08/17/2026
REDEEMER NEWS – August 16, 2026
Redeemer Communion Service – Chaplain Robbie Patterson – 10 am
Pomeroy Communion Lutheran Noon Service – Pastor David Zimmerman
Chaplain Patterson’s sermon from August 9:
“Advancing the Kingdom”
God designed the church to operate in three aspects: the hospital, the family, and the army.
Every Christian understands the church as a hospital, a place for the broken to be saved, healed, and delivered.
Most understand the church as a family too, somewhere to be born into, supported, loved, helped.
But many modern Christians cannot reconcile the third aspect, that the church is an army, advancing the Kingdom of God in the earth. The early church understood this in a way we have lost. And that loss is losing nations today.
Because Christians don't see the army, they have no need for the whole armor of God. They have no desire to stand like a good soldier for Christ.
They don't understand their mission in the earth.
The Christians who came before us toppled empires and won entire continents to Jesus Christ.
Modern Christians can fill big buildings in growing cities, with rising numbers of believers across whole nations, and still hand that same city and that same nation over to the enemy without a fight.
The reality is many communities, cities, and even entire states in America, and certain nations across the world, went from 80 to 90 percent professing Christian, with relative safety and prosperity, to what we see today.
The answer isn't the percentage of believers. It's the theology they were handed.
Somewhere along the way, sincere Christians were taught, without anyone saying it out loud, that Jesus Christ has no authority over government, law, culture, or public life. That King Jesus only rules hearts, not lives or nations. That is not what the church has believed for two thousand years.
The believers who took the gospel into a hostile pagan empire, who ended infanticide, who broke slavery again and again, did not believe Christ's authority stopped at the church door.
Go back and read the actual accounts. Missionaries walked into cannibalism, child sacrifice, child marriage, and demon worship, and they said something almost nobody says today: "We love you but you cannot continue."
Not forced conversion. Not a sword to the throat.
The gospel doing what the gospel has always done, protecting the weak and confronting evil, while still leaving every man free to bow his own knee to Christ, or not.
Here's what we've lost. The believers of old didn't just ask how many got saved. They asked what people were required to leave behind.
They didn't stop at addition. They demanded transformation. We've traded that for a service on Sunday and called it ministry, when the service was only ever meant to equip the saints to go be sent, like the seventy in Luke 10, out to actually confront what's devouring our own age.
The percentage of professing believers was never the real measure of a healthy church. The fruit was.
Preach it freely. Force no one. But never again let the King's name be used over a people while His authority is quietly kept out of everything that actually governs them.
Christ Is King. Live Like It.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
SPLASH, the annual fun event for children and families – This event will be held on Saturday, August 29 from 1 to 3 p.m.in the Dayton city park. There will be lots of water activities, special treats and new surprises courtesy of the Nazarene church. SPLASH is sponsored by the Greatest Journey children’s group. So, mark your calendars and plan to attend as all are welcome.
REDEEMER ANNUAL PICNIC: On August 30, Dwight and Gerri Richter will again host the annual picnic at 904 S. Third Street, Dayton. Hot dogs, hamburgers and condiments are furnished. Please, if you are able, provide a salad and/or dessert. Come join the fellowship, 8/30 following church service.
A Redeemer Council workshop meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 in the church basement. Agenda items to review are Zier scholarship fund and process; review of Articles of Incorporation; guidelines for religious non-profits and a proposal for Sunday school. The work study is an open meeting.
August 23 at 3:30 p.m. Redeemer to visit Rivers Walk, singing, and fellowship.
ONGOING EVENTS:
TUESDAYS AT CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (old Suffield building on Main) from 7-8 p.m. youth group, grades 4th through 8th.
WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYER SERVICE begins at 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. featuring a short video with discussion and prayer time. Al Suffield is the contact.
COMMUNITY PRAYER SERVICE on 3rd Sunday (June 21) at 6:00 p.m. at Community Bible Church.
TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDY is on summer break enjoying time with families, Studies will resume in September. Kari Dawson - [email protected]
Please keep the following in your prayers:
• Bonnie Graham’s husband, Duane, continues his recovery.
• Frank and Sarah Hallett
• Sandy Johnson
• Jude Cornaggia
• Ryan Henderson recovery
• Traveling mercies for Dwight and Gerri Richter
• Keegan’s father, Pastor Jeff Milsten, for healing and comfort for the family.
• Dave and Terri Ward seeking clarity for future move to Arizona
• Amy in California, support and safety
• Jude and Brett Strode for continuing recovery & strength.
• Crystal’s sister Pricilla, strength, healing, release from any bo***ge
• Jerry Wilson’s son Mike and his wife Mary
• Diane Wilson for renewed health
• Gloria Delp for strength and encouragement.
• Joe Rhymes – Dixie Church Pastor, Cancer
• Dawn and Steve Radebaugh – Encouragement
• Tim Bruegman and family
• Gloria’s sister Claudia for healing and comfort
• Vivian Conger continued prayers for maintaining health.
• Marcene Hendrickson, Bobbi Ruddell and Jill Tate healing eyesight.
• Holly Kaczmarski for healing and encouragement
• Prayers for Government Leadership, President Trump and his family
• Continue praying for emergency services individuals; active military
• Prayers for peace in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
• Prayers for Chaplain Robbie and Crystal Patterson and their families
• Pray for the Tiny Heartbeat Ministry teams. Mail your tax-deductible contribution to Andrew Kerin, Executive Director, at PO Box 1667, Pullman, WA 99163, or at www.tinyheartbeatministries.com/donate
• Pray for Israel - Keegan Milsten, Zion Ministries, supporting the Jewish people. https://ForZionMinistries.org/donate or donations for Zion Ministries can be sent to PO Box 58233, Renton WA 98058. Email for Keegan is [email protected]
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TITHING AND CONTRIBUTIONS: Tithing checks can be sent to financial secretary, Gerri Richter at 904 S. Third Street, Dayton, WA 99328.
Out of consideration for allergic/sensitive persons, please use UNSCENTED TOILETRIES while attending church functions.
CARD MINISTRY: Debbie Bruegman (509-520-0530) let Debbie know who needs a birthday, anniversary, and congratulations for most anything, a get-well, or sympathy card.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pomeroy congregation’s contact is: mailto:[email protected] or 208-553-8456.
Sue Bell’s contact is: mailto:[email protected] Council or for Newsletter adds/deletes. 903-216-7574.
Website address for the LCMC (Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ) is: http://www.lcmc.nw.com
REMINDER: Last person out of church on any given day, please make sure all the lights are off, the doors are locked, your things are gathered up and nothing is left on the stove or in the oven. Thank you as many hands make lite work.
