Pastor's Notes for March 21, 2010

HOLY WEEK is March 28th ~ April 4.

Next Sunday, March 28, Palm Sunday
worship in our sanctuary @ 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 1, Maundy Thursday
worship with the United Methodist Church @ 7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 2, Good Friday
worship in our sanctuary @ 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 4, Community Sunrise Service
Easter worship at 1st Baptist @ 7:00 a.m.

After the Sunrise Service,
Disciples Men provide breakfast in our fellowship hall
for the community.

At 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary
we will Celebrate Resurrection.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 2, 3, and 4,
the Church of God (Holiness) presents their annual Easter drama.

Please take advantage of these opportunities to worship with your brothers and sisters in this community.

PASTORAL RELATIONS did not meet on Sunday, March 21st because services were canceled due to the weather. The meeting will be rescheduled. Committee: Mike Frier, Bill Johnston, Quinton Walsh, Lucille Tschanz, Rosemary Lusk, Maxine Carty.

Reflecting on the Scriptures WHEN GOD KEEPS A PROMISE!
Psalm 126. The poetry of the psalm causes us to remember how it was in the ‘good old days,’ giving us faith to look into the future with hope. In cooperation with the Lord our weeping becomes rejoicing as we faithfully sow and reap.

Isaiah 43:16-21. Harking back to the ‘good old days’ may depress us, the prophet says. Instead of rejoicing we begin lamentations. Acknowledge what God has done in the past but have eyes to see what God is doing now. Such vision and faith takes us into the future.

Philippians 3:4b-14. The Apostle Paul gladly gives up the ‘good old days’ when he was trying to earn God’s favor. Now he joyfully looks to Christ to receive God’s favor.

John 12:1-8. Who is looking forward in this mini-drama? Unbeknownst to others, Jesus is moving toward his death in Jerusalem. As is their custom Lazarus and his sisters extend hospitality, Judas cares for the disciples’ common purse, and Mary boldly and lavishly anoints Jesus’ feet with burial perfume, expressing her love before Jesus died. Who holds to the status quo and who is looking to the future?