OCC on May 7th 2022

 After Dave lead the lesson study on The Roots of Abraham,  Karen started Praise Time with the chorus "Jesus".  

That was followed by Jerrie Lou sharing a story of being pushed out of the raft. 

We must hang on and stay in the raft.  

A couple of ladies spontaneously shared something from their hearts with us.

Then Bonnie shared the next part of the Health Nugget after a very short video.  WELLNESS... 

We have heard about Water, Exercise, Live Temperately, and this Sabbath the L was for  Love. Healthiness comes as we Love God Love Others and Love Ourselves. 

Lori made bookmarks with a Bible verse on the back and Edith and Gay handed them out along with a sheet of verses and remarks on Love.  Bonnie's enthusiasm and great ideas for sharing really make this an interesting part of the morning. 

Offering is being shared at church again if you so desire to bring a gift.  Nice to have a young person included. 

It was also very nice to have the bulletin in print once again. 

Special music was a treat brought by Dianne W.  The words were so special.

Thank you, Dianne.

Then after prayer by Alex, he introduced the speaker who was Phil Brewer from Silver Hills.

( This is not a complete sermon but just a rough set of notes taken during the sermon... if there are parts you don't understand email the speaker maybe. ) 

The Bible verse for the sermon was  Psalm 8: 3 and 4

When I consider your heavens,
    the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?

Phil started with a story about a couple and their daughter from Germany who were looking for a place to stay for the night and thought the retreat might be available. 

After a few little issues things were worked out for them to be able to stay over night and then a couple of days further making them get to know each other better and start a friendship. 

After another one or two trips back to stay for the retreat they learned about Jesus and His great love for them and they became baptized and desired to follow the Lord in their lives. 

In his home Phil stated, TV and the news went hand in hand. They heard all the news stories and things seemed to point to the end of the world coming.  

What goes with the time of trouble?  Jesus coming. 

Knowledge currently is increasing every 12 hours.

IA ... a computer can in some cases read an  x ray better then a Dr might. 

Dr's can accomplish surgery in one state while the patient is in another state of the USA. 

Think about this... Two scientists in Oxford in 1950 found that DNA is one cell exists for the whole body.  DNA is our code for our body.  We have 4 systems in a code not 2 like a computer. 

If you find a Swiss watch in the woods... to you think it came together by happenstance?  

No, it needs precision putting it all together.   

We have choices.  David put it this way... What is man that thou art mindful of Him...

Moon and sun just move around perfectly. 

Or a baby wraps a tiny finger around your finger... it is amazing. 

What if we could make plants that grow on the moon? 

Or make a peace treaty?

Would we try to save something if it went wrong?

Was a creature created with intelligence before?

Angels... including Lucifer. 

He said,  I will ascent to the most high... 

So there was war in Heaven. 

Why would He try again with man?

What makes a human different then an angel?

Jacob answered that the human can create another person. 

To learn to love... is why. 

The foundation is learning to love. 

Joseph story.   Joseph did very well until along came one King or pharaoh who does not remember him. 

He was worried they would take over his people as they tried to keep the woman and girls and get rid of the little boys.

Moses story.  He was a beautiful child. 

Every baby is beautiful. 

She hid her pregnancy and then hid the baby after his birth. 

When she could no longer hide the baby she put in in the reeds at the waters edge.  Mother will risk her life for her baby. 

She places sister there to watch the baby. 

Baby cried. 

Pharaoh's daughter heard and wanted to keep the baby but the baby needed his mother.    Jocabed was called for.  In the next few years she endeavored to link her son's soul to Heaven. 

Passing pleasure of sin for a season... Paul wrote. 

Then Exodus 11 tells of how he killed a person because he became angry. 

This human story does not turn out the way his mother wished and prayed for.  Like usual our human plans do not always turn out the way we planned. 

But

80 years later Moses learned. 

Did his mother know?

Did she know he had changed?

Ex 32:1 and verse 6

Then Moses returned to the Lord and asked God to forgive the people like this mother wanted to save him. 

What a wonderful spirit in Moses now. 

Moses learned to love. 

Jesus had mothers follow Him. 

They wanted Jesus to bless their little ones.

The way a little baby smiles at you before they sin... that is the Kingdom of Heaven right there. 

Did Mary feel blessed when she gave birth in a stable?

Or by the other things that happened in her life with her precious Son? 

Mother's are involved in this experience... no, not text book perfect.

Nothing worth saving in the universe as important. 

Mother's Love.

Jesus asked John to look after His mum . 

He loves us so much... it is worth it to Him. 

We are worth saving. 

Keep your joys and sorrows before God.  Nothing is too great for Him.  No perplexity too much for Him.

What is man without Him.