The Fear of the Lord is to Hope in His Mercy
“His delight is not in the strength of a horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” Psalm 147:10-11 The fear of the Lord is a multi-faceted concept in Scripture. In Psalm 147:10 the fear of the Lord is equated with hoping in the loving kindness, the mercy, the steadfast love of the Lord. This is in contrast to hoping or, to say it another way, trusting in our own strength to face the many and varied challenges that confront us in this life and want to turn us away from faithfulness to...
Read MoreSteps for Life
This year’s Steps for Life is here! Join us in showing compassion to local women and teens – enabling them to choose life for their babies! Visit www.portlandprc.org/events to sponsor a walker or join a team (either SCC Youth Team or SCC Adult Team). To give, scroll to the bottom of the page to select a walker. Then select “Give now” in the top, right column and follow giving instructions. If you’d like to give via credit card over the phone, call 503-256-0808 x 57. This 2-mile walkathon will benefit the Pregnancy Resource Centers of Greater Portland. Please...
Read MoreBe Pressed into Christ’s Mold
“Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind . . .” —Romans 12:2a In my desk, I have an embossing stamp that I use to mark my books and identify them as belonging to my library. It is a simple tool that has two matching plates, one is raised and the other is recessed, both having the identical inscription. To use it, you simply slide a page between the two plates and squeeze them together using the plyer-like handles. The paper is pressed into the mold of the plates, and the result is a page clearly embossed with the words, “from the library of R....
Read MoreHe has Risen
“He is not here, but has risen.”—Luke 24:6 These words, spoken by the angels to the women who came in the early dawn to visit Jesus’ tomb, are among the most significant words ever to fall on human ears. I would go further and say they are the most significant, in part, because of what they mean for lost and dying humanity. They are words of joy, words of love, and words of hope.They are words of joy because they convey the reality that death has been conquered, the penalty of sin has been paid, and the way to eternal life in relationship with God has been opened. What could...
Read MoreHands-only CPR Class
Many were blessed with the opportunity to partake in a hands-only CPR class at the church building. Check out the pictures of this event.
Read MoreThe Fame of His Name
Mention the name Wayne Gretzky north of the 49th parallel (and to be fair, in some places south of the 49th parallel as well) and everybody knows immediately who you are talking about. Even after his retirement from professional hockey over a decade ago he is still a household name in many places. To many adoring fans he is known simply as “The Great One”. Wayne Gretzky is a person of renown; a person of acclaim. He is famous. And why is he is famous? He is famous because of the feats that he performed on the ice; in his day, owning almost every scoring record there was to own, and winning...
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