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540 days ago
My term as Chairman of Shepherd of the Hills has officially ended. Since it would be a bit presumptuous to continue a blog called "SOTH Chairman" when I am no longer Chairman, this will be my last post to this blog site. I will continue to post at Lutheranelder.spaces.live.com. Blessings.
542 days ago
547 days ago
On May 20th we held the last Voters meeting of 2006-2008 Term. There were two agenda items at our Voters meeting: I am pleased to announce that Pastor Kevin Austin was called as an Associate Pastor by unanimous vote. Pastor Kevin has been serving our congregation in the capacity of an Assistant Pastor. As many of you know, Pastor Mike Brewer is preparing to retire as our Senior Pastor. In order to ease the transition process, Pastor Mike has been working on a reduced schedule and transitioning many of the responsibilities to Pastor Kevin. By calling Pastor Kevin as an Associate Pastor we properly aligning his title and job responsibilities with the work he is already doing. We continue to be blessed with Pastor Kevin's service to the congregation. It is a well deserved promotion! The voters also approved the slate of candidates to serve as Church Officers for the 2008-2010 term. This slate of candidates was approved by unanimous vote. Here they are: ...
549 days ago
If you are following The Plan, you should have completed the book of 2 Samuel, several of the Psalms, and have read through 1 Chronicles 25. God has a plan - a plan to redeem His people, to rescue them from their sin. In this plan, He chose a group of people who would be the family of Jesus. This family began with a man named Abraham. And King David is a central figure in that plan. We are told that he is a man after God's own heart. He thinks big, dreams big, prays big. When blessings come, they come in a big way. And when trouble comes, it comes BIG. So where are we? King David has established his capital in Jerusalem and brought the Ark of the Covenant to rest there. Things have been going well for King David so far, and David seeks to honor God by building a temple for the Ark, saying - " See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains .” David even inquires of the prophet Nathan (this is the first mention ...567 days ago
If you are following The Plan, you should be reading through sections of 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, and numerous Psalms. Just to set the stage: David is King. He has established his capital in Jerusalem. David fights the Philistines (again) and defeats them. This is interesting because this is the first record of David going to battle as King. David seeks God's guidance before doing so - So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” . David sets the standard here - but as we read through the accounts of subsequent Kings, we will see that not all of them follow this example and we can all guess how things will go for them. BTW, there is an interesting angle on this battle here - http://www.followtherabbi.com/Brix?pageID=1612&article=2299. The principle action in this section is around the Ark of the Covenant and David bringing the Ark to Jerusalem. A few notes: When they first started ...
