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Sunday's Message: "The Gospel and the Least"
Matthew 5:1-10; 6:1-4
What's Good About the Gospel?
At our Easter service, we were encouraged and challenged by the words of Rev. Vernon Anderson from a letter of congratulations to our church upon the consecration of our former building on April 26, 1961, "You have done well in building a church of brick, now your even greater task remains, to build and foster a church of concerned hearts, so that you may reach out effectively in the spirit and mind of Christ to reclaim lives for Him." That two-fold task continues to be our calling; first, to build and foster concerned hearts, and second, through the spirit and mind of Christ to reclaim lives for Him.
This summer, our sermon series is responding to that task by asking the question, "What's Good About the Gospel?" In modern churches all too often the term “Gospel” has been used only to describe a plan of personal salvation. While individual salvation is certainly part of “The Gospel” there is much more to what Jesus and the Apostles had in mind when they proclaimed “The Gospel.” The word “Gospel” is derived in English from the words “god” meaning good, and “spel” meaning news. “Gospel” became the English translation for the Greek word “euangelion.” In the Greco-Roman world, euangelion was the formal announcement of good news. Often the birth of a son to the Emperor, or news of a Roman military victory was considered euangelion.
The early church high-jacked the term euangelion as a short-hand for their story, history, and theology of Jesus. Our task in this sermon series is to strip back the many ways the "gospel" of Jesus has been bent, twisted, and distorted. We will be attempting to get to the foundational news about Jesus and why that news is good so that we can foster concerned hearts and reclaim lives for Christ.
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CHIC IS HERE!!
We leave on Saturday at 10:45 am from the church! Pray for safety while traveling.
Please be in prayer for the students who are attending that there may see and seek God in a new way:
Ella Blair
Cayla Buckman
Mason Buwalda
Justin Fluit
Hunter Freisen
Drake Gerdes
Daniel Gertner
Rachel Gertner
Kadie Hanson
Dani Holm
Andrew Jorgenson
Christian Jorgenson
Rosie Kue
Timmy Kue
Lara Luke
Hunter Miller
Kaylen Miller
Jesse Ross
Jera Sands
Anna Schutte
Brennan Slade
Andrew Thompson
Megan Wass
Pray for the leaders for the strength and endurance:
Jill Craig
Blake Craig
Donny McFarland
Molly McFarland
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MUUCE August 6-8, 2015
There is still time to sign up to attend MUUCE in Woodbury, MN! If you would like to go, please see Pastor Jill for the registration forms. Payment is due by July 26th.
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No, it's not snowing outside!
Look for the Operation Christmas Child boxes in the Gathering Space. We will be collecting boxes the whole month of July to save for November! Please make sure to leave your payment in the boxes and make checks out to: Prairie Hills Covenant Church (instead of Samaritan's Purse).
If you need help knowing what to put in the boxes, the following is a great article of what is and is not allowed:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/what-goes-in-my-shoebox-suggestions/ .
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Please join us as we honor our mother/grandmother/friend, Dorothy Anderson, with an open house celebrating her 85th birthday from 2pm to 3:30pm at Prairie Hills Covenant Church on Sunday, July 19th. We've been so blessed! We look forward to sharing birthday cake with friends old and new.
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Look who!!
PHCC's very own, Evelyn Jorgenson, is gracing the cover of the Covenant Companion Magazine on the July/Aug 2015 issue. Her article titled "School of (Solid) Rock" is featured on pages 20-27. You can check out the article in the church's copy of the Companion that is located in the library/Fireside room.
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Team Stanley Summer Splash
When: Sat., July 11th from 1 - 5 pm
Where: 2316 E Harriet Lea
Sioux Falls, SD
What: Come ready to swim and enjoy pool time in the back yard with family and friends. Hot dogs, chips and drink will be available.
Why: Fundraiser for the Parkinson's Disease Foundation's Moving Day walk. 100% of the donations collected will go toward the event held on Aug. 22, 2015 in honor of Grandpa Stan (from Tara Stombaugh).
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Mark Your Calendars
When: Sat., July 11th from 1 - 9 pm
Where: First Christian Church
520 W 13th Street, SF, SD
What: Transport For Christ Ministry 10th Anniversary Celebration Gospel Sing
Featured performers - "The Browns" from LeMars, IA
Also appearing - Masters Voice Quartet; Gospel Gold (including our own Jake VanDenHul); Relative Harmony (including Jake VanDenHul & Carol Patch); Queena Getskow; Eric Smith; and more.
Cost: Free (Offering will be taken benefiting Transport For Christ Ministry)
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