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6TH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST - JULY 12, 2020
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JULY 12th - 6TH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST
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Sower or Soil?
This week's gospel message is the parable of the sower. If you aren't familiar with it, Jesus basically tells this story of a sower who sows seeds in three different areas: a rocky area, a thorny area, and good soil. The seeds don't thrive in the rocky and thorny areas, but grow very well in the good soil.
I've always heard this and thought that we are the sowers. We should sow our seed (tell the word) to anybody and everybody, knowing that not everyone will hear the word and receive it or understand it. This is a very common understanding of it. I read several commentaries saying the exact same thing.
Then, I was going over the bulletin and the question above the scripture asked about times we have been good soil. That hit different y'all. So I started thinking about it. Us as Christians not only have a duty to be a sower in the world, but also to be good soil so that we can grow and bear good fruit!
So this week, I encourage you to really think about it. What type of soil do you tend to be? What kind of habits can we form to enrich us as soil?
Peace,
Olivia Cheesman
Special thank you to those who helped make our online worship possible this morning, a powerful witness that even though space may separate us, it is the love of God in Christ which connects and re-connects us this day and always (The Cheesman Family, Pat Erickson, Lyn Heskett, Craig and Vonda Orton, Tom Pfaff, Kimberly Sandman).
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The live-stream worship begins at 9AM on Sunday on YouTube and Facebook.
Visit our website (
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) for links to all our online resources for worship and communication.
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NOTE: If you subscribe to our YouTube channel or Facebook page, you will get reminders on your device when livestream worship begins.
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This Sunday's worship is printed in a downloadable bulletin to aid in your worship this weekend.
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Martin Luther argued that “the ears are the only organs of a Christian,” since it is through the ear that life begins, through hearing the preached Word of God.
Read scripture from YOUR Bible at home. Remember the story of who gave you or how you got your Bible. May this story remind you of your connection to Christ & others.
READINGS FOR PENTECOST+5
Isaiah 55:10-13
(The growth of the word to accomplish God's purpose)
Psalm 65:9-13
(Your paths overflow with plenty)
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
(Parable of the sower and the seed.)
CLICK HERE
for various ways to
DWELL IN THE WORD
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REMEMBERING OUR COMMUNION
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One thing that many miss is sharing in Holy Communion.
This time invites us to turn our question from, "How do we receive Holy Communion?” to “How does the Word of God come to us and how do we receive the Word of God?
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Prayer is central to the life of faith because it connects us to God and each other, a reminder that we are never socially distanced in Christ. Please say these names aloud as a way of lifting them up to God this day. Names in
bold
were added this past week. You are welcome in this time of prayer to include your own joys and concerns.
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Mike Wilde
Pam Wooten
Kaiden King
Ruby Sanders
David Ping
Carol Stiles
Angie Atkinson
Carolyn Selman
Marci Wilde
Joe Manno
Jim Dipprey
Faith Trapp
Ken Tate
Wyatt Crouse
Jenny Braeutigam
Vondean Schmidt
Vince Wesch
Sandra Conners
Laverne Pullin
Dick Schroer
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Jolene Williams
Annie Woods
Nik Schappe
Doris Tate
Linda Williams
Mary Posey
Harold Brueckner
Mary Langehennig
Matt Vella
Jon Bohmann
Judy Saxsma
Chris Tretter
Ellen Adams
Philip Salyers
Gil Debner
Mike Knigge
Craig Fields
Julia Reitz
Lincoln Cortez
Wayne Rhoades
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Marnie Casteneda
Wade Herrington
Wanda Center
Charles Butle
Diane and Bill Burke
Amanda Morris
Pete Davis
Danette DeMont
Shane Carpenter
Anne Hunnafin
Greg Schoonmaker
Bob Lenz
Toby Green
Tammy Whitman
Sibi & Don Kraemer
Brayden Ybarra
Larry Stahl
Margo Stahl
Bob & Kris Ward
Ron Burke
Greg Butler
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OFFERINGS AND GIFTS TO GOD
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Thank you for your continued generosity toward our operating budget during this time.
Stewardship quote for the week:
"The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.”
-Corrie Ten Boom
If you’re not using electronic giving, you can still mail your offering to the church at 1803 Highway 1431 West, Marble Falls, TX 78654
. And if you’re not already a sustaining member of our ministry through our Consecration Sunday process, this is a great time to ask the question, "What % of my income is God calling me to give?" Even a commitment of $5 or $10 a week can make a huge difference in our community.
or to set up a reoccurring offering.
Or, simply text the amount
you want to give to 830-460-5757.
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BLESSING FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
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Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers, nor heights, nor depths,
nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
God, the creator, +Jesus, the Christ,
and the Holy Spirit, the comforter,
bless you and keep you in eternal love. Amen.
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GO IN PEACE...TOGETHER, BOLDLY LIVING AND SHARING GOD'S GRACE WITH ALL!
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LIVE STREAMS FROM OUR SISTER CHURCHES
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If you would like to tune into a
live-stream
or
recorded
worship from one of our
sister ELCA congregations
, click the button below to visit our synod's website archiving a cornucopia of options of how God's people are worshipping.
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PRAYER RESOURCES FOR YOUR WEEK
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This is wonderfully elegant website with a daily scripture reading, music to go along with the reading, and a reflection.
It's also an app for your smartphone. Search for "pray as you go" and take with you for anytime a way to recenter your day.
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