Weekly connections

 

  

April 23, 2024


 


UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sunday, May 5 Bring A Friend Sunday

Apr 26 Ladies Evening of Fellowship, FLC 2, 6:30 p.m.

May 1 Piecemaker’s Quilting, FLC, 9 a.m.

May 3 Westhill’s Got Talent, FLC, 6 p.m.

May 4 Cherokee Children’s Home Food Drive

May 4 Cleburne Christian Academy Yard Sale @ Westhill

May 5 God Squad @ the Crowell’s

 

LADIES FELLOWSHIP

An intergenerational evening of fellowship. Friday, April 26, 6:30 p.m. $20. Please join us in FLC 2 for a delicious meal catered by Pastafina, inspirational speakers, and loads of fun! Please RSVP by April 21. Send payment to Becky Wilkin or Lori Pedigo.

 

WESTHILL’S GOT TALENT

Westhill's Got Talent is now only 2.5 weeks away- Friday, May 3! Reach out to Angie with silent auction items. We are seeking donations of new goods or services from businesses and individuals. Our fundraising goal is $8,000, so every little bit helps!

 




Devotional Thought for the Week

 


A Royal Visit


When Queen Elizabeth II visited the United States, reporters delighted in spelling out the logistics involved: her four thousand pounds of luggage included:

       two outfits for every occasion,

       a mourning outfit in case someone died,

       forty pints of plasma,

       and white kid-leather toilet seat covers.


Queen Elizabeth also brought along her own hairdresser, two valets, and a host of other attendants. A brief visit of royalty to a foreign country can easily cost between forty to fifty million dollars.


          As I read the account of Queen Elizabeth’s visit I was struck by the contrast between her visit and the birth of Jesus. When Jesus was born his royal visit began in a crude animal shelter. There were no attendants present and there was no royal bed of goose down. Jesus did not have a wardrobe that consisted of two outfits for every occasion, just basic baby swaddling. Jesus did not have a “King” or “Queen” sized bed. The only place to lay this newborn king was an animal feed trough.


          While these contrasts are striking, there is another that is even greater. Typically, royalty are served by their subjects. Jesus completely reversed the role of royalty in his birth, and even more dramatically in his death. He was born not to be served, but to serve. He was born to rule, but His return to His throne of glory went through the path of shame, ridicule, torture, and death. 


          Modern reporters have done a good job of cataloging the various extravagances of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the USA, but far too many people have completely missed the blessings surrounding the greatest visit of royalty. 

 

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Grace and Peace

Derek