 11/14/2026
Good morning church family,
OVERFLOWING WITH GRATITUDE
Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom,
singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
with thankfulness in your hearts to God“
May we continue to count our blessings this month and always, giving THANKS to GOD for our blessings which are in abundance. Our cups overflow!
GIVING THANKS & PRAISE TO GOD:
Thanks to all who humbly serve this body of believers.
Thanks for humble hearts, dedicated to proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ.
All glory to God for this church being 154 years old. November of 1872 was the beginning of this small congregation with just a few believers, which started in Bridgeport. God has blessed this congregation richly all through the years. We have endured fire, floods, trials, and relocated to a local elementary school for one year due to damage to the building during the reconstruction. Many members came to this congregation’s aide through it all but all glory to God. God brought us through it all. The church is not the building, it is the people. Each and every member who has contributed positively all these years towards unity, peace and growth give all the glory to GOD. Many members led and fostered legacies resulting in generations of faithful members. Believers have come, and gone, and have forged long-lasting relationships with bonds which run deep in the LORD. Our ties in Christ are precious ties, which bind and will last forever. Praise God! From our humble beginnings in Bridgeport, to our current home in Trumbull, we have remained resilient through struggles and have spiritually fed all who have spent time here. Praise the LORD for His countless blessings over these past 154 years. May the LORD continue bless us and keep us. May our love for the LORD be strengthened and the church radiate the love of Jesus Christ, while we continue spreading the gospel message to all the world. To GOD be the Glory.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Prayers for Betty Adams who has been struggling with a few medical challenges.
Sam Cotte who has been in the hospital due to Cellulitis for the past few days. He is grateful for the progress he has made and gives God the glory.
Carol Ligouri is asking for prayers for her newest great grandson Dougie. He is only 2 months old and has been in and out of the hospital running high fevers, and not being able to hold down his formula. He has been admitted to Yale for testing.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Wednesday evening Bible study via zoom at 7:00 p.m. Ron is leading us in an in depth study of the book of John. If you are unsure as to how to share God’s Word with someone, please invite them to join this study as this book is foundational to the Christian faith. Our numbers are growing on Wednesday nights, praise God!
WOMEN OPENING THE WORD
Tuesday morning Ladies Bible studies via zoom will be at 9:30 on November 17th. Casandra Martin’s book – Women Opening the Word – “The ABC’S of a Godly Heart”. The books can be ordered on-line individually. Please see Lisa or Nadine if you have any questions.
YOUNG ADULTS
There will be a young adult community service event on Sunday November 22nd after church. Please see Zach or Tori for more details.
INVITATION FOR ALL…
beardsleyzoo.org/glow-wild/
Families with Young Children will be going to the Beardsley Zoo to see GLOW WILD on November 28th around 6:30. This is open to everyone but registration for this event (date and time) is on-line. Please see Derin or Kristen Wilson for details.
As we encourage having an attitude of gratitude daily, the scriptures speak clearly about the lack of gratitude.
God takes gratefulness, and ungratefulness seriously and HE sees ALL things.
Thankfulness towards God, requires belief in Him.
Acknowledging Him as our Creator is essential Proverbs 3:5, Psalms 100:4
Romans 1:19-23
“For what can be known about God is plain to them.
For his invisible attributes,
namely his eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly perceived,
ever since the creation of the world,
in the things that have been made.
So they are without excuse.
For although they knew God,
they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him,
but they became futile in their thinking,
and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Claiming to be wise,
they became fools,
and exchanging the glory of the immortal God
for images resembling mortal man
and birds and animals and creeping things.”
How highly does God value thankfulness?
Luke 17:12-19
Jesus healed all 10 lepers, but only one...only one…returned to thank Him in verse 15. The bible addresses that this thankful leper was not even a Jew. He was a Samaritan. Scripture shows us that the Jews were not the only people who could reach the heart of God.
God sees all, and hears all. He knows if someone’s heart is grateful or not.
Jesus pointed this out and asked in verse 17 …
“Were not all 10 cleansed? Where are the other 9?”
Jesus acknowledged his disappointment at the ingratitude of the majority.
2 Timothy 3:2 describes what people will be like in the last days, and one characteristic is ingratitude.
Hardened hearts, to the point where people no longer see God as the true source of our gifts, have no hope.
The Good Shepherd and His sheep are spoken of in John 10 and give us such HOPE! The LORD supplies abundance not just in material blessings, but His spiritual blessings.
“Very truly I tell you Pharisees,
anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate,
but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.
He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
When he has brought out all his own,
he goes on ahead of them,
and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
But they will never follow a stranger;
in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.
Jesus used this figure of speech,
but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.“
vs 13 “I am the good shepherd: I know my sheep and my sheep know me.
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father –
and I lay down my life for the sheep.“
Psalm 23
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”
Jesus supplies abundance in this life and the next.
His rod and staff comforts us.
Our cups overflow for He is with us always, even unto the end of the age.
JESUS CHRIST IS ALL WE NEED & MORE…
KEEP SINGING:
Psalm 23
FILL MY CUP LORD
God provides more than we need, yet sometimes we miss a whole lot of it.
May we see God’s hand in the everyday blessings we take for granted.
May we have a heart that is overflowing with thanksgiving.
Find inward JOY and laugh always, PRAY continually, GIVE THANKS in all circumstances,
For this is GOD’S WILL for us in CHRIST JESUS!
To the Praise of His Glory…
Bruce & Paula
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