Sunday, June 15th, 2025
Joshua 24:14-16
14 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods!
Genesis 22:1-19
22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c] because you have obeyed me.”
19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
Today’s Announcements:
Help Needed: St. Peter’s needs a few people to help in a variety of ways. If you are interested in helping in any of the areas, please contact the church office. Each area of service does not take a lot of time, or training, but are vital in keeping the ministries of our church going.
Audio/Sound System: We need an individual, or two, to learn the basics of turning on and adjusting the sound for our microphones.
Facebook Live Streaming: An individual, or two, that can log in to our St. Peter’s facebook page 5 to 10 minutes before each service and press live stream. If willing, to move the camera/stand to record each person/choir/etc. participating in the service. Finally, someone to press “finalize” on the ipad at the conclusion of the service.
Website Updates: At a minimum, we are looking for someone who could log in each week and update weekly announcements and the calendar. For the individual who may be more savvy, or willing to learn, there are other neat features that would enhance our website if interested.
Vacation: Pastor Kyle will be on vacation from June 16-26. Call the office if anything should arise during this time.
Beecher Food Pantry: The Beecher Food Pantry is in need of the following items: mayo, toothpaste, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, canned fruit, instant potatoes, tuna, spam, cream of chicken soup, and tomato soup. Items can be dropped off at church.
Church Office: Jackie’s last day as our office manager will this Friday, June 20th. Michelle Claussen will begin the week of June 23rd. As of now, the office will be open on Monday and Friday, from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PLEASE call before showing up.
Summer Worship: We will return to regular worship service at 10:30 a.m. on September 14th.