In watching some of the history of the royals in England last weekend, Karen and I saw that film of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was sent by airplane to Newfoundland so that Canadians could view the event at almost the same time as people in England, because of the difference in time. That got me thinking about how much has changed in the past seventy years. One of those changes involves how you are reading this blog post: the Internet. When we are unable to attend church in person, we can watch the services on the World Wide Web.
Last Sunday, we were blessed by the message of Scott Solberg, who serves as Senior Pastor at Wethersfield Evangelical Free Church. You can see the entire worship service of May 7 and earlier services at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIi-sSAOXE8. Have you ever wanted to take shortcuts? If not, you are in the minority of people. You’ll see how David interacted with Saul in 1 Samuel 24 in Pastor Solberg’s sermon “Test #1: A Shortcut to Suffering.”
More than 50 years ago, my parents drove me to Connecticut for the wedding of one of my cousins. There are two things I remember about that trip: seeing tobacco fields near the highway in Connecticut and having coffee spilled on my pants in a restaurant. The church where my cousin was married is located only a couple of kilometres from the Wethersfield Evangelical Free Church. Today there are a lot less tobacco fields, but the church is alive and well.
Yesterday, we learned that Marilyn Lambshead went to be with the Lord. She played the organ at Peoples Church of Montreal for many years and was a great example of loving devotion to the Lord. We are grateful to have been blessed by her musical gifts and caring for others.
Scripture for the weekend: “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.’ But He answered and said, ‘It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:1-4 (NASB)
Thought for the weekend: “Because God had anointed Saul, David refused to lay a hand on him. He honored the Lord by sparing Saul’s life, and he continued to trust that God would put him on the throne in His time. This is the essence of true faith – we refuse to run ahead of the Lord’s plan. Rather, we exalt Him in everything we do, knowing He is faithful and just to keep His promises to us.” – Dr. Charles Stanley (in reference to 1 Samuel 24:6 from “The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Bible”)
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