[Bslc-dist] Pastorgr@m

[Mark Bertermann]

Hello friends!

First off, MEN,  we still have a few openings for this weekend's Retreat!
If interested, please respond to this & I'll get info to you.  A terrific
Friday night & Saturday are planned.

Sunday Info:
*	Exodus 32.7-14
*	1 Timothy 1.12-17
*	Luke 15.1-10
*	Seniors will be honored and taking part.
*	Some old Gospel Hymns will be featured.
*	Dennis Denow will update us on work in Papua, Indonesia.
*	Need-meeting, equipping classes continue for all ages.

Excellent Wednesday classes continue tonight.

The Lord laid it on my heart to remind us all of the Donation Account set up
at US Banks for Jessica Bennett, Kindra, Elli, and Hallie.  "Religion that
God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:  to look after orphans
and widows in their distress." -James 1.27

I thought these were good words from Dale Meyer, former Lutheran Hour
speaker.  I read them last week:

"The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms"
(Deuteronomy 33:27). 
The Bible has many passages like that, "refuge" passages, and we quickly
focus on the safety promised. But wait! What's the context? Aren't
"refuge" passages prompted by a whole lot of real life trouble? "Many are
the afflictions of the righteous" (Psalm 34:19). Really, who needs refuge
except someone having big time troubles? Charley , Frances , and next
comes Ivan. There are reasons why people seek shelter. So when the Bible
presents God as a refuge and his "arms" supporting you, it's against the
background that you've got troubles and your strength, your resources
aren't enough. 
Do you pay insurance premiums to guarantee you'll have no problems? No. 
Realistically you know problems come and insurance helps you deal with
them. "He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain
on the righteous and the unrighteous" (Matthew 5:45 ). Faith in God and
trust in Jesus don't exempt us from the hurricanes of life. What pious
habits do is implant in us the directions to divine shelter when the
storms come. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord
delivers him out of them all." 
Our thoughts, prayers, and help go out to the people driven to refuge by
the hurricanes. 
Copyright (C) Dale A Meyer 2004 www.daleameyer.com
<http://www.daleameyer.com> 
In His Arms,
Pastor Mark


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