Good Friday morning Church Requel!
I love the early days of June! I'm sitting on my back patio listening to the song of the cicadas. Truly marvelous! I can't help but think of the greatness of God's creation, all of which will sing His praise! Did you know that the cicada noise you're hearing is only from the males? Also interesting that when singing, the male cicadas disconnect their own tympani (the equivalent of our ears) because the noise is too loud for them (and us!) So guys, think of those male cicadas the next time you don't actually hear what you're saying! Ha!
Our Children Lead Worship This Sunday. I always love the first Sunday of every month, because our children worship with us the entire time together. This Sunday they will also lead many aspects of our worship experience.
Leia, Cohen, Elijah, Anna and Lila are joining the praise team. Several of them will also be playing various percussion instruments. Cohen is reading our announcements, Grayden is presenting our Bible reading, and Cohen and Grayden are also working with the tech team. At Church Requel we believe our children are not just the church of tomorrow. They are the church of today!
I'm also excited because I understand that Lila and Bethany will be leading our response song at the end of our worship together. Let's look forward to this mother-daughter duo together!
Sermon This Sunday - Master Over The Storms. I'm really looking forward to sharing this Sunday's talk with you. We begin a 4-week journey through Luke where we ask (and answer) the question: "Who is this Jesus?"
Consider that the disciples ask this question in Luke 8:25. They then answer the question in Luke 9:20. In between we see four different stories of how Jesus is the master.
Those 4 stories will be the focus of our study this month of June. This week we consider the Master of the Storms in 8:22-25. Next week we consider the Master of the Voices in 8:26-39. June 19th (Father's Day) will be the Master over Illness in 8:40-56. Finally, June 26th, will be the Master over Hunger in 9:10-17.
This should be a great time of study together. Want a head start on this week's study? Open your Bible app and click on "Events." Or check out this link at Bible.com.
This Coming Friday - Putt Putt at Kelly's. Our first summer FUN event is coming up THIS Friday, June 10th! We’ll all meet at Kelly’s Dairy Bar and Miniature Golf located at 1280 S. Main Street. This will involve fun for kids of all ages so make sure y’all come! Old fashioned burgers, milkshakes, miniature golf, and lots of fellowship together in the shade! We start at 6:30pm and plan to go until 8:30pm.
This will be a fantastic start to our summer of fun! Did you all receive your handout from last Sunday and post it on your refrigerator? We know some of you couldn't make it over Memorial Day, so we will include the handouts one more time this Sunday. We have a fantastic summer schedule planned. For those who want an electronic version download your own PDF copy here.
Community Night Of Worship. Mark down Tuesday, June 21st at 7pm on your calendar! That’s the night we join with several other churches for a community night of worship, led by local worship leaders including our own Brandi Walker. This event will take place at Crossroads Community Church. Let’s worship together with other brothers and sisters in Christ! Thank you Brandi, for your leadership in this community event!
I think that's enough for this week's email. The cicadas are calling for me to get to work in the gardens outside! Have I mentioned how much I love June!? Hope you all have a great weekend too. And I hope to see each of you Sunday morning at 11am at Church Requel! Blessings! Pastor Mark
