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Spurgeon on Hebrews 12:2
It is ever the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan’s work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, “Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you do not repent enough; you will never be able to continue to the end; you have not the joy of his children; you have such a wavering hold of Jesus.” All these are thoughts about self, and we shall never find comfort or assurance by looking within. But the Holy Spirit turns our eyes entirely away from self: he tells us that we are nothing, but that “Christ is all in all.” Remember, therefore, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee–it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee–it is Christ; it is not even faith in Christ, though that be the instrument–it is Christ’s blood and merits; therefore, look not so much to thy hand with which thou art grasping Christ, as to Christ; look not to thy hope, but to Jesus, the source of thy hope; look not to thy faith, but to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy faith. We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul.
Lord, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord.
Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.
(Habakkuk 3:2 NIV84)
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Hello, dear church family!
We love to offer a FREE VBS to our community, but in order to make that continue to happen we need YOU! We need snack and craft supplies as well as materials for our service projects. If you did not know, the children participate in several service projects through out the week. This year they are making floral arrangements for nursing home residents, collecting canned goods for Bread of the Mighty food bank, making bundles to be delivered to traveling homeless people and making care packages for families staying with Ronald McDonald House.
Please look over the list below to see if you can help us by providing a few items. There is also a poster in the foyer at church with Olympic medals listing the different items. If you want to grab a couple medals and take them with you that would be great! That way you remember what items you are supposed to bring. (I know I always forget!) And don’t feel as if you have to provide ALL of a specific item…if you grab 2 or 3 packs of whatever it is that would be great! Every little bit helps!
Thank you so much for your help to make this a great VBS!
*Please bring all donations directly to the Children’s Welcome Station. Thank you!
Donations Needed
Acrylic Paint (Large bottles of : Red-2, Yellow-2, Green-2, Blue-2, Black-3, Metallic Gold-4)
Cheese sticks (100)
Cherrios (2 boxes)
Chocolate Chips (2 bags)
Fruit Loops (2 boxes)
Go-gurt Tubes (13 boxes)
Goldfish (2 large boxes)
Granola Bars (15 boxes)
Green Felt (100 sheets all shades)
Green Pipecleaners (100)
Gum (50 packs)
Hard candy (5+ bags)
Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil (3 rolls)
Large Popsicle Sticks (100)
Lemonade powder mix (5 cans)
Paper bags with handles (50)
Raisins (4 large boxes)
Small Activity books (word search, Sudoku, crossword) (50)
Small bottled water (60)
Small boxes of Raisins (60)
Small packs of tissues (50)
Socks (10 packs)
Tissue paper (Red-3, Orange-3, Yellow-3)
Travel size hand sanitizers (50)
Travel size shampoo (60)
Travel size soap (60)
Travel size Toothpaste (60)
Washcloths (60)
Here’s most of the team:
