Find out what’s going on this week at the following churches:
- Bethesda Mennonite Church
- Community Bible Church of Lushton
- Countryside Bible Church
- Crossroads Bible Fellowship
- Faith Evangelical Bible Church
- Living Hope Church
- Stockham Community Church
Bethesda Mennonite Church
Pastor Andrea Wall
Pastor Seth Miller
Phone: 402-723-4562
Email: bethesda@mainstaycomm.net
Web:http://www.bethesdamc.org
All events at Bethesda Mennonite Church will be suspended until we can safely meet together again. Sunday services will be live streamed only. Please watch our website at www.bethesdamc.org for updates.
Community Bible Church of Lushton
Pastor Dr. Greg Koehn
205 Gilbert St. Lushton, NE
Phone: 402-724-2369
Due to the request of both Federal and State government, because of the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19, we will be discontinuing our services on Sunday and all activities on Wednesday night until further notice. We have an online recorded service that will be available through YouTube, a link that is available at this website. It will be recorded and therefore available for viewing at any time.
Video recordings can be found on here: https://www.cbclushton.com/
Countryside Bible Church
904 S W Road
Hampton, NE 68843
Pastor Rod Goertzen
Phone: 402-725-3888
Website: http://countrysidebc.org
Watch the Countryside Worship Service Live Stream at http://countrysidebc.org/live-stream
During this time:
Sunday Morning Worship will be Live-Streamed at 10:15 a.m. We encourage you to watch at home. Sing along with Thomas while he leads us. There will be announcements and Scripture, followed by the message.
The Wednesday Night Bible study will also be live streamed beginning at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. We will take break from Ecclesiastes and have a study in the Psalms.
Sermon Notes available for download at http://countrysidebc.org
Our Mission: To teach and preach God’s word literally and systematically, verse by verse, to men as they are.
Crossroads Bible Fellowship
Pastor Peter Coon
1002 Road B
Phone: 402-723-4958
Website: http://crossroadsbiblehenderson.org
Sermons can be found on website.
Faith Evangelical Bible Church
Pastor: Bob Stretch
Youth Pastor Crale Swanson
Phone: 402-723-5888
Email: officefebc@mainstaycomm.net
Website: http://faithebc.net
“Like” us on Facebook at http://goo.gl/t4M96
All church gatherings are on hold till further notice. Our worship service will be live streamed on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. Past services are also posted and available for anyone to watch.
To join our worship service, go to: http://faithebc.net/live
Living Hope Church
Pastor Luke Haidle
Phone: 402-723-5845
Email: office@livinghopehenderson.com
Website: http://www.livinghopehenderson.com
Church service in the sanctuary, Wednesday night activities, and other events at the church are cancelled for this week, unless posted otherwise. Check Facebook and the church website for updates.
Join us online at www.livinghopehenderson.com. There you will find all the resources needed for home church: video link, video guide, song sheets, prayer guide and discussion questions, as well as a link for online donations.
Stockham Community Church
Pastor Paul Nauman
Associate Pastor Rick Bartek
409 Scott Street, Stockham, NE
Phone: 402-737-3333
Website: http://stockhamchurch.com/
Join us at 10:00 a.m. on the Facebook page for a live video. The sermon recording will also be uploaded to the website.
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Devotion from Pastor Rick Bartek
Psalm 113
There are very few sights that can strike my heart more that witnessing the beauty that the sun casts across the sky when it rises or sets. The multiple colors that fill the sky glazing over the various clouds can take my breath away. Often times, as I peer out the back window of our house at a sunset, it seems to stop time. In those moments, I am often reminded that the beauty of the sunrise or sunset cannot compare to the beauty of our God. He is the one who, like an artist, effortlessly wiped his brush across the sky allowing sinful men and women to witness His unique masterpiece. Although these sights are filled with beauty, the rising of the sun and its setting only serves as a shadow to the greatness of our God.
In Psalm 113, the psalmist exhorts the people of God to praise the LORD five times in nine verses. The word praise connotes extending honor, commendation, and worship. The call upon the life of a believer to praise the LORD is not a call that is filtered down to one hour a week or even one day a week that is set apart. No, the psalmist exclaims in verse 3, “from the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!” For the believer, this is a call to praise the LORD every waking moment because He and He alone is worthy of our adoration and affection. The psalmist continues in verse 4 to expound upon and ponder the truth that “the LORD is high above the nations, and His glory above the heavens.” This leads him to question in verse 5, “Who is like the the LORD our God?” Then, the psalmist explains the work of this awesome God as he writes, “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and with the princes of His people” (v. 7-8). These verses are the epitome and description of grace! The undeserved inheriting what they do not deserve. The needy, broken, and dirty are provided for, fixed, and cleaned. Though the LORD God is seated on high, He looks down upon the lowly.
In Christ Jesus, we see not only that God looked upon the lowly, but that this majestic God became one of the lowly (see Philippians 2:1-11). Jesus, the God-Man in taking on human flesh, He headed to a cross to atone for the sins of the poor in spirit. And in so doing he ensured that every tongue would confess that He is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. This sight strikes our hearts as we see the beauty of our salvation. Our response? Praise the name of Lord! When? From the rising of the sun to its setting!
