We are so thankful to have so many gifted teachers willing to teach our children about God every Sunday. We would like to bless them by providing the summer off. Substitute teachers are needed for 10 weeks from June 29-August 31st for preschoolers through 6th grade.
To sign up to help, please either stop by the Sign Up Center in the Narthex or email Tim & Carolyn Fink by clicking here.
9:30 SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL Come and bring your visitors and friends!
Nursery – Room 105
Age 3 – Kindergarten – Room 119
1st – 3rd Grades – Room 101
4th – 6th Grades – Room 103
Jr. & Sr. High – Room 219
Adult Classes – see flyer on the Welcome Center at Pender for location
THANKS to all who have volunteered to serve as teachers and assistants so this ministry can continue throughout the summer! We were overwhelmed with the response to our request for teachers and are very grateful!
We have such dedicated and talented Sunday School Teachers here at Pender and we would love to give them a break this Summer!
If you can volunteer for at least one Sunday this Summer, please email Carolyn Fink or stop by the Sign Up Center in the Narthex on Sunday and pick a date on the sign up sheet.
Teaching our children is a true blessing to all who serve the Lord in this wonderful way!
This unique Bible addresses the common, uncommon, and perplexing questions people ask about Scripture.
There are many ways to categorize the psalms. Some focus on content (trouble or trust, praise or prayer, joy or repentance). Others emphasize the use of the psalms (public ceremonies, private prayers and so on). Still others analyze style and technique (such as parallelism and acrostics). Here are some general categories:
(1) Hymns of praise. Many psalms were used in temple worship and some even include directions for the song leader. Many are still used as the basis for hymns and praise choruses.
(2) Complaints. Life is tough and many of the psalms reflect that fact. People turn to the psalms in times of distress because the psalms dare to be honest and meet them right where they are.
(3) Royal or Messianic. Many psalms revolved around the king and were intended to be used for public occasions in the life of the nation of Israel. Early Christian teachers, however, recognized that these psalms contained prophetic allusions to Jesus Christ, the King of kings.
(4) Occasional. Referred to as songs of ascent (Ps 120–134), these psalms were so named because they were sung by Israelite pilgrims as they went up to Jerusalem for the annual feasts. Other special occasions often had their own psalms as well.
(5) Wisdom. A few psalms illustrate the difference between human folly and godly wisdom, between sinful and righteous behavior.
Other categories could also be listed: historical, repentance, curse and creation.
Psalm 137 (Photo credit: Mouse)
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