The Wailing Wall
On a trip to Israel a number of years ago, I saw a sight I will never forget. Our Bible Study tour group was visiting the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The Wailing Wall is part of the foundation of Herod’s temple expansion and is the closest place to the Holy of Holies that Jews are allowed to go, since Moslems had been allowed to maintain control of the temple mount. Jews gather there to study, pray, and worship. To them, the Wall is a sacred place.
As I approached the Wall, I noticed a man dressed in the uniform of an Israeli soldier. He had a young boy, presumably his son, by the hand and was leading him toward the Wall. This sight brought tears to my eyes. Here was a man who was taking seriously the training up of his son, teaching him the importance of being a Jew, the importance of worshiping the one true God.
As I witnessed this, I realized the bond I had with this man. Though we lived on opposite sides of the world, we both understood the importance of our relationship to the Creator of the universe and the passing on of this to our children. In this sense, we were brothers.
But in another sense, we are as different as night is to day. Our eternity will go in opposite directions. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by Me.” Even though this Jewish soldier had all the devotion in the world, he could never have a pathway to the Father without the saving relationship to Jesus. And that is how it is for every human on earth. No matter one’s devotion to something, without Jesus, one’s eternity will not be what it could be.
~ Mike Smith
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PRAYER REQUESTS:
- Please pray for Jennifer to get rested up, restored, renewed and be ready physically, emotionally and spiritually to start 4 GNC's a week beginning in October. ~ Joyce
- Pray for workers for Good News Clubs.
- Please continue to pray for my dad as he seems to be losing physical strength. ~ Joyce
- Continued prayer for kids moving and to where and when. ~ Dusty & Deb
- PRAISE: God is so good! ~ Leona
- Pray for our country and the Covid-19 surge.
- Remember to hold up our brothers and sisters stranded in Afghanistan.
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Or go to youtube.com and search for "First Christian Church The Dalles"
You will also be able to watch any service at any time.
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Do you want to jumpstart Sunday morning worship? Click here for the songs that will be featured this Sunday.
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MMD's
It's time to submit your budget requests for 2022. Please get them turned into Marla Skroch as soon as possible.
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Missionary Prayer Update:
Please remember Harvey Hall as he journeys to Iceland and spends 10 days encouraging church leaders in their ministries there.
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Men’s Breakfast
September 18th ~ 8am
It’s time for our monthly Men’s Breakfast on Saturday September 18th.
The cooking crew will have everything ready to serve at 8am sharp. Invite a friend and come enjoy some “guy time”.
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We are excited to announce the start of Bible Zone Children's Church for 3rd - 5th Grades beginning September 19th.
This will be every other week.
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We need your help in filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox gifts through Samaritans Purse. Needed items are: hygiene items like washcloths, toothbrushes, mild bar soap; school supplies like 24 pack crayons, solar calculators, pens, pencils, sharpeners, pointed scissors, markers, writing tablets; accessories like socks, jewelry, hair goodies, hats, gloves, small flashlights with extra batteries; toys like cars, jump ropes, Yo-Yos, baby dolls, 3" bouncy balls, Beanie Babies, Lego kits.
Please watch for sales and start collecting.
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BUDGET
September monthly goal $32,788.08
Received to date $19,323.00
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WHAT WE BELIEVE...The Dalles First Christian Church is an independent governed congregation with elder oversight. Our roots are found in the Restoration Movement. We follow the Lord’s plea for unity. We support all believers who accept Jesus as Lord of their lives. We don’t consider ourselves the only Christians, but “Christians only”. We look to the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. We follow the New Testament in matters of faith and practice. We observe communion on a weekly basis and follow the Biblical pattern of conversion. Church members have exhibited their faith in Christ by belief, repentance, public confession of faith, baptism (immersion), and a continual faithful obedience to Biblical standards of living. We stand firm on the essential doctrines of the faith, but observe freedom in the non-essential areas of Christian life and belief.
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