Order of Service
10:45 AM |
6:00 PM |
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Hymns:
All Creatures of Our God and King (32)
The Unclouded Day (536) He Leadeth Me (322) Special Music: Shauna Bassler
Message By:
Pastor Norris E. Belcher, Jr.
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Hymns:
Our Great Savior (61)
Only a Sinner (472)
Tell Me the Story of Jesus (265)
Offering: Will Albaugh & Caleb Muller
Special Music:
Cheryl Milholland Message By: Pastor Norris E. Belcher, Jr.
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Announcements
SYMPATHY: to Donna Kibler and Ervan & Doris Kibler at the passing of their daughter/niece, Pippi Kibler, on Saturday, June 10. The funeral was held on Thursday, June 15.
SYMPATHY: to Ed & Sherry Mauler at the passing of his sister, Joyce Walter, on Monday, June 12. Visitation will be on Thursday, June 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pritts Funeral Home in Westminster. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 23, at 10 a.m. at Church of the Open Door, with one hour of visitation prior to the beginning of the service.
SYMPATHY: to Kathy Reed at the passing of her aunt, Emily France, on Wednesday, June 14, in Florida. No services are planned at this time.
CONGRATULATIONS: to Dave & Diane Kirby on the birth of their grandson, Landon David Kirby, born on Thursday, June 15, weighing 9lbs, 13oz., and 22 ¼ inches long. The proud parents are Alex & Hannah Kirby.
THANK YOU: to everyone for their prayers and thinking about us! Thanks to the pastors for their visits to the hospital and rehab. We know we still have a ways to go. God Bless. In Christian Love, Joe & Nadine Mann
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: begins July 9 - 13, and there are many areas where you can serve! Please stop by the Welcome Desk to sign-up. See Pastor Josh for any questions.
RED ENVELOPES: The teens leave this Wednesday, June 21, so please keep them in prayer! There is still time to donate.
DEACONS: Please pick up your packets at the Welcome Desk.
From My Heart
Dr. Curtis Hutson
on the Role of Fathers in the Home
While I was still pastoring a local church, we undertook a special celebration for Father’s Day. The month before we had celebrated Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day celebration was a grand success. But Father’s Day did not turn out quite as well. The enthusiasm experienced on Mother’s Day was missing, and it was difficult to find appropriate songs for the special occasion.
I think it is unfortunate that we sometimes fall short in our honor to fathers. God gives a very special place in the Bible to fathers. My beloved predecessor Dr. John R. Rice said that man, as God’s deputy, is head of the home. The father is a picture of God to the children. When we pray, we are taught to say, “Our Father, which art in Heaven.”
A father is God’s earthly picture of Himself. That is why fathers, especially, should be as God-like as is humanly possible. He is to be the teacher at home. The Scripture says in I Corinthians 14:34-35, “Let your women keep silence in the church: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home....”
The father is to lead in disciplining the children. Hebrews 12:9 says, “Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence....”
The father should lead in family worship. God expects men to lead in the home, the church, and the nation. Some unfortunate mothers have discovered the difficult task of trying to raise a Christian family without a Christian father.
May God give us a generation of strong Christian fathers who will lead the home according to Bible principles. And may He give us a generation of strong Christian homes.
The home is God’s oldest and greatest institution. As goes the home, so goes the church; and as goes the church, so goes the nation. But it all goes back to the Christian home. And God’s appointed head of the home is the husband and father.
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Hospitalizations
Lola Belcher - Out of State
Norris Belcher, Sr. - Out of State
Joe Bellucci - CHC 511
Greg Bromwell - CHC 208W