The announcements are looking like the “old days”! We have another work day coming up, a planning meeting for upcoming events, a hymn sing and our church anniversary. Sundays we are having our regular church service inside at 10am.
The topic from Proverbs this week was self-control. The primary aspects dealt with are anger, rashness; drunkenness and gluttony. Controlling our anger and keeping our tongue in check is hard on our own. The Holy Spirit gives us the strength to speak with grace even when suffering dishonor. Jesus is our example as He is so patient and forgiving with us. Hot tempers stir up strife, being slow to anger smoothes things over. Proverbs 16:32 says ruling our spirit is harder than capturing a city. It’s ok to let some things go. However, we may have to reduce the time we spend with someone characterized by anger. Rashness, impulsive unthinking behavior, is risky. Wisdom, partnered with self-control helps us recognize evil and danger. Intoxication removes self-control and reduces productivity becoming a viscous cycle. Proverbs says that without self-control we are like a city without walls, vulnerable to deception and attack. To have self-control we give control over to the Holy Spirit. Self-discipline helps us be consistent and reliable. Accepting Christ and walking with the Spirit can give us godly self-control and help us avoid the pitfalls of selfish control.
Newspaper Article for 8/8/21
The announcements are looking like the “old days”! We have another work day coming up, a planning meeting for upcoming events, a hymn sing and our church anniversary. Sundays we are having our regular church service inside at 10am.
The topic from Proverbs this week was self-control. The primary aspects dealt with are anger, rashness; drunkenness and gluttony. Controlling our anger and keeping our tongue in check is hard on our own. The Holy Spirit gives us the strength to speak with grace even when suffering dishonor. Jesus is our example as He is so patient and forgiving with us. Hot tempers stir up strife, being slow to anger smoothes things over. Proverbs 16:32 says ruling our spirit is harder than capturing a city. It’s ok to let some things go. However, we may have to reduce the time we spend with someone characterized by anger. Rashness, impulsive unthinking behavior, is risky. Wisdom, partnered with self-control helps us recognize evil and danger. Intoxication removes self-control and reduces productivity becoming a viscous cycle. Proverbs says that without self-control we are like a city without walls, vulnerable to deception and attack. To have self-control we give control over to the Holy Spirit. Self-discipline helps us be consistent and reliable. Accepting Christ and walking with the Spirit can give us godly self-control and help us avoid the pitfalls of selfish control.
Marian Guihan