05/22/2026
Happy Friday,
Let me ask you a question: Is God too busy to care about you? Sometimes people say that God is too busy to care about the little things in your life. Understand that everything is little compared to God. However, God’s love for you trumps everything else. He fed huge crowds when there was no food, showed love for children when others thought little of them, and showed concern for the birds of the air. Matthew 6:26“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” This verse tells us that you are much more precious to God than birds. On the night Jesus was arrested, He healed the ear of the high priest’s servant that one of His disciples had cut off (Luke 22:50-51). God is concerned about your pain and sadness and desires to strengthen us and uphold us. In Isaiah 41:10 God says, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
God says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3). If He didn’t love us, He wouldn’t care what happens to us—and He certainly wouldn’t care about the little details that often preoccupy us or cause us the greatest worry. God continually calls us to come to Him with our burdens and find rest for our souls. (Matthew 11:28-29). He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3). He offers strength when we are weak. (Philippians 4:13). He invites us to cast our worries on Him because He cares. (1 Peter 5:7).
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).
Someone said: “When I say I am a Christian, I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need God’s strength to carry on.
*When I say I am a Christian I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean up my mess.
*When I say I am a Christian I'm not claiming to be perfect, my flaws are far too visible but God believes I am worth it.
*When I say I am a Christian I still feel the sting of pain, hurts, my share of heartaches, but I also have God to call upon.
*When I say I am a Christian I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace and I need Him desperately every minute of every day.
Announcements:
1. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30a.m.
2. Our Worship Service begins at 10:30a.m.
3. Sunday School Store: Sunday, May 31. This is to reward our students for their attendance and Bible work. If interested in contributing items for the Store such as $5.00 gift cards, candy, small toys, etc. please have donations here by May 24.
4. We will celebrate our high school graduates on Sunday, June 7. There will be a luncheon provided by one of the families on Sunday, June 7 after the service. Centerpoint will supply the cake, coffee, and tea.
5. The Little Lambs Summer program: Suzanne Morris leads this great ministry and has outlined the following dates for this Summer. *John Antoline Park: June 9th, July 7th, August 4th 2-4pm; *Keystone Safari: June 30th, *Kayaking at Raccoon State Park: July 14th *Pool Party at Chapel: August 18th
In Christ Together,
Pastor Steve