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Praying Our Hate

We want to be at our best before God. Prayer, we think, means presenting ourselves before God so that he will be pleased with us. We put on our “Sunday best” in our prayers. But when we pray the prayers of God’s people, the Psalms, we find that will not do. We must pray who we actually are, not who we think we should be. Here (Psalm 137) is a prayer that brings out not the best but the worst in us: vile, venomous, vicious hate. Can God handle our hate?

And you, Babylonians - ravagers!
     A reward to whoever gets back at you
     for all you’ve done to us;
Yes, a reward to the one who grabs your babies
     and smashes their heads on the rocks!
- Psalm 137.8-9

- taken from Eugene Peterson’s, “Living the Message”

SUNDAY

Sundays are an integral part of getting back in-step with the rhythm and cadence of our Creator/Redeemer. It’s a chance to hear again who we are and whose we are. Our worship, with all of its imperfections, is a response to the grace of God.

Here’s a general framework for our service for June 3:

10:45
pre-service (sanctuary reserved for singing + sitting)

11:00
invitation to worship
announcements/offering
community prayer (communion)
message (processed food:  peter ahn)
response
benediction

Service Notes:

  • food + drink (with a lid) are allowed in the sanctuary (clean-up any accidents)
  • children + youth attend their own service/class after community prayer
  • our exit time is 1:45 

announcements

If you would like to receive our announcements by email, visit the Contacts page.

Painting Downstairs.  6/1 (Fri).  7-9pm.We are looking for a few more people to help paint some of the rooms downstairs at church. If you are able to help, please contact Sora ASAP (sora_c [at] hotmail).

1st Sunday of the month.  6/3 (Sun).This Sunday is NO CUP Sunday. Please remember to bring your own travel mug or thermos. 

Co-ed Softball Fun.  Practice Sunday, somewhere.  2pm.  TBA on Sunday.

Self-Defense Class.  6/8 (Fri) @ LHF (7-9pm). All are invited to an introductory self-defence class taught by black belt jujitsu expert, Kate Goos. RSVP with Caroline, and bring $2 for snacks.  Limit of 20 people.  

Joint NLMC Service.  6/10 (Sun) @ LHF (10:45am). We will be having a special joint service with the other co-op churches to celebrate Pastor Peter Chong’s (Rising Sun Christian Fellowship) baptism. Please make note of the service time and know that there will be good eats following service.

Nerf Battle.  6/16 (Sat) @ LHF (10am-1pm). All are invited to participate in a nerf battle. Players must be prepared to lose darts or discs (no crying about it) and must wear eye protection (glasses count). Please bring your own water bottle and $5 for lunch. If you want to help set-up the gym, show up at 9am. RSVP with Peter (you must RSVP).

MAN.  7/21 (Sat) @ LHF (9am-12pm). Men’s breakfast in the gym. Contact Dan Joe if you want to attend, Peter if you want to help coordinate.   

Ministry Volunteers.  We are looking for:

  • sound person (1 person) - email Ricky
  • security (2 people) - email Peter
  • kitchen + coffee (2 people) - email Liz

We are also looking for… (email Peter if you have one)

  • 2 power bars (for computers, printers, etc.)
  • computer speakers (decent ones)
  • vacuum 

OUTSIDE EVENTS

Outside events are non-LHF sponsored announcements that might interest you.

Pastoral Care School.  (7/3-7 @ Best Western Plus Kings Inn + Conference Centre). A 5-day experiential school that combines lectures, impartation, worship and corporate intercession. PCS is designed to equip people to care for the needs of others through bringing wholeness of spirit, should and body through prayer. Go here to register.

Food + Faith.  (7/6-9 @ A Rocha Surrey). A weekend of biblical teaching, shared meals, and hands-on environmental stewardship conference with A Rocha Canada. Learn how the way we eat has implications for the earth and our health. Visit www.arocha.ca/earthkeeping for more info. 

Couples Seminar (Fri, 6/22 @ the Langley Events Centre or Sat, 6/23 @ Tenth Church). A one-day relationship seminar for newlyweds, married couples or seriously dating/engaged couples. Speakers Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are best-selling authors and have been on Oprah, GMA, The View, CNN, etc. Go to www.worshipvancouver.com for more info.