This week’s Worship Theme – All Saints’ Day
We do not worship the saints but we do remember our loved ones who have gone to heaven before us. It is also godly to prepare for our departure. We come to church to be strengthened and uplifted in our faith. One of the Lord’s great blessings is to know we are forgiven and our robes of sin have been washed and made white in the blood of the lamb and we have a place in God’s forever. At the seminary we were taught to proclaim the way to heaven in every service so that if someone passes before next Sunday, they will have heard the gospel of salvation. After almost 50 years of ministry, that has happened more than once. The book of revelation is prophetic picture language that is one of the more difficult books of the Bible to grasp. However, chapter 7 and the multiples of 7 (14 and 21) are filled with salvation positives of what our future in heaven will be like.
BIBLE INFORMATION CLASSThe midweek Bible class has moved to Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm to review the basic truths of the Christian faith. The class will not meet on Thursday November 9. You can jump in at any time if you would like to come. A workbook is provided that can be used to catch up on past lessons.
WOMEN OF PEACEThe monthly meeting of Women of Peace will be held on Tuesday, November 14th. Please join us for Bible Study and fellowship at 6:30 pm.
COMMUNION PARTICIPATION ROSTERBefore the worship service, we are asking our members to announce their desire to receive the Lord’s Supper on the sign-up sheet located in the entry to the sanctuary. This will help us keep our records updated and also help with our annual reports to the Synod. If you don’t get the chance to sign the sheet before worship, please do so after the service has ended.
LOOKING AHEADSUN NOV 5End of Daylight Saving Time10:00 am Sunday Service with The Lord’s Supper11:09 am Call Meeting Sunday SchoolTHURS NOV 97:00 pm NO Bible Information ClassSUN NOV 1210:00 am Sunday Service11:09 Adult Bible Study and Sunday SchoolTUE NOV 146:30 pm Women of Peace THURS NOV 167:00 pm Bible Information ClassSUN NOV 1910:00 am Sunday Service11:09 am Pie Social after worshipTUE NOV 217:00 pm Church Council MeetingTHURS NOV 2310:00 am Thanksgiving Day Worship
PIE SOCIALPlease join us on Sunday, November 19 after worship for a pie social. This has been an annual fall fellowship event and we are happy to see it on the schedule again this year. There is sheet on the hospitality table for you to sign up to bring your favorite pie to share with the congregation.
MEMBER INFORMATION SHEETPeace Lutheran is working to update our records for each member of the congregation. Information sheets have been prepared and we ask that each person complete the sheet and return it to the church office.
AV OPERATOR
We are in need of another volunteer or two who would like to learn how to use the soundboard and video equipment here at church. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity to serve, please talk with Anthony Inman or Philip Bernier. They would love to share their knowledge and the chance to serve God in this way.
POINTS TO PONDER
Revelation 7
The three scenes of the sixth seal first picture the unbelievers on earth (6:12-17), then the elect on earth (7:1-8), and now the elect in Heaven (7:9-17). All these things will happen on the day of Jesus’ glorious return within a very brief time.
Numbers are very important in Revelation and especially chapter 7. 144,000 is not a literal number because vs. 9 says the multitude in Heaven was so large no one could count them. 12 sons of Jacob stands for the believers of the Old Testament. 12 apostles stands for the believers of the New Testament. The 24 elders represent all believers. 1000 is a number of fullness. (24 X 1000 = 144,000). 3 is the number for God. The number 4 is symbolic for the elect from the four corners of the world (nation, tribe, people, and language). 3 + 4 equals 7 – another number of completeness. Vs. 12 offers 7 words of praise to God.
DID YOU KNOW?
Trinity, Florida was named after Trinity Bible College which was founded in 1932. It was not originally located here. Rev. Billy Graham, its most famous alumni, graduated from the old Florida Bible Institute in 1940. Later it became Trinity College. The area was originally a cattle ranch owned by the Starkey family. In the 1980’s Dr. James Gills of St. Luke’s Cataract and Eye Institute bought 1000’s of acres in the Trinity area to develop a new community with the three-fold purpose of faith, family, and education (hence the name Trinity). The boon to the Trinity area as well as other Florida communities was the ability to put water in one place and dry land in another. Trinity has become a hub for healthcare services. The corner of Trinity Blvd. And Hwy 54 was the site of an airport before development.