The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet as we look at the acrostic Psalm 119 is Gimel. It provides the background for the third lesson from the dog park: Open My Eyes to Blind Judgment. Psalm 119:17 Do good to your servant, and I will live; I will obey your word. 18 Open my eyes […]
Praying When There are No Words Message preached by Barbara Shafer at Advocate Condell Medical Center on May 18, 2014 Listening to Psalm 6 and today’s preaching passage Romans 8:22-27, you probably couldn’t escape the word groaning. People are groaning, creation is groaning, the Holy Spirit is groaning—in fact there’s a whole lot of groaning going on. Groaning […]
The next acrostic letter is Beth, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the passage for Dog Park Lesson #2 as I’ve been watching the comings and goings at the Dog Park. Psalm 119: 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. 10 I seek […]
I’m on vacation of sorts, watching my daughter’s dog while she and her new husband take their honeymoon. Being unaccustomed to really pleasant weather, I’m sitting on their back porch watching what their dog is intently watching: the dog park. This morning, there was a man who did the exact same thing I did when […]
For any of you who have been trying to access recent posts, my server has been down over the past 24 hours and some of my posts have been lost. I always find it curious which posts don’t reappear. I will recreate those which have been lost if needed. Thanks for bearing with me. It’s […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, May 25, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Worship this morning is provided by the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville Prelude—LeAnn Malecha Welcome—Bill Slater, Christ Church Lake Forest, Bill Slater Ministries http://billslaterministries.wordpress.com Worship in Song Hymn #318, Trust and Obey Scripture Readings (Old Testament) Psalm 119:170 […]
This is the visual from Seminary Gal’s Facebook Page that went with the sermon “Healing and the Thorn.” If you’ve never stopped by to “Like” my Facebook page, I love getting visitors and I do answer private messages there as well as via the Contact Me button here. You can also share posts, sermons and visuals […]
Healing and the Thorn A message preached by Barbara Shafer at Advocate Condell Medical Center (May 4, 2014) Whenever I come in here to the chapel, I’m always amazed at the prayer wall. There are bulletin boards in the back and all kinds of prayer requests are on pinned onto it. Prayers of thanksgiving. Prayers […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, May 18, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Worship this morning is provided by the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville Prelude—LeAnn Malecha Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song Hymn 581– Sweet, Sweet Spirit Hymn 313 –My Hope is Built Scripture Readings (Old Testament) […]
Why Bother to Pray? Message preached by Barbara Shafer at Advocate Condell Medical Center on April 27, 2014 Ephesians 3:7-21 We’re beginning a new sermon series today entitled Prayer: More than Just Conversation with God. I wanted to do a series on this because prayer is simultaneously one of the most important things Christians can […]
