I will praise

the Lord with my whole heart.

Ps 111:1

For God so loved

the world that He gave his only son.

John 3:16

Your faithfulness

reaches unto the clouds.

Ps 36:5

SABBATH SCHOOL CLASSES AND CHURCH are open for in-person worship. The children’s SS classes begin at 9:45 am and church service starts at 11:00 am Saturday mornings. Please join us if you are able. You can also join us on Facebook Live or on Zoom.

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Vertical Conversations with God

Day 10 –

Day 10 –God’s Word Brings Peace and Harmony By David Jamieson, President Upper Columbia Conference One needs only read the news headlines to see the heartache and realities of war. Cries for peace call out from every corner of the world. Peace is something everyone wants, yet few seem to find. What is peace? However, you choose to define it, peace goes far beyond just the absence of conflict. Depending on the situation, it could also mean prosperity or well-being, or a deep sense of tranquility, harmony, and wholeness. The word peace is used 420 times in the King James Version of the Bible. It is used to refer to different types of peace, including inner peace, peace with God, and peace with man. The Bible portrays peace as a gift from God, a result of His grace, and a fruit of the Spirit that can only be found through a relationship with God. That’s why Jesus said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” John 16:33. The words that Jesus has spoken to us bring peace and harmony. This means that reading God’s Word brings peace and harmony into your life. Also, as you read the Bible and pray, He says that “in me ye might have peace.” Peace is not just a feeling; peace is a person and His name is Jesus! “He is our peace” Ephesians 2:14, and by grace through faith in Jesus Christ we can be reconciled to God and experience peace with Him: “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us” Romans 5:1. When Jesus died, He was “pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him” Isaiah 53:5; Colossians 1:20. Which means that only through a relationship with the risen Christ can we experience peace with God. In Him, we have “the peace of God, which transcends all understanding” to guard our hearts and minds Philippians 4:7, and because Jesus Himself is our peace, we can enjoy peace and harmony and wholeness in our relationship with God and others. The world will continue to have wars and we will continue to experience interpersonal conflicts until Jesus comes to establish true, lasting peace (Isaiah 11:1-10), but God will give His peace to those who trust Him. Jesus, Himself, promises peace to His disciples in John 14:27, saying, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, 15 | P a g e neither let them be afraid" John 14:27, (ESV). This verse reassures you that you can experience a peace that surpasses worldly understanding, a peace that guards your heart and mind in all circumstances. So, on behalf of UCC Prayer Ministries I want to thank you for participating in Vertical: Conversations With God and I want to encourage you to continue to read God’s word each day in 2024 so that you can daily experience Jesus who is our peace. Dear Heavenly Father, It is our prayer that you will help each one in Upper Columbia Conference and beyond make a commitment to read your word daily and hide it in our hearts. Help us to seek Jesus every day for He is our peace. Please show us and lead us to find the time each day to read your word and have a conversation with you so that we may know that there is no other peace that even comes close to the joy and peace that comes from You. Please open our minds to understand your word and how it applies each day to our life. In Jesus Name, Amen.

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The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Adventist Church operates 173 hospitals and sanitariums and more than 7,500 schools around the world. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) works within communities in more than 130 countries to provide community development and disaster relief.

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LIVE STREAMING - Those leading out in Sabbath School and Church Services, will be broadcast (live streamed) as a ministry to the community. The church supports live streaming that only pictures "up front" presentations without children or the audience.

Helping Hands:

Helping Hands: Save the Date! On Sunday April 28 Helping Hands and Growing Young will sponsor a wood-cutting bee to prepare firewood for needy persons next winter. Please plan to come and help! For more info see the Announcements. Helping Hands is in need of buying or borrowing a wood splitter. Can you help?

Do you have an addiction? Do you know someone who does?

Did you know that there are resources right here in our community that can be a help to you or the ones that we care about. We want to share these resources with our community, as a reference. They were created with the hopes of helping as many people as possible. If just one person benefits from us adding these resource guides, we count that as a win.

Here they are for your reference: