“God’s Word is our great heritage and shall be ours forever;
To spread its light from age to age shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way; In death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure, we keep its teachings pure
Throughout all generations.”
I'm thankful that I was given the great heritage of the Word of God. Who gave it to me? God did. The Holy Spirit worked faith in my heart that clung to the words recorded for me in Bible. The Holy Spirit did the same for my parents, my teachers, my fellow members and my Christian friends who inspired by the hope they had shared with me what they had received from others. The heritage I have, they have, and those who have gone to heaven retain, is a beacon of light to guide through this life and to ferry us through death to our eternal home. Such a heritage is yours. Such a heritage must be passed on by us faithfully to our neighbors, our children, and our children's children!
“What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.”
We have an amazing opportunity to do just that as we ourselves spend time in the Word, learning the teachings of the Bible and being prepared to faithfully share the hope we have starting with our own heart and finishing with whoever else we can tell. We also have an amazing opportunity to give that to our children through family devotions and discussions about the Word, and bringing them to the many opportunities we have together as a family of believers to grow on Sunday and throughout the week.
We will be kicking off our "school year" of Christian Education on September 8th! Beginning with worship, we will celebrate the beauty of our heritage in God's Word. Then after worship, plan on sticking around as we will have a Christian Education kickoff to focus our hearts on what matters most and to have some fun to start of the year! Afterwards, we will enjoy a potluck together with our church family.
If you are able to help by bringing some food for the meal, please either let me know by email here or sign up this coming Sunday in the back of church.
Also, to get you excited for the opportunities coming your way to know and appreciate your heritage, check out all of our opportunities below for you and your children to grow in the Word this Fall-Winter-Spring:
Weekly Worship - Sunday @ 9am
Weekly Bible Study - Sunday @ 10:30am
Weekly Sunday School - Sunday @ 10:25am
Catechism Class - Wednesdays @ 5:30pm (starting Sept. 4th)
Midweek Book Club/Bible Study on "Heaven" - Wednesdays @ 6:30pm (starting Sept. 25th)
Monthly Men's Breakfast & Bible Study - Second Saturday @ 6am (starting Sept. 14th)
Monthly Women's Bible Study - Fourth Tuesday @ 6pm (starting Sept. 24th)
May God bless and keep you today and throughout the week. See you in God's house!
In His service,
Pastor Titus Buelow