Barb Bestul, Hand bell Choir Director468 viewsBarb Bestul, Adult Choir Director, Hand Bell Choir Director
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Come Unto Me143 viewsThis oil painting of the loving and compassionate hands of Christ as he urges "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" was done, as are all Joann Reed's paintings, to help today's humanity to feel God's unending love. Joann Reed is a San Francisco Bay Area artist.
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Handbell Choir206 viewsHandbell Choir
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"Come Unto Me"293 viewsThe words of the Savior bid us welcome as we enter His sanctuary. Note:
the three crosses, two in the light, one in the dark; the baptism of Jesus; John the Baptist said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world;" the dove and the vertical beam of light symbolizing the presence of the Holy Spirit and God the Father and the baptism of God the Son; the lamb in the thicket reminding us of the sacrificial substitute which god provided for Abraham and Isaac, thus foreshadowing the supreme sacrifice of God's own Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; the nail prints in the hands of the welcoming Lord; the pastoral setting of the window which, like Psalm 23 says, "The Lord is my Shepherd."
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Martin Luther147 views"Let the man who would hear God speak read Holy Scripture!" These words of Dr. Martin Luther should, indeed, be echoed by every church that bears his name. With open Bible in hand--facing out toward the world--Luther reminds us all that the Word of God is God's Word to us and God's Word for the world.
As we leave the sanctuary, having heard the Word of God and having seen the life and love of our Savior portrayed in faceted glass, may we proclaim the eternal truths which God restored to His Church through the great Reformer: "We are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone!"
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