Order of Service
10:45 AM |
6:00 PM |
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Hymns:
Glory to His Name (127)
My Faith Has Found a Resting Place (399) The Light of the World Is Jesus (146) Special Music: Mary Matthews
Message By:
Pastor Norris Belcher, Jr.
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Hymns:
Such Love (215)
My Anchor Holds (374)
My Jesus, I Love Thee (301)
Offering: Ron Reed
Special Music: Jennifer Reed
Message By:
Pastor Norris Belcher, Jr.
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Announcements
CONGRATULATIONS: to Tom & Cheryl Humbert and Ruth Chrest on the birth of their granddaughter/great-granddaughter, Celia June Humbert, on Sunday, February 12, weighing 8lbs. 3oz. and 21 inches long. The proud parents are Aaron and Hailey Humbert.
THANK YOU: Pastor Holbrook and Pastor Campbell for visiting me at the hospital to pray with me. I am thankful for all the phone calls, cards of encouragement, and for your prayers. I am truly blessed to be a member of the Church of the Open Door. Margaret Barker
THANK YOU: to my church family for the prayers and many cards of encouragement. God is good to provide me with wonderful Christian friends like you at Open Door. Love in Christ, Patricia Almond
THANK YOU: so much for your prayers, cards, and phone calls. Each day is a new adventure, but we praise the Lord that we are still in an upright position. God Bless you all! Gil & Nancy Connolly
LIVING CROSS: If you are interested in participating in this year’s production, “The Prodigals,” you can register online through the Church website or at the Welcome Desk. See Pastor Jung if you have any questions.
LIVING CROSS NURSERY WORKERS: are needed for each night of the production. If you can help in this vital role, please sign up at the Welcome Desk.
SUPER SIXTIES: will be going to Mountain Gate Restaurant on Thursday, March 2. If you are interested in going or need additional information, contact the church at 410-876-3838, ext. 307.
From My Heart
I heard an interesting take from a Congressman on these “spy balloons” flying over our country. As of February 14th, there have been four of these objects sent into our airspace, and there will probably be more in the near future. The first one was picked up by the military when it came across the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, but nothing was done. It went up into Canada and then came down into Montana and flew across a huge swathe of the center of the country. After it went off the east coast in South Carolina, the military shot it down!
Since then, three more “balloons” have been intercepted. This Congressman said it seems to him that the Chinese Communist Party is testing the waters to see exactly what the White House will allow! These things have been all different shapes and sizes, and he was suggesting the Chinese government is simply testing the White House. I am not sure what to think…but I know I do not like this whole matter - not one bit!
If you are going with us on the trip to Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia in October, I need you to contact Living Passages and put down a deposit so we can get you into the computer and make sure there is a place for you on the airplane. If you do not want to do the full trip, you can do only the Israel part, and then fly home from Tel Aviv. There are several people across the country who have contacted the travel agency and want to take the trip we have scheduled, but I am blocking them to make sure we have available space for those in our church, and your friends and/or family who want to go. So, if you are planning to go, please contact Living Passages to get your name on the list. They are available at (888) 771-8717, or livingpassages.com. If you use their website, you will need the code OPENDOOR2023, since I have the trip blocked right now to make sure our folks get first dibs on the trip.
In Israel, we will see all the standard sites that every tourist should see, but there are so many new things being uncovered, and we are taking time to visit some of these places. One thing we have never been able to do is to go to Bethel, where Jacob’s well is still flowing with fresh water. This is where the Samaritan woman came in the heat of the day to draw water in John 4. There is a great deal of Bible history that went on in that region, and we will see several new things.
This trip will be the trip of a lifetime, and with the addition of the Jordan-Saudi Arabia extension, we are going to see the Bible come to life like never before! I hope if it is at all possible for you to go on the trip, that you will go with us!
Have a great day and I trust the Lord will bless you richly for being in church today!
Pastor Norris
Hospitalizations
Abigail Combs - Mt. Washington
Jay Holland - CHC 511
William Johnson - Northwest
George Nelson - CHC 401
JoAnn Norris - Meritus Health 5129
Chris Rolfzen - York Hospital 4084
Elizabeth Waughtel - Sinai 363