Oct. 4, 2024
Hello, Village Family,
A good Friday to you. It's good to see you. Thank you for taking the time to spend with me for a few moments on this Friday.
We're starting a new sermon series on Sunday about what it means to love God, and love nation. And I'm using the words from the Pledge of Allegiance. You remember the Pledge of Allegiance. I'm using "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Those four phrases form each of the Sunday sermons for the coming Sundays.
So this Sunday, we're at "One Nation." And if anything that has come to new light for me, given Hurricane Helene and this past week and what's happened to so many of our friends and neighbors and family in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. And lots of friends and family in Western North Carolina.
There's a national conference center for the Presbyterian Church, (USA) called Montreat Conference Center there outside of Black Mountain has been closed due to loss of power. Romans 12 says "we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep." Wow, these are tough times.
So, what I'm reminded is, is that we are one nation. We are regions, I understand. We're different cultures, different peoples. I understand that, too. But in times of catastrophe, in times of great struggle, I'm grateful that we become one nation caring for us all and the response nationwide has been incredible.
Hey, if you are interested in a thoughtful and helpful way to respond to Hurricane Helene and give some relief, pcsa.org, the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program of which you and I are a part, Village Church gives significant funds to help support the denomination that goes to the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program. The good news about that is every dollar that goes, the entire dollar, that goes to help because staff people are already paid by your mission dollars. All of the funds needed to run those programs are already paid for by your mission dollars. So, what we give helps people directly. So, pcsa.org is one good, trustworthy source, for you and for me.
Friends, we're reminded that we are one nation. We rejoice with those who rejoice, we weep with those who weep. Looking forward to talking with you more on this Sunday, Communion Sunday, World Communion Sunday, what it means to be one nation.
Thanks. Blessings upon you always. Take care.
Rodger
Hello, Village Family,
A good Friday to you. It's good to see you. Thank you for taking the time to spend with me for a few moments on this Friday.
We're starting a new sermon series on Sunday about what it means to love God, and love nation. And I'm using the words from the Pledge of Allegiance. You remember the Pledge of Allegiance. I'm using "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Those four phrases form each of the Sunday sermons for the coming Sundays.
So this Sunday, we're at "One Nation." And if anything that has come to new light for me, given Hurricane Helene and this past week and what's happened to so many of our friends and neighbors and family in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. And lots of friends and family in Western North Carolina.
There's a national conference center for the Presbyterian Church, (USA) called Montreat Conference Center there outside of Black Mountain has been closed due to loss of power. Romans 12 says "we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep." Wow, these are tough times.
So, what I'm reminded is, is that we are one nation. We are regions, I understand. We're different cultures, different peoples. I understand that, too. But in times of catastrophe, in times of great struggle, I'm grateful that we become one nation caring for us all and the response nationwide has been incredible.
Hey, if you are interested in a thoughtful and helpful way to respond to Hurricane Helene and give some relief, pcsa.org, the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program of which you and I are a part, Village Church gives significant funds to help support the denomination that goes to the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program. The good news about that is every dollar that goes, the entire dollar, that goes to help because staff people are already paid by your mission dollars. All of the funds needed to run those programs are already paid for by your mission dollars. So, what we give helps people directly. So, pcsa.org is one good, trustworthy source, for you and for me.
Friends, we're reminded that we are one nation. We rejoice with those who rejoice, we weep with those who weep. Looking forward to talking with you more on this Sunday, Communion Sunday, World Communion Sunday, what it means to be one nation.
Thanks. Blessings upon you always. Take care.
Rodger
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and 9:30 a.m. (traditional worship) at our Antioch Campus. If you can’t make it in person, you can livestream our services online.