Anniversary Open House
You are invited to a 50th Anniversary Open House
in honor of Marv and Ina France
Pine Town Hall, Saturday, June 18, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
"We exist to worship God authentically, enjoy Christ’s supremacy, cherish Scripture mightily, care for each other passionately and reach out tenderly with the saving message of Jesus Christ."
Some of the psalms are laments to the Lord, written by people in dire circumstances. There are also messianic psalms that point forward to the Lord Jesus Christ. There are also psalms of praise and thanksgiving, royal psalms, wisdom psalms, psalms of affirmation and trust, penitential psalms, and even imprecatory psalms calling down God's wrath on the enemy. We will consider each of these categories as we meet them in our studies
Primarily, the psalms are about God and His relationship to His creation, the nations of the world, Israel, and His believing people. He is seen as a powerful God as well as a tenderhearted Father, a God who keeps His promises and lovingly cares for His people. The psalms also reveal the hearts of those who follow Him, their faith and doubts, their victories and failures, and their hopes for the glorious future God has promised. In this book, we meet all kinds of people in a variety of circumstances, crying out to God, praising Him, confessing their sins and seeking to worship Him in a deeper way. In the book of Psalms, you meet the God of creation and learn spiritual truths from birds and beasts, mountains and deserts, sunshine and storms, wheat and chaff, trees and flowers. You learn from creatures of all sorts—horses, mules, dogs, snails, locusts, bees, lions, snakes, sheep, and even worms. The psalms teach us to seek God with a whole heart, to tell Him the truth and tell Him everything, and to worship Him because of Who He is, not just because of what He gives. They show us how to accept trials and turn them into triumphs, and when we've failed, they show us how to repent and receive God's gracious forgiveness. The God described in the book of Psalms is both transcendent and immanent, far above us and yet personally with us in our pilgrim journey. He is "God Most High" and "Immanuel—God with us."
Join us this summer at Pine City Evangelical Free Church as we spend the “Summer in the Psalms!”
Join our church on an unforgettable journey from poverty to hope. See poverty through the eyes of a child as we take the "Journey to Jamaa".
Pine City Evangelical Free Church
Sunday, June 5, 2011
10:30 a.m. at the Lighthouse
Please note: Journey to Jamaa is suited for a sixth-grade and older audience and contains mature themes. Children will be offered age appropriate activities with trained staff at PCEFC South Campus site. This is a special hour planned just for our children preschool through 5th grade which is designed by World Vision just for your child. Your children will see a video about a child from Jamaa which will touch their young hearts and minds. Call Pine City EFC at 629.2584 for additional information.
“Journey to Jamaa” is an experience that provides the opportunity for your heart to be broken by what breaks God’s heart.“ We invite you to see an unforgettable journey from poverty to hope through the eyes of a child as we take a journey to Jamaa. Don't miss this Sunday... it's going to be great!