SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
Lutheran Church to host
Ash Wednesday service
The faithful life that God can bless
Do you feel like you’re
going through a time of testing
in your life? Are you struggling
with a situation that you’re
tempted to just avoid, ignore or
run away from because it’s too
hard to face head-on and over-
come?
We all go through hard times
and have to choose to trust God
to help us deal with them and
get through them or give up
and give in to them. But if we
give up, we won’t move for-
ward in life and experience
God’s best for us. We won’t get
promoted in any area of life.
God only knows what it took
to get me from where I started
to where I am today. It was
hard, to say the least, to come
out of the mess I came out of,
being abused for so many
years, and let God change my
attitudes and teach me all the
things I try to teach people
from God’s Word.
Trust me, everything took a
whole lot longer than I thought
it would… and it was a lot
harder than I thought it would
ever be.
But I can tell you right now
that I am grateful for every sin-
gle thing I went through
because in the process, I
learned so many things that
developed my character and
prepared me to be a leader in
ministry today.
I clearly recall the day when
God spoke to my heart and
said, “Joyce, I always want you
to remember this: however
many people I let you help,
that's as many people as you
can hurt.”
I had zero business being in
a position of leadership until I
passed my tests, became rooted
in my relationship with Christ
and developed the character to
keep me there.
Whenever I see a young per-
son quickly promoted to a key
position of leadership, it con-
cerns me, because if you don’t
have the character to go with
the kind of attention that comes
with leadership… all you’re
going to do is create a huge
mess. See, God promotes us
after we pass our tests — not
when we run away from them,
ignore them or avoid them.
Thank God, He’s faithful to
help us do what we need to do
to pass our tests when we keep
our eyes on Him and trust Him.
And just as He’s faithful to
us, He expects us to be faithful
too.
To be faithful means to be
trusted, reliable, sure, and wor-
thy of confidence; firmly and
devotedly supportive, loyal,
worthy of trust, consistent,
steady, constant and steadfast.
In 1 Timothy 3, the apostle
Paul tells Timothy how to
determine who is fit to be a
leader. Verse 10 says, “These
men must first be tested; then if
they are found to be blameless
and beyond reproach [in their
Christian lives], let them
serve…” (AMP). You build
trust in someone when you see
how they respond to different
situations over time and are
“tested.”
Faithful men and women of
God humble themselves under
the mighty hand of God and
trust Him to promote them
when He knows they are ready
for it (see 1 Peter 5:6). Now,
that sounds really spiritual, so I
want to make it practical:
You’re going to be under some
human authority that you prob-
ably don’t like and that you
probably don’t always agree
with.
You may even feel they
don’t always treat you right.
And God is going to ask you to
serve faithfully in that position
with a good attitude even when
you're told “no” when you
know that you know that
you’re right.
The truth is, the only way
you're really going to know
what you're doing is to go
through some things and be
faithful-stick with things, don’t
give up and run away, and
don’t blame everyone else for
your problems.
Proverbs 28:20 says, “A
faithful (right-minded) man
will abound with blessings…”
(AMP). Faithful people are in it
for the long haul. Being faithful
literally means you find out
what is right and you do it over
and over and over… Have you
been faithful with your health?
Do you take care of yourself
or have you just abused your-
self? Have you been faithful to
take care of your possessions
or does your car look like a
trash can? Have you been faith-
ful with your finances, to save
some, spend some, and give
some, or have you just spent it
all?
It’s important for us to be
excellent and do the best we
can in every area of our lives so
we can “abound with bless-
ings” from God.
Be faithful during your tests,
right where you are, and God
will promote you in due time.
If you will do what He’s telling
you to do, faithfully, then
there’s no person on earth and
no devil in hell that can keep
you from what God wants you
to have and the destiny He has
planned for your life.
If you will be faithful and
diligent to do what is right —
what you are supposed to do-
then no one can keep you from
the reward God has for you.
Miller said, “The tradition is
one of many adopted and
adapted by the Roman Church
from the peoples it brought
together across the Empire,
with both economic and spiri-
tual bases.”
Miller will lead a journey
through time and space to give
us a sense of the ancient rea-
sons for the seasons and the
power that’s available to and
for us.
Each service concludes with
refreshments and a dialogue
circle to explore the questions
that come up during each serv-
ice.
The UU Fellowship, a sanc-
tuary for these challenging
times, is located at 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta Beach
Road and is wheelchair acces-
sible.
Call 541-997-2840 for more
information.
Bahai’s to discuss King David on Monday
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Although Bahá’ís universal-
ly share a great respect for the
Bible, and acknowledge its sta-
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individual views about its
authoritative status range along
the full spectrum of possibili-
ties.
Attendees are encouraged to
bring information about King
David. The gathering will end
at 8 p.m. with prayers for the
requests left in the Prayer Pole
in the garden of the Florence
Refreshments provided.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017 @ 2PM
Managing
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WEDNESDAY, Challenging
JANUARY 21, 2015,
2:00 PM & Support Group
Alzheimer’s Disease: The Truth Behind the Myths
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2017 @ 2PM
Successful Communication & Support Group
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015, 2:00 PM
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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 @ 2PM
Dementia Drugs; Facts and Myths Exposed
Nutritional Needs
WEDNESDAY , MARCH 18, 2015, 2:00 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2017 @ 2PM
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On Monday, Feb 27, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group from varied spiri-
tual paths to discuss King
David.
David was a poet and the
rabbis believe that David wrote
the Book of Psalms, or at least
edited it.
Throughout his life, David
prepared for the construction
of the Holy Temple by setting
aside the necessary physical
materials, commanding the
Levites and others in their
duties for the Temple, and giv-
Community Suppers hap-
pen each Wednesday and are
hosted by a different church.
The rotation is as follows:
First Wednesday at New Life
Lutheran; second Wednesday
at
Presbyterian of the
Siuslaw, third Wednesday at
United Methodist; and fourth
Wednesday at St. Andrews
Episcopal.
All are welcome.
For more information, con-
tact Pastor Lori Blake at 541-
997-8113.
Spruce Point Assisted Living
& Memory Care
FUUF to discuss Season of Awareness
On Sunday, Feb. 26, the
worship service from 10 to 11
a.m. at the Florence Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship
(FUUF) will be led by Rev. Dr.
Ruth Miller and her message is
titled:
The
Season
of
Awareness.
Next Wednesday is Ash
Wednesday,
when
many
Christians begin the season of
Lent, with its traditions of
prayer and sacrifice.
All are welcomed to attend
New Life Lutheran’s Ash
Wednesday Worship on March
1, beginning at 4 p.m.
New Life is located at 21st
and Spruce streets, between
Food Share and ABC
Preschool.
Come together as wor-
shipers are marked by ash and
reminded that they are dust
and to dust they shall return.
Feel free to partake in the
Community Supper that hap-
pens at 5:30 p.m. in the fel-
lowship hall of New Life.
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