From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

To: "1111RESCUEMEMBERS"

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Sent: Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 5:19 AM

Subject: 9-8-21 THOUGHTS

9-8-21 THOUGHTS  
This the Beginning...  My first post to you as Covid burst upon us in March of 2020.  
                           FROM YOUR PREACHER
It’s Wednesday morning about 5 am.  There’s something different about this Wednesday that is troubling me.  At a minimum, I usually anticipate meeting with brothers and sisters this evening.  Most often, I am preparing a lesson with the hope that edification will occur.  
I am sad that I won’t get the strength and joy from our meeting together.  No songs, no prayers, no study together, no hugs and handshakes.  The potential for a more significant distancing frightens me.
Right now, I just need to share some piece of value with all of you.  Something Godly in a time none of us have ever faced.  As we are told to stay home, we must somehow learn to stay together!
SOMEHOW in this time, WE MUST CONTINUE TO THINK TOGETHER!  It is surely a TIME FOR PRAYER BY ALL OF US!  
We will get lazy if we do not maintain a desire to STAY CONNECTED!  
OUR GROUP EMAIL SYSTEM is handy and established... at least for me to talk to you.
Now and then I will try to “SEND YOU A LETTER” to bring our hearts TOGETHER.

You know I love the following passage area.  It says so much!
Eph 4:1-16 NASB     (I’ve only included part of the reading here)
11  And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12  for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13  until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14  As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15  but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16  from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

Prayer from my heart:
“Father, keep us in your watch-care in these confusing times.  Fix our minds on YOU and help us to carefully consider each other as we are distanced from our fellowship.  Help us each to work harder to maintain our mental and spiritual connection to You, to the Church and to each other.      Sustain your children in Rescue please Oh God!         In Jesus name... Amen.

PS:
“A letter now and then” became THOUGHTS every day!    I pray you are encouraged as I am in the writing.  I believe we are stronger today than when I wrote this in mid-March 2020.  Thank you Lord!  Some have become lazy and unconnected and are struggling to get back!  Pray for all!
May we each see GOD’S DESIGN FOR HIS CHILDREN TO BE CONNECTED IN LOVE!