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July 8, 2007 "Getting Ready for
Judgment" |
Welcome to the St. Martin's Prime Timers Adult Bible Fellowship web page.
Prime Timers is geared towards people aged fifty to sixty-four but don't let that stop you! We always welcome new members and whatever your age you are invited. We meet in the Payne Education Center, rooms 207-209, Sunday from 10:10 to 10:50am.
This summer until the end of August our class is studying the Prophets: Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Lamentations (traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah), Ezekiel, Zechariah and Malachi. These prophets proclaimed God's word over several hundred years, but their message was consistent: A faithful relationship with God entails specific requirements, one of which is to do right. What do you think? We'd be honored to have you join our class!
Finding Satisfaction
Our teacher for today's scheduled class with the prophet Isaiah was supposed to be our Vice-Rector, the Rev. Massey Gentry, but wouldn't you know he was on vacation. Instead of playing hookey the class turned into an extended Henny Penney session, with members telling stories about their recent experiences.
Randy Riddell is a member whose sons, despite being grown up and in their twenties, still manage to be an adventure for Dad. Today's episode began with a call, just after it was time to go to bed, from one of the younger son's friends! When was the last time you remember one of your children's friends, calling you? The call said that Randy's son had had a seizure, but don't worry, everything is all right!
Very shortly later both the Riddell's were at the hospital with their son, who was recovering nicely from the evenings unfortunate event. The son's friends told Randy that they couldn't find a pulse earlier and were trying to revive his son with CPR. Luckily Randy's son had played football and was in quite good health. His resting pulse rate is around fifty, so its possible that the friends simply didn't interpret the pulse rate correctly.
So what began as a long evening and could have turned terribly wrong became a family event and a great story. Praise the Lord!
From here someone related a airline horror story, and the class was off and running. It seems everyone has an airline story, and not all bad mind you. I'll bet you have one too so rather than tell you ours, you can re-live yours! Hopefully they all have happy endings.
There is no class next week, all the St. Martin's ABF's will instead participate in "God and Country Sunday" in the Bagby Parish Hall, Room C. Our speaker will be the Honorable Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Prime Timers Contact names and numbers
Mentor
Rev. B. Massey Gentry
mgentry@stmartinsepiscopal.org
Leaders
Anne Berry
832/251-8868 H
atberry@proctor-law.com
Max Kech
713/802-0690 H
maxkech2003@yahoo.com
Marty Smith
713/464-6737 H
martys@houston.rr.com
Teachers
Richard Cruse
Chris Hershberger
Pete Seale
Ben Welmaker
bhwjr@flash.net
Outreach (inviting and welcoming new members)
Anne Berry
832/251-8868 H
atberry@proctor-law.com
Elizabeth Sleeper
jsleeperjr@houston.rr.com
Caring (prayers, follow-up w/class members who have been ill or have other needs)
Max Kech
713/802-0690 H
maxkech2003@yahoo.com
A view from the newly dedicated St. Martin's Columbarium.
Sunday's Dedication Ceremony for the newly finished St. Martin's Columbarium. Our Rector, the Rev. Larry Gipson is surrounded by the trustee's for the project.
The Lesson for Sunday, July 8th is titled "Getting Ready for Judgment"
Key Verse: Zephaniah 3:8
Focus of the Lesson: People sometimes act wrongly without thinking of the consequences to themselves or others. What consequences result when God's people act wrongly? Zephaniah says that God will act justly, bringing both punishment and redemption.
The reading is Zephaniah 3:1-5, 8-9. This text is from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).
Background Scripture: Zephaniah 3:1-13; 2 Chronicles 34:1-3
1Ah, soiled, defiled,
oppressing city!
2It has listened to no voice;
it has accepted no correction.
It has not trusted in the Lord;
it has not drawn near to its God.
3The officials within it
are roaring lions;
its judges are evening wolves
that leave nothing until the morning.
4Its prophets are reckless,
faithless persons;
its priests have profaned what is sacred,
they have done violence to the law.
5The Lord within it is righteous;
he does no wrong.
Every morning he renders his judgment,
each dawn without fail;
but the unjust knows no shame.
8Therefore wait for me, says the Lord,
for the day when I arise as a witness.
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
all the heat of my anger;
for in the fire of my passion
all the earth shall be consumed.
9At that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to a pure speech,
that all of them may call on the name of the Lord
and serve him with one accord.
NRSV
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