Bible Verse for Sunday Service Service August 18, 2024
Hebrews 13:25
Grace be with all of you.
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Announcements:
Right after church today, we will meet for a picnic at Barkemeyer park in Huntley. We will find a place under the shade of the trees and enjoy a time together. We plan on games like horseshoes and cornhole as well a playground for the children. Come join us.
Awana begins on September 11. We look forward to having groups from preschool (2 years before kindergarten) through 6th grade, and maybe teens. We will meet every Wednesday night, except holidays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. We look forward to a great year.
To prepare for Awana, please attend a meeting on August 28, 2024 at 6:30PM at the church. We hope to see all the leaders and helpers to get set for opening night and the coming year. A big thank you to all who have volunteered to help this year again.
We appreciate all the individuals who give of their time and resources to to help maintain and beautify our church and grounds. Thank you to Don West for waxing the floors, Gary and Julie Robinson and Benny Hofer for mowing the lot, Neil Klier and Pat Poyner for their work of repairing the broken window, and replacing the bathroom toilet, and also Christy Mann and her boys for providing and watering the beautiful flowers outside the church.
Lastly, be sure to check out the drawings of the kitchen remodeling plans that are on the foyer table. Talk to Phil Witschi if you have questions or thoughts.
Sermon:
Pastor Jim spoke to us on Hebrews 13:25 in a sermon he titled “Availability of Grace.” He unpacked all that is in this short verse, firstly and by way of introduction, by remembering how that great preacher Charles Spurgeon saw it. Although a famous preacher, Spurgeon was a man of sorrows, suffering from depression. To encourage himself when he was down, he developed the analogy of a fish swimming in water, worrying about a drink. Spurgeon thought of himself as the fish, needing help, needing grace, but swimming in a river of grace. What was true for Spurgeon is true for us.
To begin while Pastor remarked that Grace is able to save us, it is important to remember what grace God provides is sufficient too. We experience grace given freely from God. We see it at work in our lives, and the lives of others, including our Christian brothers and sisters, the saints. We can also be grateful for the work of grace, Jesus’ work on the cross experiencing our sin and all the sin of everyone in the world. Another way Pastor explained this was to think of Grace as summarized in John 11:25-26, Grace is God Riches At Christ’s Expense.
Next, Pastor considered how Grace is available to help us. By thinking of what we know of where grace comes from, we can be confident in its ability to help us. Scripture is full of word pictures of God as ruler of the universe, sitting on his rightful throne in heaven considering us, and dispensing grace as we need it. This throne picture speaks of the power to help us. Also, this same picture of the throne speaks of the availability of grace to help us.
Lastly, Pastor noted in closing that grace is available, but we must be receive it. We must not ignore it or fail to ask. That is the closing admonishment of Hebrews, see that no one fails to obtain grace. Let’s make sure we do our part.
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