HEPHATHA LUTHERAN CHURCH
1720 W Locust St.
DAILY DEVOTIONS
Wednesday, July 8
Pastor Mary Martha encouraging you in life and faith today.
Are you carrying a heavy burden? Matthew 11 was read in worship Sunday. In this passage, we are invited by Jesus to come to him when we carry heavy burdens, for he will give us rest. The rest of Jesus leads us to learn from him (he describes himself as “gentle and humble in heart.”) and find rest for our souls. Learning to rest in Jesus is a critical part of our lives as disciples. In Jesus, there is rest for your soul. Amen.
Thursday, July 9
Pastor Mary Martha sending a prayer to you today and praying for you today.
When we are carrying heavy burdens, it is essential that we lean on and lean into Jesus for relief and rest. There are many false sources of relief in this life: we know most of them too well. Rest in Jesus brings us into the presence of God for restoration of our souls – seeking false relief from our burdens only adds to our burdens. Rest in Jesus is found in the Gospels (Matthew 11:28-30), in meditation on a Scripture verse, in prayer, in repentance, in a growing awareness of the presence of God all around us. I wish you rest in Jesus. Peace that passes human understanding. Strength for each day. Sleep for the night. God bless you.
This Week at Hephatha
Weekly Calendar - Sunday July 5 - Saturday July 11
SUN 7/5 9:00 a.m. WORSHIP and LUNCH ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS meets during lunch
MON.: 3:00 p.m. COOKING WITH COLE!
6:30 p.m. Women’s Recovery Meeting (ZOOM)
TUES.: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Praise
WED.: 9:00 a.m. Friends of Jesus Summer Work Minsitry and Lake Michigan Boat Ride!
We will be back at the church at about 3:00 p.m.
NOON Circle of Support (Project Return and the Ellwangers)
THURS.: 9:00 a.m. Friends of Jesus Summer Work Ministry
FRI.: NOON MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary
SAT.: 9:00 a.m. WORK MINISTRY! SHORT SESSION!!!
11:30 a.m. STRONG BABY SANCTUARY
LOOKING AHEAD IN OUR LIFE TOGETHER….
Sunday, August 16th Work Ministry Sunday and Back to School Block Party. This is the 35th Summer of Work Ministry at Hephatha! If you were in work ministry as a child, we’d like to include you in our t-shirt count and photo on this day. Please let Marquitta know what size shirt we can order for you.
Recent Worship Recordings
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Each week Mrs. Esther Brown, Hephatha's Counselor, provides tips on one page about how we can be better, kinder, and healthier.
Here are the last two tips she has provided. Consider checking out the new sheet every week. The sheet is posted by Monday. More TIPS can be found under "Our Ministries" then "Tips from Counselor".
RECONCILING IN CHRIST
WELCOME STATEMENT
HEPHATHA LUTHERAN CHURCH
We welcome all of God’s people who seek the love of Jesus Christ. We welcome every race, sexual orientation, gender identity, social/economic class, marital status, ability, and age do not matter. What matters is your love of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the love of your neighbor as yourself.
We believe in the salvation of Jesus Christ, and his commandment to, “love one another; just as I have loved you.” Everyone is welcome to join as we walk together as one, in support of one another. Together we make it through the difficulties of non-acceptance, discrimination, racial, social and economic injustices, which many of us may face in this life. Hephatha is our holy ground, where there is love, hope, and respect on our journey, which is led by Jesus. We walk where he leads, because he assures us that he will never forsake us, and he will always be with us.
Followed by Study for all ages and Lunch
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