Sunday, July 10 2011

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Scripture admonishes to “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” (Ps. 29:2).  On this text the commentator Matthew Henry finds “The rule of the performance of religious exercises; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, which denotes, (1) The object of our worship; the glorious majesty of God is called the beauty of holiness 2 Chr. 20:21.  In the worship of God we must have an eye to his beauty, and adore him, not only as infinitely awful and therefore to be feared above all, but as infinitely amiable and therefore to be loved and delighted in above all; especially we must have an eye to the beauty of his holiness; this the angels fasten upon in their praises. Or, (2) The place of worship. The sanctuary then was the beauty of holiness, Ps. 48:1, 2; Jer. 17:12. The beauty of the sanctuary was the exact agreement of the worship there performed with the divine appointment—the pattern in the mount. Now, under the gospel, solemn assemblies of Christians (which purity is the beauty of) are the places where God is to be worshipped. Or, (3) The manner of worship. We must be holy in all our religious performances, devoted to God, and to his will and glory. There is a beauty in holiness, and it is that which puts an acceptable beauty upon all the acts of worship.”

It is time to meet God and to worship Him in the beauty of holiness.  May God be pleased as we worship Him as He desires. 

JULY SCRIPTURE MEMORY – Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEALS – Join us this Wednesday night for a meal at 6pm followed by prayer meeting, Student Impact, and Kid’s Club at 7pm.  To aid in our preparation, please sign up in the lobby if you plan to attend the meal.

MUSICAL GUESTS – Today we welcome Seth and Moriah Custer.  They both are gifted musicians who will aid in our worship this morning and serve us in concert tonight in the 6:00pm service.  We thank them for their ministry with us and to us.

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY – Mark your calendars as we make plans to begin our Small Group Ministry the week of August 21.  Pastor VerWay will explain details and interact in a Q/A format today in Sunday School.  All adult classes meet in the auditorium.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH – Today marks our final Children’s Church for the summer.  Beginning next week, July 17, all children above nursery age will remain in the auditorium during the morning service. 

DIRECTORY PICTURES SIGNUP – Mark your calendars for August 11-13.  We have set aside those days to take the pictures for our new church pictorial directory. Please take time today to stop by the directory registration table in the lobby to set up an appointment for your family picture.

CHILD PROTECTION MEETING –  Our second Child Protection Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 24 at 5pm.  This meeting is for all children’s workers who could not make the meeting in June. 

 FRIENDSHIP DINNER – Parents and teens should mark their calendars for Thursday, July 28 at 7pm when Dr. Stephen Jones from BJU will be hosting a Friendship Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Registration is online at http://www.bju.edu/friendship and the cost is $5 per person. Prospective students may attend for free.

BUSINESS MEETING – Our quarterly business meeting is this Wednesday, July 13 at 7pm. All members should make plans to attend the meeting.

SUMMER CAMP – Please pray for the Lord to work in the lives of the kids going to summer camp this week at Northland.  All campers leave the church tomorrow morning at 8am.

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