 10/3/2026
Good morning church family,
GIVING THANKS & PRAISE TO GOD:
Thanks to the Young Adults for the fun ice cream social and game night they hosted last week. Anthony Katz attended the night for the first of many times ahead. Everyone had a great time and Anthony Katz came to enjoy the fun!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Praise GOD Nadine’s surgery went well. We pray for her healing and speedy recovery. Anyone who might be interested in helping with food for a meal train for the family, please see the sign up sheet posted on the auditorium doors.
Prayers are requested for Greg Cerminara who has recently been diagnosed with Multiple myeloma. He will begin chemo next week. Our prayers will also be with Linda and the family as well.
Tammie Carey is leading a terrific effort in partnering to support Newborns and families at Griffin Childbirth Center with our congregation. ” Bringing a new life into the world is a moment of intense JOY, but for many expectant mothers and growing families in our local community, it can also bring significant financial stress.
We have the opportunity to ensure that every mother leaving the center has the essential supplies needed to care for herself and her newborn during the critical early days of their birth. They are putting together support packages for families in financial need. They are currently collecting donations for the following new, unused items:
For BABY:
Onesies, caps, socks, and scratch mittens, sleep sacks, swaddles, receiving blankets, and diaper bags.
Nursing & Postpartum care for Mom:
Nursing bras, nursing pads, nursing pillows and pillow covers, breast milk storage bags, lactation tea, lanolin nipple cream, diaper cream and lip balm, maternity pads and postpartum ice packs.
General Support:
Gift cards (e.g. Target, Walmart, or Grocery stores to help parents purchase diapers or extra supplies).
Note: As their facility supports breast feeding, bottles and pacifiers are not items that are permitted. If you would rather donate funds to this effort, Tammie Carey will accept your donation and shop on your behalf to add to the collected items. “
There is a print-out on the back table for all to take. The date by which we can bring items in is October 18th.
COLLEGE CARE BAGS
It has been our tradition every Fall to put together College Care bags. We have 8 students attending college and would like to do a few more for others who are former members away at college. The list of items is on the table in the auditorium and there is a bin in the foyer for the supplies. Please remember a few Gluten Free snacks as well. The items need to be in by Sunday October 11th. The care bags will be filled on Saturday October 17th.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Many events are happening over the next few months…all LORD WILLING and with Praise and Glory to God.
Ron has started a Bible study of the Gospel of John on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. This book is foundational to the Christian faith and a great study for everyone! If you are unsure as to how to share God’s Word with someone, please invite them to join this study.
The Saturday October 10th ladies study has been pushed out to October 17th at 10:00 a.m. at the church building. The lesson on “The Fragrance of Peace” will be lead by Debbie Froehlich. We will be putting together the College Care bags at this time.
9:30 AM TUESDAY Ladies’ bible study – October 6th & October 20th. 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.
Saturday, October 24th at 9:00 a.m. there will be a Men’s Breakfast at the church building.
Our annual TRUNK or TREAT will be held on October 24th at 6:00 p.m. Set up will begin at 5:00 p.m.
Lisa Saracino is planning a fun “Ladies night of fellowship” after the New Year as we have done in the past. Stay tuned for more details.
The Apostle Paul shared in Ephesians 3:8-9
“To me,
though I am the very least of all the saints,
this grace was given,
to preach to the Gentiles
the unsearchable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light for everyone
what is the plan of the mystery
hidden for ages
in God,
who created all things.“
The Greek word for “unsearchable riches” is translated “boundless riches” in the NIV.
The Greek word translated “unsearchable” describes something that cannot be fully comprehended or explored. There is no limit to the riches of Christ. Mankind is unable to grasp the depths of Christ’s worth.
Paul highlights these riches in Ephesians 1:7-14
Redemption through His blood
The forgiveness of sins,
The knowledge of the mystery of His will,
the message of truth,
the sealing of the Holy Spirit,
The guarantee of our inheritance.
The more we study the scriptures, the more we learn how little we know.
Taking one scripture alone brings us to our knees at the Glory of God.
The depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God spoken of in Romans 11:33 are deep, so unfathomably deep, that our humanness can’t fully grasp the true depth of God. Even when breaking this one verse down, we cannot comprehend the vast nature of our Creator.
When we think of the word deep, our first inclination is to think of the ocean. The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean (southeast of Guam). The Mariana Trench is approximately 7 miles deep.
There are many fascinating fish down deep in the Mariana trench, including the Angler Fish and many others.
The deepest living fish known to inhabit the extreme depths of the Mariana Trench is the Mariana snailfish. They are small translucent, tadpole-like creatures with gelatinous bodies that lack scales. Despite the crushing pressure, they act as top predators in their specific ecosystem.
All perfectly designed creatures by our perfect and Awesome Creator!
Psalm 104:24
“How many are your works O LORD!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.”
The Apostle Paul shares in Romans 11:36
Deep as we know it, is nothing compared to the AWESOMENESS of our CREATOR. Scripture is the only way to describe the deep things of God.
He has created ALL that is seen and unseen 1 Colossians 1:16
“I AM WHO I AM.” Exodus 3:14
He is the infinite treasure of the Universe. Ephesians 1:7, Romans 2:4, Romans 9:23
Genesis 1:1-2
“In the beginning,
God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep,
and
the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.“
Psalm 8:3
“When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place…”
In Daniel 2: 21-22 we read, “He reveals deep and hidden things, he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells within him.”
GOD’S riches, wisdom and knowledge are unreachable because HE is INFINITE and we are finite.
Paul speaks of the unsearchable riches of Christ in Ephesians 3:8
“Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plane to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.“
Colossians 1:27 “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery,which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.“
Generally speaking knowledge is the awareness of facts, and wisdom is the awareness of how to use those facts for good. But we see them interchangeably in the scriptures.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Collosai and did not stop praying for them encouraging them in heart and united in love, saying that “in Christ”are hidden all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
“My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love,
so that they may have the
full riches of complete understanding,
in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Colossians 2:3
“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.“
Colossians 1:17
“All things were made through him, and without him was not anything that was made.”
John 1:3
1 Corinthians 2:7-11
“No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom,
a wisdom that has been hidden
and that God destined for our glory
before time began.
None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the LORD of glory. However as it is written:
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him.”
“but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him?
In the same way,
no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.“
We know nothing in comparison to our Creator. Even those who think they know a lot, are spoken of in the scriptures:
Paul addresses this in 1 Corinthians 8:2 “The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. ”
1 Corinthians 3:18 “Do not deceive yourselves, if any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise.“
Proverbs 26:12 “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.“
It is in Jesus Christ where we find our riches, our worth and incredible value in the Kingdom.
Our Christian relationship through Jesus Christ is a deep, spiritual and meaningful relationship. This relationship mirrors the deep love of God.
“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
may have power, together with all the saints,
to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:16-19
“But whatever was to my profit, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.
What is more,
I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,
for whose sake I have lost all things.”
Philippians 3:8
“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power,
the Spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of the LORD – and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.”
Isaiah 11:2-3
The apostle Paul speaks of life through the Spirit, Future Glory and defines our incredible relationship with Jesus Christ in the book of Romans. Chapter 8 – all of it!
In verse 38 we read:
“I am convinced that neither death, nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our LORD.“
The depth and wisdom of God is found in Jesus Christ himself. The crucified, risen and reigning Savior!
The height, width and depth of the Love of God is wider and deeper than we will ever know.
“But we preach Christ crucified:
a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks,
Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
The foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”
1 Corinthians 1:23-25
How blessed we are that….
We get to participate in this deep relationship as children of God.
We get to taste the deep part of fellowship in the body of Christ.
We get to reflect the deep love of God to all of the world!
Keep learning and growing in Christ!
KEEP SINGING:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty
Early in the morning, Our song shall rise to Thee
Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons
Blessed Trinity!
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Though the darkness hide Thee
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art Holy;
There is none beside Thee
Perfect in power, in love and purity.
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Lord God Almighty
All Thy works shall praise Thy name
In earth and sky and sea
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons
Blessed Trinity
Oh God in three persons
Blessed Trinity!
IMMEASURABLE
IMMEASURABLE
Who laid the heavens out in space
Whose depth of wisdom can’t be traced
O God (O God)
O God, You are immeasurable!
No human thought could understand,
the mystery of Your mighty Hand,
O God,
You are immeasurable!
How deep, how wide,
The Love of God, The Love of God,
How Great How glorious is Your Name
Your steadfast Love,
It fills the earth, who knows its worth
O God, You are Immeasurable!
You ride the wind,
You rule the sea
Your presence fills eternity
O God (O God)
You are immeasurable!
Your days alone, they have no end
Too far for us to comprehend
O God, You are immeasurable!
How deep, how wide,
The Love of God, The Love of God,
How Great How glorious is Your Name
Your steadfast Love,
It fills the earth, who knows its worth
O God, You are Immeasurable.
How deep, how wide,
The Love of God, The Love of God,
How Great How glorious is Your Name
Your steadfast Love,
It fills the earth, who knows its worth
O God, You are Immeasurable.
O God, You are Immeasurable
The treasures of Christ are inexhaustible,
they are unsearchable and they are forever.
To the Praise of His Glory…
Bruce & Paula
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