With a bit of thought to Juneteenth and the Fourth of July, we looked at our Epistle Reading - Galatians 5:1,13-25. This celebrates Jesus as the Great Emancipator, the Great Liberator, the One who freed us from slavery, the One who made us free (at GREAT personal cost). We explored the slavery of which Paul speaks - and life as a slave, we looked at HOW and WHY Christ set us free - as the Savior and Liberator, and we especially looked at life now as FREED men, women, boys and girls. Embracing Paul's call to "SEIZE THE DAY!" To embrace our new status and privileges and "rights." Church attendance: 36 (no 5th Sunday last June). We had no first time local guests. We enjoyed the A/C (because it was pretty hot already at 10:00). Lois Taylor supplied our altar flowers. We also included a "Organist Appreciation" event, giving thanks to Joyce as our minsiter of music and choir director.
Dr. Allen Kolkman, Pastor
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Oceanside, California is a growing, diverse family of Christians that have come together to form a close, caring community centered in Jesus Christ. We are part of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Our Mission is a Christ-centered family dedicated to: *Reaching out to our community *Teaching God's Word *Caring for one another *Sharing God's genuine love
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