June 21, 2020 Father's Day Val Romberg Messenger

June 21, 2020 Father’s Day Val Romberg Messenger

Blessed Father’s Day to all during this 12^th week of our wrestling with the Coronavirus. We thank God for all of you tuning in to God’s good news. This is the day that our Lord has made, we are rejoicing and we are glad in it, for the joy of the Lord is our strength for every journey – in the good days as well as the challenging days!

Let’s begin with the musical selection “Shalom” played my cousin Elizabeth Clemmons a music teacher.

 Let’s look to a scripture from 2 Corinthians that reflects God as a loving father.

·  2 Corinthians 6:18: "And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."

And Psalm 103 verse 13 directs our minds to God creating our human fathers with divine qualities.

·  Psalm 103:13: "As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him."

Prepare your hearts for words from Val Romberg, a new retiree with lots of time on his hands. He is a father and a grandfather and he and his family take their faith and their walk with God, very seriously.

We give thanks for Val and all the many ways he and his family bless us and especially for his words in such a time as this.

Blessed Father’s Day to you.

[slide # 6 Happy Father’s Day..]

Let us pray:

God of our father’s living still as well as those gone on to their eternal reward, how grateful we are for the many lessons they taught us by their good examples, for the strength of their protective arms, and their watchful eyes.

Have mercy upon our fathers and our mothers. Bless them to be so filled with your love for them that it overflows to all who follow in their footsteps. May their paths be filled with so much wisdom that they can teach others the ways of right living. May their children honor them in ways both great and small. May the world know that we are Christian families by our love for one another. We pray as you taught the disciples.

[slide #  7   Lord’s Prayer]

Next week we turn to Mathew 10 asking “What Do Disciples Do with Cups of Cold Water” and how can we serve according to God’s will.

If you would like to make your contribution to the ministry and mission of Bethel, the website is [Slide #   8  Bethelumchurch.com ]

Or you can send to 952 Bethel Church Road, Spring City, Pa. 19475. God bless you!