This week in our Meeting for Worship we will be looking at the Parable of the Sower, and will be using Mark 4:1-20 as our guiding Scripture.

Angel Walk 2012 was a huge success this past Saturday as close to 500 people came out to support the Van Dyke family.

This coming Sunday morning our conversation will focus on being like Jesus in our relationships as we continue to explore what it means to follow Jesus.  The passages of Scripture provided in the top right corner of this page will help you prepare for Meeting for Worship.

Some questions to consider before our gathering for Worship on Sunday are:

Do you encourage others in their journey with Christ?

Do your words left others up or do they tear them down?

What do you think “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” means?

This Saturday, May 12 is Angel Walk 2012 and you can find out all the information you need to know by clicking on this link:

http://homedaleangelwalk.blogspot.com/.

On Tuesday evening (May 8th) we will gather at the Homedale City Park to pray for Angel Walk.

Northwest Yearly Meeting Superintendent Becky Ankeny will join us this Sunday, May 6th, for Meeting for Worship followed by a potluck meal.

Becky will be sharing the message with us in Meeting for Worship and will be sharing out of Matthew 12:38-42, Matthew 6:1-4, and Luke 11:29-32 about Jesus and Jonah.

Mark 1:35-39

³⁵ Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. ³⁶ Simon and his companions went to look for him, ³⁷and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”

³⁸ Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” ³⁹ So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

On Sunday, April 29 we will use Mark 1:35-39 as our base Scripture as we look at “Solitude, Silence, and Prayer” and how it relates to our trying to be like Jesus.  Jesus took time in solitude to pray, perhaps we ought to make this discipline a part of our regular routine as well.

Some questions for us to consider this week as we prepare our hearts and minds for our Gathering for Worship on Sunday morning at 10:45 AM.

Are solitude, silence, and prayer a regular part of my life?

How does solitude, silence, and prayer assist you in hearing the still small voice of God?

Is there a direct correlation between the amount of noise in our lives and our inability to hear God?