Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church

06/08/2026

Welcome to Rainforest Falls VBS at Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church!

We are excited to welcome you to a wonderful week of faith, fun, and adventure in the rainforest. Under the leadership of Kelly and her dedicated crew, our church has been transformed into Rainforest Falls, creating an exciting environment where children can explore God’s love through Bible lessons, music, crafts, games, and fellowship.

We are thankful for the many volunteers who have shared their time, talents, and creativity to make this experience possible.

Now, all we need is you! If you missed Monday, there’s still plenty of time to join us. Come be part of the adventure Tuesday through Thursday as we learn about God’s love and have fun together. A light meal will be served each evening at 5:00 p.m., and VBS activities will run from 5:30–7:30 p.m. On Thursday, plan to stay until 8:00 p.m. for special recreation and an exciting finale to our week.

We can’t wait to welcome you as we learn, laugh, grow in faith, and discover the amazing love of Jesus at Rainforest Falls! 🌿🦜🌊✝️

06/08/2026

05/28/2026

Real friendship is not finding someone who only sees your strengths… it’s finding someone who loves you gently through your imperfections too. “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” — 1 Peter 4:8 🙏

The people God places in our lives are often reminders of His grace... patient, compassionate, and willing to see the beauty growing beneath the broken places. 💕

05/27/2026

Give yourself grace for the seasons when you did the best you could with the understanding you had. “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” — Psalm 103:8 ❤️

God is not asking you to stay trapped in shame. He is leading you forward... healing, growing, and renewing your heart one step at a time. If you need a quiet place to rest with God, we have prayer time every Tuesday 10:30 -11:00 a.m.

05/20/2026

Go to our VBS feed and register now to receive a free t-shirt!

05/19/2026

Worship has a way of calming the soul when life feels heavy. It may not instantly remove every problem, but it gently shifts our focus away from fear and back toward the presence of God. Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is pause the noise, breathe deeply, and let worship remind our hearts that we are not alone. In anxious seasons… worship becomes peace. In grief… worship becomes comfort. In uncertainty… worship becomes trust. Mindfulness is learning to slow down long enough to notice God’s presence in the middle of ordinary moments... and worship helps quiet the chaos so we can hear Him again. 💕

05/18/2026

A single small plant appears at exactly two moments in the Bible — and almost nobody talks about it.
Once in Exodus, to apply the blood of the lamb that saved a nation.
Once in John, to touch the lips of the Lamb who saved the world.

The plant is called hyssop.

It is a small Mediterranean herb. Narrow leaves, woody stems, small clusters of purple or white flowers. You could walk past it on a hillside and never notice it.

But God used that specific plant twice — fifteen hundred years apart — and most Christians have read both passages dozens of times without ever connecting them.

Here is what each moment actually says.

The first appearance is in Exodus 12.

The Israelites have been in Egypt for four hundred years. The final plague is coming. God has told them to slaughter a lamb in every household and apply its blood to their doorposts so that death will pass over their homes.

But He does not just tell them to apply the blood. He tells them how.

Exodus 12:22: "Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and apply some of the blood from the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts."

Not their hands. Not a brush. Not a cloth. Hyssop.

A specific plant. A small herb growing along the dusty paths outside their homes. They were to gather it, bunch it together, and use it to mark their doors with the blood that would turn away the angel of death.

That night, every Israelite home in Egypt had the same image at its doorway. A bunch of hyssop. Dripping with lamb's blood. Death passed over every door where that plant had touched the blood.

The second appearance is in John 19.

Fifteen hundred years later. Outside the walls of Jerusalem. A Roman crucifixion in progress.

Jesus has been hanging on the cross for hours. The sun has darkened. The crowd has thinned. He speaks one of His last sentences.

"I thirst."

John 19:29 records the response: "A jar of sour wine stood there. So they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to His mouth."

A hyssop branch.

The same plant. The same species. The same humble Mediterranean herb growing wild along Judean hillsides.

The plant that had touched the blood of the Passover lamb on every doorpost in Egypt — the plant that had marked the homes where death passed over — was now being raised to the lips of the Lamb of God on a Roman cross.

The Passover Lamb was thirsty. And the object that touched His mouth was the same plant that had once carried the blood that saved a nation.

This is not a coincidence. This is not a poetic detail. This is God writing the same word twice — fifteen hundred years apart — at the two most important blood moments in human history.

In Exodus, hyssop applied the blood that turned away death.

At the cross, hyssop touched the lips of the One whose blood would turn away death forever.

The first time it was a sponge soaked in blood applied to wood — the wood of the doorposts.

The second time it was a sponge soaked in wine applied to wood — the wood of the cross.

Same plant. Same wood. Different lamb.

The Passover was not a one-time historical event. It was a rehearsal. A preview. A teaching tool God used for fifteen centuries to prepare His people to recognize what was happening the day His Son hung on a cross outside the same city where the Passover lambs were being slaughtered for the festival.

Every Jew at the foot of the cross that Friday afternoon was preparing for Passover. The lambs were being inspected in the Temple. The hyssop was being gathered for the doorposts. And the One who would fulfill it all was dying on a cross while a soldier raised the same plant to His mouth.

The crowd missed it.

Most modern Christians still do.

God did not choose that plant at random. He never does anything at random.
Credit: John Ross

05/14/2026

Today is an important day in the church, sitting between Resurrection and Pentecost. One that is commonly (to our detriment) overlooked. Today we celebrate Jesus’ ascension into heaven. His ascension to the throne enabled the Spirit to fall and rest on His followers, empowering them to be His witnesses and to participate in His kingdom, bringing the mercy, love, and justice that people so desperately need. This was His commission to His disciples and to us. Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me!

05/14/2026

Never underestimate the power of quietly praying for the people you love. Some battles are invisible. Some struggles are never spoken out loud. Some people smile while carrying heavy burdens no one else can see. But prayer reaches places our words cannot. 🙏

A simple prayer for a friend may become the very thing that strengthens them through a difficult season. Keep checking in. Keep loving people well. Keep lifting others up before God, even when they never know you did.

05/13/2026

Be still long enough to notice His peace. Be quiet long enough to hear His voice. Be present long enough to recognize His grace in this moment. “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 💜 If your soul has been feeling tired, anxious, or overwhelmed lately,Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is simply slow down. Not every problem must be solved today. Not every question needs an immediate answer. Not every burden was meant to be carried alone. There are seasons where God calls us to stop striving, breathe deeply, and remember that His presence is already surrounding us. 🙏