STANDING STONE BIBLE
WEEKLY
March 17, 2025
THIS WEEK
Here are the highlights of classes and events THIS week
Pinewood Derby - The annual Pinewood Derby is Wednesday at 6:30pm. Dinner will begin early at 5:45. The children should be able to start checking cars in at 6pm. The kids enjoy racing but we challenge everyone that comes that we are in a race! As we cheer on the kids, our hope is that God will use the message of Christ that we present as an outreach to parents and others that attend who may not normally go to church.
OA:sis - Supner will begin at 5:45 Wednesday night to allow for an earlier derby start.
Info Class - The final information class is Sunday morning during the Sunday school hour. This class is great for anyone new and is also a requirement for any considering membership.
OA:sis - Supner will begin at 5:45 Wednesday night to allow for an earlier derby start.
Info Class - The final information class is Sunday morning during the Sunday school hour. This class is great for anyone new and is also a requirement for any considering membership.
upcoming events
Make note of the classes and events available in the near future
Ladies' Retreat - March 28-29th is the annual ladies' retreat with guest Deb Bohlmann speaking. Register online HERE. You may also pay the registration fee online as well (or pay by check later). Invite a gal or two or more to join.
Interested in Knowing the Word? - The next class on memorizing God's Word begins April 2nd - talk to Ken Begg if interested.
Men's Shed Event - April 4th! Men, mark your calendars! You will not want to miss this hang out time with other men. Our annual chili cookoff will take place. We will enjoy some special events too... including a guest speaker sharing about life in Christ through tragedy and beyond. Bring your sons and a friend or two.
Art of Marriage - Mark your calendar for this couples event on April 11-12 (Friday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon). You may register HERE. Registration is for a couple (cost per couple that pays for the set of workbooks). We will provide free childcare and lunch on Saturday.
Palm Monday Kidz - The annual program with our Sunday school kids presenting will be on Palm Sunday, April 13 during the worship service. Parents - your kids likely have practice sheets... please help them as you can.
Interested in Knowing the Word? - The next class on memorizing God's Word begins April 2nd - talk to Ken Begg if interested.
Men's Shed Event - April 4th! Men, mark your calendars! You will not want to miss this hang out time with other men. Our annual chili cookoff will take place. We will enjoy some special events too... including a guest speaker sharing about life in Christ through tragedy and beyond. Bring your sons and a friend or two.
Art of Marriage - Mark your calendar for this couples event on April 11-12 (Friday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon). You may register HERE. Registration is for a couple (cost per couple that pays for the set of workbooks). We will provide free childcare and lunch on Saturday.
Palm Monday Kidz - The annual program with our Sunday school kids presenting will be on Palm Sunday, April 13 during the worship service. Parents - your kids likely have practice sheets... please help them as you can.
the Lord's day
Sunday School was combined for middle school through adults as Frank Figueroa shared (see above notes). We worshipped our great God, singing Hallelujah as we praised Him... all our inmost being praising His holy name.
Frank Figueroa with Reasons for Hope* shared from Luke 9:57-62 about the importance of Jesus' command to "follow me." He did not say "follow me" as a short-term commitment but the wording is present tense as in we are to continue following Him. We are to imitate Him and commit to Him as if laying down our life. Not an event but a way of life.
In Luke 9, we see three men saying they want to follow Christ but they each fail... one for comfort, one for riches, and one for relationships. Are we willing to give these up for the sake of following Jesus Christ? We must be willing to do so! Are we willing to... have nowhere to lay our head. (v. 58)? Are we willing to "go and proclaim the kingdom of God" (v. 60)? Are we willing to put our hand to the plow without looking back? (v. 62)? This is the call to follow Jesus!
Frank Figueroa with Reasons for Hope* shared from Luke 9:57-62 about the importance of Jesus' command to "follow me." He did not say "follow me" as a short-term commitment but the wording is present tense as in we are to continue following Him. We are to imitate Him and commit to Him as if laying down our life. Not an event but a way of life.
In Luke 9, we see three men saying they want to follow Christ but they each fail... one for comfort, one for riches, and one for relationships. Are we willing to give these up for the sake of following Jesus Christ? We must be willing to do so! Are we willing to... have nowhere to lay our head. (v. 58)? Are we willing to "go and proclaim the kingdom of God" (v. 60)? Are we willing to put our hand to the plow without looking back? (v. 62)? This is the call to follow Jesus!
The Moral of the story
In 218 BC, Hannibal looked down from the Alps to the Roman Empire. This was the kingdom the Carthaginian king had come to destroy. Coming down the mountain, his army came across an enormous rock wedged into the valley floor. Too large to pass with chariots, they had to move it out of the way to continue.
The attempts at breaking it apart were futile. Finally, Hannibal cried out, “burn it!” Many of the troops thought he was mad but they obediently cut down trees and laid wood around the rock starting a fire that became an inferno surrounding this rock. As the fire blazed, the rock finally split in two, breaking apart. Hannibal and the army were able to pass.
I hear much of mental health counseling today. So many have emotional and mental problems that they are looking for help with. Others believe that we can change bad people into good people with education, an improvement in their environment, or money assistance. There may be some temporary help there but only God is able to change the human heart. It is like a large rock that cannot be moved by any other means than God’s power. Without addressing the heart needs with the Gospel, we are only tapping on the rock with hammers that do very little. But, the Gospel, through the power of the Holy Spirit, like a fire, is the one helps us “to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Eph. 2:23-24).
The attempts at breaking it apart were futile. Finally, Hannibal cried out, “burn it!” Many of the troops thought he was mad but they obediently cut down trees and laid wood around the rock starting a fire that became an inferno surrounding this rock. As the fire blazed, the rock finally split in two, breaking apart. Hannibal and the army were able to pass.
I hear much of mental health counseling today. So many have emotional and mental problems that they are looking for help with. Others believe that we can change bad people into good people with education, an improvement in their environment, or money assistance. There may be some temporary help there but only God is able to change the human heart. It is like a large rock that cannot be moved by any other means than God’s power. Without addressing the heart needs with the Gospel, we are only tapping on the rock with hammers that do very little. But, the Gospel, through the power of the Holy Spirit, like a fire, is the one helps us “to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Eph. 2:23-24).
Prayer Prods
- Joyce M, in hospice, is weaker, sleeping mostly, not eating.
- Local Ministries we support (e.g. Assure, Campus Life, Glad Tidings, Good News Jail, and Open Door Mission).
- Tami N begins chemo today
- Becky, Steve, and Mike as they recover from surgery.
- Other cancer battles amongst us
- Gerald B is more tired and weak these days
- Our high school seniors ... may they finish high school well!
