This week marks the 233rd year since the United States declared her independence from Great Britain. Although imperfect, there is no denying the fact that the birth of the U.S.A. has been a special gift to all of us and a blessing in the world.
In the midst of the food and fireworks this weekend let’s take time to thank God for our country, our home, and the freedoms we still possess. However, let us not forget that true freedom comes from life in the Kingdom of God. The NT passage from Galatians highlights this.
Psalm • Psalm 16
Old Testament • I Kings 19:15-21
Gospel • Luke 9:51-62
New Testament • Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Attention Wheatland Women!
October 30-31 is the date of a special conference for women in Oklahoma. If you are interested in attending simply send an e-mail to the Wheatland Mission and I’ll forward it on to the women who are helping to organize the group from our church that may go.
You can check out the conference here: Women of Faith
This coming week we will continue through in our series big story/big idea. This coming week we will wrap up our conversation on Genesis 1-3. May God bless you as you read and pray, pray and read.
Psalm • Psalm 63
Old Testament • Zechariah 12:8-13:1
Gospel • Luke 9:18-24
New Testament • Galatians 3:23-29
This Saturday night, right after worship, we will be celebrating all our dads with rootbeer floats created by Wheatland’s young folks. Join us for a good time!
This weekend we began a new series entitled big story/big idea. Our goal through this series is to discover/rediscover the main story behind the Bible and with it discover the main idea found throughout the whole of Scripture. Of course the Bible is a big book. It consists of 66 books written over 1500 years by numerous authors in a variety of locations. In addition, all of the books of the Bible are different from one another. Some of them are historical accounts, others are books of poetry and song, there are letters and then are those books that are prophetic and apocalyptic. This mixture of type and style makes the already large task of understanding Scripture even more challenging.
Let me encourage you to review the weekly readings that we provided here. Some of these passages we will discuss during our worship time on Saturday. Others are simply there to expose you to a wide range of Holy Writ. Keep these four themes in mind as you read these Scriptures: DELIVERANCE – COMMUNITY – KNOWLEDGE – BLESSING. All of Scripture can be understood through one or all of these themes which together serve as a lens or grid through which we can understand Scripture more effectively. We’ll discuss these more and more as the weeks progress.
Here are the readings for this week:
Psalm • Psalm 32
Old Testament • Genesis 1-3, II Samuel 11:26-12:15
Gospel • Luke 7:36-50
New Testament • Galatians 2:11-21
With last week’s observance of Trinity Sunday (Sat.) we have moved from the portion of the church year that specifically celebrates Christ’s life and we are now in what is known as “Ordinary Time”. During this part of the year we still have appointed readings for each week which we will follow with varying degrees of regularity.
Let me encourage you to use the following passage to guide your times of prayer and reflection throughout this week.
Psalm • Psalm 30
Old Testament • I Kings 17:17-24
Gospel • Luke 7:11-17
New Testament • Galatians 1:1-24
