Pastors Pen
Our attitudes change everything either good or bad. We have the power to choose our
own attitudes. Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount gave us an example of eight attitudes
we must choose in order to be blessed and live in a sense of joy and happiness.
We have worked through two of these attitudes and will work on the third this weekend.
Let me share them here from the Amplified Translation (Matthew 5:3-5):
“Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those
devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].
“Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are those who mourn [over their sins
and repent], for they will be comforted [when the burden of sin is lifted].
Here is the attitude we will work on this week – “Blessed [inwardly peaceful,
spiritually secure, worthy of respect] are the gentle [the kind-hearted, the sweet-
spirited, the self-controlled], for they will inherit the earth.
Here is what I want you to consider today…. what if each of these attitudes are character
blocks, one building on another to prepare us for what Jesus introduces at the end of the
eight attitudes? In verses 10-12 Jesus tells us that we should expect to be persecuted as
His followers. I have been pondering what Jesus maybe saying, if we fail to develop
these attitudes of poor in spirit, spiritual mourning, meekness, and so on as building
blocks to our character then we will never be able to handle persecution when it comes.
Excited to share with you this weekend.
Save the Dates
Community VBS @ Summit-July 25-28 @ Summit
Baptism & Potluck Picnic– August 13 &14 at the Train Side of the Park.
Power Cooking at GF– August 13, 9-12:00 Text Jill Thorson (307-217-0801) to register
Mexican Fiesta Dinner & Auction—September 9, 5:30-8:30 @ Bomber Mtn. Marietta Wright has donated 17 “Art from the Heart” drawings that will be auctioned. We will also be looking for other items of value: guns, antiques, times shares, etc. All proceeds will go to the Building Fund, More details will be forthcoming. For any questions see Tom Ostlund or Ronda Schlicting.
Family Night Kickoff– September 21
Equip-Open Heavens–November 4-6 with Peter Xu and Marietta Wright
Opportunity to Serve
We are looking for someone to head the Amie Holt services once a month. We cover the 4th Sunday of each month. The services are about 30 minutes and consist of a few songs and a short devotio8nal. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, contact Tom & Roxanne Ostlund (307-630-1281)
Baptism & Picnic
August 13 & 14 at the train side of the park. This will be a potluck meal with the church providing the meat, drinks, and table setting. If you are interested in baptism contact Pastor Paul (307-621-2314) or Stephanie(307-887-5208).
Looking for Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help clean the Brown House this week with a final deep clean on Saturday morning the 16th. If you would like to help, contact Sandy at 307-217-9693 or the church office at 307-684-7511.
Community Vacation Bible School will be July 25th-28th (Monday through Thursday) in the evenings from 6-8pm. Summit Church is hosting this year and we are so excited! The theme is “On The Case”. We will have 4 stations that kids will rotate between and I’m still looking for help leading some of the Bible Story element.
For individuals wanting to help, they can sign up for decorating, registration, small group leader or clean up on Friday. Please have them apply to volunteer using the link https://summitwy.breezechms.com/form/VBS2022Volunteer
Kids can register at: https://summitwy.breezechms.com/form/CommunityVBS2022
Save the Date
Children’s Ministries
Saturday Nights
Children’s Church @ Grace Fellowship 5:30pm– 7:00pm
Sunday Mornings
Children’s Church @ Grace Fellowship 9:00am–10:30am
Student Ministries
Flashpoint Youth for Middle School & High School Students
Saturday Night
Hang out, games, snacks, lots of fun @ the Brown House after the worship service until about 9:00
Adult Small Groups
Thursdays
Prayer for Missions in the Prayer Room @ GF 12:00pm–1:00pm
Fridays
Friendship Ministries text 307-267-9833 or email krystalbybee@yahoo.com for location, etc.
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