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Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

                                               Music Director: Regina Oettinger
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Email: regina@montananazarene.org
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  Praise Team Schedule                                               Special Music Schedule                                                                         
                                                                                                            

​July -- Amber King, David Grimes, Michelle Williams                                                                        
​                                                                                                                                                                       July 10 -- Amber King
                                                                                                                                                                       July 17 -- VBS program
                                                                                                                                                                       July 24 -- David Grimes
                                                                                                                                                                       July 31 -- French congregation
August -- Ralph Schulz, Melita Dubach, Greg McClain                                                                      Aug. 7 -- Bonnie, Michelle, Amanda
                                                                                                                                                                      Aug. 14 -- Ralph Schulz
                                                                                                                                                                      Aug. 21 -- Ethan & Amanda Armstrong
                                                                                                                                                                      Aug. 28 -- Greg & Melita 
September -- George & Kristi Armstrong, Michelle Williams                                                           Sept. 4 -- Roger Ellis
                                                                                                                                                                       Sept. 11 -- David Grimes
                                                                                                                                                                       Sept. 18 -- George & Kristi Armstrong
                                                                                                                                                                       Sept. 25 -- Regina Oettinger
October -- David Grimes, Amber King, Amanda Armstrong                                                              Oct. 2 -- Amber King
                                                                                                                                                                        Oct. 9 -- Roger Ellis
                                                                                                                                                                        Oct. 16 -- Ralph Schulz
                                                                                                                                                                        Oct. 23 -- Michelle, Amanda, Bonnie
                                                                                                                                                                        Oct. 30 -- French congregation
November -- Ralph Schulz, Melita Dubach, Greg McClain
                                                                               
 


 Announcements and Upcoming Events

Band Practice: every Sunday morning at 8:45
Praise Team Practice: every Sunday morning at 9:00
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Weekly Word on Worship

“Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest’. So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.”  – Mark 6:31-32

This beautiful passage comes right between two major events in the life of Jesus. Right before it, His cousin John the Baptist was beheaded. Now we know that nothing takes Him by surprise, but it still had to be a sad hard thing for Christ to deal with. 

Right after this time of rest is the story of the feeding of the five thousand. So much of our life is summed up in the big things. The hard times, the huge successes or milestones. But today, as I’m sitting here by the lake, listening to the sounds of waves hitting the rocks, birds singing in the trees, I’m thankful for the quiet places. The solitary places, where it’s just me and God. I’m thankful that I serve a God Who values rest. He put it right there at the beginning of time. He didn’t need to rest after creating our world, but He wanted to set an example for us to follow.

As an introvert, sometimes I feel like I’m not being very Christ-like when I want a break from people. After all, He was full of compassion and loved people. But verses like this (and Matthew 14:13, 23, Mark 1:35, Mark 6:46, Luke 5:15-16, Luke 6:12, Luke 9:10) remind me that sometimes Jesus needed a break from people too. He needed to spend one-on-one time with His Father to rejuvenate and refresh His soul. 

This week I’m trying to soak up as much of Jesus and His amazing creation as possible. There’s a song we sing called “Desert Song.” The last verse goes like this:

This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow
I know I'm filled to be emptied again
The seed I've received I will sow


We won’t have anything to give others if we don’t take time to be refilled with His presence and Holy Spirit. I want to be so full of Him that all of those broken places in me just leak Jesus everywhere. 

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