Morning Worship, 7/29/12

What is power? Who has it? And why does it matter? We explore David's abuse of power against Bathsheba, compare that to Jesus' positive use of power with "the five thousand," and discuss what power we have in our own relationships.



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Morning Worship, 7/22/12

A person dies of suicide every 14 minutes in the United States.  There are one million suicide attempts every year.  Nineteen percent of high school students have seriously considered killing themselves.  Fifteen percent actually made suicide plans.  But we’re not just talking about young people.  Suicide rates are highest in people ages 40-59 and over 80. 

            As you may know, this coming Saturday, July 28, is Suicide Prevention Awareness Day in Greenbrier County.  There has been a rash of suicides, especially amongst young people over the last few years here, and a group of people have come together to do something about it.  By chance, today’s continuation of Saul and David’s story deals with the same issue.  

May God bless you and yours! 

Morning Worship, 7/15/12

Do you see the glass as half-full or half-empty?  Is Saul a hero or a villain?  What about David?  Are you an optimist or a pessimist?  Or…do you really have a choice in the matter?  If recent research done by neuroscientists is any indication, even on a cloudy day we look for the silver lining.



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Morning Worship, 7/8/12

Kelsey McCoy is a 2012 graduate of Greenbrier East High School and an active member of Ronceverte Presbyterian Church. She plans to attend Michigan State University this fall as a freshman studying Broadcast Journalism. Today, she is the guest speaker, sharing her thoughts on what it means to be faithful.



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Morning Worship, 6/24/12

When Goliath saw David, he couldn’t help but laugh.  Not only had the Israelites sent a young man, but he didn’t even wear armor!  He held no sword!  Goliath assumed he’d already won.  And that’s precisely why David defeated him.  David refused to play by Goliath’s rules.  Hand to hand combat with armor and swords meant certain death for David.  He knew that as well as Goliath, so he innovated.  He introduced a new idea that played to his strengths rather than Goliath’s.  He threw a rock.  The underdog won, because the underdog changed the game. 

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Prayer Request

We received the following note from Mike & Debby Moss (Navigators Ministries) yesterday. Please read it and remember those in the fire's path. Thank you. 


Dear Partners, as you probably have seen on the news in the last few days, Colorado Springs is experiencing terrible fires.  The Navigators headquarters which includes Glen Eryie Conference Center, Nav. headquarters, NavPress, and Eagle Lake Camp ground are in the direct path of the fires and has already claimed one building at the camp ground.  All buildings have been evacuated and Focus on the Family has
provided office space for 25 staff to conduct business until it is safe to return.  Please be in prayer for the situation out there in COS.  On a personel level, our daughter Juli and her husband, Justin also live and work in COS.  They can see the fires burning on the mountains from their bedroom window.  Its very close.  The air quality continues to deteriorate and ash is blowing all over. Thank you for your love and concern for the lives that are being affected and disrupted because of these fires.  Every prayer is greatly appreciated.  
                                   --Mike and Debby

Morning Worship, 6/17/12

Father’s Day can be an emotional day for us, and Jesus sympathizes with us in that regard. Tradition tells us his earthly father died when he was young.  Jesus, the simple country boy, probably grew up as the man of the house, helping to care for his mother and younger siblings.  I can’t help but think that was one of the seeds God planted when the earth began, for while it wasn’t easy for Jesus…it allowed him to grow.



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