by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear LBC family and friends!

I hope you are having a great week so far! This Sunday we’ll be taking a look at the most famous passage in the entire Bible! Take some time this week to read through and meditate upon Psalm 23. It is a wonderful Psalm about the loving care of God. What does it mean that the Lord is Shepherd? Why is David comforted even in times of deep distress? It should be a good study with much to learn about our awesome God.

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are the announcements for this week:

1. Singles/Youth Bible Study. The singles and youth ministries will be meeting again tonight at 6:30 PM at the church building. Dinner will be served until 7:15 PM. Please bring some cash to throw in the jar.
2. College Bible Study. College Life kicks off a new year with its first Bible study this Friday at 7:00 PM at the church building.
3. Communion. Don’t forget that this Sunday we’ll be taking communion. Please come with hearts prepared.
4. FLOCKS! Flocks signups are being taken each Sunday in the foyer. Be sure to join a regional flock this weekend! Flocks begin September 18-21.
5. FITS. The last Fun in the Sun day of the summer will be on Sunday, September 29, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Come out for good fun, good food, and good fellowship!

Please don’t forget to pray for one another! Here are some prayer needs that you can lift up this week:

• Please pray for Jeff and Shelby as they get married this weekend!
• Please pray for Meinolf and Martina Mellwig and their family. Martina recently underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor. The doctors ended up removing her kidney as well. She is recovering and the doctors are hopeful for a full recovery, but the family can still use prayer.
• Please pray for the church in Tucuman, Argentina as they plan a major retreat this December for its young adults. This is the first trip of its kind that the church has planned and should provide a huge opportunity to ministry to the young adults of the church.
• Please pray for our expecting parents.
• Please pray for our seminarians as school has begun and they are once again commuting to and from The Master’s Seminary each week.
• Please pray for LBC San Jose as they continue to think through the process of finding a new pastor.
• Please pray for all the LBC church plants that the Lord would guide them and provide for them. Praise God for the work we are able to participate in to preach the gospel!
• Please pray for the leaders of the church that God would protect, sustain, and grow them by His grace.
• Pray that we would be a church that continues faithfully to proclaim God’s truth in love and that we would grow together in the unity of the faith.