Many churches this week at worship heard an Old Testament scripture reading from the book of Micah. The prophet, speaking on God’s behalf, calls listeners to an awareness that God is not pleased with how God’s people respond to God’s generosity and care. God laments, “O my people, what, have I done to you? In...
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Pastor’s Pen: Arletta’s Prayers
By Jerry Morningstar, Sully Community Church pastor
One of the great privileges of being a pastor is to have the blessing of knowing that people are praying for me. Many weeks when I arrive for the Sunday service, I am reminded by someone in our congregation that they have prayed for me that day and for...
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New Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries at SFRC
My name is Jeff Knouse, and I am the new Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries at First Reformed Church in Sully.
I am originally from a small town in eastern Iowa called Wilton (Go Beavers!). My two loving parents, Mark and Lora, raised me alongside my younger brother Erik, who is a freshman at...
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Ritter reaches out to women on island of Espiritu Santo
Editor’s note: 2013 Lynnville-Sully graduate Lindsey Ritter is on staff with a Christian organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Her travels have taken her to places such as New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, India, and most recently, the Islands of Vanuatu. In October, she spent two weeks with a team doing outreach to the...
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Pastor’s Pen: In with the new
This coming weekend, we will be celebrating a new year. 2017 is ready to make its entrance. People will do many events to honor its arrival. Will you be making a New Year’s resolution? If so, how will it make your life and surroundings better? God has the plan that can help.
What does it mean...
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Pastor’s Pen – 12/15/16
We all knew it was coming. No matter how much we wish it wouldn’t happen, we know that eventually the weather is going to turn cold, and the snow is going to follow. We were spoiled with such a nice warm November, and now December is getting us back!
I have always lived in the Midwest....
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Church groups hold turkey bowl volleyball game
For several years now, the Sully Christian Reformed Church youth group has challenged the elders and deacons of the church council to an athletic competition.
For years, the two groups played football, but for the last two years they engaged in a volleyball game instead.
This year prior to the game on Nov. 23 at Sully Christian...
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