Calvary Reflections
Reflecting on God's Word
Reflecting God to the World
July 3, 2016
(Please note the questions at the bottom).
Thanks!
Thank you to the Building and Ground Committee for starting the repairs in the women's restroom!
Bible Reading
| Day | Reading | Info |
| Monday | 2 Chronicles 24-26 | Here we continue the story of Joash repairing the temple and his death, followed by the life and death of Amaziah and Uzziah. |
| Tuesday | 2 Chronicles 27-29 | The reigns of Jothan, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, who cleansed the temple and restored true worship to the Lord. |
| Wednesday | 2 Chronicles 30-32 | Hezekaih reinstitutes the Passover, continues reforms, wins against Sennacherib, and eventually passes away. |
| Thursday | 2 Chronicles 33-35 | Manassah continued to reign as Hezekiah did. Joash likewise followed God and restored true worship according to the Law of the Lord. Unfortunately, he died in battle. |
| Friday | 2 Chronicle 36-Ezra 1 | Here we have the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, the fall of Jerusalem and the proclamation by Cyrus…which overlaps with Ezra chapter 1 |
| Saturday | Ezra 2-3 | Here we see those who returned with Zerubbabel to restore Jerusalem. |
Interesting notes:
· In chapter 26, this is the same Uzziah who was mentioned in Isaiah chapter 6 (probably about the time of verse 23.
· In chapter 30, Hezekiah restored the Passover, which had not been held for 200 years.
· In chapter 34, the book of the Law was probably a copy of Deuteronomy.
· In chapter 36, don't confuse Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin. 2 Chron. 36:9 reads 8 years old in some version and 18 years old in others. He was probably 18, since he now had wives.
· 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 is the same as Ezra 1:1-3a. Both were probably written by Ezra.
· Ezra 1:8 – Sheshbazzar is another name for Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2)
· In Ezra 2:2, the name Nehemiah is a different Nehemiah from the one who will rebuild the wall.
· In Ezra 2:43, the Nethinims were the descendants of the non-Jews appointed by David to do the maintenance of the temple area.
· In Ezra 3, verse 1 and 8, note that it took from September to June to prepare for the project.
Announcements
Wednesday
Join us as we take a look at your Bible questions.
Men's Fishing Trip
Men, join us at Curtis' place on the river around 6pm on Friday, July 15. We'll fish all night and then clean up in the morning. Please bring drinks, desserts, chips. Also bring some bait.
Get Involved
We want all teens and adults to be involved in our church. Let the Nominating Committee where you'd like to serve. (Tim, Bob, Anne C, Ann H, or Helen).
Women's Restroom
The church restroom floor is being repaired. Please be careful while using the facilities.
VBS Items Needed
We will need the following items by Sunday, July 17. Please use the tear off sheets in the foyer. (You can place your items on the table in the Fellowship Hall).
- Cans of spray foam
- Foam coolers
- 2-liter bottles
- Milk jugs (rinsed first)
- Boxes of Corn starch
- Pool noodles (from the dollar store)
- Rectangular plastic table clothes (black, brown, grey)
If you serve as a Crew Leader, you'll go around with 3 other leaders and be responsible for watching 6 or less kids. You won't have to teach. But you will have fun. (If we get 16 leaders, we could accommodate 96 kids, 14 more than last year!)
Vacation Bible School
August 8th - 13th
"Cave Quest: Following Jesus, the Light of the World"
5:30-6:30pm- Supper
6:30-8:30pm- VBS!
Who can you invite, and maybe even bring yourself, to VBS?
Let's invite everyone - our own children, neighbors, & enemies.
Things To Pray For:
1. For kids to come out!
2. For spiritual seeds to be planted and watered in kids.
3. For at least 1 kid to accept Christ that week.
4. For volunteers to step up.
5. For God to empower those volunteers.
6. For what you can do to help!
Just Remember:
When Christ died on Calvary,
he was a forsaken minority
but He won!
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