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Sunday Morning Worship 9:15 am 10:45 am Sunday School Classes for Children and Adults at 9:15a & 10:45a Fellowship 10:15-10:45am Children’s Church 11:00am 2018 GREAT BANQUET SUMMER/FALL DATES Boy’s Awakening #29 June 1—3, 2018 Derrick Schnitger, Lay Director Girl’s Awakening #30 June 8—10, 2018 Alyssa Wolber, Lay Director Decatur Correctional Center September 27—30, 2018 Men’s Fall Great Banquet October 25—28, 2018 Kevin Rosborough, Lay Director Women’s Fall Great Banquet November 8—11, 2018 Sarah Wamser, Lay Director Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Decatur, IL 62521 Permit No. 143 655 South Airport Road Decatur, IL 62521 LAMPSTAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Phone: 217-428-8839 Fax: 217-428-5997 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.lampstandpc.org April 27, 2018 The Chimes MEETINGS! WHAT’S “NEWS” IN THE WORLD There is a lot of talk about news these days. Such as “fake” news, news channels that only voice opinions and pick and choose what is rele- vant. Most dictionaries agree that the word, “NEWS” has two primary meanings. First, “news” can refer to anything that is simply new infor- mation. This can include the most recent action of our Government to a “handlebar’ moustache recently grown at the University of Southern Cali- fornia by a sophomore – who happened to be a girl. What makes something merit special attention? Who decides? It seems to me that a lot of the time it depends if you are liberal or conserva- tive, male or female, what shade of skin you have, or if you are Christian, Muslim, or other. Who decides? These are extremely difficult questions, and my empathy is for any- one who is actually trying to be honest, fair, and truthful without making us all endure their “righteous” opinions. I just want to make a theological observation on the whole enter- prise of our news media. It is this: WHAT MAKES THE HEAD- LINES IN HEAVEN IS PROBABLY VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT MAKES THE HEADLINES ON EARTH. God influences the world’s headlines in the same manner He al- ways has. He simply bypasses the official channels of the world. He ignores them all because, as usual, those who are in the know, know nothing; those who are in, are out; and those who are first, are last. If the world has anything to do with what God is doing, it is always inadvertent and unwilling. Think of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus and you will get what I mean. Richard Neuhaus coined a phrase April 30 Intercessory Prayer 5p May 1 Spiritual Life Christian Education 7p May 2 Dinner 5p Bible Study 6p May 4—5 ECO Retreat May 6 Team Meetings TCC #13 Awakenings #29 & #30 May 7 Intercessory Prayer 5p SOZO 7p May 8 Congregational Care 6p Deacon’s 7p May 9 Dinner—5p Worship Healing Prayer 6p
Transcript of L A M P S TA N D April 27, 2018 PAID The Chimes · [email protected] April 27, 2018 The...
Sunday Morning Worship
9:15 am
10:45 am
Sunday School
Classes for Children and Adults
at 9:15a & 10:45a
Fellowship 10:15-10:45am
Children’s Church 11:00am
2018 GREAT BANQUET SUMMER/FALL DATES
Boy’s Awakening #29 June 1—3, 2018
Derrick Schnitger, Lay Director
Girl’s Awakening #30 June 8—10, 2018
Alyssa Wolber, Lay Director
Decatur Correctional Center September 27—30, 2018
Men’s Fall Great Banquet October 25—28, 2018
Kevin Rosborough, Lay Director
Women’s Fall Great Banquet November 8—11, 2018
Sarah Wamser, Lay Director
Nonprofit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Decatur, IL 62521
Permit No. 143 655 South Airport Road Decatur, IL 62521
L A M P S T A N D P R E S B Y T E R I A N
C H U R C H
Phone: 217-428-8839 Fax: 217-428-5997
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
www.lampstandpc.org
April 27, 2018
The Chimes MEETINGS! WHAT’S “NEWS” IN THE WORLD
There is a lot of talk about news these days. Such as “fake” news,
news channels that only voice opinions and pick and choose what is rele-
vant. Most dictionaries agree that the word, “NEWS” has two primary
meanings. First, “news” can refer to anything that is simply new infor-
mation. This can include the most recent action of our Government to a
“handlebar’ moustache recently grown at the University of Southern Cali-
fornia by a sophomore – who happened to be a girl.
What makes something merit special attention? Who decides? It
seems to me that a lot of the time it depends if you are liberal or conserva-
tive, male or female, what shade of skin you have, or if you are Christian,
Muslim, or other. Who decides?
These are extremely difficult questions, and my empathy is for any-
one who is actually trying to be honest, fair, and truthful without making
us all endure their “righteous” opinions.
I just want to make a theological observation on the whole enter-
prise of our news media. It is this: WHAT MAKES THE HEAD-LINES IN HEAVEN IS PROBABLY VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT MAKES THE HEADLINES ON EARTH.
God influences the world’s headlines in the same manner He al-
ways has. He simply bypasses the official channels of the world. He ignores
them all because, as usual, those who are in the know, know nothing;
those who are in, are out; and those who are first, are last.
If the world has anything to do with what God is doing, it is always
inadvertent and unwilling. Think of the events surrounding the birth of
Jesus and you will get what I mean. Richard Neuhaus coined a phrase
April 30
Intercessory Prayer
5p
May 1
Spiritual Life
Christian Education
7p
May 2
Dinner
5p
Bible Study
6p
May 4—5
ECO Retreat
May 6
Team Meetings
TCC #13
Awakenings #29 & #30
May 7
Intercessory Prayer
5p
SOZO
7p
May 8
Congregational Care
6p
Deacon’s
7p
May 9
Dinner—5p
Worship Healing Prayer
6p
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that has stuck with me: “God’s truth is found in the cracks, not on the well-travelled pave-
ment of history.”
God is found in the unexpected, not the obvious. God is only seen by those who will
look, heard only by those who will listen with all of their hearts, found only by those who
seek.
I have a suspicion that at the GREAT Awards Banquet in heaven, we will probably be
hearing as much, if not more, about a Sunday School teacher in Wisconsin than maybe Bil-
ly Graham – which is not meant to take away from the many people who Billy helped into
the Kingdom. What I mean is that God’s priorities sit in judgment over all of our notions
of everything, including our idea of what is news.
This is a newsletter, and I guess it is written by a news writer of sorts. So it is humbly
submitted between what I consider news and what God considers news.
(Have you heard the news – Jesus showed up at the Great Banquets and changed lives
since we last talked!)
See you in church. . . . Jack
IHOPKC “onething”
Worship Leaders Concert
WHEN: May 12th, 2018 TIME: 7p / Doors open at 6p
COST: $12 Purchase Tickets: decaturhop.org or www.lampstandpc.org
LOCATION: 655 S Airport Rd - Decatur, IL (Lampstand Church)
Join us for a night of IHOPKC “onething” Worship
with Leaders Justin Rizzo and Lauren Alexandria!!
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED USING YOUR GUITAR SKILLS PLAYING WITH PRAISE TEAM?
We are in need of a few guitar
players.
If you are interested, please contact Michele Slunder.
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Giving thru Mar, 2018 $110,081.57
Expenses through Mar, 2018 $152,173.24
Capital Fund Checking Account End of Mar 2018 $9,591.59
Capital Fund Contribution Through March, 2018 $28,820.35 Expenses through Mar, 2018 $27,322.62
$7,548.68 Interest $19,773.94 Principal
Loan Balance as of end of March 2018 $751,478.77
2016 2017
January 240 250
February 268 250
March 300 255
April 297 302
May 247 229
250ATTENDANCE
June 281 256
July 225 210
August 262 286
September 259 240
October 243 243
November 285 276
December 265 278
2018
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MAY BIRTHDAYS
Joyce Mullen 01 Triston Dove 03 Sara Kileen 04 Angelina Wright 04 Zane Dove 05 Brittany Kacsir 07 Rachel Byers 08 LaVon Mason 08 Andre Newsome 08 Joe Cardascio 09 Cathy Cavanaugh 09 Bradley Piersall 09 Taylor Yuhas 09 Jeff Dennison 11 Andrew Garrett 11 Suzanne Johnson 12 John Curry 13 Cody Carlson 14 Kathlyn Housh 15 Nora Howard 15 Betty Thorp 17 John Wolpert 17 Elizabeth Morthland 18 Rob Perkins 18 Vickie Reynolds 18 Nick Dyer 19 Brandon Walker 19 John Wright 19 Brendan Lockwood 20 Barb Grimestad 22 Tammy Laughery 22 Abby Byers 23 Brenden Kuzel 23 Karlee McAtee 24 Isabella Wright 24 Tucker Renfro 25 Mackenzie Adkins 26 Chuck Burkhart 26 JR Ohmen 26 Belva Gadlage 27 Mike Smothers 28
MAY BIRTHDAYS John Wright, Sr. 28 Sandra Lettrich 29 Emma Garrett 31
MAY ANNIVERSARYS
Jim & Marjean Yagen 01 Larry & Gale Stenger 02 Chuck & Sue Lines 06 Bob & Dawn Yuhas 06 Larry & Judy Austin 11 Mark & Rhonda Daniel 17 JR & Julie Ohmen 20 Mark & Tammy Laughery 22 Travis & Courtney Brown 23 Cody & Aly Woodrum 26
