A Noisy Book

A Noisy Book

Have you ever noticed that the Bible is a really noisy book?

• Wisdom cries out.

• Loud singing, clapping, and shouts of joy and praise are encouraged.

• Cymbals crash, timbral sounds, lute and lyre play, trumpets blast in praise.

• God’s voice is like the sound of many waters.

• Jesus prays with loud cries and tears.

• We groan, and the Holy Spirit groans on our behalf.

• Even creation groans

And on the day of Pentecost, a small group of disciples heard a sound like the blowing of a violent wind that came from heaven.

This sound is for you and me because Pentecost is not just an historic event. It is a present reality.

I look forward to exploring this with you Sunday.

Steve+

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Second Sunday Sandwiches—Sunday following worship.

June Vestry Meeting—Sunday following Second Sunday Sandwiches.

Chesapeake Baysox and Fireworks

Take me out to the ball game! Join other baseball fans from our Redeemer family to cheer on the Chesapeake Baysox any or all of the following home game dates this summer. These nights will also include post-game fireworks. We’ll meet inside the stadium on the first base side.

Purchase tickets here or in person at the games:

·      Saturday, June 14, 6:35 vs. Harrisburg

·      Saturday, July 12, 6:35 vs. Reading

·      Friday, August 22, 6:35 vs. Richmond

Membership Sundays—June 29 and August 31

The whole point of the Church is to bring the kingdom of God into the wider world. It exists for the tasks of witnessing to God’s saving, sovereign lordship over the world in whatever sphere it happens to inhabit. So, formal church membership isn’t checking a box or an end in itself. It’s making sure that we are working together in doing these things rather than just being a loose, vague convocation of people who happen to drift together some Sundays.

Membership is primarily about mission and vision.

It’s also about taking responsibility—with the rest of the community—for the maintenance of the building, serving, the funding of ministries and salaries, ensuring that our ministries of benevolence to our neighbors are being generously and sacrificially carried out, and much more.

 If you’re interested in finding out more about membership at Redeemer, email Steve Wishart here, or write “member” on a Connection Card this Sunday and place it in the Offering. We will be in touch.

Morning Prayer—Tuesday-Friday mornings, 8AM on Zoom

 Evening Prayer—Wednesdays, 7PM @ 1309

 Women’s Bible Study—Saturdays, 9AM @ 1309

 Men’s Bible Study—Thursdays, 7AM @ 1309