Newsletters - Safe Haven Community Churc

Dear Safe Haven Family,

I thank God for his Faithfulness reflected in your prayers for me. I wanted to pick up some central threads of God revealing His character. I introduced these scriptures from Exodus and John that I have used in the past messages, but this Sunday I want to uncover the depth and power of these for our lives. Forgive me for listing a few Hebrew and Greek words in the sermon notes. It's hard to capture the full meaning of the scriptures using only the English words. Perhaps you can explore them further on your own. In my message, I would like to share some personal experiences as well as the recorded Word in scripture, trusting that God will speak not only through my words but also through our adventures in serving the Lord.

Anticipating God's blessing as we celebrate Communion on January 29th, I look forward to worshipping with you in full health and strength.

Pastor Chris Platteel

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God's Word:

1 Timothy 5:3

Honour Widows that are Widows Indeed

Sometimes, we forget about people late in their years. When we are young, we are often not interested in their wisdom. We ought to honour them - especially older women who are widows. Indeed, we should honour young widows too. Both have so much wisdom to offer us. They are strong women who have endured much and lived through a lot. Is there a widow in your life? Perhaps you could ask her to coffee, ask about her faith and listen to wisdom she can share with you. Often, honouring someone is done by simple acts like seeking wisdom, sharing a meal, or complimenting her.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray for the widows in my church. Help our church to honour them and care for them. Give them strength to live for you each and every day. Let our widows feel Your love more strongly and real than any love they've felt before. Help them to find community with You and in our church. Thank you for being a God who sees and cares for the widow. In Jesus precious and holy name. AMEN

Birthdays:

Week of January 23rd - January 29th, 2023

We do not have any record of Birthdays for this week.

If you would like to have your name included in our birthday announcements or if you do not want your name shown, please contact Sid at sid.snider@outlook.com. We do not need the year you were born.

Fundraising:

The coin collection fundraising has resulted in an additional $45.95 with a total of $480.20 to date. Every amount is used to offset the expenses of our church. THANK YOU!

Wednesday Night Services:

Alex explained last Sunday, our Wednesday Night Services will continue with a slightly different format. These evenings will focus on Prayer & Praise, hosted by Alex and his partner Cami. The starting date will be soon, so stay tuned for further announcements.