By Pastor Myckal Morehouse

"For a righteous [man] may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity. Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;" -- Proverbs 24:16-17

How should we handle our own mistakes and those of others? King Solomon, under inspiration, said that the way the righteous will respond to failure (falling) is to get up again, and continue forward. Sure, the righteous could refuse to get up, determined to never try again. They may beat themselves up over their mistakes, throw up their hands, and say "it's useless to keep going on". But right here is self-sabotage, self unforgiveness, and a demonstration of the very will of Satan for your life.

It is the devil who desires the righteous to give up, to accept their failings as their identity, and to remain in their fallen state. But to refuse to rise again, is to distrust the mercy of God to forgive, and the grace of God to restore. Oh no, the righteous can rise again, because their hope is in the Lord! They hold onto the garments of God, and as they wrestle with their sins and short-comings, Jacob's cry pierces through their own lips "I will not let you go unless you bless me". Here is a cry of faith, a cry that trusts that a blessing will come -- and in accordance with that faith the Righteous rise again to face life covered by God's grace.

So rise my friend, don't wallow in the mire any longer. There is a bright future promised for those who overcome their accuser through the blood of the Lamb!

Wednesdays @ 7pm -- Stone Tower SDA Church Fellowship Hall

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Carpet Demo -- fellowship hall/hallway April 11 @ 8am

Carpet Demo -- classrooms  April 18 @ 8am

Carpet Demo -- foyer, stairs, offices    May 9 @ 8am

Carpet Demo & Pew Demo -- sanctuary May 16 @ 8am

Reinstall Pews May 19 after 5pm, May 20, 21

Volunteers Needed: Tomorrow, April 11, by 8:00 am to help remove the carpet from the Fellowship Hall and possibly some classrooms. We will also need volunteers on each of the dates above to help. Please come, we need you! Thank you & God bless!

Evangelism Resource Center Open: Do you need bible studies lessons to give to a neighbor? Would you like a Great Controversy, Steps to Christ, or Desire of Ages to share? Want a CD copy of one of our sermons? Want to become a member of Stone Tower, have a prayer request, or would like to request a visit by one of our elders? Stop by the Evangelism Center after the service, and we would be happy to help you.

Receipts: Quarterly receipts are available today and the remainder will be mailed next week. These receipts are for you to review for accuracy and if there are any discrepancies, please notify Leslie Poulivaati, Treasurer, email: treasurer@stonetowersda.org.

Adult Sabbath School Classes: We are starting up our normal Adult Sabbath School classes. Please join us for these discussion groups at 10:00 am Sabbath morning. We will have two English classes upstairs (sanctuary), the Amazing Bible Class downstairs (near the kitchen), one Russian class (back right of sanctuary), and one Spanish class (balcony).

Fellowship Meals: We will have Fellowship meals on the first Sabbaths of the month. Food will be served due to the recently updated COVID-19 guidelines. Thank you for bringing food and enough to share with others.

Oregon Conference Connect: There will be an in-person town hall meeting at 7:00 pm, April 12 at Vancouver Adventist Community Church; and another meeting at 7:00 pm, April 14 at Sunnyside Adventist Church, which will also be live-streamed (www.youtube.com/oregonadventists) for those who wish to view online.

Greeters Needed: If you would like to help with this ministry, please email rshouser7@yahoo.com .