QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Question: What do we pray in the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer?
Answer: In the fourth petition, which is, “Give us this day our daily bread,” we pray that of God’s free gift, we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life and enjoy his blessing with them.
Scripture: Matthew 6:11, Proverbs 30:8-9; 1 Timothy 6:6-8, 4:4-5.
SWEET POTATOES
(Maybe this really happened)
One of the things I enjoy doing for Deb on occasion is to make a special meal for her. Over the years I have put together magnificent dishes, and some have been absolute culinary disasters. On one of the occasions recently, I asked Deb what she would like to have as a side dish to the special meat dish I was preparing on the grill. She informed me that she would really enjoy having a sweet potato. After struggling with preparing the potato for several hours and how late it was getting, I finally picked up the phone and called Linda Rempel, knowing that she was a culinary expert. I explained to Linda, “I finally figured out how to make the potato taste sweet, but I cannot figure out how to make it orange!” I only heard a sigh.
NEWS ITEMS
Coming in October will be CrossTalk and CrossWalk. Both will be held on Thursday evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 PM at the church. The topic for CrossTalk which will be the first and third Thursdays of the month, will be addressing the issue of sexual assault and how to minister to yourself or others who have or are struggling with the impact of it with the power of the gospel.
The topic for CrossWalk, on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, will be parenting and establishing a gospel-centered approach to raising children. Check out the church webpage in the next few weeks for a more detailed description of these classes. Both are open to the public.
FIGHTING FOR YOUR CHILDREN: THE REALITY OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN THE HOME
by Brian Nelson with Timothy Paul Jones
Your family lives in a war zone. With every exploding shell, the house shakes. Your physical body may never feel the shell shocks, and the plaster on your walls may remain intact- but the impacts are present all around you. Long after your children fall asleep and the chaos of the day fades into the quietness of evening, the shelling continues.
To be sure, when you look out your window and survey a suburban backyard, a busy city block, or the rolling hills of a rural landscape, what you see probably doesn’t look like a war zone. But don’t let such serene scenery fool you! Beyond the doors of your household and mine, there is a battle raging. The battle is about glory, and who will receive it. The battle is about authority, and who will exercise it.
