October 2020

November 1, 2020

WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP:HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Farrah McClaskey, Wanda Ritter 6th; Vicki Freed, Rachel LeFever, Justin Lockman 7th; Lenora Leidy 8th; Lorraine Kroesser, Drew Weiss 9th; Dave Kirkpatrick, Ken Merritt, Diane Miller 10th; Karen Focht, Nathan Kulp 11th. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Kevin and Holly Lehman 5th; Doug and Sue Lindner 7th; Frank and

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For the Sake of Christ, He is Our Father

Devotional Word for Friday, October 30, 2020 One of the reasons why I like the Heidelberg Catechism is the pastoral warmth that runs through it.  There is a trade off for the pastoral warmth.  Sometimes the answers to the questions are rather long.  Take for instance Question 26 as the

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Thinking of One and Three

Devotional Word for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Last week we looked at the three primary divisions of the Apostle’s Creed.  They are God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.  As we consider those divisions in the creed, it is good for us to consider exactly how

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November 2020 Newsletter

Pastors column Things are not always as they appear! And yet we have it drilled in our minds from the earliest years of public education that seeing is believing; that the proof of reality can only be verified through empirical observation and logical analysis. Though these methods are used to

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October 25, 2020

WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP:HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jim Carling, Mary Hoyt, Brian Lafty, Jr., Abraham Martindell, Luke Reich 30th; Helen Hahn, Kevin Kleiner 31st; Jaedyn Rittenhouse November 3rd; Nathan Frueh, Allison Walbrandt 4th. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! John and Mary Leidy November 3rd. THE SERMON TITLE this morning is Seeking the Lord in the Day

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The Triune God’s Actions for Us

Devotional Word for Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Last week we discussed the substance of true faith and the summary of that faith found in the Apostles’ Creed.  This week we are going to turn our attention to the creed in more detail.  Question 24, speaking about the articles of the

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October 18, 2020

WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Joyce Godshall, Joanna Mark 22nd; Ashley Frederickson 24th; Holly Lehman 25th; Bob Bugge, LaRue Friday, Curt Lockman, Ron Miller, Bill Weigner 26th; Phyllis Allebach, Mary Leidy 27th. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Glenn and Joyce Derstine, Jeremy and Justine Smith 22nd; Ed and Darlene Schmidt 23rd; Bob and

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The Apostles’ Creed

Devotional Word for Friday, October 16, 2020 On Monday, we looked at the faith that individuals must have to gain any benefit from the Lord Jesus as Mediator and Redeemer.  Today, we are going to continue that discussion.  Have you ever considered what exactly you have to believe?  Think about

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True Faith

Devotional Word for Tuesday, October 13, 2020 In the past week or so we have looked at how our sins result in a debt of righteousness which must be paid.  Thanks be to God that the He accepts the payment of righteousness from another.  That is to say that the

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Our Redeemer and Mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ

Devotional Word for Friday, October 9, 2020 Over the past several devotions we have been working through the depths of our sin and the need for a mediator to redeem us.  Well, today is finally the day.  It is as it were the main event.  We come to question 18

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