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SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, August 2, 2020
Exodus 14: 5-7
When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” So he made his chariot ready and took his people with him; and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
Exodus 14: 10-18
As Pharaoh drew near, the sons of Israel looked, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they became very frightened; so the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.”
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. As for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on dry land. As for Me, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen.”
Exodus 14: 21-31
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided. The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. Then the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea. At the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the army of the Egyptians into confusion. He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing right into it; then the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even Pharaoh’s entire army that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them remained. But the sons of Israel walked on dry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.
Announcements
We are now meeting in person. We are practicing social distancing and are requesting reservations for up to 50 people. Masks are required for the entire time you are here. We have four hand sanitizing stations in place for your use. Please call or email the office by noon on Fridays for your reservation. (office@cedarpres.org)or (435) 586-8891. We ask that you observe precautions. If you consider that you are high risk or if you feel sick, please stay home to care for yourself. We will continue to have Zoom church on Sundays, now at 12:30. Sermon videos will be posted online, see the link above. All small groups, committees, circles, and meetings are suspended or meeting via Zoom. We re-evaluate the COVID-19 situation regularly.
Please Pray
Prayers of Intercession: Jan Hite, Kathie Duca, Beverly Dressen, Tyler Ballou, Greg Gonzalez, Klaus Stetzenbach, Debbie Corum, Bob, friend of Linda Johnson, Judy Colwell, Lorraine Lilley.
Prayers for Bereavement: Family of Sue Ebersole, Fsmily of Patt Behrens
important information:
- All church activities are suspended. This applies to Bible studies, Women’s circles, Bible and Brew, Youth group, Sunday School and committee meetings.
- The church office is closed, Marci will be in for a few hours to take and confirm reservations. The phone will be monitored, and all calls will be returned as quickly as possible.
- If you need help, please contact one of our care team members or elders. Contact information is included below.
- An offering plate will be available in the welcome center. Since the bills still need to be paid, we graciously ask that you consider mailing your offerings to the church and/or giving online. You’ll find a place for online giving at cedarpres.org, on the Main Menu there is a page named “Giving”.
- There are two tables in the Welcome Center to fill out a prayer request card. Please use hand sanitizer before you write the card.
I’m sure you have other questions about these temporary changes. Please be patient with us as we navigate this extraordinary time.
Please also know that we care deeply about our church family. We are the body of Christ in this place and we ask that we all do our very best to continue to reach out to one another (by phone or online) to stay connected. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.
Contact Information:
Church Office: 435-586-8891
Care Teams:
Gen Phelps 435-559-6822
Rita Osborn 435-590-8520
Marilyn and Jeff Smith 435-590-4331
Cathy Ewert 435-865-5996
Session:
Dana Covey 435-590-2335
Jane McCoy 702-375-5813
Jeff McCoy 702-301-9115
Jeff Smith 310-612-4331
Rich Bontadelli 435-559-3722
Linda Stetzenbach 702-497-4865
Brad Phelps 435-559-0369
Youth:
Pastor Robyn Eddy 541-579-1554
Community Presbyterian Session
Class of 2021 Linda Stetzenbach, Brad Phelps, Dana Covey
Class of 2022 Jeff Smith, Jane McCoy, Rich Bontadelli
Class of 2023 Jeff McCoy
Community Presbyterian Board of Deacons
Deacons: Rita Osborn
Shepherds: Kathie Duca, Jan Ackart, Gen Phelps, Beth Gaines, Jeff & Marilyn Smith, Mary Shurtleff, Cathy Ewert,
Community Presbyterian Church
2279 North Wedgewood Lane
Cedar City, Utah 84721
435-586-8891
Office Hours T-Th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
closed M and F
Pastor Nancy Pearson pastor@cedarpres.org
Associate Pastor Robyn Eddy pastorrobyn@cedarpres.org