2017-05-21 Luke 21:29-33 Recalibrating Reality (7): How Firm a Foundation

UPCOMING EVENTS May     Pastor’s Class for Kids Recognition, Sunday, May 21 Free Day Informational Meeting, Sunday, May 21, after church Men’s Fellowship, Thursday, May 25, ECC, 6:30 am Monthly Church Prayer Meeting, Sunday, May 28, 4:00 pm June       Free Day, Saturday, June 3, 8:00-noon Communion / Benevolent Sunday, June 4 Men’s Fellowship, Thursday, June 8/22, ECC, 6:30 am Reach Trip to Portsmouth OH, June 10-17 Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18 Vacation Bible School, June 26-30 Mission News – From Teresa Vanderford in Bangladesh, May 2017 One afternoon I was sitting across the desk from our Bangladeshi asst. hospital administrator. So I ask, what are things that help foreigners like me build relationships of trust and serve here successfully for many years? There is wisdom in his answer. “Nobody cares how well you do your work if you do not talk to them.” It is important that people know you care. He describes the importance of relationships. One of the important things he does is take time to sit and drink tea with people. Sometimes it means taking tea and snacks to somebody and listening to them. This makes me think of something someone else said: “…If I have prophetic power, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge… but have not love, I am nothing” (1 Cor 13:2). This month I have spent a lot of time drinking tea with people. I was ‘drinking tea’ with my friend in the small, dimly-lit living room of her mud home. She was fanning me with a hand fan to help make the heat bearable. She talks about her in-laws who helped her understand God’s goodness. “I had no idea that God would give me such a wonderful family.” Her face begins to glow with a beautiful smile as she continues. “I didn’t know he would give me such a nice house.” She lives in a small mud house with limited electricity and no fans. “I didn’t know he would give me such a good job.” She is a sweeper. She looks at me and says “God is good. He has given me so many blessings.” I left her house encouraged and inspired by her faith in God, her love for him, and her gratitude to him. How many of us fail to recognize God’s blessings to us and neglect to tell of His goodness? Pray for Teresa that she will regain her strength after being hospitalized with a parasitic illness. Northern Colorado Christian Academy would love for your child to join us for the 2017/2018 school year! We have extended our enrollment deadline to June 30th. If you have a child entering Kindergarten through 5th grade in the fall of 2017 and are interested in learning more about a classical Christian education, please contact Adrienne Haythorn at 970-703-6222 or ahaythorn@nocochristian.org. 325 2nd St. | Eaton, CO 80615 | 970.454.2481 | eatoncc.org | info@eatoncc.org WELCOME MAY 21, 2017 Organ Prelude Welcome & Announcements Mission Moment Amolia with Food For the Hungry Pastor’s Class for Kids Recognition: Abigail Hays, Spencer Hays, Grant Hernandez, Maddie Robson, and Ainslie Ross Memory Verse Hebrews 10:22 Hymn 32 “How Firm a Foundation” Psalm 94:22 “And my God is the rock of my refuge.” Scripture Reading & Prayer Psalm 102 Congregational Singing  “Sing to the King” Zechariah 14:9 “The Lord will be king over the whole earth.”  “Bound for Glory” Romans 8:18 “The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” Children Dismissed Prayer Offering/Offertory: “Speak, O Lord” 1 Samuel 3:10 “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Sermon: “Recalibrating Reality: How Firm a Foundation” Dave McNeff Prayer Closing Song “Doxology” Benediction MEMORY VERSE “let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” Hebrews 10:22 TO KNOW HIM TO GROW IN HIM TO GO WITH HIM OPPORTUNITIES Sound Techs Needed – If you would be willing to occasionally help run the sound board during the service, please let Bill Hudson or Jesse Griffin know. Training will be provided. Free Day - There will be a brief informational meeting after church on Sunday, May 21st, for anyone who would like to volunteer at the Free Day! Vacation Bible School – Donation signup sheets are located in the kitchen. Mission Trip – If you are interested in participating in a mission trip to Santa Cecilia, Guatemala next February, please contact Jesse Griffin or Patty McNeff. Recommended Reading: Heaven, by Randy Alcorn [first recommended in 2010] This is the most life-changing book I have read in years! Want to know where you are going as a Christian? Read this book. Want to encourage an eternal perspective in your life. Read this book. Got questions about heaven? This book has answers. Alcorn speculates in some areas and give his imagination credible rein. But this book is soundly biblical. You will find yourself checking out cross references constantly. You will also find yourself amazed at what you have read before and overlooked. Where is heaven located? Won’t heaven be a little boring? Will heaven be familiar? Will we know each other in heaven? Where will we live in heaven? Will there be music and art and culture in heaven? Will we eat and drink in heaven? What will our bodies be like in heaven? Are there animals in heaven? What does restoration really mean? These are just a few of the questions that the book addresses. Some of the answers will surprise you. Check it out. CONTRIBUTIONS BUDGET FOR 2017 $308,000.00 Year-To-Date Budget: $118,460.00 Actual: $123,898.00 Difference: $5,438.00 Weekly Budget: Actual: Difference: WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: 166 SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE: 67 BUILDING FUND: $3,325,191.39 $5,923.00 $7,474.00 $1,551.00