Pastors awoke today to the sunshine and a great day!
What a day the Lord has given us to greet the community and … Design, Build and Launch Rockets!
Rocket Science Briefing
Some days service to the community happens in unconventional ways! Here Pastor Cathy is briefing community youth on rocket science.
Launch Team
The launch team is ready for action out in the park. Pastor Michael, Brother Sebastian and Eric assist community youth in launching over fifty rockets this great day!
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Psalm 118:24.
Independence Day Celebration Community Event is Coming Up!
Family Activities, Food, Fun! – List is Growing!
Friday, July 3, 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 4, 3:00 – 7:00 pm + SnoCones, GlowSticks
Valley City Park Large Pavilion, 400 West Vass Street
– sponsored by Spirit of Peace
Pastors Michael & Cathy Hanus
Spirit.Peace@outlook.com — blog.peacelcmc.org
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In his book “The Hidden Brain,” science writer Shankar Vedantam describes the day he went for a leisurely swim. The water was calm and clear, and he felt strong and proud for covering a long distance so easily. He decided to swim out of the bay and into open water. But when he tried to return he couldn’t make any progress. He had been deceived by the current. The ease of swimming had not been due to his strength but to the movement of the water.
In our relationship with God something similar can happen. “Going with the flow” can lead us to believe we’re stronger than we are. When life is easy, our minds tell us that it’s due to our own strength. We become proud and self-confident. But when trouble hits, we realize how little strength we have and how helpless we are.
This happened with the Israelites. God would bless them with military success, peace, and prosperity. But thinking they had achieved it on their own, they would then become proud and self-sufficient (Deut. 8:11-12). Assuming that they no longer needed God, they would go their own way until an enemy attacked and they would realize how powerless they were without God’s help.
When life is going well we too need to beware of self-deception. Pride will take us where we do not want to go. Only humility will keep us where we ought to be, grateful to God and dependent on His strength. – Julie Ackerman Link – Daily Bread.
Lay It Down (Humility) – Michael Gleason (2011) – Amber Sky –
I think it’s Time to Make a Change, It’s Time to Turn some Things Around, I’m gonna Stop and Rearrange, Take some Time and Lay It Down.
Prayer: Lord, we don’t dare trust in our own strength to do our tasks today. You are the Giver of our talents and opportunities. Help us use them not for our own advancement, but to help others. Amen.
Humility – thinking of yourself less
Insight: The children of Israel had wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and now stood at the threshold of the Promised Land. This important book reviews their covenant with God. – Deuteronomy.
Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister. Mark 3:35. Day by Day
AL Skoog and Carolina Sandell (1865)
– performed by Mennonite Choir
Day by day and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure Gives unto each day what He deems best;
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, Mingling toil with peace and rest.
Carolina Sandell went out on the lake in a boat with her father and witnessed his drowning.
Love One Another
Prayer:
Unlike earthly kings, you, O Lord, are ever steadfast and faithful. You sent us your Son, Jesus the Christ, to rule over us, not as a tyrant, but as a gentle shepherd. Keep us united and strong in faith, that we may always know your presence in our lives, and, when you call us home, may we enter your heavenly kingdom where you live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
The theme of this inspired hymn is about the sufficiency of Christ to give comfort, power, and grace in any circumstance. It is a plea that Jesus will provide sanctuary to the tempted.
while the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high;
hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last!
Prayer:
God of judgment and mercy, when we hide ourselves in shame, you seek us out in love. Grant us the fullness of your forgiveness, that as one people, united by your grace, we may stand with Christ against the powers of evil. Amen.
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true;
it satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.
This quick hymn calls upon all of creation, on earth and in heaven, to offer praise to the Trinity, in recognition that all good things come from The Lord.
Doxology
Thomas Ken (1674)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!
Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Contact Us with Special Requests!
Price: Free will offering (sweet!) Thank you!
Questions?: Please contact Michael or Cathy Hanus
Spirit.Peace@outlook.com
Feeling Insignificant? We are among seven billion people who coexist on a tiny planet that resides in a small section of a rather insignificant solar system. Our earth, in reality, is just one miniscule blue dot among millions of celestial bodies that God created. On the gigantic canvas that is our universe, our beautiful, majestic Earth appears as a tiny speck of dust.
That could make us feel extremely unimportant and inconsequential. However, God’s Word suggests that just the opposite is true. Our great God, who “measured the waters in the hollow of His hand” (Isa. 40:12), has singled out each person on this planet as supremely important, for we are made in His image.
The Lord has created everything for us to enjoy (1 Tim. 6:17). Also, for all who have trusted Jesus as Savior, God has given purpose (Eph. 2:10). And then there’s this: Despite the vastness of this world, God cares specifically about each of us. Psalm 139 says He knows what we are going to say and what we are thinking. We can’t escape His presence, and He planned our earthly existence before we were born.
We don’t need to feel unimportant when the God of the universe is this interested in us! – Dave Branon – Daily Bread God of Wonders –
Creator of the Universe
Third Day –
Lord of all creation, of water earth and sky, the heavens are your Tabernacle. Glory to the Lord on high.
Prayer: Lord, I look out into the vastness of the heavens and I see the grandeur of Your infinite power, yet You look at me from heaven and see someone You know, love, and care about. Thank You that You find value in me.
The God who created the universe is the God who loves you.
INSIGHT: The Psalms, attributed to King David, often give us insight into our human condition and encourage us with comforting thoughts about God’s power and wisdom. The opening verses of Psalm 139 affirm God’s omnipresence and omniscience, that He is everywhere and knows everything. O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
Amen.
Welcome! Visitation of Mary Reflection Devotion for the Community
Everyone is Welcome!
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Luke 1:41.
He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD! Psalm 113:7-9.
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9.
There is no Holy One like the LORD, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2. Hail Mary, Gentle Woman
– performed by Daughters of St. Paul
Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star, so strong and bright,
gentle Mother, peaceful dove, teach us wisdom; teach us love.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women
and blest is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of death. Amen.
Prayer:
Blessed Lord, Creator, Savior and Spirit, who invited us to be handmaids of your creative power:
Bless us as you blessed Hannah, Elizabeth, and Mary, filling our barren hearts with your fertile word,
nurturing faith within us, sustaining us as we ripen with hope, until your desire calls us to the time of labor, and we give birth to your incarnate love. Amen. I Love to Tell the Story
Katie Hankey. William Fischer. 1866.
I love to tell the story of unseen things above, of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true; it satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.
We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!
Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Contact Us with Special Requests!
Price: Free will offering (sweet!) Thank you!
Questions?: Please contact Michael or Cathy Hanus
Spirit.Peace@outlook.com
Pastor Michael thanks everyone visiting him on his walk throughout the community visiting the home bound, bringing peace and joy to all interested, and participating in the Valley Days Celebration!
May you experience the blessings of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit! Amen.
– If you are interested in a visit from Pastor, please contact him at spirit.peace@outlook.com or 402-541-7019.
Welcome! Greatest Gift Celebration for the Community
Everyone is Welcome!
Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. John 3:5.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17.
100 Voices
How Great Thou Art
Author: Carl Gustav Boberg; Translator: Stuart K. Hine (1949)
Tune: O STORE GUD
Oh Lord my God when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Prayer:
Holy Lord, God of Power and Wonder,
the earth is full of the glory of your love.
May we your children, born of the Spirit,
so bear witness to your Son Jesus Christ, crucified and risen,
that all the world may believe and have eternal life
I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true;
it satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.
Shout to the Lord
Darlene Zschech – Hillsong
http://youtu.be/-uMeuhxftiQ
My Jesus, my Savior, Lord, there is none like You.
All of my days, I want to praise, The wonders of Your mighty love.
We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!
Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Contact Us with Special Requests!
Price: Free will offering (sweet!) Thank you!
Questions?: Please contact Michael or Cathy Hanus
Spirit.Peace@outlook.com
Please come to the Valley City Park 400 West Vass Street on Saturday May 30 from 3:00 pm on, visit in fellowship, community and lively discussion with Pastor Michael on a stroll and enjoy SnoCones and GlowSticks during Valley Days.
Spirit of Peace, blog.peacelcmc.org
Community Worship in Song
Sunday May 31 from 9:00 am …
Please come to Erna’s Place (Grassy Park) 2nd and Locust Streets, North of the Valley Fire Department on Sunday May 31 at 9:00 am for a Community Church Service Celebrating Valley Days. Please Feel free to join in Music and Song with Valley’s 100 Voices. Food and Fellowship afterward. Free will offering.
Spirit of Peace, blog.peacelcmc.org
Air Rocket Design, Build and Launch
From 11:00 am on until about 2:00, Same place, Please Feel free to participate in Air Rocket Design, Build and Launch and enjoy SnoCones, Hotdogs and GlowSticks until gone.
Academy Science STEM, AcademyScience.us — Spirit of Peace, blog.peacelcmc.org
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