Pleasant Grove Community Church
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Good Morning PGCC
April 23, 2020
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TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
Click the picture to play. What was your favorite Carol Burnett sketch?
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A Devotional Thought
by Pastor Phil
We cannot imagine how much power is unleashed when we worship. There is a fantastic event in the history of Judah recorded in 2 Chronicles 20. The king, Jehoshaphat, gets word that a "wast army" is about to attack them. The nation fasts, they all assemble (the day will come when we can do that again) and pray, then they go out to meet the enemy. Leading the way are not the soldiers, but the worship leaders (Wyley to the rescue).
"They went out at the head of the army, saying:
'Give thanks to the Lord,
for his love endures forever.'
As they began to sing and praise
, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated."
2 Chronicles 20:21-22
We so often...I'll speak for myself...I so often take worship for granted, going through the motions, singing without thinking about the words I'm signing, not expressing my heart. But coming before God, surrendered, expressing true worship to a mighty, awesome, gracious God can release power that I/we cannot imagine.
So, from your homes, worship God with ALL of your heart. Watch our Sunday videos again and worship along. There are tons of worship songs you can find on You Tube. And worship using our Saturday Spiritual Growth exercises. And let us see God's power move through our neighborhoods braking through the hardest shells and saving lives.
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COMING TOMORROW
Instead of printing the May Source, we will be putting it in tomorrow’s email.
If you know someone from church who does not receive email,
please let us know. We will print it out and deliver it to them.
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Sunset at La Jolla
Photo by Dick Peterson
Do you have any original art that you created yourself to share? It could be paintings, drawings, crafts, sewing, photography, sock puppets.... If so, send a picture to us at
1730pgccoffice@gmail.com
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TODAY IS GIVING THURSDAY
by Lois Coady
Today is Giving Thursday, let’s generously give back to God who has blessed us and given so much to each one of us.
Give time to reading your Bible and prayer
Is it the quantity of our prayers or the quality of those prayers that matters? I for one believe that it is the quality that makes the real difference. In fact, when Jesus taught the disciples about the way they should pray, He encouraged them to not be showy. “Do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men…But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen” (Matthew 6:5-6). In verse 7 and 8 He continues, “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans…your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” It is the quality of our relationship with God, and humble requests in our own words, that touch the heart of God. Spend time with Him today.
Give time to reach out to someone
In talking with many of you, it is apparent that “cabin fever” has set in and we are all anxious to get back to some semblance of normalcy. One way to curb that fever is to reach out to others. When we take our minds off of our circumstances and focus on someone else, we receive a blessing too!
Take time today to check in with a neighbor, call a friend, text a family member, do a Zoom call with your childhood pen pal.
You can also take a few moments to write a “thank you” card to your doctor who is still providing medical assistance to many people in our community.
Challenge yourself to come up with creative ways to reach out to those around you. The result will be that you start feeling better and the “cabin fever” will diminish…at least for today.
Continue to give your offering to the Church
You have stepped up and continue to send in your tithes and offerings to support ministry through Pleasant Grove Community Church.
Thank You!
Please continue to give your tithes and offerings in one of these two ways:
Mail
Send your check to PGCC, 1730 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville.
Online
Go to our website,
www.pgcc.church
, select the COMMUNICATE tab at the top right, then select the “
Giving Made Easy
” from the drop down menu. Have your checking account number and bank routing number handy then follow the directions through the process of setting our online giving up. Be sure to fill out the profile form before entering the amount you want to give. It is easy, fast and secure.
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SHOPPING ASSISTANCE
If you are at high-risk and/or not able to do your own grocery shopping, please request assistance through the PGCC Shopping Assistance Program. If you need assistance, please call the church office at 916-771-4447 and someone will contact you to make arrangements to help you.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Do you need help? Someone to talk to? Running out of food or supplies? Please reach out and contact us. We are trying to make sure everyone in our congregation gets a call, just to check in, from someone else in our congregation, but it's a long list and sometimes we have the wrong information. You don't need to wait for a call, you can contact us. We are here for you.
STAY IN TOUCH
Call us at 916-771-4447
Write us at 1730 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747
Blessings, PGCC staff
If you know of someone not receiving this email, they can request to receive it by emailing
keapgcc@gmail.com
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Pleasant Grove Community Church
1730 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville, CA 95747
(916) 771-4447 www.pgcc.church
Email: 1730pgccoffice@gmail.com
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