Announcements - Thank You - Prayer List

Story Telling– Public Library. June 5th -7 pm Come listen to or share
a story or poem or song. Pastor Kim is hosting this. Last months was fantastic.
Laughed!!! If you need a ride, call Martha 316-249-545

 June 11th:- Second Sunday Devotions by Juanita Wolfley

Women’s Bible Fellowship at Faith Church. Will resume in September.

 June 18th, Sunday Right after church– Pot Luck Brunch &
Monthly Birthday Celebration . Games. Stay even if you forgot as
we always have plenty. 

Huge Thank You to…
All those that are helping this church family to grow & to God for all his Blessings!

 Prayer/Praises Requests
 Bob Evans- Friend of John Rubin– Prostrate cancer.
 Larry & Mary Selby– He is now Home & Breast cancer.
    Rubins neighbors.
 George &Oleta McGee–health.
 Sharon & Larry Anderson– Strength for Sharon & Health of
    Larry.
 Charlotte– Pastor Kim’s eldest– relief of morning sickness
    pain.
 Walt Kraft– relief of pain.
 Judy Brown– Health.
 Judy Brown’s Daughter Jennei– Health
 All the Christians being persecuted.
 Pray for Pastor John in Pakistan.
 Pray for our Pastor Kim and Priscilla to be safe at their work.
 Pray for our church members to be able to reach out and touch people with
    Gods message and encourage them to come to Faith Church!
 Pray for our Military.
 Remember, Faith Church is a Praying Church!!

  Please Pray For Jerusalem!!
               Psalm 122

1I rejoiced with those who said to me,

“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

2Our feet are standing

in your gates, Jerusalem.

3Jerusalem is built like a city

that is closely compacted together.

4That is where the tribes go up—

the tribes of the Lord—

to praise the name of the Lord

according to the statute given to Israel.

5There stand the thrones for judgment,

the thrones of the house of David.

6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May those who love you be secure.

7May there be peace within your walls

and security within your citadels.”

8For the sake of my family and friends,

I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your prosperity

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Sunday May 28 2017

Lesson’s from Paul’s Life Part 2

Pastor Kim Wenzel

Story: Saul, Jesus, & the Torah

How Saul Became the Apostle Paul  

Saul of Tarsus; a child of the best upbringing; a student of the vaunted teacher, Gamaliel; a Roman citizen; trained in the best Jewish schools; groomed, perhaps, to even become chief priest.And this man was bent on the destruction of the believers in Jesus. In order to understand Saul of Tarsus it is important that we put him into historical context. Only a few short years had passed from the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus when a self-righteous religious zealot assisted in the systematic murder of one of Christianity’s earliest messengers, a godly man named Stephen.  Luke punctuates Saul’s involvement in this murder with the chilling comment:

“Now Saul was consenting to his death.”  

 Acts 8:1-3 (NASB)
¹  Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
²  Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.
³  But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison. 

But even before that fateful day when young Saul the Pharisee gloated over the brutal death of the innocent disciple Stephen, the Spirit of Jesus Christ was working on his heart. God had designs for this bright young man. We don’t know how long the Lord was at work on the heart of Saul, but we know the Holy Spirit was working on him, and Saul was pushing back hard, primarily against the disciples of Jesus. After the death of Stephen, Saul was fanatical about destroying this new sect. Saul launched a holy war against the Church, scattering the believers. He made havoc, entering homes, sending many to prison and even putting some to death. When word came that these followers of Jesus had spread into Syria, Saul requested permission to go to Damascus. With great delight the High Priest granted him letters to take to the synagogues of Syria. 

  Acts 9:1-19 (NASB

¹  Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
²  and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
³  As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;
⁴  and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
⁵  And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,
⁶  but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do."
⁷  The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
⁸  Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
⁹  And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
¹⁰  Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord."
¹¹  And the Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,
¹²  and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight."
¹³  But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;
¹⁴  and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name."
¹⁵  But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
¹⁶  for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake."
¹⁷  So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
¹⁸  And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;
¹⁹  and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus.

Verse
Proverbs 15:4
“The soothing
tongue is a tree
of life, but a perverse
tongue
crushes the
spirit.” 

Announcements - Thank You - Prayer List

 Story Telling– Public Library. June 5th -7 pm Come listen to or share
a story or poem or song. Pastor Kim is hosting this. Last months was fantastic.
Laughed!!! If you need a ride, call Martha 316-249-545

 June 11th:- Second Sunday Devotions by Juanita Wolfley

Women’s Bible Fellowship at Faith Church. Will resume in September

Huge Thank You to…
Brian Morton for fixing the banner out front.
All those that are helping this church family to grow...& to God for all his Blessings!

Prayer/Praises Requests
Bob Evans- Friend of John Rubin– Prostrate cancer.
Larry & Mary Selby– He is now Home & Breast cancer.
Rubins neighbors.
George & Oleta McGee–Health.
Sharon & Larry Anderson– Strength for Sharon & Health of
Larry.
Walt Kraft– Relief of pain.
Robin– Friend of Eudora Read– Brain Tumor.
Judy Brown’s Daughter Jennei– Health.
Mortons– For a safe return from Western Kansas mission trip.
Bob Read– Recovery.
All the Christians being persecuted.
Pray for Pastor John in Pakistan.
Pray for our church members to be able to reach out and touch people with
Gods message and encourage them to come to Faith Church.
Pray for our Military.
Safe travels for all traveling.

Remember, Faith Church is a Praying Church!!

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!!
“May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the
Lord our God and Faith Church,
I will seek your good. 

Meditation/Prayer (A time for complete silence)

Sunday May 21 2017

Lesson’s from Paul’s Life

This Sermon series will help us understand what dedication to the Lord is all about. We learn what zeal, humility, and praying to God should be like in our lives. Paul was truly a man who loved God.

Saul of Tarsus:

Tarsus of Cilicia was the hometown of the apostle Paul 

Taught by Gamaliel (Acts 22:3)

 Acts 22:3 (NASB)
³  "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.
 

Saul was a Jewish Hebrew of the tribe of Benjamin

A Pharisee

 Philippians 3:5 (NASB)
⁵  circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee;
 
 (i.e., a religious school or party among the Jews. The word Pharisee

means “separate.” The Pharisees believed and taught an oral portion of the Law of Moses

that was a sort of commentary to the Law given to Moses. This law is termed the Mishna

and is found in the first portion of the Talmud. Paul was schooled in the Mishna:

Saul was an exceptional student of the Law and the traditions (Mishna).

Saul was a tent maker by trade (cf. Acts 18:1-3).

 Acts 18:1-3 (NASB)
¹  After these things he left Athens and went to Corinth.
²  And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them,
³  and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

First introduced to Saul at Acts 7:58 as he consented to the death of Stephen.

 Acts 7:54-60 (NASB)
⁵⁴  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.
⁵⁵  But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;
⁵⁶  and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
⁵⁷  But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse.
⁵⁸  When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
⁵⁹  They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
⁶⁰  Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep.

Saul zealously persecuted the church of Christ (Acts 9:1-2, 14; 22:3-5; 26:10-11; I Cor.

15:9; Phil. 3:4-8)

Acts 9:1-2 Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest ² and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 22:3-5  He continued, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today. ⁴ I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail, ⁵ as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to arrest those who were there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

Verse 
 1 Peter 3:1-4Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

Glory LandI’m on my way to glory land
To join that happy angel bank,
And on that blissful golden shore
I’ll praise my Savior ever more.
There I will meet the saints of old
And walk with them the streets of gold
No dark night there no wearisome day
All former things are passed away.
I’ll wear a robe of spotless white
A crown that will flash in the light,
And palms of victory I will wave
To him who died my soul to save.
O! land of joy how near thou art!
How thin the clouds that veil thee,
The rays from his glittering crown
Are shining now all around me.
Chorus;
No more grieving, no more crying,
No more sickness, no more dying,
No more hunger, No more sorrow,
No more regrets, for tomorro
 

Announcements - Thank You - Prayer List

May 21st, Sunday Right after church– Pot Luck Brunch &
Monthly Birthday Celebration . Games.
Story Telling– Public Library. June 5th -7 pm Come listen to or share
a story or poem or song. Pastor Kim is hosting this. Last months was fantastic.
Laughed!!! If you need a ride, call Martha 316-249-5451
June 11th:- Second Sunday Devotions by Juanita Wolfley
Women’s Bible Fellowship at Faith Church. Will resume in September

Huge Thank You to…
To all those that are helping
this church family to grow & to God for all his Blessings!

 Remember, Faith Church is a Praying Church!!  

Prayer/Praises Requests
Nathalee Rubin– Answers for her high blood pressure and
swelling.
Larry & Mary Selby– Removal of Colon & Breast cancer,
Rubins neighbors.
George &Oleta McGee health.
Sharon & Larry Anderson– Strength for Sharon & Health of
Larry.
Walt Kraft– Relief of pain. 
Carol Teel – Health.
Robin– Friend of Eudora Read– Brain Tumor.
Judy Brown’s Daughter Jennei– Health.
Bob Read– Surgery.
All the Christians being persecuted.
Pray for Pastor John in Pakistan.
Pray for our church members to be able to reach out and touch people with
Gods message and encourage them to come to Faith Church. 
Pray for our Military Safe travels for all traveling.
  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!!
“May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the
Lord our God and Faith Church,
I will seek your go

 Meditation/Prayer (A time for complete silence)

Sunday May 14 2017 Mother’s Day

“The Joy of the Lord”  Pastor Kim Wenzel

"I have been to Church today, and (Surprisingly) I am not depressed." – Robert Louis Stevenson.

John 10:10  Jesus came that we might have Life not sadness.

Neh 8:10 –  Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Where do we find Strength from the Joy?

1. In the Word of God –  Verse 1-3  1 all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel.
² So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. ³ He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

2. Worship of God  

Neh 8:5-6  5  Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. ⁶ Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

  

3. Find JOY in the Will of God

Neh 8:17-18   ¹⁷  The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this. And their joy was very great.
¹⁸ Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation, there was an assembly.

 

Psalm 51:17 "Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me…. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”

Today's Verse
1 Peter 4:6
For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit

Heavenly Dew
Can I see the dew of Heaven
As it falleth on the summer night?
It cometh so softly down and gently
I cannot behold it with my sight.
But when I go forth in the morning
After a beautiful and cloudless night
I see every leaf line diamonds bright.
So the spirit of God is compared to the light.
And the light shineth where it will,
Some substance is so dull and thick,
While others reflect it, clear and still.
So there are men in whom His brightness cannot be found,
While others gladly receive and reflect it
As mirrowed dew drops in a crown

Announcements - Thank You - Prayer List

 May 14th Second Sunday Devotions by Juanita Wolfley

Women’s Bible Fellowship at Faith Church. Will resume in September

May 14th—Remember Mother’s Day

May 21st, Sunday Right after church– Pot Luck Brunch &
Monthly Birthday Celebration . Games.

Story Telling– Public Library. June 5th -7 pm Come listen to or share
a story or poem or song. Pastor Kim is hosting this. Last months was fantastic.
Laughed!!! If you need a ride, call Martha 316-249-5451
 
Huge Thank You to…
To all those that are helping
this church family to grow & to God for all his Blessings!

Remember, Faith Church is a Praying Church!!  

Prayer/Praises Requests
Nathalee Rubin– Answers for her high blood pressure and
swelling.
Larry & Mary Selby– Removal of Colon & Breast cancer,
Rubins neighbors 
George & Oleta McGee–health.
Sharon & Larry Anderson– Strength for Sharon & Health of
Larry.
Walt Kraft– relief of pain. 
Robin– Friend of Eudora Read– Brain Tumor.
Judy Brown’s Daughter.
Health All the Christians being persecuted. 
Pray for Pastor John in Pakistan.
Pray for our church members to be able to reach out and touch people with
Gods message and encourage them to come to Faith Church. 
Pray for our Military.
Safe travels for all traveling.

 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!!
“May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the
Lord our God and Faith Church,
I will seek your good. 

Need your HelpA family here in Grove needs your help. Pat Kraft has been trying to get help for them. Man & wife and 2 small boys. Have been living in a tent in the state park. They both have jobs at MacDonald's (hard working people). Everything has been taken from them. They are church going people and very appreciative. They have just been given a place to live but have no furnishings.
What they need:
Clothing, Her– 18 pant & XL tops 8-1/2 shoe. Him 30x30 pant & Large shirt. Boys size 6 & 4 toddlers & 12 & 8 1/2 shoes.
House had a microwave but nothng else. They just need the bare minimum to survive like: beds/ table & chairs/ cleaning supplies/ daily necessities/ toys for the kids/ bedding/ towels etc.
Contact Pat Kraft -918-786-2766 if you have questions or need pickup. She can tell you if they still need that item. Thanks for your Love and giving. God bless you all!

Sunday May 7 2017

Christian Meditation Part 3

Ankle deep or Ocean bottom deep? Where are you personally in your Christian walk??

Rick Warren of Saddleback Church said if you know how to worry you know how to Meditate!

 Joshua 1:8 (NASB)
⁸  "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
 
lectio divina a 4th Century AD of Monastic Religious Orders.

1 Lectio  (reading) Open your bible and read a portion of scripture you are interested in.
2 Meditatio Personal pondering and review of what you already understand.
3 Oratio Praying and asking God for a deeper understanding and a personal application of the truth.
4 Contemplatio  Contemplation, being still before God and allowing him to speak to us.

Meditation or Prayer (A time for complete silence)

Our thoughts determine our behavior and so what we think about is very important!

It takes serious effort! You select a verse and reflect on it over and over in your mind.

 Philippians 4:8 (NASB)
⁸  Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. 


Dr Bruce Demarest Writes "A quieted heart is our best preparation for all this work of God. Meditation refocuses us from ourselves and from the world so that we reflect on God's Word. His nature, his abilities, and His works so we prayerfully ponder, muse, and (chew) the words of Scripture the goal is simply to permit the Holy Spirit to activate the life giving Word Of God"  

 Psalm 1:1-3 (NASB)
¹  How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
²  But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
³  He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
 
Today's Verse
James 5:16
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”