My 65th high school reunion was a bit of a let down. With 450 graduates I knew only a handful personally and none of my old friend were there. On the positive side we sat and visited with a wonderful Christian woman. I did not know her at good ole Washburn High, but Marie and I definitely made a new friend. We also enjoyed our visit to the Minneapolis Zoo.

Thanks to Justine Barb for sharing her faith Sunday. I have heard excellent reports on her message. With all the talk about bad teenagers we are blessed to have Justine, Jaylyn and Kamryn in our congregation. Our young people are few, but wonderful Christians.

This week the FCM meets tomorrow at 8 AM for their monthly breakfast and meeting. FCW meets on Wednesday at 9:30 AM. Wednesday Bible study meets at 3:30 PM. We will continue our study of the Book of Isaiah with Jack Salyer serving as leader.

Sunday’s sermon will continue our study of the Holy Spirit. We will be looking once again at spiritual gifts. We are considering putting this Holy Spirit series into a binder for further individual study. If you would like to have the entire series in a binder please let me or Marie know.

A reminder we are just a few weeks away from a visit from the Cornwell Twins. We are always blessed by their music. They will be with us on Oct. 13th. A fellowship dinner will follow.

Pastor Bowman

In my sermon series on the Holy Spirit last Sunday I made some comments about the gift of tongues. Because of time restraints I did not address all the issues concerning this gift. I do not want to take sermon time to address this issue further but I hope to answer some questions people have asked in an essay I am preparing which will be available on October 5th. If you would like a copy please let me know so I will have an idea regarding how many to print.

Marie and I will be leaving for a short vacation this week. On Thursday we are heading to Minneapolis to attend a reunion of my high school graduation class of 1954. It doesn’t seem possible that I graduated 65 years ago! The last time I checked about 50 of us are still alive and well and signed up to attend.

Sharing her faith this Sunday will be Justine Barb. Justine is not only a great basketball player for Skyline High School, she is also a strong Christian and we are very proud of her. I know you will be encouraged and inspired by her message.

I will be leading Wednesday’s Bible study at 3:30. I haven’t decided yet what to do. We are in the Book of Isaiah and I may continue that study. The second option is to have a study/discussion on the gift of tongues since there was some confusion about that issue after last Sunday. I will ask the group their preference.

Choir will follow Bible study at 4:45. We are very grateful for our small but loyal choir, and our director.

Looking ahead, the Cornwell Twins will be with us on October 13 to present a concert during the morning worship service. A fellowship dinner will follow the morning service.

Pastor Bowman

Bible Study, Wednesday at 3:30, continuation of the Book of Isaiah, Mark Simmons, leader. Choir, Wednesday, 4:45.On Wednesday at 11:00 AM I will be conducting funeral services for Darrell Smith. He was not a member of our church.  I was his Hospice chaplain. The sermon on Sunday will be a continuation of our study on the work of the Holy Spirit. We will continue our examination of spiritual gifts. 

A reminder to board members. Official Board meets Tuesday at 6 PM.
Bible study Wednesday at 3:30. We begin a new study on the Book of Isaiah. This week we will be doing an overview of the entire 66 chapters seeking to summarize what the Book of Isaiah is about. The following week we will cover Isaiah Chapter 1.
Choir follows Bible study at 4:45. We are always happy to accept new members!

The sermon for Sept. 15 will continue the series on the Holy Spirit. I will be introducing the controversial concept of “Gifts of the Holy Spirit.” The Bible says that all Christians are endowed with spiritual gifts. Do you know what your gift (s) is?

After the morning worship service we will have an all church dinner with a Mexican theme. All are welcome.

Several fall programs begin this week. FCM (men’s group ) will meet on Tuesday morning at 8 AM. Master chef Jack Salyer will prepare a delicious sausage and pancake breakfast. The program ends around 9 AM. All men are welcome.The FCW (women’s group) begins their fall program this Wednesday at 9:30 AM. All women are welcome.
Wednesday will be the final session on “How We Got The Bible.” It has been an interesting and enlightening study. The following week we start a study of the Book of Isaiah. Following Bible study at 3:30 our choir will have their first fall rehearsal at 4:45. 
This Sunday’s sermon will be a continuation of the series on the work of the Holy Spirit. The focus will be on the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5. The emphasis again will be on the truth that the surest sign one is Spirit filled and Spirit led is seen in consistent Christian character.
Pastor Bowman