Today is a very special day in our church. The daughter of our founding pastor is coming to speak. 55 years ago she lived in the old parsonage across Sunrise Highway. She is now a pastor herself.
We will not be posting a message this morning but instead I have posted this e-mail I just received from my 13 year old niece. It touched my heart. I believe it will do the same to yours.
A
Special Day
for Us
Included in your bulletin this morning are a number of items.
There are reports of our pastor and our church finances.
There is special message for our nation.
Thursday is the National Day of Prayer.
There is a brief history of our church.
Bringing us the Word this morning is Karen Cubie Rydwansky
She is the senior pastor of Crossroads Worship Center
in South Weymouth, Massachusetts.
But to us here at the Bay Shore Church of the Nazarene she is much more. Karen’s Dad, Dr. Alex Cubie, was one of the founding pastors here He built the first building which is right across from us on Sunrise Highway, now the Brightwaters Justice of the Peace Office.
Karen lived in that home as little girl.Welcome back Karen We are so glad you are with us
Listen because this morning the LORD has special things for each of us to hear To God be the Glory
WOW, WHAT A WAKEUP!
Dear God:
Why didn't you save the school children at ?. ..
Moses Lake, Washington 2/2/96
Bethel, Alaska 2/19/97
Pearl, Mississippi 10/1/97
West Paducah, Kentucky 12/1/97
Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97
Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/98
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 4/24/98
Fayetteville, Tennessee 5/19/98
Springfield, Oregon 5/21/98
Richmond, Virginia 6/15/98
Littleton, Colorado 4/20/99
Taber, Alberta, Canada 5/28/99
Conyers, Georgia 5/20/99
Deming, New Mexico 11/19/99
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 12/6/99
Santee, California 3/ 5/01
El Cajon, California 3/22/01 and
Blacksburg, VA 4/16/07 ?
Sincerely,
Concerned Student
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Reply:
Dear Concerned Student:
Sorry,
I am not allowed in schools.
Sincerely,
God
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How did this get started?...
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Let's see,
I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare complained
She didn't want any prayer in our schools.
And we said, OK.
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Then, someone said you better not:Read the Bible in school;
the Bible that says
"thou shalt not kill,
Thou shalt not steal,
And love your neighbors as yourself,"
And we said, OK...
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Dr. Benjamin Spock said
We shouldn't spank our children
When they misbehaved
Because their little personalities
Would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem.
And we said,
An expert should know what he's talking about
So we won't spank them anymore..
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Then someone said
Teachers and principals better not
Discipline our children when they misbehave.
And the school administrators said
No faculty member in this school
Better touch a student when they misbehave
Because we don't want any bad publicity,
And we surely don't want to be sued.
And we accepted their reasoning...
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Then someone said,
let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,
And they won't even have to tell their parents.
And we said, that's a grand idea.
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Then some wise school board member said,
Since boys will be boys
And they're going to do it anyway,
let's give our sons all the condoms they want,
So they can have all the fun they desire,
And we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school.
And we said, that's another great idea...
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Then some of our top elected officials said
It doesn't matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs.
And we said,
It doesn't matter what anybody, including the President,
Does in private as long as we have jobs and the economy is good....
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And someone else took that appreciation a step further
And published pictures of nude children
And then stepped further still by
Making them available on the Internet.
And we said, everyone's entitled to free speech....
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And the entertainment industry said,
let's make TV shows and movies that promote
Profanity, violence and illicit sex...
And let's record music that encourages
Rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes...
And we said,
it's just entertainment
And it has no adverse effect
And nobody takes it seriously anyway,
So go right ahead.
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Now we're asking ourselves
Why our children have no conscience,
Why they don't know right from wrong,
And why it doesn't bother them to
Kill strangers, classmates or even themselves.
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Undoubtedly,
If we thought about it long and hard enough,
We could figure it out.
I'm sure it has a great deal to do with...
"WE REAP WHAT WE SOW"
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Pass it on
If you think it has merit!
If not then just discard it...
But if you discard this thought process,
Then don't you dare sit back and complain about
What bad shape this country is in!!
Why is it our children can not read a Bible in school, but can in Prison
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The LORD’s Day
April 29, 2007
We Worship In Singing
We Worship In Prayer
We Worship In Hearing the Word of God
Rev. Karen Rydwansky, daughter of Dr. Alex Cubie,
founding pastor of our church
*Tithes and Offerings can be placed in the box at the rear of the sanctuary*
Please join us for coffee and bagels downstairs if you are visiting today.
Monthly Prayer Meeting this evening at the Parsonage- 6pm
This Week
Bible Reading Psalm 97-100
Monday Men’s Prayer Meeting 6:30am
Wednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm 1312 Pine Acres Blvd.
Thursday National Day of Prayer Meeting - 9:30am in the basement with the Nursery School
Bible Study - 10:30am at the church
Next Lord’s Day
Morning Prayer- 10am in the church basement
Morning Worship- 10:30am(Sunday School for Children) The LORD’s Supper
Spanish Service- 4pm
In Your Prayers For All of God’s People
Remember the men serving in the armed forces: Bradley, Julia Bujold’s grandson with Special Forces in Afghanistan, home on leave right now, Ken Brown, Pastor’s friend’s son on his third tour of Iraq. Please pray for the whole family. Billy Knapp, Jr. left for Iraq last week (neighbor of the church and Pastor- Billy’s sister graduated from Good Shepherd). Matthew Klaus, brother of Good Shepherd parent in Iraq as a firefighter for Haliburton... Pray for them and the others away from their families. Praise God for keeping David Louis, Jake Morgan and Tom Hindelang safe during their times in Iraq. Christine Frankland, Katharina’s daughter home and continuing to recover from surgery. Please pray for Monica’s (Katrina’s granddaughter) mother-in-law, Rosemary, with breast cancer doing well. Kathy, Ziggy and Margot’s daughter-in-law, under the doctor’s care for fibromyalgia. Their son Michael is recovering from surgery from this week . Pray for Eloise Brooks in Southside undergoing Rehab. Remember Jean Louis as both he and Eloise are on dialysis. Christopher (Uncle of Good Shepherd Grad) with leukemia. Grace Martin, Edie Raevis’ daughter, fibromyalgia. kidney stones and liver inflamation. Reginald Mooney, friend of Terri and John Garry, with a tumor in his kidney. Also Lisa Siler, a staff member of John’s, is expecting a baby and has three year old named Lauren with scarlet fever.
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A number of nursery school families are going through difficult times. If you would like to sponsor a child presently at Good Shepherd, see Alice or call the school at 666-7503
If you would like to help with the Sunday Morning Bagel ministry see John or Terri Garry.
Notes on Our Time in the Word of God This Morning:
Pastor’s messages are now available online:
http://thesundaymorningmessage.blogspot.com/
Church e-mail: bayshorenaz@rock.com
(Church Phone: 631-969-1730
1314 Pine Acres Boulevard, Bay Shore, Long Island, NY 11706-5436
Whatever you do, in word or deed, do all for the glory of God
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