Welcome to Parkdale Evangelical Free Church! JULY 23, 2017

Gatherings Sun, Aug. 20 @ 12pm Potluck BBQ @ Eagle Beach Elk Lake

Reaching Out COBS Bread Saturday night pick-up @ COBS & bagging @ church @ 7:20pm Sunday distribution! Take as much as you’d like!

Going Deeper Weekly gathering – Tuesday nights in fall Teaching video & small group discussion 12-step homework Sponsor/mentor

Prayer Requests & Thanksgiving

Kids’ Minute Junior Church for kids up to 12 years old

Month Book January Genesis 1-22 February Genesis 23-50 March Exodus April Numbers (Easter) May Joshua-Judges-Ruth June 1 & 2 Samuel July 1 & 2 Kings August Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther September Mark October Luke November Acts December Christmas (Advent)

God’s Story: Finding our Place in His Unfolding Plan July Reading: 1&2 Kings 2 Chronicles 7 – A Call to Prayer 1 Kings 19 – Trusting God’s Whisper 2 Kings 5 – The God Without Limits

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limited Belief

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limited Belief

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limited Belief Materialist – no God Freedom to compete selfishly for survival Religion – great God, detached Pride, part of exclusive group Spirituality – any God, relative Control, over own morals, not restricted

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits 2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits God is at Work Everywhere (1-8) Colossians 1:16-17 all things were created through Him and for Him.  And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits 2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits God is at Work Everywhere (1-8)

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits 2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits God is at Work Everywhere (1-8)

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limiting God’s Work (9-14)

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limiting God’s Work (9-14)

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limiting God’s Work (9-14) Titus 3:5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Limiting God’s Work (9-14) Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Romans 8:24 Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Fools for Christ James 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Fools for Christ Matthew 18:3-4 “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Fools for Christ 1 Corinthians 4:10 – We are fools for Christ's sake 1:22-23 – For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,

2 Kings 5:1-14 - The God Without Limits Fools for Christ 1 Corinthians 1:24-25 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.  For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 

Communion John 13:14-17 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.

Communion 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.  This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”