Via The Gospel Coalition
Last week the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) held their annual provincial assembly. The ACNA is part of a growing reform movement that feels orthodox Anglicanshave been “squeezed out of the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada by successive changes to historic Christian teaching and Anglican practice.” To gain a better understanding of this tradition, here are nine things you should know about Anglicanism and the Anglican Communion.
Matthew West’s “Do Something”
Yes, it is Monday morning, but our wi-fi troubles continue. Dale went up to the church this morning to try to get a handle on it. It was a good weekend and we spent most of the weekend (both mornings and evenings, but not afternoons) with the Melendez’s from El Salvador. We had pupusias on Saturday at the Staunton Farmer’s Market and then Saturday evening we had a missions picnic, which was great fun. Yesterday during our worship service Rene and Zoila shared about their ministry in El Salvador and then last night we had our quarterly 5th Sunday Sing. What a great evening of worship!
We are looking forward this week to seeing the family, Dale’s parents and our kids from up north. We will be celebrating Independence Day together. This coming Sunday, Dale and I are team preaching. This is only the second time that we have done this, but we are looking forward to preaching on the topic of worship.
Dale will be finishing his running streak this week. All in all it looks like a good week to come.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Third Sunday After Pentecost
Welcome and Announcements
Call To Worship and Invocation – Psalm 136
Songs of Worship
Forever
Indescribable
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Worship Through Prayer
Missions Presentation
Worship Through Giving
The Love Of God
Worship Through God’s Word
Song of Committment
Lead Me to The Cross
Benediction
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Light At The End of the Tunnel
Tomorrow marks Day 35 or the end of week 5 of my summer running streak. It is hard to believe that I have run at least one mile every day for 34 days. That leaves just 6 days until the end of the streak and I am really looking forward to it. Over the last few weeks there were several time when I really wanted to quit. My body felt completely worn out several times, but I persisted, knowing that at the end I will have completed a new goal.
Today’s run was originally scheduled for 10 miles, but it was almost 70 degrees at run time with at least that much humidity, making for a tough, tough run. I completed 7.79 at an 8:48 mile pace, which all things considered wasn’t bad at all. The rest of the scheduled runs for the running streak looks like this:
This really has been a lesson in pressing on!
Proper 8 (13) (June 29, 2014)
New Living Translation (NLT)
1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?
How long will you look the other way?
2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
with sorrow in my heart every day?
How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
6 I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me.
