Pastor Josue had the service this Sabbath

 Lesson study started off the morning at OCC with the last lesson of this good series In The Crucible with Christ.

From the lesson, Christ in the Crucible this statement stood out. 

Whatever our sufferings here, thanks to Jesus, thanks to His bearing in Himself the punishment of our sin, thanks to the great provision of the gospel — that through faith we can stand perfect in Jesus right now — we have the promise of eternal life. We have the promise that because of what Christ has done, because of the fullness and completeness of His perfect life and perfect sacrifice, our existence here, full of pain, disappointment, and loss, is no more than an instant, a flash, here and gone, in contrast to the eternity that awaits us, an eternity in a new heaven and a new earth, one without sin, suffering, and death. And all this is promised to us and made certain for us only because of Christ and the crucible He went into so that one day, coming soon, He would see “the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied” (Isa. 53:11).

11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. 

By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, 

For He shall bear their iniquities.

For this coming week read and study the new lessons in the guide book... On Death and Dying and Our Future Hope. 

https://absg.adventist.org/assets/public/files/lessons/2022/4Q/ER/PDFs/ERQ422_01.pdf

Praise Time was led by Tammy, Heidi and Denise with instrumental playing by Vicki, Joel and Todd.

It was nice to use the red chorus book for several songs again and the hymnal for some too. 

So glad to have children for the Children's Song and Story. 

A listener looking for his grandpa... 

The special music group this Sabbath...a very nice blend of voices.  

Vicki and Joel and Todd accompanying them was very nice. 

The Pastor enjoys the special music and keeps a memory of it.  

Scripture and Prayer from this grandson and grandfather team. 

Always nice to see the Pastor preaching from his dad's large Bible.  Think it is in Spanish or English? 

Pastor share the message today from the gospels Mark and Luke.  He was showing us about the details in the story of the transfiguration.  Thank you Pastor for the time you put into your sermons. 

A couple of people ( or more) made the changes to the decorations so we can transition to Autumn.  It is so pretty to see the reds, browns, oranges and yellows again.  Thank you Heidi and Shirley. 

Our pond looking serene and pretty beside our church.