It is with great joy that we welcome you in the midst of the most powerful gathering in the world – the Church of Jesus Christ. May God minister unto you today.

A few days ago, in remarks relayed to an Israeli news site, the Iron Dome battery commander recalled the following:  “A missile was fired from Gaza. Iron Dome precisely calculated its trajectory. We know where these missiles are going to land down to a radius of 200 meters. This particular missile was going to hit either the Azrieli Towers, the Kirya (Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon) or a central Tel Aviv railway station. Hundreds could have died.”

“We fired the first interceptor. It missed. Second interceptor. It missed. This is very rare. I was in shock. At this point we had just four seconds until the missile landed. We had already notified emergency services to converge on the target location and had warned of a mass-casualty incident. “Suddenly, Iron Dome (which calculates wind speeds, among other things) shows a major wind coming from the east, a strong wind that…sends the missile into the sea. We were all stunned. I stood up and shouted, ‘There is a God!’  “I witnessed this miracle with my own eyes. It was not told or reported to me. I saw the hand of God send that missile into the sea.”

We have been praying for the manifestation of God’s glory over Israel during this war. Thank God He is doing it. Let us continue praying for even greater manifestations of His Glory and that as a result many of the Jews will be saved.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

1.  BAPTISM CLASS
Today, 5:00 p.m.

2.  WARFARE PRAYER  & FASTING
Wednesday, 12:00 noon—Lunch Hour Warfare
Prayer. 5:30 p.m.—Evening Warfare Prayer.
This is all in preparation for our outreach to Savan.

3.  CHOIR PRACTICE
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

4.  PRAYER HOUR
Saturday, 7:00 a.m.

5.  NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014
Worship & Ministry, 9:00 a.m.

The KING’s Daughters Ministry host:
Family & Friend Sunday
August 17, 2014

Invite family members and friends to our Worship service at 9:00 a.m. next week Sunday. It’s a day of fellowship. We pray that the Word of God ministers to their hearts as they hear the call of God through His Word!

 Announcement: Davis Funeral Home
When parking, please avoid blocking the gate to the garbage bin as well as the garage for the hearses. Thank you for your cooperation.

Announcement from Dr. Jessica Wilson

Dr. Jessica Wilson will make an
announcement about the Chikungunya Virus, carried by the Aedes aegypti and
Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.

Keep the Fire Burning

Modern furnaces have taken the work out of keeping warm in the cold climates. We simply set the timer on the thermostat, and the house is warm when we get up in the morning. But in former days, fire was carefully tended and fuel supplies were closely monitored. Running out could be deadly.

The same is true spiritually. If we think our “spiritual fire” can be ignited as easily as a modern furnace, we risk losing our fervor for the Lord.

In ancient Israel, the priests were instructed not to let the fire on the altar go out (Lev. 6:9, 12-13). This required a lot of work, not the least of which was collecting firewood in a land not known for its dense forests.

Some scholars see the fire on the altar as a symbol for the flame of our devotion for the Lord. Spiritual passion is not something to be treated lightly or taken for granted. It will grow cold if we fail to keep it supplied with fuel.

The apostle Paul addressed the subject of spiritual fervor in his letter to the Romans (12: 1-2, 11). To keep the fire of our devotion burning strong, we must continue the hard work of stocking our fuel supply with hope, patience, steadfast prayer, generosity, hospitality, and humility (vv. 11-16).—Julie Ackerman Link

 Our love for Jesus is the key to spiritual passion.