Be careful What You Seek!

I started to talk this past Sunday about walking in the circle of God's Blessings and to give you a real quick re-cap I said there are two very important points you need to grasp about this teaching.

1.) No one is ever out side the circle of God's grace and love no matter how far you have strayed from God. This means that regardless of your current distance, God's grace is still available to you. 

2.) It is possible however to be outside the circle of God's blessing!   That means that even though God loves you and His Grace is available to you, it is up to you to begin the journey back to him so you can receive the blessings that are awaiting you. In my talk last Sunday I used the example of parents with teen age children who are not obeying the rules of the household. Maybe they are experimenting with underage drinking or staying out past curfew. You still love them, but most parents would probably say, until you can comply with our rules, I am not going to pay for your cell phone bill, or pay your car insurance etc. There are consequences in being outside the circle of Blessings. The Prodigal son teaches this in Luke. You can read that story here. The Prodigal Son

I also mentioned that the shortcut to Gods blessings is to stay close to Him by praying and reading your bible daily. There is a great way to make bible reading easy no matter what your schedule or where you travel. I use a daily plan from Bible Gateway. There are many different reading plans that they will send directly to your email so if you have a smart phone you will always have a daily scripture to read. You can find out more or sign up fro this free service here. Biblegateway reading plans

Your Prayers Matter!

Faye Heuchert will be having back surgery at Barnes Hospital on October 24th.

Pastor John Shear, Jackie's husband. healing grace for diabetes complications.

Cathy Watson  continued healing from cancer!

Emily Norris, continued healing and God's direction and peace!
Linda Cassens, continued prayers for healing!

Stan Rutkowski, blessings and healing
Brad Fultz,  cont. healing and God's direction and peace!

African Vision of Hope, God's blessing to open hearts for continued support and direction!

PCF and IUMC, God's direction and wisdom

Beverly Farm, prayers for God's blessings, protection and wisdom for the managers and staff

Pastor John Shear, Jackie husband. healing grace for diabetes complications.

Announcements

Our New website is up for it's "beta" review.. I think that means there is still some tweaking to do but you can see it here. New web site

KID’S NIGHT OUT

This Friday, October 20, beginning at 5:30 pm, children ages 3 through those in 5^th grade are invited to attend Kid’s Night Out until 8:30 pm.  The evening begins with a meal (tacos are on the menu for this month!) and then enjoy playing games, doing crafts and other activities, then end the evening watching a movie while munching on popcorn.  Please RSVP if you know your children are coming by return e-mail or by calling the church office (618) 656-4648.  Adult helpers are very much needed.  If you can come help with serving or cleaning up the meal, or come to sit with the children while they watch the movie, you would be most welcome.  For more information call Kiffon (618) 210-9628 or Jill (314) 422-6734.

SUDSY SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER

During the month of October we are asking for donations of dishwashing soap, laundry detergent, liquid soap and conditioner for the Glen-Ed Food Pantry.  This past Sunday you contributed 27 lbs for the Pantry, which included 6 conditioners, 8 toilet paper, 1 package sanitary napkins, 1 hand soap, 3 detergents, 1 toothpaste and 2 deodorants.  We appreciate your contributions!  Remember to bring contributions for our Sudsy Sundays for the remainder of October.

See you Sunday at 8:45am located at 800 North Main Street Edwardsville. Sincerely, pastor kent