Weekly Bulletin - August 20, 2023

Sunday, August 20, 2023

  • Welcome | Greeting | Announcements

  • Call to Worship:  Psalm 95:6-7a

  • Songs: Sing to the King, House of the Lord, Because He Lives

  • Family Prayer

  • Sermon

  • Song: O Praise the Name

    Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753

What’s Happening at CVBC 

· Our Annual Family Meeting is today following the worship service and lunch! Join us we reflect on the past year of church life and share the vision for the coming year.

· LADIES’ Pickleball Event: Monday, August 21st from 6-8pm at the Chippewa Falls Pickleball Courts (98-2 E Walnut St.). No experience necessary; bring a paddle if you have one, but some will be provided.

· Teachings on sexuality continue this week on Wednesday. Join us from 6:30-8pm on August 23rd and again for our last class on the 30th.

· Adult S.S. Class: The Healthy Church What does a healthy church look like? How do you answer that question? What central characteristics would you look for? Join us for a seven-week series investigating the foundational attributes and practices that make up a healthy church. Starts September 10 at 9am in Room 50.

· Brochures for the Ladies’ Retreat (Oct. 6-8) are available in the lobby. Register by Sept. 3 for early bird discount! Registration ends Sept. 20.

· Fall Bible study for women: Please join us for a 7-week study starting Monday, Sept. 11,  6-7:30pm as we look at Psalm 107. You can sign up in the lobby. There is a QR code to order your book from Amazon. Please bring your book the first night. Book scholarships are available.

· Next Men’s event: Monday, September 11 at 6pm (note: 2nd Monday due to Labor Day). Charcoal Chicken at Mt. Simon Park Dells Pavilion in Eau Claire. All men are welcome. No sign up necessary.

· Operation Christmas Child  gifts drive is happening right now!  Look in the lobby for the table with a ‘treasure chest’ for donated toys and other small items to be collected through Wednesday, Sept. 13.

· Senior Connection is having a Senior Social/Packing Party on Sept. 14 at 11am. All seniors 55+ are invited! We’ll be eating lunch and packing the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Sign up in the lobby.

· Membership Class: September 17 at 10:30am.  Sign up in the lobby.

Genesis 33

A Humbled Jacob

Main Point: God's blessings are not to be grabbed for but humbly received.

  • Grabbing for gain

  • Receiving grace

Small Group Questions:

1. What stood out to you from the passage or sermon?

2. Have you experienced circumstances like Jacob where you grabbed for something in your own timing instead of waiting on God?

3. Are you ever tempted to want to have Esau's life instead of Jacob's?

4. How are you seeking to have a greater heart of worship?

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LYRICS for Worship Songs

Libby Krause2020