{"id":2516,"date":"2015-10-02T21:34:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T21:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balboaunionchurch.org\/wpaccess\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2015-10-02T21:34:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T21:34:29","slug":"weekly-newsletter-october-2-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balboaunionchurch.org\/es\/2015\/10\/02\/weekly-newsletter-october-2-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter: October 2, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2 John 1:6<\/h1>\n

And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is so much in the news that paints Christians as unloving. \u00a0Obviously, there are people in this world that identify themselves as Christians, and truly believe that they are Christians and are following Christ and living as the Bible teaches, and yet you see them in the media… \u00a0 photos of \u00abchristians\u00bb with picket signs with hateful things such as \u00abGod hates______\u00bb \u00a0(fill in the name of a people group).<\/p>\n

Why, when we are called to walk in love? \u00a0We are called to love the sinner, and deal with the sin? \u00a0I would say these people identify themselves as Christian aren’t Spirit-filled or haven’t come to a place of brokenness over their own sin. \u00a0 \u00a0We can be kind to all people without saying \u00abOh, I think your sin is greater than mine\u00bb. \u00a0And if we are going to talk about sin, especially those identified in the Old Testament, then why aren’t we\u00a0treating people that suffer from gluttony and loss of self-control the same way? \u00a0 Or what about that \u00a0not so young couple who have been together for 30 years …yet not married? Or that young man that is suffering from PTSD, and has turned to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain? \u00a0Are we going to judge them too?<\/p>\n

Or what about that person that doesn’t \u00abkeep the\u00a0Sabbath\u00a0day holy\u00bb? Sunday may be the day we go to Church, but the Sabbath is Saturday! \u00a0Are we truly practicing all of the verses in the Bible? \u00a0While ones are we going to pick and choose?<\/p>\n

YOU can see how\u00a0ridiculous\u00a0this is.. \u00a0 We are called by Christ to walk in LOVE! \u00a0Love is the bottom line. Nothing counts without it. In short, you can\u2019t go anywhere spiritually or in your relationships until you get your love walk straight! No wonder the Bible tells us to: \u201cEagerly pursue and see to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]\u201d (1 Corinthians 14:1).<\/p>\n

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Ephesians 5:1 says, \u00a0\u00a0…\u00a0be imitators of God …<\/b>.<\/span>\u00a02\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0walk in love<\/i><\/span>,\u00a0as Christ loved us and\u00a0gave himself up for us, a\u00a0fragrant\u00a0offering and sacrifice to God.\u00bb \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are to have patience, kindness and humility. \u00a0If pride, rudeness, irritation, and resentment are our emotions…we are the ones in the wrong frame of mind. \u00a0What’s more important: being \u00abright\u00bb or showing God’s love to the other person? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Walking in love means looking out for the interest of others. \u00a0Walking in love means seeing others more significant than ourselves. \u00a0Walking in love means taking the form of a humble servant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our prayer:<\/p>\n

God, put people in our lives who need Your love the most. Allow each one of us individually, and \u00abus\u00bb as a Church to be a living testimony of Your love, grace and mercy. May we be the salt of the Earth: patient to the impatient, thankful to the ungrateful, godly to the ungodly and righteous to the unrighteous.<\/p>\n

Allow the compassion of God to flow out of us\u00a0to everyone we\u00a0come in contact with. We choose today to walk in love! We pray that you remove any\u00a0guile, hate or ill feelings towards others. We choose to forgive and love every person who\u2019s wronged us.<\/p>\n

Father God, we\u00a0choose this day to be willing and obedient to do what Your Word tells us\u00a0to do. We pray that we\u00a0\u00a0practice love every day so we\u00a0can walk in divine health.\u00a0Thank You, Father, for equipping us\u00a0with the Godkind of love, and for helping us\u00a0to walk in love, that the world may know that we are Your\u00a0children and that Jesus is Our\u00a0Lord, and that Your love never fails.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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THIS SUNDAY AT BALBOA UNION CHURCH<\/h1>\n

Worship Service at 10 a.m. \u2013 ALL ARE WELCOME!<\/strong><\/p>\n

SPEAKER: Beth Anne Gray – \u00abA helper who is just right\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday School Teachers:\u00a0Sherri \u00a0Hansraj and Ally McIntosh<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
First Testament Readings and\u00a0Psalm<\/td>\n\u00a0Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Psalm 26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epistle Reading<\/td>\nHebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gospel Reading<\/td>\nMark 10:2-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Prayers Concerns<\/h1>\n

Please Pray for Our Brothers and Sisters in Chile<\/p>\n

Please pray for those who were affected by the floods in Panama, as well as those who lost their homes due to the danger of landslides recently.<\/p>\n

Please Pray for Our Brothers and Sisters from Siria and Iraq<\/p>\n

Lord, please remind the world that we are all brothers and sisters and there should be no violence among us, only love and attempts to understand one another.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Up-coming BUC Activities<\/h1>\n

We are currently working on sprucing up Building 773 – the basement, apartment C and other common areas. \u00a0We would be happy to have any volunteers that can assist with this, and any donations towards this work would always be appreciated.<\/p>\n

Council meeting-<\/strong> Saturday-October 17th 1:00 pmBUC
\nOffice. This will be a meeting of Missions, Property &Management, Christian Education, Worship & Ministry, Membership committee chairs and other council members. \u00a0But all members of the congregation may sit in on the meetings and deliberations. If you have any issues you\u00a0would like the council to consider, these should be present to the Council Secretary before the meeting, so that they\u00a0can be included in the agenda.<\/p>\n

Visit to Fundacion Nueva Vida in Howard-<\/strong>October 18th\u00a0(3rd Sunday of the month) we will be vising the Fundaci\u00f3n Nueva Vida home in Howard – please join us immediately after the service to go on this visit.<\/p>\n

Missions AAAm Program-<\/strong>All BUC Membrs and Friends are invited to Participate in our next month AAAM Program on Tuesday \u00a0October 20th, 2:30 pm<\/p>\n

In \u00a0BUC Missions we are Collaborating with \u00abGood Deeds \u00bb Program:<\/p>\n

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Here is more information regarding the\u00a0Good Deeds Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And here is some information regarding\u00a0their activities<\/a>, if you want to participate and volunteer more actively.<\/p>\n

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