Know That I Am With You
July 19, 2020
Genesis 28:10-19a
night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And the Lord stood beside him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your offspring. Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!” And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He called that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Thank you for another wonderful service Pastors Maureen and Kate and Michael. And Coleen! I still haven’t tried to figure out how to add prayers of joy and concern in the proper format so I am just adding one here: Prayers of thanksgiving for the life and love of Representative John Lewis today. His life has truly been inspired and inspiring. THank you John Lewis.
From Mary: Loved coming into church and hearing Michael’s intro it of welcome! And all of the rest of the service! The three of you and God!
Thanks be to God:
The streaming service each Sunday is beautifully presented in so many ways, whether in
preaching, children’s messages, or special music.
In spite of not being physically present, this also helps us feel “connected”.
We are “in church”. And we start the day and week with worship, hope, and thankfulness.
Grateful to you all making this possible, and those behind the scenes as well.
Judy Peterson
To attend worship just, before going to sleep was the best. I have my ‘rock’ from Kates’ childrens’ sermon for prayers, the joy of hearing Colleen, as liturgist from the sanctuary, I have the beautiful anthem, ‘A Gift of Love’ from the choir, actually enjoyed that twice, I have Jacobs’ dream of angels ascending and descending the ‘stairway to heaven’ from Maureen and Michaels phenomenal playing of ‘God of our Fathers’ on the organ echoing over and over in my heart; lovely way to end a day being grateful for Gods’ constant presence. Thank you and Good night. Sweet dreams to all.