Lent Begins

   Lent is the Church Year's "springtime." Out of the cold and darkness of sin's winter emerges a people—the Church—reborn in their Lord's Easter resurrection. 
 

   Although Easter is the oldest Christian season, the observance of Lent appeared between 200-300 A.D. Lent was a time of preparation for persons being instructed in the Christian faith before their baptism. Following the model of Jesus' time in the wilderness, new adult converts practiced Lenten penance and prayer for 40 days while waiting to receive their baptism, confirmation and first Lord's Supper at the Saturday evening vigil before Easter.
 

Someone Else

   A man decided to get rid of a dog he owned. When he drove to the city he stopped near the out-skirts, put his pet out, and drove away.

   Late that night, he headed home. As he neared the edge of the city, he saw his dog sitting just where he had left him. As the car approached , the dog lifted his ears, stood up, and wagged his tail. The man drove on past.
 

   At home he confessed to his wife that his conscience was hurting him; yet he did nothing about it.

Precious Promises  

God promises rewards to those who love him and give sacrifi-cially to him.  The Bible says . . .

   You Will Be Rewarded in This Life: Malachi 3:10 - "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse... Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."

This Week
 

Today
10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Bible Adventures
Monday
Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday
7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday
10:00 a.m. LWML
7:00 p.m. Choir
Saturday
5:00 p.m. Praise Worship
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Morning Worship
10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Bible Adventures

Serving God and Us