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As Bright as All the Promises of God!
ISSUE:
I love summer! The bright sun character that makes these prom- to believe His promises.” (Martin
From Pastor 2 and its radiant warmth, along ises valid.” (Jerry Bridges) Luther)
Brian’s Desk with all of the associated activi-
ties that come with the summer “Men many times eat their words, “We cannot close with Christ with-
Ride for 3 months, are all reminders to me but God will never eat out a promise; and we must not
New Hope of the goodness of God. In that His.” (Thomas Brooks) close with a promise without
sense, summer reminds me of Christ.” (Thomas Manton)
Letters to 4 the wonderful promises of God. “We are refugees from the sinking
Katie Wells Even now, as I look out of my ship of this present world-order, so “God sees the rainbow of covenant
office window, to read Adoniram soon to disappear; our hope is fixed promise whenever sense sees the
From the Church 4 Judson: “My future is as bright as in the eternal order, where the cloud of affliction.” (C.H.
Library the promises of God”, Spurgeon)
somehow feels espe-
Battalion 5 cially right as I observe “The Lord does not
News the sun glistening against play at promis-
the backdrop of a beau- ing.” (C.H. Spurgeon)
Blueberries for 5 tiful blue summer sky!
Bolivia “I believe the promises
As an encouragement of God enough to
Birthdays/ 5 for you to think about venture an eternity on
Anniversaries all of God’s wonderful them.” (Isaac Watts)
promises, I have se-
Church Lockup 5 lected some quotations “You never pray with
Schedule to spur you on in your greater power than
meditation upon the when you plead the
VBS 6
promises of God. I promises of
The Egypt File hope you enjoy these quotes, promises of God are made good to God.” (William J.C. White)
even as we are ultimately re- His people forever.” (F.F. Bruce)
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minded that “all the promises of “It is because God has promised
God find their Yes in [Christ]. That “Distrust is cured by meditating certain things that we can ask for
is why it is through Him that we upon the promises of God.” (John them with the full assurance of
Feeding 8 Calvin)
utter our Amen to God for His faith.” (A.W. Pink)
My Soul glory.” (2 Corinthians 1:20 – ESV)
ENJOY! “It is better to be as low as hell with “Christ is the fulfiller and fulfillment
a promise than in paradise without of all the promises of God because
“God never promises us an easy one.” (John Flavel) he is the sum and substance of
time, only a safe arri- them.” (Geoffrey B. Wilson)
val.” (Anonymous) “We are not taking any risks when
we step out on the Word of “The wise Christian will store him-
“The promises of God are nothing God.” (Vance Havner) self with promises in health for
more than God’s covenant to be sickness, and in peace for future
faithful to His people. It is His “What greater rebellion, impiety, or perils.” (William Gurnall)
insult to God can there be than not
Pastor Rob
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Battalion Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another
On Monday June 20th, we had our annual
to the 20th, 2011. Look for the
Battalion Picnic, with quite a few fathers at-
sign up there as well. We have
tending. All had a great time with volleyball
reserved a lodge for this event.
and horseshoes. I would encourage all young
This is open to Fathers and
men between the ages of 12 and 18 to join
Sons. The lodge holds 30. We
us.
will have cross country skiing,
winter hiking, and just a great
Upcoming events include our end of summer
time of fellowship. In all events
camp-out which will be at Vanderkamp Cen-
we look at God's word, and
ter in Cleveland from August 27th to 29th.
have great discussions.
We will be participating in hiking, swimming,
fishing and boating activities. We will be tent
Ken Hubbell
camping as well as staying in a cabin. Look for
the sign up on the Butternut room door.
Dig into God’s Word and uncover eternal truths at the Dig Site. Here we will tackle questions regarding hu-
man life such as: Did we come from ape-men? Did the parts of our bodies just “happen” or were they specially
designed? Do our lives have a purpose?
Check out the potter, weaver, and other artisans at the Craft Market.
If you look at our volunteer sign-up sheet in the foyer you can
see that there are many positions that still need to be filled.
Vacation Bible School cannot happen if we do not have the
workers we need. Specifically we still need crew leaders.
These are individuals that lead the children to the various ac-
tivities. This position does not require any lesson preparation.
We also need a game leader and helpers in crafts and snacks.
Parents please encourage your teens to sign-up and be a part of VBS. There are many opportunities
where they can help. This is a great opportunity to allow these teens to see God working and be a
part of the ministry of our church.
There are many items we need donated for snacks each day. The list for these donations will soon
be posted on the Butternut room door. Please look for the sign-up and bring your items to the
church by July 18th. Decorating is always a fun part of VBS that helps the children get into the spirit of
our theme. The scheduled decorating days are Saturday July 17th and July 24th from 9am-12pm.
Come and have fun.
Our goal is to have 100 children attend VBS. To do that we need financial help to pay for the cost of teaching
and decorating materials. If you would like to help in this way you can designate VBS on your offering envelope.
Please consider what you can contribute this year.
In schools, children are constantly bombarded with the message that they are nothing more than animals. The
Egypt File is a unique program that answers questions kids may have about evolution and
human design. Our church needs to equip children with the truths of God’s Word and
show that it is the absolute authority! So I pray you will join us in sharing God’s love to
these kids. They need you to bring them the hope that they can only find in Christ Jesus!
Sherry Negley
Congratulations HS Graduates!
Reminder Congratulations to our 2010 High School
Graduates:
Please Note: Kurt J. Betters
Kelli Carsten
Submissions to the Lamplighter Nick Farruggio
need to be in file format; either Ben Johnson
email or on a CD. Email would be Patricia Martin
the preference. Thank you! Amber Vanderwerff
Brittany Wentworth
Our mission is to know Jesus Christ; exalt Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, Coming King,
and complete His Great Commission.
Do I long and hunger for God's Word as I do my daily food? *incline your heart to His testimonies - Psalm 119:36
Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your words became to *to turn your eyes from looking at worthless things - Psalm 119:37
me a joy and the delight of my heart. Jeremiah 15:16.
*to long for the pure spiritual milk of God's Word as a newborn longs
Does my soul pant for God? Do I thirst for Him? for its milk - 1 Peter 2:2
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. My I pray that the peace of Christ will rule your heart and the Word of
soul thirsts for God, the living God. Psalm 42:1-2 Christ will dwell in you richly. Colossians 3:16