Worship at Paradise for Feb. 28, 2010

Well, we missed worship yesterday because of the snow.

How disappointing!

Next Sunday, Feb. 28th, is the second Sunday in Lent.

Pastor Arlin will preach from Philippians 3:17-4:1 and the sermon title is: "Standing Fast for Jesus."

The weather will HAVE to be better next week so let's plan to get a good crowd to church.

A Good Thing To Include in your Lenten plans

One of the very important things you can do for Lent is to worship together with others.
No matter how many things you "give up", your attendance at worship helps you grow closer to God during Lent.

See you Sunday.

Feb. 21 - First Sunday in Lent

Lent is a time to deepen our faith and prepare for Easter.

Pastor Larry will get us started on Sunday with the sermon:"Professing Jesus."

Read Roman 10:8-13 as background for the sermon.

What does it mean to "confess with you lips"?

What does it mean to "believe in your heart"?

What does it mean to "be saved"?

Please read the scripture, pray and bring a friend in order to begin Lent on the right foot.

To follow Pastor Larry's Poem a day for Lent, check out his blog at:

http://linesfromlarry.blogspot.com/

Lenten Devotional reading

Ash Wednesday begin on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

We will celebrate it at 7 p.m.

During the time of the service, Pastor Larry's meditation will be about Jesus' words on prayer, fasting and giving alms. He will challenge you not to 'GIVE UP SOMETHING' for Lent, but to add something.

He has committed himself to share a scripture each day during Lent (except Sundays) and will try to have a poem for each scripture and if he just cannot come up with a poem, he will have some prose. He invites you to make this a part of your lenten devotional time, but he also challenges you to do something which will take great effort.

His blog is: http://linesfromlarry.blogspot.com/.

Will you join us on Wednesday and will you share in this daily devotion project?

"Why is Christ's Way the Best Way?"

Pastor Arlin will conclude our series on Sunday with the sermon: "Why is Christ's way the best way?" You will want to read Luke 9:28-36 as a background.

We have been on this series since January 3rd and have dealt with basic questions about our faith. We conclude this Sunday and then we will be ready for Lent.

Lent begins on Feb. 17 when we celebrate our Ash Wednesday services.
We will preach a series during Lent on "deepening our faith."

Services for February 7, 2010

We are moving on in our series of questions about the faith. On Sunday, Pastor Larry will try to answer the question, "Why do we need the Bible?" You might prepare yourself by reading: Psalm 119:105-112 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

The bible is the best selling book in history. It has stood the test of time. It has great truths. Some find it hard to understand and others think it is booring. Many people talk about how it has helped them through the difficult times.

Bring your questions and join us in searching for the answers.

We will celebrate Holy Communion. We welcome everyone to share in communion regardless of where you might be a member.