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FAMILY NEWSCONGREGATIONAL MEETING: A report is on The Back Page (below). Our thanks to everyone who cooperated in this effort. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AT TIMBERS: The quarantine due to the flu was lifted, and we did our worship service at Timbers last Sunday. Our thanks to everyone who came and sang and interacted with the folks there. FINANCIAL REPORT: At our congregational meeting last Sunday, our financial manager (Bill Gibson) gave us a report of our congregational finances as of February 5. We have a “future preacher savings account” to enable the congregation to hire a full-time worker sometime in the near furture. Because we have no debt and are not paying anyone a salary or honorarium, we are able to put $500 a month into this account. We are continuing to send a contribution each month to the blind ministry of Glynn Langston, Shults Lewis Children's Home, and the prison work of H.O.P.E. ministries. Finances are not an issue for us, but we do not want to just sit on the money doing nothing. TODAY'S LESSON
INTRODUCTION
A. Look at the insert provided with this bulletin.
I. FIRST MONTH — Nisan — March/April
B. To understand the Bible we need to understand. 1. Their calendar, feasts, and festivals
C. Biblical numbers are frequently a cultural issue.
2. How the time of year affected what went on. 3. Example — the fig tree in Mark 11:12 – 13 Figs come in May/June, August/September, October/November 1. Hebrews based a month on lunar calendar
D. Let us experience a Hebrew year!2. First crescent moon visible at sunset to next sighting 3. Months were 29 – 30 days — 11 days less than year 4. Similar to Farmer's Almanac 5. Methuselah — Genesis 5:27 A. Spring at first full moon — Exodus 12:2
II. SECOND MONTH — Iyyar — April/May — Dry season
B. Passover — Nisan 14 — Exodus 12:18 C. Feast of the Unleavened bread — Leviticus 23:8 — Nisan 15 D. First Fruits celebration — Leviticus 23:10 E. Celebrated deliverance and the care of God A. Later passover for outsiders (9:10 – 11)
III. THIRD MONTH — Siwan — May/June — early figs — harvest
B.God provides for all — even us. A. Pentecost and Feast of Weeks — Leviticus 23:15 – 16, 22
IV. THE HARVEST MONTHS — June – September
B. More celebration of God's deliverance A. 4th — grapes; 5th — olives; 6th — dates and figs
V. SEVENTH MONTH — Tisri — Sept/Oct — Early Rains
A. Numbers 29:1 — trumpets — celebration — 1st Day
VI. EIGHTH — Ploughing, figsB. Leviticus 16:29 — atonement — spiritual cleansing — 10th C. Feast of Tabernacles — 15th – 21st days — Lev 23:34 D. Changes from deliverance to spiritual need VII. NINTH — Sowing — John 10:22 VIII. OUR OWN CELEBRATIONS — Deliverance, spiritual Galatians 1:6; James 5:160 and 19 – 20
THE BACK PAGECONGREGATIONAL MEETING REPORTOur use of a worksheet to report on the work of the congregation and to project what we plan to do in the coming year was most encouraging. We have people volunteering to get involved and take responsibility for a particular effort that we are doing as a congregation. That is wonderful and is what we need. Here is a summary of what came from the reports and the meeting: FOOD BANK: We want to keep it going, but emphasize that everyone is welcome to use it without judgement on the part of anyone else. We also want to make sure all of us are cheerful, accepting and not judgemental in giving food to anyone who comes for help. COATS FOR KIDS: Brenda Reagan has an opening for us to supply other needs to kids than coats, and our supplier of coats has left the business. Right now sweat pants are needed and underwear and socks are also needed. The suggestion is that we build up a stock of these items along with winter coats, hats and gloves, store them and have them available all year. We need someone to oversee this. Will you volunteer? CHRISTMAS FLOAT, ROAD CLEAN UP, FAIR BOOTH, KIDS TO CAMP all will be continued. Samantha Wheeler is heading up the kids to camp effort and Richard Hoyt is handling the road clean up effort. WEBSITE to be continued. Karl Marcussen is managing that effort. FACEBOOK: Mandy Wallace has started a Facebook effort. We need input on the history of the congregation, pictures, information to include. See Mandy if you have material which could be included. INTERN: We are contacting some colleges about getting someone. It is probably late for this summer, but we will try. CHAIR REPLACEMENT: Approved — need 30 good ones, no plastic. NEW MOWER: Shane Wallace has volunteered to use his own equipment to maintain the grass this year. He wants the money we would spend on a new tractor to go for ministry needs and evangelism. That means the need to buy a mower is gone, at least for now. HEAT DUCT COVERS: Larry Fox has volunteered to take care of this problem. He is measuring and will get covers that fit. ICE MAKER: We will repair the one we have, not buy a new one. Bill Gibson is checking on getting a repairman on this problem. CARPETING: The overwhelming sentiment was to clean what we have, not to recarpet. We will discuss whether to steam clean or not. We will also look into getting rubberized all weather entry way floor mats for the front and back entries. Our thanks to everyone who contributed to this effort. Our 30-minute meeting gave us information, and the personal response to the worksheet was inspirational. We did not include the Timbers worship service work or the children's teaching program, because people are already taking care of those things. If you have suggestions or inputs on these programs see John Clayton. — John Clayton Our sign by the street!
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