June 10. Headed for C&C’s house around 8:15 this morning. VBS begins today (actually it began yesterday afternoon with a kickoff supper for the children, parents, and workers). Mr. & Mrs. Setzer are heading up the VBS with their creation program, Wilderness Wonders, to help the children understand the facts of creation vs. the theory of evolution. There will also be an adult session each evening beginning tonight. VBS will go through Wednesday evening. In between meetings, I did some crocheting and praying. In the 11:30 meeting, Pastor continued his teaching on I Peter, today looking at chapter 4 and verse 8, “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” “In a world that is growing more and more hostile to Christians, we must love each other fervently.” 1) The priority of love—”above all things.” Charity is greater than faith and hope. There is none other commandment greater than the commandments to love God and love our neighbor. How is your measure of love? 2) The possession of love—”have.” Wear it as a garment. Own it . Be in this condition, that is, love people. Lay hold of it, cling to it, grasp it. (This is where the live streaming went out and was off for five minutes or so. Thus I didn’t know what I had missed in the preaching. I can always get the notes from Daddy this afternoon, right? I could have except for the fact that Daddy put his Bible in the van, thinking he would be bringing the van home. Then Christy asked him if he would take her car to A+ tomorrow so we traded vehicles. Daddy realized after nap that his Bible wasn’t here. Texted Christy to see if she could bring it by before or after VBS this evening, hopefully before. However, Christy didn’t see the text in time to bring it before. So I’ll have to tuck the rest of the notes in here tomorrow.) The rest of the sermon (Christy dropped Daddy’s Bible off late yesterday evening on her way home from helping at VBS): 3) The passion of love—”fervent.” 4) The people to love—”among yourselves.” Sacrifice for others, serve others, show your love like a sign, broadcasting it to others. 5) The protection of love—”shall cover a multitude of sins.” How quick are you to pass over a matter? Lewis and the girls got back late for lunch since they went to South Carolina to get gas for Christy’s car. It was already 2:30 when we got back to the prophet’s chamber. I was a bit hungry since it had been over two and a half hours since I had had lunch so I had a little snack before nap. It was about 3:00 when I settled down and about 4:20 when I got up. Worked on painting a bit before and after supper. We went out together for some fresh air and exercise after the evening air cooled down. It was hard to pick out just one verse from my morning Bible reading. The whole chapter is so full of wonderful truth, particularly for giving a gospel invitation to the lost. “1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. 5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. 6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” Isaiah 55
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