Calvary Reflections Newsletter

Calvary Reflections

Reflecting on God’s Word

Reflecting God to the World

                                                                             

July 17, 2016

Thanks!

Thank you to Curtis for opening his place at the river to the Men for their fishing trip. Thanks to all who went, helped, and cleaned up afterwards.  

Bible Reading

Day	Reading	Info
Monday	Nehemiah 8-9	Ezra reads the Law, they celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, and the people confess their sin.
Tuesday	Nehemiah 10-11	The people make a covenant and we have a list of those in Jerusalem.
Wednesday	Nehemiah 12-13	Nehemiah dedicates the wall and enacts reforms.
Thursday	Esther 1-4	King Ahasuerus (or Xerxes) gets rid of Queen Vashti and gains Esther as queen. Haman plots to kill the Jews. Esther agrees to help the Jews (after all, she is one).
Friday	Esther 5-10	Esther has 2 banquets for the king and eventually reveals Haman’s plan. Haman is hanged and the Jews are saved. The feast of Purim is established and Mordecai advances in the kingdom.
Saturday	Job 1-4	God allows Satan to test Job, a righteous man. Satan harms his possessions and then his body. Job curses the day he was born. He begins to be comforted by “friends.”

Interesting notes:

·         Mordechai is Esther’s cousin, not uncle.

·         Although God is not explicitly mentioned in Esther, we see His work behind the scenes.  

Announcements

VBS Items Needed

We need the following items today: Spray foam (cans), Foam coolers, Milk jugs (rinsed), 2-liter bottles, Pool noodles (dollar store), Corn starch (boxes), Plastic table clothes (black, brown, grey). 

Pray for Summer Camp

Let’s pray for the youth who are going to summer camp this week: Grace, Jaden, Makayla, Austin, Jared, Jesse, and Josh.

VBS Help

Pray about where God will have you serve in our VBS this year. Sign up to be a Crew Leader or see Kimmie about other positions we have available. 

Building and Grounds Mtg

We will meet at 8am on Saturday, July 30.

Sandhills Propane

They’ll lock our members in at a rate of $1.549 for the year (good thru 3/31/17).  Please call them at 910-695-1804 as soon as possible.

2016-17 Positions Available

Church Clerk (2)

Communion Committee (1)

Directory Committee (1)

High School/College Teacher(1)

Men’s Sun. Coordinator (1)

Nominating Committee (4)

Outreach Committee (1)

Press Release (1)

Women’s Sun. Coordinators (2)

VBS Forms

Registration forms and T-Shirt order envelopes are available in the foyer. Shirts are $6.

VBS Help

Pray about where God will have you to serve in our VBS this year. Sign up to be a Crew Leader or see Kimmie about other positions we have available. 

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!

 Let’s invite everyone  - our own children, neighbors, & enemies.

 Things To Pray For:

Þ  For kids to come out!

Þ  For spiritual seeds to be planted and watered in kids.

Þ  For at least 1 kid salvation.

Þ  For volunteers to step up.

Þ  For God to empower those volunteers.

Þ  For what you can do to help!

  

Just Remember:

Only one life ‘twill soon be passed,

only what’s done for Christ will last.