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April 2024
Weekly Devotional
“And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead” Acts 20:9. Often this account is used to show that early Christians held the Lord’s supper on the first day of the week. Or, we use it to have some light-hearted fun at the expense of Paul—or longwinded preachers in general. But, do we ever consider what a great heart that this youth had? A great gospel preacher was traveling through town for a week-long meeting. Eutychus had most likely listened the previous six days, had perhaps even recently obeyed the gospel. Up with the sun as a farmer or apprentice, midnight was way past his bedtime, but he did it so he could hear the good news of great joy. Twenty centuries later, these are still wonderful words of life. The message has not changed; the deep need for hope over death and eternal separation from God is still there. It’s just that the spiritual hunger has been suppressed in us, suffocated by so many other distractions. People still get up early to work and binge-watch Netflix much later than midnight. How can we reach Eutychus today?
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“Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by” Psalm 57:1. The superscription of this psalm says, “… of David when he fled from Saul, in the cave.” The cave was no place for a man after God’s heart, who had already stood up to the Philistine’s giant but was now fleeing from Israel’s giant (1 Samuel 10:23). At first, urged on by his men, David waged war as the world would by cutting off the corner of Saul’s robe. Then, his heart, because it was aligned with God’s, was stricken because of what he had just done. He needed to come out of the cave—which he did and confront Saul God’s way. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 says, “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to demolish strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” The world right now is a very aggressive giant, but with Christ we must exit our caves and with the cut cloth held high, confront our Sauls.
Centennial Book
The Centennial Books have arrived!! If you are local, please stop past the church office during the week to pick up your book. Starting the week of April 22, we will begin mailing out the rest of the books to those ordered from out of town. The Centennial book is still available to order though for $15. Please call the church office with any questions. 304-295-9696
Centennial Banquet at Grand Pointe Conference Center
ALL TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD, BUT WE HAVE STARTED A STAND-BY LIST.
If you would like to be on the list, please contact the church office. The banquet doors will be open starting at 5:30 on May 25 and it will start at 6PM. 36th Street members will receive their tickets at church after May 1st and the rest of the tickets will be available for pick up at the door the night of the banquet. If you have any questions, please call the church office @ 304-295-9696.
ONLINE GIVING IS NOW AVAILABLE (TITHE.LY)
We are now able to accept contributions and donations online.
YOU CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION HERE:
https://tithe.ly/give?c=1322070
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Attention: 36th Street Members
Our website contains much useful information for you as a member of the 36th street congregation. We are updating and improving www.36thstreetchurch.com on an ongoing basis.
In order for you to take advantage of the full (members-only) benefits of the site, you need to set up a personal account on the site. It's easy to do - just go to the homepage of the website and click on the 'MEMBERS' tab and select 'REGISTER' from the drop-down menu. You will need to complete the form there and set up a username and password. Your request will be forwarded to a web administrator, who will review the form and set you up in the system.
We encourage you to access the website and see how it can benefit you.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!”(Daily Reading, ESV)
