Published Monthly By Salem Walmers Union ChurchVOLUME 1 - ISSUE 8 • September 2015
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Mission StatementThe mission of Salem Walmers Union Church is to proclaim the Gospel
of Jesus Christ and minister to the communities in and around the Indiantown Gap area, as well as the entire body of the Christian church. Our mission involves creating and
maintaining a place where people of all types and backgrounds can be nurtored and discipled into faith in the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We will accomplish this
by staying true to our heritage, history, style of worship and stody, and the simple values of honesty, hard work, faithfulness, humor, financial support and dedication that have
kept us going since our founding. We pledge our lives to the support of our leaders and pastors, in covenant with each other, and Jesus Christ our Lord, to demonstrate and share
our experiences and faith with all those we come into contact with now and in our future. Amen.
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By Barbara BruceForgiving someone for hurting you mentally or physically is not easy. Forgiving someone for hurting you mentally or
physically is an essential part of health and healing in mind/body/spirit.
Forgiveness is a very difficult concept to understand and accept. In the Lord's Prayer we pray to God to forgive us as weforgive others---ouch.
An old adage my mother taught me is, "Carrying a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Think
about it! My mother was wise in many ways. The person who hurt you has moved on; may not (at times) be aware of what
they have done, or they really don't think about you anymore. But, every time you visit that hurt, you are doing damage to
yourself.
Let me explain-there is a mind/body connection that cannot be severed. So when you continue to think negative thoughts or
carry that grudge (in your mind) your body produces a chemical called cortisol. This chemical is nasty and can cause a variety
of problems.
In preparing for this post some of the research I did was to take a "forgiveness quiz" on the site of the Amish School Shooting
website. As I considered each of the questions, my thought was, "it all depend." My conclusion is that my level offorgiving
depends on the circumstances. My guess is that is a basic truth for most of us. To forgive someone for cutting in front of me to
get a parking space is one thing. I am annoyed for a minute and then move on. To forgive someone for harming my child (or
grandchild) is something else entirely. I KNOW this is not what it is supposed to be. I KNOW that carrying that anger, no
matter what the circumstance, would still be damaging to my body and my spirit. I KNOW this.
Can I live that knowledge? I truly don't know.
Forgiving is different than forgetting. You may never forget the wrong (real or perceived), but you have
the ability/the choice to forgive. It is a blessing. It is hard to do. Itmay take a long time. My biggest need to forgive is nearly
eleven years old. It took a few years to not reflect on the event with anger over the inunorality and illegality of it. I did forgive
the person responsible. My forgiveness changed nothing outwardly. It still happened. It still hurt. But, it no longer has a hold
on me. Shortly after this incident occurred, a very wise personal coach asked if I respected the person. My emphatic answer
was, "No." She then said something similar to my mother's wisdom- Continuued on Page 6 .
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this new Outreach project.You donated enough funds and supplies for us to provide 21 bacpacks to the
kids in ours and the greater community.Watch out for next year!
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Pastor Office Hours
Meet in Pastor Bob's Office EveryOther Sunday During the Sunday
School Hour Starting September 13th!
Pastor Bob is in his study in the church basementevery Thursday from 4pm - 6pm. You can enter byparking around back and coming to the back door ofthe basement. Other appointment times available
upon request.To Contact Pastor Bob
717-215-3328 [email protected]
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"Let go, you are hurting yourself over someone you do not respect. You are not hurting this person, you are only hurtingyourself."
Amen and Amen. For five years I co-taught a class called "Managing Change and Conflict" at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Part of the last session of each course was led by Tony who came to us from the Samaritan Counseling Center. Tony showed a video of
a teacher in the Bronx who had his class outside for recess and was attacked with a baseball bat by a teen strung out on drugs. The
teacher lost an eye, the use of one arm, and was hospitalized for months with internal injuries. Upon leaving the hospital, he went to
visit the teen in prison, much to the fear and dismay offamily and friends. He forgave the teen and established a relationship with him.
When the teen was released from prison, he and the teacher teamed up to speak at schools and prisons about the dangers and
devastation of drugs. I saw the video about ten times and got teary each time at the power of forgiveness. I pray that I will never face a
situation as traumatic as that, but if I ever have to, I pray that I would have the strength and faith to forgive.
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The concept of "forgiveness" is mentioned many times in both the Hebrew (O'I) and the Christian Testament (NT). Think of a passage
that you can recall or visit a Bible concordance that addresses the concept of forgiveness and think and pray on how that scripture
speaks to you. You will be healthier in mind/body/spirit when you can forgive.
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Welrbach, Doris Ditzler. Kathy Stetoer. Justin Swlngbolm. MorrisColeman and Pastor Bob.
Superintendants toclude Fred Weirbach and Dick Nye for adults.Dottle Krall for the Primary c1asses.We are currently seektog new
teachers for the childrento ald in the Increased needs for the fall of 2015.
DID YOUKNOW'•Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus ever tellthe Disciples that he loves them.
God is not mentioned in the Book ofEsther
Salem Walmers Facebook Flashes----Can You Name Who and When?
6 Things to Do When Your Church ChangesThe times, they are a-changing, friend. (And they are not through changing either. So you youngsters should not get
too attached to the present innovations.) If you cannot adapt, you may find yourself living in the 1950s.
Most "older" churches cannot easily adapt to change. The members are so wed to the ways of yesterday and themethods of the past that they prefer to let the church die rather than change.
Whoever heard of a church changing? (Smiley-face here)
Churches are always changing. Only the dead ones don't.
May I repeat that? Churches are always changing-if they are alive. I guarantee you that Saddleback Church (RickWarren) in Orange County is always tweaking what they do. As does North Point (Andy Stanley) in Alpharetta, and
Celebration Church (Dennis Watson) in Metairie.
But we see this same scenario playing out again and again.
You've belonged to that church for many years. You were attracted to it because of location and ministry, becauseyou liked the pastor and the people were friendly. You have served the Lord there in numerous capacities and your
children grew up there. You have a history with that church. And now ....
Now, it's not the same church.
There's a new pastor and new leadership. They are attracting a different group of people from the lovely group thatdrew you in. You feel less and less a part of things. You're not at home with many of the innovations they're doing
now. What should you do?
1) Recognize that churches are always in a state of change if they are alive.
Every time someone joins your church or leaves it, the church changes. Every time a member begins to get seriousabout reading the Word or witnessing or tithing or ministering, or when they backslide, the church changes. It is
never static, never a frozen entity.
2) You yourself are growing and changing if you are alive and obedient. 1 grew up on a certain kind ofchurch music, then grew past that. Later, my tastes changed and to no one's surprise, have changed again.
3) Your needs and requirements change. My tastes change. It's called "life." After radiation treatment of thehead and neck a full decade ago, many things no longer have a taste at all, while others are as wonderful as ever. 1
can handle spicy food better than before since 1 have fewer functioning taste buds. Life is like that.
4) Perhaps you are dragging your feet and resisting something new the Holy Spirit is trying to do inyour life.
You are if you insist that the Lord do something again in the same way He did it before. You are dragging your feetand resisting Him if you reject the new things He sends because they are outside your comfort zone. Do you suppose
Jonah felt comfortable going to Nineveh? Don't you know it was way, way outside his comfort zone?
5) Perhaps the Lord has something new for you in the community and you should be in another church.This may be His way of cutting you loose from those ties that have bound you so you can move forward.
6) Are you open to new things? New ways? If you are not, you're going to have trouble with the Lord Jesus.
"Behold," the Lord said, "I make all things new" (Revelation 21:5). He wasn't just talking about Heaven, friend.
He's making me ever-new right now. Yep, I said that. Psalm 92:12-15 promises that. "The righteous will flourish ....They will still bear fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and very green ...." So, what do you do when your
church changes? Grow with it.
6 Things to Do When Your Church ChangesThe times! they are a-chanqinq, friend. (And they are not through changing either. So you youngsters should not get
too attached to the present innovations.) If you cannot adapt, you may find yourself living in the 1950s.
Most "older" churches cannot easily adapt to change. The members are so wed to the ways of yesterday and themethods of the past that they prefer to let the church die rather than change.
Whoever heard of a church changing? (Smiley-face here)
Churches are always changing. Only the dead ones don't.
May I repeat that? Churches are always changing-if they are alive. I guarantee you that Saddleback Church (RickWarren) in Orange County is always tweaking what they do. As does North Point (Andy Stanley) in Alpharettar and
Celebration Church (Dennis Watson) in Metairie.
But we see this same scenario playing out again and again.
You've belonged to that church for many years. You were attracted to it because of location and ministry, becauseyou liked the pastor and the people were friendly. You have served the Lord there in numerous capacities and your
children grew up there. You have a history with that church. And now ....
Now, it's not the same church.
There's a new pastor and new leadership. They are attracting a different group of people from the lovely group thatdrew you in. You feel less and less a part of things. You're not at home with many of the innovations they're doing
now. What should you do?
1) Recognize that churches are always in a state of change if they are alive.
Every time someone joins your church or leaves it, the church changes. Every time a member begins to get seriousabout reading the Word or witnessing or tithing or rrmistennq, or when they backslider the church changes. It is
never static, never a frozen entity.
2) You yourself are growing and changing if you are alive and obedient. I grew up on a certain kind ofchurch music, then grew past that. tater, my tastes changed and to no one's surprise, have changed again.
3) Your needs and requirements change. My tastes change. It's called "life." After radiation treatment of thehead and neck a full decade aqo, many things no longer have a taste at all, while others are as wonderful as ever. I
can handle spicy food better than before since I have fewer functioning taste buds. Life is like that.
4) Perhaps you are dragging your feet and resisting something new the Holy Spirit is trying to do inyour life.
You are if you insist that the Lord do something again in the same way He did it before. You are dragging your feetand resisting Him if you reject the new things He sends because they are outside your comfort zone. Do you suppose
Jonah felt comfortable going to Nineveh? Don't you know it was waYr way outside his comfort zone?
5) Perhaps the Lord has something new for you in the community and you should be in another church.This may be His way of cutting you loose from those ties that have bound you so you can move forward.
6) Are you open to new things? New ways? If you are not, you're going to have trouble with the Lord Jesus.
"Behold," the Lord said, "I make all things new" (Revelation 21:5). He wasn't just talking about Heaven, friend.
He's making me ever-new right now. Yep, I said that. Psalm 92:12-15 promises that. "The righteous will flourish ....They will still bear fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and very green .... " So, what do you do when your
church changes? Grow with it.
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