEK'S MESSAGE

  Next Sunday’s sermon will be “The Feeding of the 5,000” based on Matthew 14:13-21. If you would like to receive copies of our Sunday sermons directly in your inbox, sign up for the Weekly Sermon mailing list using the link on the right side of this page.

• ADULT BIBLE CLASS ON GENESIS

  

  Hebrews 4:2 says of the people in the Old Testament: “For we also have had the Gospel preached to us, just as they did.” But exactly when did Christian preaching begin—already in the Old Testament?  And who was the first Christian preacher?  Stay for Adult Bible Class after worship Sunday in the Fellowship Hall as we look at these questions in our study of Genesis—Book of Beginnings.

• MIDWEEK MATINS RESUMES AUGUST 5

  We have been taking a summer break with no Midweek Matins or Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies during June and July. The normal Wednesday schedule will resume on August 5, with Men’s Bible Study at 7:45am, Midweek Matins at 9:00am, and Women’s Bible Study at 9:30am.  Both the Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies will resume our look at The Sermon on the Mount. The fall sermon series for Midweek Matins will be The Message of the Liturgy, looking at the Biblical background, liturgical significance, and spiritual meaning of the various parts of the traditional Christian Liturgy, which we follow in our Sunday services.  Everyone is invited to join in Wednesdays beginning August 5!