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Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Singing the Faith!
In the next few weeks this
summer, you are invited to
submit two of your favorite
Christian hymns or songs, not
only the titles but especially
why each hymn or song you submit
is a favorite. What is it about
that song that supports your
faith in God?
In July & August, we will share
your comments (anonymously if
you request). We
will post the comments on
this link
Posts will also be on our Group Facebook page
, the Hallway Monitor, and in the
bulletin. There are many songs
and hymns, older and newer that
uplift our faith, so feel free
to share newer songs as well as
older ones.
We cannot guarantee we will be
able to sing all the listed
favorites, but we will include
as many in worship as we are
able. Even if the song you
submit is not sung, it is still
shared and better yet, your
faith is shared to the glory of
God!
Please write down two of your
favorites and why they
support and encourage your faith
in God . You may mail them
to this link
Both of these forums require you
only to be a Facebook member to
read information. Implicit
permission to Post on our
E-Church Group Page is part of
group membership privileges and
responsibility. The
Facebook group forum is
monitored by three
administrators but not censored.
We look to this quasi-static
website and our Facebook Fan Page to be
primarily a one way information
transmittal platform and the
Group Page to be a place to
share dynamic information with
your brothers and sisters in
Christ through our chosen CELC social networking tool.
Ask anyone on the e-team for
help setting up your Facebook
access. Visit and "Like" our
Facebook page often to help
spread the gospel to you friends
outside the church. It
really works!!! Since we post
our weekly sermons and much of
our special music via the
Facebook Page, this is an
excellent way of spreading the
good news to all your friends.
We have been averaging 500-1000
hits of our sermons each week.
When
using the CELC group on
Facebook, be careful of not
posting personal information
about your fellow members
without their express
permission.
Raised to New
Life
After two
suicide attempts
and weeks in a
psychiatric
hospital, she
began to come
out of the fog.
Her parents saw
glimpses of the
young woman they
used to know.
Progress was
slow. She would
improve and then
regress. She got
her 30-day pin
from Alcoholics
Anonymous. Over
time, with the
help of
antidepressants
and therapy,
with the support
from friends and
family, she
found a new
life—or maybe it
was her old
life, the one
before
depression and
drugs. She
started a new
job, made new
friends, and
returned to
college.
And what about
the young man?
What happened to
him after Jesus
brought him back
to life? Did he
do anything
useful? Did he
live a life
worthy of
resurrection?
Luke doesn't
tell us. In
fact, the gospel
writers rarely
say anything
about those who
have encountered
Jesus. He raises
a few people
from the dead,
heals some
others, teaches
many, but we
learn little
about how their
lives were
changed
afterwards
because the
central
character in
every story is
God acting
through Jesus.
Luke wants us to
focus on the one
who does the
healing, the one
who changes
lives. Apart
from the twelve
disciples, most
of the New
Testament
characters
remain faceless
and nameless.
Often their
stories are told
in ways that
cause us to
think of
miracles as
sudden events.
In our lives,
when things fail
to change in an
instant, we
think God
doesn't care or
has abandoned
us. When change
evolves over
time, we credit
the medical
field or our own
choices rather
than God. But
all stories of
healing, of
lives restored
and sanity
regained—these
are all stories
of resurrection.
Don't be misled
by slow
recovery,
cyclical
progress, or
regression.
Christ is
present with the
words, "I say to
you rise!"
(7:14). And we
do.
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