LAKE ERIE CHURCH OF GOD
3050 ANTIOCH PERRY, OHIO
(440) 259-2310
Bishop Phil Pearson Sr Pastor
MAY NEWSLETTER
Loving God Loving People
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WORSHIP WITH US
Angles All Around
View from The Pew
K’s Korner
Youth
Please join us for our weekly service
Sunday - 9:00 AM Connections
Sunday - 10:00 AM Worship
Wednesday – 6:30 Bible Study
Celebrate Mother’s Day with us at Lake Erie Church
ANGLES ALL AROUND US
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV).
Friend to Friend
From the smallest concern to the biggest problem in our lives, God cares. If it is big
enough to concern you, it is big enough to concern Him.
Author, speaker Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom told of a remarkable experience at
the horrific Nazi Ravensbruck prison camp.
Together we entered the terrifying building. At a table were women who took
away all our possessions. Everyone had to undress completely and then go to a
room where her hair was checked.
I asked a woman who was busy checking the new arrivals if I might use the
bathroom. She pointed to a door, and I discovered that the convenience was
nothing more than a hole in the shower room floor. Betsie stayed close beside
me all the time. Suddenly I had an inspiration. “Quick, take off your woolen
underwear,” I whispered to her. I rolled it up with mine and laid the bundle in a
corner with my Bible. The spot was alive with cockroaches, but I didn’t worry
about that. I felt wonderfully relieved and happy. “The Lord is busy answering our
prayers, Betsie,” I whispered. “We shall not have to make the sacrifice of all our
clothes.”
We hurried back to the row of women waiting to be undressed. A little later, after
we had our showers and put on our shirts and shabby dresses, I hid the roll of
underwear and my Bible under my dress. It bulged out obviously through my
dress; but I prayed, “Lord, cause now Your angels to surround me; and let them
not be transparent today, for the guards must not see me.” I felt perfect peace.
Calmly I passed the guards. Everyone was checked, from the front, the sides,
and the back. Not a bulge escaped the eye of the guard. The woman just in front
of me had hidden a woolen vest under her dress; it was taken from her. They let
me pass, for they did not see me. Betsie, right behind me, was searched.
But outside awaited another danger. On each side of the door were women who
looked everyone over for a second time. They felt over the body of each one who
passed. I knew they would not see me, for the angels were still surrounding
me. I was not even surprised when they passed me by; but within me rose the
victorious cry, “O Lord, if You answer such prayer, I can face even Ravensbruck
unafraid.”
God answers prayer. Sometimes He uses His angels to do so, but I believe the most
important thing about prayer is that we pray!
Jesus longs for times of heart conversation with His children, dream sessions where we
pour out all that we are and hope to be to the One who can make those dreams a
reality.
Every problem, every concern is important to God. If it is important to me, it is important
to Him. God is always waiting, ready to turn His heart toward the voice of His child as
surely as a mother hears her baby’s cry above all others.
To think that God wants to talk with me, to hear my voice and listen to my deepest heart
longings is an amazing thought. But it is a true thought. Prayer is simply conversation
with God, but it is in those intimate conversations that battles are won and strength is
gained.
In Biblical times, the high priest was the communication link between God and
man. However, today, Jesus is our high priest, our communication link with God.
God sent His son Jesus Christ, the greatest communicator ever to walk the earth, so
that He could make a way to reach us. The birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ make it possible for us to have an intimate relationship with Him, to communicate
with God, right where we are.
VIEW FROM THE PEW
Our Church Family
It is with a very heavy heart that we extend our sincere condolences to the family
of our beloved Sandy Breedlove. May the grace of God comfort you during this
difficult time.
Join us as we Pray for:
Wanda Pagent, Holly Dee Bayless, Barbara Sublett, & Jennifer Rankins
Welcome New Members
If you are interested in joining the Lake Erie Church family be sure to sign up for
the New Members Class in May28th.
Work Day – Mark your calendar for May 6,th as we will prepare to beautify our
church and grounds.
Congratulations WOW Warriors of Worship!!!
Our Lake Erie Church family is so proud of our WOW dancers for an outstanding
representation of the talent that we are so blessed to have. Our WOW team came
in first place in Columbus Ohio and will now journey on to Cleveland, Tenn, for
the International competition. Also a very special thank you to Director Peggy
Jones and Sandy Kimbel for all of their dedication and hard work.
K’s Korner
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Mothers Everywhere
Hearken!!! Mothers all over in the Body of Christ, release your children, your
Husbands, your jobs, your desires, your will unto God. You can't love the world
and it's lust and trust God.
You can't believe me and expect me to move in your lives when you are holding
on to tight to the things of the world, your desires and your flesh.
You say, Lord, let your will be done, but you're not in my peace or operating in
the rest that I have provided for my children. Cast all your cares upon me, for I
care for you. I have chosen you as a channel to bring forth my Blessings.
You must release everything unto God and unto his ways. Let your desires
become HIS desires, crucify your flesh, put it under subjection and live in the
freedom that the Father in Heaven has set before you. In Jesus Name.
SMILE Daughter
I Love You !!!
By Mrs. Kinja Walton
A servant of God.
CONGRATULATIONS Pastor Dustin and Katie Vorse on your new daughter
Join our Children’s Church Sunday’s and Wednesday’s as we learn and explore
God’s word.
Making Slime with Daylian and Destane
1 bottle of Elmer’s school glue, Borax laundry detergent, water, food coloring,
& shaving cream
Pour glue into a paper plate mix add a few drops of food color, mix a spoon full
of Borax in a cup of water add a little at a time to the glue and stir in shaving
cream stir and stir and stir add water as needed and you have slime…
Summer Camp is coming if you are interested please contact Pastor Dustin for
dates and more information,