Mad at the World
Hello Harvest!
It’s exciting to look out my window and see the progress of the new “basketball court.” It will be such a great change to come to church and not have to worry about having our cars damaged since the new basketball court will afford us so much more room for our cars to maneuver as well! Remember to keep your kids safe out on the blacktop while construction is occurring!
Here are the note and announcements for this week. Also, keep an eye out since I will be trying to send out daily morning devotions during Tuesday-Friday sometime soon. I had planned on doing it sooner but many life changes prevented it happening for a bit!
Byron
Harvest South Bay: February 14th , 2010
Mad at the World
Live Like a Song: Psalm 120
The Nature of the Psalms (and studies therein):
The Psalms are first and foremost SONGS- they were meant to resonate with our hearts and help us to sing to God the different emotions that we experience in life. They affirm truth about God and about our own inner state and are meant to be memorized, sung, hummed (when we have a tune!) and made a part of our experience. These Psalms that we are studying, the Psalms of Ascent (PS 120-134) were sung on the journey to Jerusalem during the three national festivals: Passover, Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles.
3 Applications from Psalm 120
1. It’s Okay to be Frustrated!: Believers do not belong to the world and so it is okay to feel frustrated at how the world does things.
2. It’s Okay to Complain: We are not to push down and extinguish our emotions, but let God know about them. Then, as we complain to Him, He changes our hearts, addresses our issues and helps us through the frustration that we have with the world.
3. Trust in God’s Deliverance: We need to go to God and trust in Him as our savior in all circumstances instead of placing our hope in other sources to fix our lives.
Weekly Application Exercises:
1. Take some moments to understand what you most complain about in life: whether at work or school or within your family. Let God into your complaint and ask Him for strength, wisdom and grace in that situation.
2. Memorize Psalm 120:1-2 in order to remember God’s deliverance. Apply God’s deliverance by asking for His help in your everyday struggles to grow in Christ.
Special Missions Offering
The Board has approved to set up a special offering for Mike and Nancy Tseng to provide for them two round trip air tickets for two of their parents to go from LA to visit them. If you like to participate in this offering, please specify in the memo of your check: “Mission Gift”. We are currently short only ~$400.
Refreshments Sign Up
The new sign up sheet is in the foyer! Sign up to do your part and thanks to all who have been faithfully supplying refreshments thus far!
Parking Lot Construction
Construction has begun and will continue throughout the month of February. Please advise your children to be careful during this period. Also, the project budget is short $10,000. Please prayerfully consider giving toward the finalization of this project as it adds to the ministry and welcoming nature of our church.
Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) Joint Meeting (Feb 21 11:30)
Per the request of the EFC South Bay SPC (Strategic Planning Committee), a meeting to discuss Harvest’s future, Byron’s ordination and any other church matters is scheduled on Sunday, February 21 with the Harvest Leadership Team. Please pray for the discussion and outcome.
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