First in-person service is this Sunday at the Amphitheater

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

By Normal Ballinger

LW contributor

Members of the Assembly of God will gather in the Amphitheater on Sunday at 11 a.m. for an hour of praise and worship. Associate Pastor Dan Ballinger will lead worship, and Pastor Sam Pawlak will bring another uplifting message of hope and promise from the word of God. Do not arrive prior to 10:45 to allow the staff to sanitize the area, and make sure to enter from the lower level on the east side. Wearing a mask at all times is mandatory. We are so grateful that the GRF has opened this facility for worship.

In reading through Jeremiah, I am so impressed by this prophet. What he wrote and how he lived are a single piece. Some people write better than they live or visa versa, but for Jeremiah, it’s all the same.

Why is this important?

We find that living through difficult times causes us to want to have trustworthy help in knowing what to think, how to pray and how to carry on. We would like some verification and credentials in our leaders. The book of Jeremiah provides just that. His life spanned one of the most troublesome times in Hebrew history. He stuck it out, endured suffering, and made it through storms of hostility and bitter doubt.

Christians facing difficult situations today can take comfort in Jeremiah 29:11, knowing that it is not a promise to rescue us immediately from hardship or suffering, but rather that God has a plan for our lives. He can work through it to prosper us and give us hope and a future.

Pastor Sam continues to preach on Facebook every Sunday morning at 10; these are words of encouragement and hope in a troubled world.