July 3 2011 - Bulletin and Sermon note

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I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have human understanding. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One. There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:

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June3,26, July 2011 2011

How Wide Advice on Understanding is God’s Mercy?Mystery Guest Speaker: Barry Corey Proverbs 30

1 Mark The 5:21-43 sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.

“IWhen am weary, but Icrossed can prevail. Jesus God, had again over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large Surelygathered I am thearound most ignorant of He men; not lake. have22human understanding. crowd Him while wasI do by the Then one of the synagogue 3 23 leaders, I have not named learned Jairus, wisdom, came, nor and have whenI he attained saw Jesus, to theheknowledge fell at his feet. of the He Holy pleaded One. 4 earnestly Him, little daughter is dying. Please come and put Your hands on Who haswith gone up“My to heaven and come down? 24 her so that she have will begathered healed and So Jesus went with him. Whose hands up live.” the wind? 21

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Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has crowd established all and the ends of the earth? A large followed pressed around Him. 25And a woman was there who 26 Whatbeen is His name,toand whatfor is the name of His son? youa know! had subject bleeding twelve years. She hadSurely suffered great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she 5 “Every word27of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd 6 Do not add to His Words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a liar. and touched His cloak, 28because she thought, “If I just touch His clothes, I will be 29 7 healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she in her body that she was “Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me felt before I die: 8 freed her suffering. Keepfrom falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give

me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too you andHim. say,He ‘Who is the LORD?’ At once Jesus realized thatmuch powerand haddisown gone out from turned around in the Or I may poor and steal,myand so dishonor the name of my God. crowd andbecome asked, “Who touched clothes?” 930

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“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not 31 “You see the people crowding against You,” His disciples answered, “and yet You understand: 19 can ” theask, way‘Who of antouched eagle inme?’ the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

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Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33Then the woman, knowing

“This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and what had happened to her, came and fell at His feet and, trembling with fear, told Him says, ‘I’vetruth. done34nothing the whole He said wrong.’ to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace 21 and be freed from yourthe suffering.” “Under three things earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: 22

a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat, aWhile contemptible who gets married, a servant displaces her Jesus waswoman still speaking, some peopleand came from thewho house of Jairus, the synagogue mistress. leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher

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“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; 36 26 Overhearing what they of said, toldyet him, “Don’t betheir afraid; just believe.” hyraxes are creatures littleJesus power, they make home in the crags; 27 locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; 37 28 did not Himhand, exceptyet Peter, Johnpalaces. the brother of aHe lizard canlet beanyone caughtfollow with the it is James found inand kings’ 25

James. 38When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a “There are with threepeople thingscrying that are their stride, fourinthat stately 39 He went andmove said towith them, commotion, andstately wailinginloudly. 40 bearing: “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they 30 a lion, mighty laughed at Him. among beasts, who retreats before nothing; 29

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a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.

32 After putthe them alland out,exalt He took the child’s father andevil, mother disciples “If youHe play fool yourself, or if you plan clap and yourthe hand over who with Him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and your were mouth! 33 said “Talithacream koum!”produces (which means “Little I say to you, get up!”). Fortoasher, churning butter, andgirl, as twisting the nose produces 42 Immediately the up girl anger stood produces up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). blood, so stirring strife.” At this they were completely astonished. 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.