Sunday, July 21, 2024 @ 11 am

Sermon: "Ask, Seek, Knock"

Scripture reading: Matthew 7:7-11

Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor

SERMON NOTES

Ask. Seek. Knock. This is what Jesus invites us into this week. And when we look around what is happening in the big world and even in our own heart, we know that there are things that we need. Just Jesus invites us to ask of those things from God. Now does this mean that everything that we ask for, we are going to get exactly that? By no means! Jesus shows us that the God of the universe cares about us and will provide good gifts to us. So join us this week as we explore the calling from Jesus to ask what we need, seek out what we need to find, and knock on the door waiting for it to be opened.

May God Bless

Brandon

MEET THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL IN AUGUST

In 2023, we decided to have a booth at the Meet the Mountains festival here in Johnson City. When we started last year, we had a lot of learning to do. Well this year, we are having a booth again. The festival is August 9-10 out at Winged Deer park where we will be passing out information about our church and some local wildflower seeds. All are invited to participate in the festival activities these days, but there are also some volunteer opportunities for us. First is that we need to pack seeds into envelopes and stick our stick of information on them. We will be doing that on Sunday August 4 after worship. There will also be a sign up sheet outside the narthex on a bulletin board for shifts. Not everyone needs to be out in that sun all day both days. Therefore, we will have certain hours of shifts for people to volunteer for. This is another exciting opportunity for us to be Stewards of Creation and share God’s love with God’s people!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

Adult Sunday School Class is currently completing the History of Christianity series this month and will begin a new series that follows a Yale University on-line course on ”New Testament History and Literature” with Dr. Dale Martin who was the Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies at Yale. This 26 part series will begin the first Sunday in August. The class welcomes any who are interested in joining us at 9:45 a.m. in the Conference Room. 

NEW RECYCLING INITIATIVE

Eastman in collaboration with Food City is now accepting all plastic categories (1 thru 7, except 3), We want to ramp up our recycling efforts at WAPC and are inviting everyone to join us and bring your plastics in small cardboard boxes to the church on the last Sunday of each month. All items must be washed and clean. Each month the items will be taken to the Food City collection center in Kingsport. If you are willing to assist with the transport of items, please let Brandon know. PLEASE NOTE: the boxes can be slightly bigger than those Brandon displayed on Sunday. See the box in the pic for sample.

WAPC INTERPRETATIONS FOR AUGUST

A Meeting on the Mountain

Next Month: Tuesday, August 5, 2024

The Hebrew and Christian Scriptures begin humanity’s story with God within a garden blossoming atop a mountain so grand, from its rivers all the earth is kept alive. Upon that mountain, our Creator walked with humankind. Within a bush on a later mount,

Creator reclaimed some of our lost intimacy, giving us a name to call: YHWH. In time,

Christ gave humans both ancient and contemporary the first taste of the full

reconciliation to come. Mountains are locales of grounding, meeting, reconciling,

even transcending. Their heights inspire endurance and courage. Their vistas offer

glimpses of unparalleled beauty.

JOIN US FOR Café WAPC

Please join us under the Portico Sundays at 10:30 am prior to the 11 am service and immediately following, for coffee, light nibbles, and fellowship! To be held weekly with exception of potluck Sundays or other activities. (Alternate 'rain' location - the Heritage Room.)

LUNCH BUNCH / UPCOMING FOOD NEWS

      JULY 21 - Rainbow Asian Cuisine

      JULY 28 - FELLOWSHIP POTLUCK LUNCH

      AUGUST 4 - Black Olive (dwtn JC)

      AUGUST 11 - Red Meze (dwtn JC)

A SUMMER LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE (June-July-August) is now on the bulletin board. Happy Dining!!

IF ANYONE HAS SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER DINING VENUES, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO ADD THEM TO OUR LUNCH ROTATION. THANKS

Please note: Constant Contact is having various technical issues, including run-on items; i have worked around most issues, but cannot fix others. I have notified the company several times and they are well aware of the problems.

Sunday, July 21, 2024

9:45 am Adult Sunday School video series "The History of Christianity" by Dr. Matt Baker

10:30 am Cafe WAPC (under portico)

11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)

12:15 pm Property Committee (in Conference Room)

12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Rainbow Asian Cuisine

Monday, July 22, 2024

6 pm Weekly Bible Study (in Conference Room)

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)

6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal

Sunday, July 28, 2024

9:45 am Adult Sunday School video series "The History of Christianity" by Dr. Matt Baker

10:30 am Cafe WAPC (under portico)

11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)

12:15 pm Fellowship Potluck Lunch

Monday, July 29, 2024

6 pm Weekly Bible Study (in Conference Room)

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)

6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal

Sunday, August 4, 2024

9:45 am Adult Sunday School / Open Yale series "New Testament History and Literature"

10:30 am Cafe WAPC (under portico)

11 am Morning Worship / Communion, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)

12:15 pm Personnel Committee (in Conference Room)

12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Black Olive (dwtn JC)

Monday, August 5, 2024

6 pm Weekly Bible Study (in Conference Room)

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)

6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal this evening

Friday/Saturday, August 9-10, 2024

Meet the Mountains Festival, Winged Deer Park Lakeshore (we have a booth)

The 5 cents per meal offering is taken the first Sunday of each month.

SESSION COMMITTEES and CHAIRS

      a. Connections - Sherry Bailey & Jenny Darling

      b. Finance – Nancy Fennell

      c. Growth – Karen Clark

      d. Mission – - Susan Turner & Debi Hughes

      e. Personnel – Wilsie Bishop

      f. Property– Dick Lura & Ed Snodderly

THOUGHTS & PRAYERS & JOYS

For Friends and Family

Darryl and Jean Stevens and their family as Darryl is under Hospice Care for a terminal brain tumor; Stephen Patrick’s cousin, Mary Alice Terry (hospice);Terry Davis (heart surgery); Nancy Spahr; Michelle Browning's friends and co-workers, Jay and Bevi; Sue Sheffield's friend, Charlotte Woody (hospice); Marat Moore; Camilla Lyle's brother, Jeff McFee; Sue Shanks' college roommate, Sue Trevathan; Jeff Morris; Alynda Worrell-Welch’s mother-in-law, Shelly Welch; George, Jo & Nikki Rolling; Jonathan Sharp; Don Loughry; Rev. Maggie Lauterer; Sarah Suptin; Kelly Hodges.; Heather Hughes; Edna Campbell; Mary (grandmother diagnosed with stomach cancer).

Traveling Mercies For Friends and Family

Stephen & Sue Shanks (Colorado); Phyl Summers, Susan and Megan Turner (Maine); Karen Martin & Ruth Crawford (Africa); Kip Elolia (Kenya).

IN THE POTEAT LIBRARY

Please remember the library is open by appointment and you are welcome to drop by the church library if you are looking for something new to read. We ask that you to sign out any books on the register sheet found on the file cabinet in the corner with the call #, book title, your name and date checked out.

70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know

By Matthew Richard Schlimm

(221.4/SCH)

The basic message of the Bible can be understood in any language. At the same time, many biblical texts are hard to understand because they don’t quite make sense when translated into English. Something is missing. Quite frequently, what readers miss has been lost in translation. Maybe there is a pun or wordplay in the original. Sometimes names like Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, and Eden just seem like names to us but have meanings that are essential to the story. Many Hebrew words have multiple meanings, but the English translators have to just pick one (for example, the same Hebrew word can mean both hear and obey).

Even more common are Hebrew words that have much wider meanings than their English translations. A few examples are the Hebrew words rendered as remember, covenant, walk, gates, love, cleanliness, holiness, glory, wisdom, and fear. The original language allows various parts to click together like well-constructed puzzle pieces. With Hebrew in mind, interpreters see new details they didn’t realize were missing before. They make new connections. They immerse themselves in scripture more fully.

That’s where this book comes in. Learning a language is like learning a worldview. Those who learn biblical Hebrew can better understand not only what biblical authors wrote, but also how they thought. Unfortunately, those insights come only after years of study. This book is about getting right to the important, exciting insights. It’s an opportunity to be transformed by the renewing of our minds as we better understand how biblical authors used their language to express their experience of God and the world.

If you are just beginning to study Hebrew and want the insights and motivation to continue or if you have no intention of learning biblical Hebrew but want to better understand the Bible, this book is for you!

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