STANDING STONE BIBLE
WEEKLY
November 20, 2023
A Point from pastor
Is Thanksgiving a special day in your family filled with great meaning and tremendous gratitude towards God? If it is lacking, what can you decide to do today to prepare for and make this Thursday a great day of reflection and praise to the "giver of every good gift and every perfect gift"?
Parents often will help their children in their expression of thanksgiving. This may mean helping them write a thank you card, sharing a heartfelt, specific, vocal thanks or just instruction in following up at a later time with a further demonstration of gratitude. Perhaps we each need some coaching and improvement in how we, as children of God, properly give Him thanksgiving. Perhaps spend some time in Philippians 4:4-23 the next few days and pray through, really pray through, your thankfulness to our great God for the great things He has done. Let this then flow into your Thanksgiving Day.
Happy Thanksgiving - Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
Parents often will help their children in their expression of thanksgiving. This may mean helping them write a thank you card, sharing a heartfelt, specific, vocal thanks or just instruction in following up at a later time with a further demonstration of gratitude. Perhaps we each need some coaching and improvement in how we, as children of God, properly give Him thanksgiving. Perhaps spend some time in Philippians 4:4-23 the next few days and pray through, really pray through, your thankfulness to our great God for the great things He has done. Let this then flow into your Thanksgiving Day.
Happy Thanksgiving - Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
THIS WEEK
Here are the highlights of classes and events THIS week
LIGHThouse Girls' Study - Tuesday night at 6:45 is a girls' Bible study for grades 6th - 12th.
Wednesday Thanksgiving Eve Service - This Wednesday is a Thanksgiving special at 7pm. Make this a special time to begin your thanks. Invite others.
SSB Offices Closed - Thursday and Friday, the Standing Stone Bible Church office will be closed.
Cantata Rehearsals - Rehearsals for the Christmas cantata on 12/17 are mostly Sundays at 11:30am.
Wednesday Thanksgiving Eve Service - This Wednesday is a Thanksgiving special at 7pm. Make this a special time to begin your thanks. Invite others.
SSB Offices Closed - Thursday and Friday, the Standing Stone Bible Church office will be closed.
Cantata Rehearsals - Rehearsals for the Christmas cantata on 12/17 are mostly Sundays at 11:30am.
upcoming events
Make note of the classes and events available in the near future
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
- Christmas Study - Tuesdays, Nov 28-Dec 26 @ 5pm. A Christmas Bible study in Ashland.
- Christmas Quartet - Sunday, December 3 @ 6pm. Four the Master will share their Christmas Concert as SSB
- Ladies' Christmas Party - Monday, December 4 @ 7pm. Gals are invited to the annual party. Bring a white elephant gift, a new baby item (for Assure) and a friend.
- Children's Christmas Program - Sunday, December 10 @ 6pm. The Sunday school children will present "The Same Ol' Christmas"
- CEF Christmas Club - Tuesday, December 12 @ 6:30pm. SSB is sponsoring this special club for children at Gretna Elementary School. All children, preK-5th grade, are invited to this fun time where the gospel will be shared.
- Joyous Hearts Christmas - Wednesday, December 13 @ 10am. Our 55 and older crowd will share in a Christmas celebration; special music presented by Four the Master.
- Christmas Cantata - Sunday, December 17 @ 10am
- Christmas Eve Service - Sunday, December 24 @ 5:30pm
- Christmas Day Worship - Monday, December 25 @ 10am
the Lord's day
Pastor Tim and Tristan Roberts shared about the Reality trip. Cameron Bothwell and Kenzie Sutton gave a perspective as youths attending. The youth were challenged about living out their faith in a culture that wants to redefine what man is really all about. May they hold fast to Biblical truth and be bold witnesses for Christ.
Shawna, Jettie, and Miriam sang (Deb as pianist) 'Til the Storm Passes By. Yes, our prayer.... "keep me safe till the storm passes by." Thanks ladies!
The message was about the conquering love of God from 1st John 4 and 5. God’s love to us is expressed in Christ’s birth and cross. It is all God - directing that love to us and we are, in turn to direct it back because of its overwhelming nature. That love to us, in turn, conquers our enemies.
Shawna, Jettie, and Miriam sang (Deb as pianist) 'Til the Storm Passes By. Yes, our prayer.... "keep me safe till the storm passes by." Thanks ladies!
The message was about the conquering love of God from 1st John 4 and 5. God’s love to us is expressed in Christ’s birth and cross. It is all God - directing that love to us and we are, in turn to direct it back because of its overwhelming nature. That love to us, in turn, conquers our enemies.
The Moral of the story
One summer day while on a drive, a family encountered a large bee that flew through one of the windows. The young girl in the family, very allergic to stings, began to shriek in fear, “Daddy, a bee. It’s going to sting me!!!”
Calmly, the father pulled the car over, and began to grasp at the air to capture the bee. As the bee bumped against the front windshield, the dad trapped it in his fist. In his closed hand, he waited for the sting. After the bee stung him, the father let go of the bee. The girl again began to panic, “Daddy, the bee is going to sting me!!” “No, honey,” the father gently countered, “it cannot sting you now. Look at my hand.” There, in his hand, she could see the bee’s stinger.
We read that great question in Scripture, “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:55) and we consider Jesus who took the sting in His hand. That beautiful nail-scarred hand. Our enemy buzzes around like a bee, looking for whom he might sting – but our Jesus defeated him!
Calmly, the father pulled the car over, and began to grasp at the air to capture the bee. As the bee bumped against the front windshield, the dad trapped it in his fist. In his closed hand, he waited for the sting. After the bee stung him, the father let go of the bee. The girl again began to panic, “Daddy, the bee is going to sting me!!” “No, honey,” the father gently countered, “it cannot sting you now. Look at my hand.” There, in his hand, she could see the bee’s stinger.
We read that great question in Scripture, “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:55) and we consider Jesus who took the sting in His hand. That beautiful nail-scarred hand. Our enemy buzzes around like a bee, looking for whom he might sting – but our Jesus defeated him!
Prayer Prods
1. Cancer struggles: Peggy O, Pattie Z, Jessica M, Joe R.
2. Kathie Pieper with chemo ahead
3. Virginia B back in hospital and weak
4. Don Caskey losing Coralyn
5. McFarling family
6. Janet B's leg pain and next steps
7. Israel
8. Several with family turmoil
9. Ashland Bible Church
2. Kathie Pieper with chemo ahead
3. Virginia B back in hospital and weak
4. Don Caskey losing Coralyn
5. McFarling family
6. Janet B's leg pain and next steps
7. Israel
8. Several with family turmoil
9. Ashland Bible Church
