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God of Our Fathers - #601 Majesty Hymns

1 God of our fathers, whose almighty hand

Leads forth in beauty all the starry band

Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,

Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.

2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past,

In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;

Be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide and Stay,

Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.

3 From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence,

Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;

Thy true religion in our hearts increase,

Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

4 Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,

Lead us from night to never-ending day;

Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,

And glory, laud and praise be ever Thine.

The Wednesday Bible Study and Sunday Morning Worship sermons will be posted at chewelahbaptist.org. Links will be sent through email and through our church Facebook account until Washington State lifts restrictions on public gatherings.

An audio Kids' Missionary Story Time is also be posted at chewelahbaptist.org.

Giving to the church can be done in a variety of ways:

1)    Mail a check to the church – PO Box 315

                                          Chewelah, WA 99109

2)    Use “bill pay” from a financial institution.

3)    Online: https://chewelahbaptist.org/give

4)    Text-to-Give: text the word Give to 509-255-8811 

with a dollar amount (Give 100) 

Thank you for your generous giving to Chewelah Baptist

through this time of being apart.

Monthly general fund budget need - $9,410

Pray for:

1. People to watch church services and receive Jesus as Savior.
2. Missionaries on the field to stay healthy, safe, and have wisdom in how to serve during this time.
3. Missionaries on deputation to raise support even during these unknown times.
4. Tanners - Bryan's trip home the end of May to bring his family back to Missionary Acres for June and July.
5. Our President and leaders to have wisdom in opening our country.
6. Our governor’s salvation.
7. For the federal court to rule in favor of businesses and churches so they can freely open.
8. For people who have lost their jobs and businesses.
9.  God-honoring people to get elected this fall.
10. For those who have medical procedures postponed to remain healthy.
11. For those facing upcoming surgeries.
12. Peter to recover from recent back surgery.
13. Others who have had accidents and surgeries to recover.
14. President Trump to open churches in states where Governors are not following the constitution.

Praises:

1. People are receiving Jesus as Savior!
2. The gospel is being shared around the world!
3. God is still in control!

President Trump just had a press conference (Friday AM) announcing “that new Centers for Disease Control guidance will classify houses of worship as ‘essential,’ (and) he called on governors to allow them to open ‘right now’ after being closed during the coronavirus lockdowns… ‘The governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now—for this weekend. If they don’t do it, I will override the governors. (emphasis mine) In America, we need more prayer not less.’”

We will wait to see what Governor Inslee decides to do and how President Trump responds. I have contacted our church lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom to get their legal opinion.

We may need to do additional cleaning/sanitizing in the church in order to open. I will keep you informed of what is happening and let you know if we need help.

Never Forget

The 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language gives fifteen definitions of the word “remember.” Let me share a few:

·       To preserve the memory of; to preserve from being forgotten.

·       To think of and consider; to meditate. Ps. 63.

·       To bear in mind with reverence; to obey.

(Noah Webster, Noah Webster’s First Edition of An American Dictionary of the English Language)

 I. Remember Your Protector - Psalm 20:6–8

 II. Remember Your LORD - Psalm 77:4–12

III. Remember Your Savior - 1 Corinthians 11:23–25

IV. Remember Your Salvation - Ephesians 2:8–11, 13; Romans 5:8-10

Pilgrim’s Progress - Now I saw in my dream, that the highway up which Christian was to go, was fenced on either side with a wall, and that wall was called Salvation. Isaiah 26:1. Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.

    He ran thus till he came at a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a sepulchre. So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the sepulchre, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.

   Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, “He hath given me rest by his sorrow, and life by his death.” Then he stood still a while, to look and wonder; for it was very surprising to him that the sight of the cross should thus ease him of his burden. He looked, therefore, and looked again, even till the springs that were in his head sent the waters down his cheeks. Zech. 12:10. Now as he stood looking and weeping, behold, three Shining Ones came to him, and saluted him with, “Peace be to thee.” So the first said to him, “Thy sins be forgiven thee,” Mark 2:5; the second stripped him of his rags, and clothed him with change of raiment, Zech. 3:4; the third also set a mark on his forehead, Eph. 1:13, and gave him a roll with a seal upon it, which he bid him look on as he ran, and that he should give it in at the celestial gate: so they went their way. Then Christian gave three leaps for joy, and went on singing. (John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1995)