Weekly Bulletin - July 11, 2021

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Order of Service:

  • Welcome

  • Announcements/Prayer

  • Songs: God So Loved, What a Beautiful Name, Lord I Need You, Jesus Strong and Kind

  • Family Prayer: Elder-led prayer which includes things that the Bible commands local churches to pray for (Eph. 6:18, Col. 4:2-4, 1 Tim. 2:1-2)

    • Church Family: Mark & Lori Vogel, Tom & Shannon Wahl, Greg & Rachel Wallace

    • Missionaries: Paul & Laura Harrigan

    • Gideons International: Serving people through Bible distribution

  • Message: Troy Solava

    Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753

What’s Happening at CVBC

  • Our monthly prayer meeting is tonight (July 11) from 5-7pm. Meal at 5, prayer time begins at 6pm. Everyone is invited.

  • Sign up for another round of Family Fun! Don’t miss out on the food, games, and fun for the entire family. Event #2 is coming up on Wednesday, July 28, from 5:30-7:30pm. Sign up in the foyer.

  • Next Sunday, July 18, is our outdoor service at 10am. Reminders: Only one service, no nursery provided, meal afterward, and bring lawn chairs!

  • Check out the CVBC Library for new elder-recommended books and other new materials!

  • Men’s Breakfast meets this Saturday (July 17) from 7:30-8:45am. All men are welcome. Men’s Breakfast is the 1st and 3rd Saturdays monthly.

  • FREEDOM Recovery meets 3x weekly: Tues.-1pm, Thurs.-7pm, and Sat.-8am. We use the Life Recovery Bible 12-Step Program. Contact Jerry (715) 379-0200 or solfestjerry499@gmail.com.

Trust in the King of the World
Isaiah 28:1-37:38

Sermon Notes:

Back of Bulletin: Missionaries Paul & Laura Harrigan

France For Christ

From their most recent newsletter:

We really appreciate your prayers that the Lord would work to refresh us and equip us for the plans that He has ahead for us! 
 
Please also continue to pray for France. Pray especially for the proposed “Separatist law” (now called the “Law to Uphold Republican Principles”). On May 17 the joint commission of the Assembly and the Senate met and quickly decided that they could not come to agreement between the two different drafts of the bill. The bill is now back in the National Assembly for a second reading/revision, then go to the Senate for a second reading/revision. The final vote will take place in the National Assembly at the end of July or the beginning of September (there is a recess during August). What this means is that prayer can still influence the draft of the bill before it is  finally passed!
 
Here are some major points of concern (taken from https://impactfrance.org/separatistlaw/ which goes into greater detail): 

· Churches will have to register every five years to prove their activities qualify it to remain a church (Art. 27).

· Churches will need to declare to the government (administration fiscale) the total amount and number of tax receipts given, provide their annual budget, show foreign funds received (Art. 11), and show a list of churches (if multi-site) (Art. 33).

· Pastors will be personally fined 9,000 EUR for any infractions (Art. 34).

· Receipt of foreign funds greater than 10,000 EUR/year will need to be declared and accompanied by audited financials (Art. 35). The prefecture can order a church to return those funds if there is a “real, present, and serious threat affecting one or more fundamental interests of society.”

· Prefectures will now be able to immediately close churches who they deem are provoking hate and violence (Art. 44). 

We really appreciate your prayers!!!
France For Christ!  

Paul and Laura

Libby Krause2020