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VBS this year is August 3-7 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. With a
lot of help this year’s VBS will run smoothly and the children
will hear the gospel, be encouraged, and grow in grace, as well
as have fun! Our VBS is Bible emphasized with the children
learning scripture daily and each class stresses the theme of
the day. There is an area in which each member of our church can
help make VBS a success!
Check out our VBS web page,
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We still need help in the
following areas:
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Helpers (one day helpers or
entire week helpers)
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Lunch Fund Donations (please
consider donating to the lunch fund http://www.faith-pca-akron.com/images/mess.JPGwhich provides a nice meal
for the teachers after VBS so they may go home and rest up for
the next day)
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Prayer (please pray that the
gospel reaches many children)
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Mess Hall and Sting will meet three times this month.
On Saturday, June 6th, the group is invited to Arielle Adkin’s graduation
party — Open House. The Open House is from 12:00—6:00 p.m. Then the group is
invited to an “after party” (games, music, campfire, food, and maybe square
dancing, etc.) from 6:00-9:00 p.m. 14619 Marlboro Avenue , Alliance , 44601.
On Friday, June 12th, the group is invited to Amy Althuis’ graduation
party — Open House. The Open House is from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. There will be
games, food, music and lots of fun. If possible RSVP (not required for
attendance.)
On Friday, June 26th, there will be a regular meeting at the Scholten’s
home at 7:00 p.m. The pool will be open. So bring your Bible, your swim suit and
a towel. If anyone can bring snacks please contact Mrs. Scholten prior to the
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How
We Ought to Think about God's Providence
by Thomas Boston
1. Beware of drawing an excuse for your sin from the providence of God; for it
is most holy, and is in no way any cause of any sin you commit. Every sin is an
act of rebellion against God; a breach of his holy law, and deserves his wrath
and curse; and therefore cannot be authorised by an infinitely-holy God, who is
of purer eyes than to behold iniquity without detestation and abhorrence. Though
he has by a permissive decree allowed moral evil to be in the world, yet that
has no influence on the sinner to commit it. For it is not the fulfilling of
God's decree, which is an absolute secret to every mortal, but the gratification
of their own lusts and perverse inclinations, that men intend and mind in the
commission of sin.
2. Beware of murmuring and fretting under any dispensations of providence that
you meet with; remembering that nothing falls out without a wise and holy
providence, which knows best what is fit and proper for you. And in all cases,
even in the middle of the most afflicting incidents that happen to you, learn
submission to the will of God, as Job did, when he said upon the end of a series
of the heaviest calamities that happened to him, "The Lord gave, and the Lord
has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord," Job, i. 21. In the most
distressing case, say with the disciples, "The will of the Lord be done," Acts,
21:14.
3. Beware of anxious cares and fearfulness about your material well-being in the
world. This our Lord has cautioned his followers against, Matt. 6:31. "Take no
thought, (that is, anxious and perplexing thought,) saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?" Never let the
fear of man stop you from duty, Matt. 10:28, 29; but let your souls learn to
trust in God, who guides and superintends all the events and administrations of
providence, by whatever hands they are performed.
4. Do not think little of means, seeing God works by them; and he that has
appointed the end, orders the means necessary for gaining the end. Do not rely
upon means, for they can do nothing without God, Matt. 4:4. Do not despair if
there be no means, for God can work without them, as well as with them; Hosea
1:7. "I will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor
by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen." If the means be unlikely,
he can work above them, Rom. 4:19. "He considered not his own body now dead,
neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb." If the means be contrary, he can work
by contrary means, as he saved Jonah by the whale that devoured him. That fish
swallowed up the prophet, but by the direction of providence, it vomited him out
upon dry land.
Lastly, Happy is the people whose God is the Lord: for all things shall work
together for their good. They may sit secure in exercising faith upon God, come
what will. They have good reason for prayer; for God is a prayer-hearing God,
and will be enquired of by his people as to all their concerns in the world. And
they have ground for the greatest encouragement and comfort in the middle of all
the events of providence, seeing they are managed by their covenant God and
gracious friend, who will never neglect or overlook his dear people, and
whatever concerns them. For he has said, "I will never leave you, nor forsake
you," Heb. 13:5.
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