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We are a Christ loving and Christ learning family of God. Our services are 11am every Sunday!

06/01/2026

Week 2 — Meaning Under the Sun ☀️
Ecclesiastes 1:12–18

This week we continued in Ecclesiastes as the Teacher turns his attention to wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. What he discovers is both impressive and unsettling — wisdom can reveal much, but it cannot fix everything.

He concludes with a sobering reflection:

“For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.”
— Ecclesiastes 1:18

In a world that tells us “the more you know, the more secure you’ll feel,” Ecclesiastes offers a different reality: knowledge alone cannot heal the deepest struggles of the human heart.

Wisdom can help us see clearly…
but it can also make us more aware of brokenness.
It can expose problems…
but it cannot ultimately save us.

This is the tension of life “under the sun” — even the best human gifts are limited when they are separated from God.

Ecclesiastes isn’t discouraging wisdom itself, but it is reminding us that wisdom was never meant to be our savior.

Only God can carry the weight that knowledge exposes.

This week, let this be our prayer:
⭐️ “Lord, give me wisdom to see clearly, but keep my heart anchored in You alone for hope and peace.” ⭐️

Because knowledge may grow…
but true peace is found only in the God who knows all things.

05/30/2026

Come join us next Sunday, June 7th at 5:30PM for our annual Spring Worship Concert!

We are blessed to have The Rinards & The Hawkins Kids as special guests to lead our worship that evening!

All are welcome to join! Please bring a chair as we intend to hold this event outside!

ALL DONATIONS GO TO SUPPORT LUKE’S BACKPACK! God Bless 🙌🏼

05/25/2026

Week 1 — Meaning Under the Sun ☀️
Ecclesiastes 1:1–11

This week we began our journey through Ecclesiastes — a book that wrestles honestly with life, meaning, purpose, and the endless cycles of this world. The Teacher opens with a sobering observation about life “under the sun”:

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”
— Ecclesiastes 1:9

Generation after generation, people chase the same things:
Success. Pleasure. Wealth. Recognition. Control.

And yet the human heart still asks the same questions:
“Is this all there is?”
“Where do I find lasting meaning?”
“Why does everything feel so temporary?”

Ecclesiastes reminds us that if we search for ultimate purpose only in the things of this world, we will always come up empty. Life “under the sun” can feel repetitive and fleeting — unless we lift our eyes beyond the sun to the One who gives eternal meaning.

The cycles of life may repeat…
But God remains constant.

This week, let this be our prayer:
⭐️ “Lord, help me stop chasing temporary things for lasting fulfillment, and teach me to find true meaning in You.” ⭐️

Because lasting purpose is not found in what is new…
but in the eternal God who never changes.

05/15/2026

Come join us this Sunday for our Homecoming Celebration at 11AM!!!

Potluck-style meal following the service (chicken & ham provided).

All are welcome as we celebrate another year of worshipping Jesus together here at St. John’s UCC — Harrisville! 🙌🏼

05/11/2026

✨Week 5 — From Doubt to Trust ✨
Habakkuk 3:16–19

This week we came to the powerful conclusion of Habakkuk’s journey — a movement from fear and questioning to confidence and worship. Even with uncertainty still ahead, Habakkuk chooses trust.

He declares:

“The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights.”
— Habakkuk 3:19

Habakkuk’s circumstances had not changed yet…
But his perspective had.

Fields could fail.
Flocks could disappear.
The future could still feel uncertain.

And yet — God remained faithful.

True faith is not trusting God only when life is easy.
It is finding strength in Him even when the road is steep and difficult.

The same God who carried Habakkuk will carry us.
He gives strength for weary feet and stability for uncertain paths.

This week, let this be our prayer:
⭐️ “Lord, be my strength in every season. Help me trust You not because life is easy, but because You are faithful.” ⭐️

Because even in hardship…
we can still rejoice in the God of our salvation.

05/08/2026

When you feel fear, where do you go??? 🙏🏻

05/04/2026

✨Week 4 — From Doubt to Trust✨
Habakkuk 2:5–20

This week we saw a shift — from questions and waiting to a powerful declaration of God’s ultimate justice and glory. In the middle of warnings and judgment, one verse rises like a beacon of hope:

“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.”
— Habakkuk 2:14

No matter how dark things may seem…
No matter how broken the world appears…
This is where the story is headed.

God’s glory will not be hidden forever.
His justice will not be delayed forever.
His truth will not be silenced forever.

The same God who sees injustice also promises a future where His glory fills everything.

This is the anchor for our trust:
Evil does not win.
Darkness does not last.
God’s glory will prevail.

This week, let this be our prayer:
⭐️ “Lord, help me trust in Your ultimate plan and live in a way that reflects Your glory even now.” ⭐️

Because the end of the story is already written —
and it is filled with the glory of God.

05/01/2026

Station Yourself Like a Watchman 👀

04/27/2026

✨Week 3 — From Doubt to Trust✨
Habakkuk 1:12–2:4

This week we find Habakkuk wrestling even deeper — questioning God’s ways, yet choosing to watch and wait for His answer. And in that place of tension, God speaks a word we still need today:

“For the revelation awaits an appointed time… Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.”
— Habakkuk 2:3

God’s promises are never rushed…
But they are never late.

What feels like delay to us is often divine timing.
What feels like silence is often God at work behind the scenes.

Waiting is hard.
It stretches our faith.
It tests our trust.

But Habakkuk reminds us that waiting is not wasted when it is anchored in God’s promise.

This week, let this be our prayer:
⭐️ “Lord, give me patience to wait on Your timing and faith to trust that Your promises will come to pass.” ⭐️

Because what God has spoken…
He will fulfill — right on time.

04/20/2026

✨Week 2 — From Doubt to Trust✨
Habakkuk 1:5–11

This week God responds to Habakkuk — and it’s not the answer he expected.

“Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.”
— Habakkuk 1:5

God was working…
But not in the way Habakkuk imagined.
Not in the timing he hoped for.
And not through the means he would have chosen.

Sometimes the hardest part of faith is trusting that God is at work when we don’t understand what He’s doing.

His ways are higher.
His plans are bigger.
And His purposes often stretch beyond our comfort.

Habakkuk asked, “How long?”
God answered, “I am working.”

This week, let this be our prayer:
⭐️ “Lord, help me trust You even when I don’t understand what You’re doing. Open my eyes to see that You are always at work.” ⭐️

Because even when life doesn’t make sense…
God is still writing a story greater than we can see.

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Toms Brook, VA
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