Church guide

"Then Jesus said to his host, When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." Luke 14:12-14 NIV

"And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else." 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 NIV

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV

"Jesus replied, if anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me." John 14:23-24 NIV

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." Colossians 2:6-7 NIV

"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:13-14 NIV

A beloved former pastor at Fairview has died. Rev. Jim Downing Sr. died on Saturday. Jim served as pastor from 1983-1991. Visitation will be held this Friday, July 12th, at Fraker Funeral Home in Marshfield beginning at 9 a.m. Funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m. Memorials are for the Alzheimer's Association.

"After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves." Luke 10:1-3 NIV

613 laws in the Torah but Jesus, when asked by a Pharisee what the greatest commandment was, replied to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. If we practice those two, what a wonderful world it would be!

"The Lord said, Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by. Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper." 1 Kings 19:11-12 NIV

"And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:5 NIV

"Revive us again, Fill each heart with thy love, May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen, Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Revive us again."

"Revive us again. Fill each heart with thy love. May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Revive us again."

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34-35 NIV

"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate." Proverbs 31:29-31 NIV

"When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? Yes Lord, he said, you know that I love you. Jesus said, feed my lambs." John 21:15 NIV Our actions speak louder than our words! Christ wants us to show that we love him and love others, not just say it! We would love to have you in worship with us today. Worship begins at 11 a.m.

"Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? First verse of the African-American spiritual "Were You There" on this Good Friday!

"See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9 NIV You are invited to come and worship with us today as we celebrate on this Palm Sunday Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the fulfillment of this Old Testament prophecy. Worship begins at 11 a.m. I hope to see you there!

"Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume." John 12:3 NIV If you don't already have a church home, we would love to have you come and worship with us as we learn about the extravagant devotion of Mary and the fact that nothing is too valuable to give to Christ! Worship begins at 11 a.m. I hope to see you there!