Fred Rogers used to say, "I like you just the way you are."
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What does it mean to be adequate?
Last Sunday's service focused on finding joy from the inside out. As God said to the prophet Samuel, "the Lord does not see as people see; for people look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." (1 Sam. 16:7) Even when we're not outwardly joyful, there is a possibility of digging deep to uncover joy that transcends the ups and downs of daily life. The Lord knows it's there. He sees our
hearts.
This Sunday, I'm going to keep this series going on Finding Joy and wrestle with the illusion of not being good enough, or being inadequate. This is a very common human condition. For some, it may only be a temporary, passing challenge. For many it is an attitude from a childhood wound that takes effort and attention to heal. One question is, what does the Lord want us to believe -
that we are adequate or inadequate in His estimation? And then depending on the answer, what spiritual growth task can we work on?
This ongoing sermon series
The word "joy" seems like a pretty exceptional experience, but the Lord clearly says he wants us to experience it fully - which I take to mean all the time. A tall goal, for sure. Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full." John 15:11
Last Sunday's Live Streaming hiccups
We had technical difficulties last Sunday morning, which were somewhat overcome at the 11th hour, literally. However, what we didn't know was that our WiFi router in the chapel was failing. The result was that the router lost internet connection twice during the service, which chopped up the video into three segments. That router has been replaced! We should be back to normal this Sunday.
Support a New Mom and her son, Isaiah!
Help Sabrina Gladish with a meal or gift card or donation
There are times in our lives when friends and family ask, "What can I do to help out?" The answer is often to help them with a meal. When many friends give a series of meals, this is a Meal Train. Sabrina Gladish is a single mom for the first time and had a C-section. If you can help out it would be much appreciated!
mealtrain.com is a free meal calendar tool that makes planning meals among a wide group easy and less stressful.
Just type the following unique url into your browser to see the calendar and to sign up for a meal. (To protect people’s privacy, mealtrain.com is not searchable.)
mealtrain.com/d9dmv3
Want a different way to support Sabrina? This site also allows you to give a gift card or make a donation to help with other needs.
Please share this info with others.
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Special one-time Spiritual Growth Group Event Tuesday, Oct. 15 @ 6:30 pm in Friendship Hall
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The Arizona Spiritual Growth Foundation (ChooseJoyNow.org) invites you and your friends to an Intro to Spiritual Growth night on Tuesday, Oct 15th from 6:30-8:00 pm.
This is not your ordinary spiritual growth group. This is extraordinary! It is a one-night event where we are inviting folks who have already participated plus other church leaders, laypeople, and community members. The purpose is to share the blessings of this unique program and to continue to learn about spiritual growth and what we do here.
Topics will include:
The history of the spiritual growth program
The spiritual house in our mind
Simple tasks to help us get out of the basement of negative emotions.
We will also model how the group process works and invite attendees to participate in a small group at the event.
If you have participated in previous Spiritual Growth Groups, you can help model the group process and share some of your joys and experiences with newcomers.
If you know of someone who would like to learn about this spiritual growth group program or might want to take this material and run a group, please invite them to the event.
When? Tuesday, Oct 15 at 6:30-8:00 pm in Friendship Hall.
Come and help us share the joy of spiritual growth!
Join the team to help! Kelly Woofenden, Nathan & Elise Gladish, Sammie Alijagic, Frank Rose, Michael Brown, Betsy Gladish, Judith Keane.
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AT SUNRISE CHAPEL
3 pm AZ Spiritual Growth Foundation Board Mtg in the Chapel Library
SUNDAY 9/8/2019
10 am Music rehearsal
11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish - Finding Joy in Adequacy
12 noon LUNCHEON
MONDAY 9/9/2018
11 am Tai Chi class (Basic)
6:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
WEDNESDAY 9/11/2019
THURSDAY 9/12/2019
11 am Tai Chi class (Yang 24)
Women's Group - Contact Elise Gladish for details
FRIDAY 9/13/2019
5:30 pm Teen Time with the Pastor
SUNDAY 9/15/2019
10 am Music rehearsal
11 am Worship Service
12 noon Luncheon
Readings for this
Sunday's 11 am Worship Service
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Manna from the Sky
Exodus 1:4, 17-18
Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day...
The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.
What, Me Worry?
Matthew 6:25-end
Jesus said, “Don’t worry for your soul, what you are to eat or drink, or for your body, what you are to put on. Why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: they do not toil or spin thread. So do not worry, saying, “What will we eat and what will we drink?” or “What will we put on?” because the surrounding nations seek all of those. Doesn’t your heavenly Father know that you need all these? Seek the kingdom of the heavens and its justice first, then all these will
be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will take care of its own affairs."
Angels Don’t Worry
Secrets of Heaven §2493
Talking with angels about the memory of the past and resulting worries about the future, I (Swedenborg) learned that the deeper and more perfect angels are, the less they care about the past or think about the future. That is why they are happy. From moment to moment, they said, the Lord shows them what to think and supplies them with blessings and happiness, so that they are free of worries and cares. This is what is meant in
an inner sense by receiving manna from the sky daily [Exodus 16:4, 19–21], by the daily ration of bread mentioned in the Lord’s Prayer [Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3], and by being forbidden to worry about what we will eat or drink or how we will be clothed [Matthew 6:31].
Even though angels do not care about the past or worry about the future, though, they still have a complete and perfect memory of the past and ability to see into the future, because for them the entire present moment holds both the past and the future. So they have a more perfect memory than could ever be imagined or expressed.
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"Tree Wonders" - A
Presentation by Frank S Rose
Wednesday, Sept. 18 @ 6:30 pm in the
Chapel
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Based on Frank Rose's Wanderings in the Wilderness of the Catalinas
This presentation will be in the Chapel, using the new monitor for high-quality images. Frank will present photos, stories, and information about common trees from uncommon views.
Free and open to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 pm
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Announcement
of a Global Gathering of Church Members and Friends
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When: June 18-21, 2020
Where: Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Who: All are welcome
It has been a tradition in our global organization, The General Church of the New Jerusalem, to hold what used to be called an Assembly every 4 years or so. This time it's being called a Retreat. People from all over the world attend to renew friendships, meet new friends, learn together, talk about challenges, and get recharged to move
forward.
Please direct questions to gcretreat2020@newchurch.org
And look for more information to come as it becomes available.
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Your church home for partnering with the Lord and each other in the practice of cultivating spiritual growth and choosing heavenly joy www.sunrisechapel.org nathan@sunrisechapel.org Office 520-298-1245 |
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