HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-02, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. PAGE 3.
Remembering
John Kuperus of the Blyth Christian Reformed Church was the guest speaker at Hope Chapel
Cemetery’s annual memorial service on August 29. The weather for the service was
significantly better than last year’s service, which was marred by rain. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Sympathy is extended to Lois and
Con vanVliet and family on the
death of Lois’s brother LaVerne who
passed away this past week.
Sorry to hear that Ula Richmond
is a patient in Clinton Hospital. We
wish her a speedy recovery.
Braden Abell-Rinn is a patient in
Clinton Hospital, as is Marie
Button.
Many Edgar relatives gathered at
the home of Joanne, Richard,
Amanda and Nick Cortes of
Tavistock, for the annual pool party.
Many enjoyed the pool and what a
beautiful day to have a pool party.
Special people attending were Irlma
Edgar from Wingham and Mait and
Mary Edgar from Petrolia. Others
enjoying the afternoon and the
potluck supper were from Aylmer,
Barrie, Belgrave, Blyth, Clinton,
Guelph, London, Petrolia, Toronto
and Wingham.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, Aug. 29
was Fred Meier. Ushering were
David Onn and Cliff Snell. Floyd
Herman was music director. Rev.
Gary Clark welcomed everyone to
church and drew their attention to
the announcements in the bulletin.
Special attention was made of the
ladies making pies on Sept. 15. Call
Joann MacDonald at 519-523-9274
if you wish to order.
There will be no church service at
Blyth United on Sept. 11. The
congregation is invited to attend the
church service at the Thresher
Reunion in Shed 3. The
congregation is invited to a farewell
social evening on Sept. 10 at 7:30
p.m. in the Blyth Public School for
Pastor John and his family organized
by the Blyth Christian Reformed
Church. They are also planning a
farewell service for Pastor John and
family on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 7:30
p.m. at Blyth CRC.
The first hymn, “Where Two or
Three are Gathered” was followed
by the call to worship and the hymn,
“O For a Thousand Tongues.” The
scripture reading was from Luke 8:
26-39. The choir sang an anthem.
Rev. Clark’s message to the
congregation was, “Have We
Learned Anything From Our
Summer?” The next hymn,
“Precious Lord Take My Hand,” was
followed by the receiving of the
offering, the offertory hymn, the
offertory prayer, the prayers for the
world and the singing of The Lord’s
Prayer. The last hymn, “Jesus Shall
Reign” was followed by the
commissioning, the benediction and
the singing of the choral response,
“Go Now In Peace.”
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A device for saving people from toil, struggle and responsibility
(J.R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book — a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“But we prayed to our God — AND posted a guard day and night to meet this threat!”
Nehemiah 4:9
We are in danger of making prayer a substitute for duty; or of trying to roll over on God,
the burden of caring for us and doing things for us — while we sit still and do nothing!
When we pray to be delivered from temptation — we must keep out of the way of
temptation, unless duty clearly calls us there. We must also guard against temptation,
resist the Devil, and stand firm in obedience and faith. When we ask God for our daily
bread, pleading the promise that we shall not lack — we must also labor to earn God’s
bread, and thus make it ours honestly.
A lazy man came once and asked for money, saying that he could not find bread for his
family. “Neither can I!” replied the industrious mechanic to whom he had applied. “I
am obliged to work for it!”
While we pray for health — we must use the means to obtain it.
While we ask for wisdom — we must use our brains and think, searching for wisdom
as for hidden treasure.
While we ask God to help us break off a bad habit — we must also strive to overcome
the habit.
Prayer is not merely a device for saving people from toil, struggle and responsibility.
When there is no human power adequate to the need — we may ask God to work
without us, and in some way He will help us. But ordinarily WE must do our part,
asking God to work in and through us, and to bless us through faithful obedience.
“I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me!”
Colossians 1:29
A Grace Gem
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