with Pastor Terrell
“The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”
~ Psalm 29:11 (NIV) ~
AMIND FULLOF PEACE
This story is from Norman Vincent Peale’s book, The Power of Positive Thinking.
At breakfast in a hotel dining-room three of us fell to discussing how well we had slept the night before, a truly momentous topic.
One man complained of a sleepless night. He had tossed and turned and was about as exhausted as when he retired. “Guess I’d better stop listening to the news before going to bed,” he observed. “I tuned in last night and sure got an earful of trouble.”
That is quite a phrase, ‘an earful of trouble’. Little wonder he had a disturbed night.
The other man spoke up: “As for me, I had a grand night. I got my news from the evening paper and from an early broadcast and had a chance to digest it before I went to sleep. Of course,” he continued, “I used my go-to-sleep plan, which never fails to work.”
Peale asks the man about his plan, which comes down to a simple habit that he had developed in recent months: Every night before falling asleep, he and his wife spend a few minutes together in prayer and Bible reading. He continues ...
“I don’t know what there is about it, but I have been sleeping better and things have improved all down the line.
In fact, I find it so helpful that even out on the road, as I am now, I still read the Bible and pray. Last night I got into bed and read the 23rd Psalm. I read it out loud and it did me a lot of good.”
He turned to the other man and said:
Well, there are two cryptic phrases for you ‘an earful of trouble’and ‘a mind full of peace’. Which do you choose?
Norman Vincent PealeASTORY OF PERFECT PEACE
Henry Drummond tells the story of two artists who were commissioned to paint a picture depicting perfect peace. The first artist painted a landscape with a mountain lake: calm, quiet, serene. The second artist painted a violent waterfall crashing down on jagged rocks, but next to it was a slender birch tree, with a single fragile branch stretched out over the water. In the fork of the branch was a bird's nest. Lying in the nest, untroubled, even glistening from the spray of waterfall, was a small bird fast asleep.
This is peace. It’s not the absence of crashing waves, it’s the security of the nest in the midst of the turbulence.
Blessings on your week. Decide which one you will choose this week: ‘an earful of trouble’or a ‘mind full of peace’. Looking forward to seeing you this coming Sunday for In-Person or Online Worship. I will be continuing my summer sermon series: The Promises of God (Discover the Life God Desires for You) looking at The Peace Promise.
Pastor Terrell“I didn’t go to bed with an earful of trouble. I went to sleep with a mind full of peace.”
with our activities.
ScheduleforSundayJuly16,2023:
Ruth Class @ 9:00 AM in Room #202
The Saints Class @ 9:00 AM
Prayer Room open @ 9:00 AM
Preschool Worship opens in KID
Morning Worship In-Person & Online
@ 10:30 AM in Worship Center
Kidz4Christ dismissed during Morning Worship
Schedulefortherestoftheweek,July17 July22,2023:
Tuesday@ 10:00 AM Ladies meet for coffee @ Carlito
Thursday@ 6:00 PM Bible Study in Fellowship Hall
THE PRAYER ROOM
(Room #206)
Come early on Sundays and spend some time in prayer for the Morning Worship.
In addition, during the week, the Prayer Room is open to you when the Church Office is open.
Ladies . . .
Coffee and Friends are a Perfect Blend !
Tuesday, July 18th from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. @ Carlito’s Café 6719 E 2nd St, Suite C, PV
Immerse Chronicles Bibles available beginning next week 7/23/23 @ $5/Bible. Sign ups available soon for Growth Groups meeting in August & September.
Keep on sharing the Good News of Jesus!
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Deacon of the Week: Gene Moore
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Morning Worship at a glance
“That’s Why We Praise Him”
“Lion of Judah”
DO NOT BEANXIOUS
Welcome & Offertory Prayer
Kidz4Christ dismissed
“I’ve Got Peace Like a River”
“’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”
“The Wonder of Your Cross”
The Promises of God
The Peace Promise
Isaiah 26:3
“In the Presence of the Lord”
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2820 N. Pleasant View Drive
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 928-772-7218
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Church Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 8:30AM - 2:30PM
Senior Pastor Terrell Eldreth: 619-244-6265
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Worship Pastor Bart Young 928-254-8713
PastorBart@firstsouthernpv.org
Advancing the Kingdom of God
one heart at a time.
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“In the Presence of the Lord”