Prepare Your Hearts
Lord, help us focus on You. May this time of worship be sincere and fulfilling. May we know without a doubt that we have been in Your presence.

Announcements
Given by Ralph Jackson

Sing Praise

• Desert Song
• I Could Sing of Your Love Forever
• I Need Thee Every Hour
• Nails In Your Hands

Offering  /  Special Music
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”         2 Cor. 9:7

A Word from God

• Title:  FAITH OF OUR FATHERS
• Text:  Acts 15:1-21

A Song in Our Hearts

• Healing is in Your Hands

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THIS WEEK

• Mon – Labor Day
• Wed  – Bible Study/Prayer Meeting, 7:00 in the chapel.
• Sat – Impact Project

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Sept 12 – Sunday School Move Up Day
• Sept 20 – Deacon’s Meeting
• Sept 22 – Kidz’ Club Begins, 6:30 @ Fellowship Center. For first grade through sixth grade.  Lots of fun games, Bible stories & activities!

HELPERS NEEDED

• Jr. Church needs 5 volunteers in order to get started this year.  Please see Charlotte Collins or call her at (570) 879-4716.
• Sunday school needs subs for the following classes,

1. Bonnie Scott – 3rd grade
2. Sommer Scott – 4th & 5th grade
3. Gail Macaulay – 6-9th grade
4. Jim Willis – 6-12th grade

BIG PRAISE
Christmas in July total – $2,146.00  We exceeded our goal by $56.00.  Now we can send each of our Missionaries a Christmas gift of $536.50. Thank you to all who were so generous!

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Here God goes head to head against Satan. Though the conflict is carried out between God and Satan’s emissaries. Usually we concern ourselves with the will of God. At least from an intelectual perspective. In reality we generally just do what we want. God’s will has become so abstract to the Christian community we merely pay it lip-service. God’s cosmic agenda is big and bold and beyond our immediate responsibility.

But let’s face it. We are at war, spiritual war. All Paul and Barnabas were doing was being true to the mission God has given in Acts 1:8 to go to the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Cyprus was a microcosm of that mission. It became clear to Paul that the political leadership in Cyprus had to hear the gospel. In Paul’s mind that was commander intent. At all costs, if its the last thing he might do, Cyprus would know of Christ and his cross. Satan did not want the politicians on Cyprus to know of Christ. Such was the will of Satan. Paul realized for every intent of God there is an intent of Satan. Cyprus just happened to be the particular hill they were fighting over.

Kirkwood and moving to Trim Street are our Cyprus. It is a flashpoint of conflict with Satan. He does not want us to move to Trim Street. If he can keep us from crossing that street, making that move, taking on a challenge bigger than ourselves, dreaming about generations instead of dreaming about ourselves, he has won. His commander intent is to stop you from going to Trim Street and advancing the gospel in Kirkwood and Broome County. If he  can keep you here he can contain you for another generation and he will have won. We know what God’s will is. He is going to build his church, including one on Trim. We know what Satan’s will is, to keep us from moving forward and crossing the street. The question that remains is what is your will? Are you really going to let Satan keep you from moving to Trim Street?                WHB

Prepare Your Hearts
Yours be the glory, loving Creator. Help us be humble before You as we worship and praise Your name.

Announcements
Given by Ralph Jackson

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Offering  /  Special Music
“Honor the Lord with your possession, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”         Proverbs 3:9-10

A Word from God

• Title:  COMMANDER’S INTENT
• Text:  Acts 13:1-12

A Song in Our Hearts
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THIS WEEK

• Mon – Deacon’s Meeting , 7:00 PM @ the Fellowship Ctr.
• Wed  – Dinner/Communion/Prayer Mtg., 6:30 PM / Fell. Ctr.
• Sat – Riddle – You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? Answer – Corn or Chicken! And you can get both at the annual FCC Corn Roast/Chicken Barbecue from noon to 5:00 PM at the Trim St. property.

THIS MONTH

• Missionary Christmas in July.  We will continue to take your donations for our Missionary’s Christmas Gifts throughout the month of Aug.  This year’s goal is $2,090.00. Total so far is, $1,411.00.  Every donation no matter how small will help.  Thank you!
• Aug 22 – Orientation for Membership Class with Pastor Bill during Sunday school (location to be determined).

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Sept 11 – Volunteers Needed to put a deck on for the Impact Project.  Sign-up sheet in the foyer.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES

• College & Career Class will be taught by Todd Smith for now.
• FirST Grade Class  will be taught by Betty Valloney

OTHER NOTES

• Baptism- if you want to be baptized this summer, see Pastor Bill.
• Church Pictures, Broome County Historical Society has taken pictures of our church. To see, go to nyslandmarks.com/churches

GOD’S POWERFUL WORD
The Bible contains about 800,000 words, depending on the translation.  This is about four times as many words as are found in a book of average length.    Although the Bible is so long and deals with the greatest themes that can engage the human mind, its vocabulary is singularly limited. It uses only 6,000 different words, a very small number compared to the 20,000 words that Shakespeare employed while writing his plays.   Not only is the Bible’s vocabulary limited, but the average word in it contains only five letters.  However, many of these short words are full of the deepest meanings and are worthy of earnest study.  For example, consider these five-letter words: grace, peace, faith, saved, serve, glory and Jesus.
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