The “Bent Double” Woman

In Luke 13:10-17, Jesus loosed a woman whom Satan had bound for quite a long time. Verses 11-13 say, “And behold, there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. And when Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, ‘Woman, you are freed from your sickness.’ And He laid His hands upon her; and immediately she was made erect again, and began glorifying God.”
This woman in a synagogue could not straighten up because of an evil spirit. The Greek for straighten up is anakupto. It means “to unbend, to raise or lift oneself up.” We all have some type of sickness that the enemy uses to keep us from standing upright. It is only through the touch of Jesus that we will be able to rise up, in particular at the end of this age when there is a darkness rising over our land that can be felt.
This woman is a picture of those in the church who are bound by demons, making them unable to live a righteous, upright life that brings glory to God. Hearing the Lord’s call to His people to “arise, shine, for your light has come” (Isaiah 60:1-3), the devil continues to keep us bound through his numerous strongholds. The good news is that if we will seek the Lord, He can set us free. His power will soon flow mightily through His faithful hands that are being raised up for “such a time as this.”
In verses 14-17, after Jesus miraculously heals this lady, the synagogue official becomes indignant because He did it on the wrong day. Jesus then rebukes him saying, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead him away to water him? And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
Jesus removed the chains of Satan on a woman who could not stand upright (a picture of not being able to walk in righteousness), and the synagogue official had a fit because it wasn’t done on the right day. Envy and jealousy usually show their ugly face from those who are threatened by the authority of Christ in others. Wanting to be first, they cannot stand it when someone else gains the people’s praise. Like Saul, an evil spirit quickly gains a stronghold within their heart.
In speaking to the disciples about the events surrounding His return, Jesus said in Luke 21:28, “But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” It’s time for God’s people to “straighten up,” glorifying God through their obedient lives. We must turn our eyes upon Jesus and repent, preparing our hearts by faith for the One who gives us the power to do as He commands.

Tim Bauer

Capstone Ministries

“There remains, then, a Sabbath—rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his” Heb 4:9-1O (NIV).

As I reflected on the past week and my preparation for my sermon Labor Day weekend, I could not help but reflect on our concept of Labor Day. We honor people who work and recognize their labor by rewarding them with a day off. We give them a day of rest for their hard work. To all who work and work hard, we certainly deserve it and need it! In fact, I am writing this article on my Labor Day off and greatly appreciate this day and the time it has afforded me to write this article. However, real rest from our labor is not truly found in a simple day off. Nor is it found in several days off. Like you, I love days off, especially several of them. I enjoy my vacations with family, my weekends and holidays. I also enjoy a good nap when possible, especially on Sunday afternoons. I also enjoy the opportunity to go to bed early. I do all these things in an attempt to keep up on my rest. Yet it seems for me, and for many of us as well, we remain a restless people. In fact, we appear to be living in restless times. We never seem to have enough time, and when we do, resting is not on the list. When given time, especially time off, we never seem to acquire the rest from it we need. Why? I suggest two things I have learned from the scriptures about this.

First, the concept of rest is not fully understood. From the verse above, we are assured that there is rest available. It is available from God and for God’s people. God provides the rest. It does not just come from time off, but from God himself. It comes from having a relationship with Him first and foremost. You see, if you are living a life apart from God, you will never find true rest, and certainly not a rest for your soul and life. You will always feel like you have to work, or labor, for God’s acceptance and for the acceptance of others. Your sense of identity will always be work related. Work harder, work more, do more, live better, only to be left more tired. Even in your times off, you never find rest. That’s because real rest begins with a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We do not work for acceptance; we simply accept the work that Jesus did on our behalf. Ephesians 2:8-9 reads, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” KJV

Second, our understanding of rest is not sought because we are tired and need a break, but because we acknowledge what is needed has already been accomplished. Notice the end of verse 10 of Hebrews. The verse I gave as our original text above. It reads, we rest from our work, just as God did from His! What work is the writer talking about? Hebrews 4:3-4 reads, “And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world. For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “And on the seventh day God rested from all his work” (NIV). We see that the writer of Hebrews was using God’s work in creation as an example. He states, that on the seventh day, God rested. God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Christians all over the world promote the seventh day as the day of rest. The writer of Hebrews calls it the “Sabbath” rest (Hebrews 4:9).

You see, rest is a “state” or “condition” of the heart, where we rest because of what has been completed or finished for us. Notice verse 3 says, God’s work was finished since the creation of the world! On other words, God did not rest on the seventh day because He was tired and needed a day of rest. He rested on the seventh day because the work was finished. Jesus confirmed this principle when He was hanging on the cross. He was about to breath His last breath, when He proclaimed, “It is finished.” For us who believe, we can rest because we accept the finished work of Christ. We can rest from worry, cares, doubts, financial burdens, because in Christ, He has provided for us all we need. It is finished. So, rest is about accepting and receiving what has been accomplished on our behalf, not something we do because we are tired of laboring. May you find encouragement in the words Jesus gave to his disciples when they needed rest. Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls” Matt 11:28-29 (KJV).

Pastor Craig Carter

North Kent Community Church

1480 Indian Lakes Rd., Sparta,

Church Phone #: 550-6398

Pastor Kristi J. Rhodes  

Hillcrest Community Church

5994 18 Mile Rd. Cedar Springs

Sometimes life has a way of taking our breath away and it hurts so bad, we’re sure there must be blisters on our hearts. These last few weeks have been extremely hard on our community, with tragedy affecting so many of our young people. Sometimes it seems like more than one can bear.

We cry out to God and ask WHY Lord? Why is this happening? When will the hurting stop? Please stop the pain.

The good news is that God knows how bad things are, but He promises they won’t stay that way. Soon we’ll trade all this suffering for something much better. In Isa. 41:10 (NIV), God promises us that He Himself will be right there with us and will not leave us to face tragedy alone. He said, “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand!” God never said life wouldn’t be hard but the promise is that we would be held by Him when it is.

One thing that I have noticed that has been a beautiful thing, is witnessing the community coming together in a time of great tragedy. God tells us to mourn with those who mourn. I see countless people coming to the aid of those hurting, wanting to help in any way possible. Prayers are actually reaching all around the world as word spreads of the need. Isa. 61:1-3 expresses beautifully how the Spirit of God is sent to comfort the brokenhearted and that He also will make something beautiful out of the ashes and broken pieces. It reminds me of a beautiful piece of mosaic art.

The mosaic is made from broken pieces of this and that, some leftovers and other damaged pieces. At first glance, those broken pieces don’t seem to be related to each other. The sharp edges had the ability to cut and damage. But when the pieces were placed together and the light shines, the broken pieces are transformed into something beautiful.

As we look over the course of our lives, often broken pieces seem to stick out. Many of those pieces have sharp edges: difficult memories that continue to jag and cut into our hearts. Other pieces have been rubbed smooth and shiny; we recognize them as things of beauty. Up close, we may not see the pattern. But, when we look from the right distance, the pieces come together and, even though it may be difficult to admit, something of beauty is created. Indeed, our lives are mosaics: God takes our shattered pieces and creates something beautiful.

Perhaps as you look over the broken pieces of your life that are still sharp enough to cut and wound your spirit, you will in time, be able to look back at them and find that a beautiful mosaic is emerging.

When God answers our prayers we say, “Oh God is SO good”(as we should). We must also remember that when God doesn’t answer exactly how we were expecting, or how we wanted, that God is still just as good!

The Bible tells us that when we put our trust in our Lord Jesus Christ and obey His commandments, we are bound to achieve great and marvelous things through Him. However, many of us have been involved in situations that resulted in frustration and disappointment. We thought we had faith in God’s power only to see the results not go our way. Sometimes we need a clearer understanding of what faith really is.

Faith is not just a concept that fulfills a mere wish. True faith is complete confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ that makes us follow His footsteps (Hebrew 11:1). In the book of Daniel, we are reminded of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who refused to worship the golden image created by King Nebuchadnezzar. Because of their stand for God, they were thrown into a fiery furnace. In faith, they believed that their God could deliver them. Their perseverance demonstrated the elements that are required of true faith in God, and they came out without a single burn. They trusted in God, even if things would not have turned out as they had expected. Faith in Jesus Christ calls for total reliance on Him, even when some things do not always make sense to us. The trio knew they could trust in Him because they understood His nature, which does not change. They understood that God is in control of everything in Heaven and on the earth.

God has given us an opportunity to choose and to decide. Sometimes we are bound to be tested and he again assures us in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that he will never let us be tempted beyond what we can endure. After the great challenges that we must all undergo, we can be victorious and emerge as stronger men and women of God. It’s not necessary that we go looking for trials and tribulations. They will find us. But when faced with them, our Heavenly Father gives us strength to overcome.

In 2 Corinthians 12:9 -10, Paul was assured by the Savior that His grace is sufficient and that his strength is made perfect in weakness. Paul’s response was amazing. He said, I take pleasure in my infirmities, in accusations, in necessities, in persecutions, in distress for the sake of Christ. He realized that during his very weakest moment it is when he became very strong. Not strong in his own might, but strong in the Lord, allowing the Holy Spirit to empower and live in him.

When we trust in God, He is more than willing to provide help when we desperately need it. It doesn’t matter how challenging the situation is. This gives God’s spirit room to live in our heart so that He can constantly talk to us and lead us in the right direction. True faith is based on trusting the Lord Jesus Christ and His ever willing desire to meet our needs. Daniel 3:15 says, “For surely He blesses and prospers only those who fully trust in Him.”

Faith in Jesus Christ is more than a system, tradition, or belief. He is a Person who knows our needs, feels our pain, and sympathizes with our weaknesses. In exchange for our trust, He offers to forgive our sins, to intercede for us, and to bring us to His Father. He cried for us, died for us, and rose from the dead to show that He was all He claimed to be. Conquering death, He showed us that He can save us from our sins, live His life through us on earth, and then bring us safely to Heaven. He offers Himself as a gift to anyone who will trust and follow Him (John 20:24-31).

Pastor Ryan Black

Cedar Springs Christian Church

340 West Pine Street, Cedar Springs

Sometimes as we trudge through this life, we experience words that seem to beg for further clarification. Our reading and speaking vocabularies are varied, leading us to not fully grasp what we are reading or what is being said.

The word Christian comes to mind as one of these words. What is a Christian? A dictionary definition of a Christian would be something similar to “a person professing belief in Jesus as the Christ or in the religion based on the teachings of Jesus.” We find that the original followers of Jesus Christ “…were called Christians first in Antioch” (Acts 11:26 King James Translation), because they followed him, in their behavior, activities, and speech.

A recent poll indicates that most Americans call themselves Christian, but when they were asked to explain what makes them a Christian, almost 30 percent of them said that they weren’t another religion; thus, Christian by default or by association, some even by ethnic or national identity. The word Christian has lost much of its true meaning and is often used to describe someone with good moral values who may or may not be a true follower of Jesus Christ.

We read, “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5, KJV).

Now I can only speak for myself, but before I believed in Jesus, I didn’t see myself described as scripture portrays the non-believer: dead toward God, cut off from God, ignorant or under judgment. There was no robbing of banks in my past, nor murders or pillaging villages; I never considered that I had a heart hardened against God. Actually I thought of myself as a decent man, not a Christian necessarily by definition, but a good person who was good enough to buy me a ticket to heaven. I’m ok and you’re ok and we’re all of us good people are on our way to heaven. In other words, entitlement—God owes me, I’ve got it coming!

That was quite a few years ago, when I truly believed in entitlement, that because I was a decent person, heaven couldn’t be denied to me. That is the gospel of self. Scripture says “(8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV).

When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior we are accepting the responsibility to be and act as a disciple, to become a Christian, living responsibly for Jesus Christ. The gospel can’t be preached that isn’t the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of self is not the Christian gospel. I may not have seen myself as on the way to hell, but the word of God tells me that before I believed on Jesus Christ and had a personal relationship with him, I was destined to be eternally lost.

A true Christian is a person who has put their faith and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ, including his death on the cross as payment for our sins. There is no justification of sin before God except through the shed blood of Christ. The substance of preaching and teaching is that we will come to a relationship with our Lord and continue to grow in our knowledge of him. Christians hear the voice of Christ as we study his word. Jesus said “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20 KJV) Are you hearing him speak to you?

Pastor Dick Nichols
Cedar Creek Community Church
2969 14 Mile Road, Sparta

Psalm 77:11-12: “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds” (NIV).

If Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer and Labor Day the end, then we’re about two-thirds of the way through the season of sun and fun. So maybe I’m not jumping the gun all that much by already wondering what we’ll remember about the summer of 2012 in the years ahead.

Close to home we’ll remember graduations, weddings, babies born and loved ones lost.

From the larger arena of current events, will we remember that another episode of the ongoing loss of American innocence played out at Penn State University? Will we remember how two local politicians connived to subvert the electoral process? Will we remember record-breaking high temperatures and devastating drought conditions? Or is James Holmes’ rampage in Aurora, Colorado this year’s defining moment?

A report by the Associated Press quoted Anita Busch, a relative of one of the victims of the shootings, saying, “I hope this evil act, that this evil man doesn’t shake people’s faith in God.” Me, too. But that’s easier for me to say than for Anita Busch.

Still, I am grateful to have seen a ray of hope emerge from this tragedy. Most of the comments posted online that I read, as the story was developing, involved bypassing due process and speedily implementing any of several suggestions for how to most severely maim, mutilate, and execute James Holmes. Easily in second place were debates about gun laws.

It’s understandable that extreme circumstances would provoke extreme responses, which is why Anita Busch’s perspective stands out. She is certainly more entitled to bitter resentment and a thirst for vengeance than the millions of us who are merely gawking bystanders, but she has chosen to look for answers from God’s perspective, rather than her own. She makes me want to know more about what’s in her head, in her experience, and in her heart that is enabling her to hold firm in her faith.

We can all come up with countless reasons why we might give up on God. Anita Busch reminds me that God is bigger than every one of them. For anyone flailing for something firm to hold onto in the chaos of the event and its aftermath, Anita Busch offers an invitation to grab hold of God, “For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?” (Psalm 18:31). And she does it in a time of her own grieving, not looking to her own interests, but to the interests of others (Philippians 2:4). Whenever someone’s desire for the hope and wholeness of others is placed above his or her own safety or comfort, it is an act of grace, straight from God.

What will I remember about the summer of 2012? How Anita Busch reminded me that absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8).

Pastor Robert Eckert
Courtland-Oakfield United Methodist Church
10295 Myers Lake Ave., Rockford

When people are asked to mention some of the things that God calls us to do, people will often mention having a prayer life, reading the bible and loving our neighbor. These are some of the most well known commands God gives to His people. In the book of Proverbs we find another call, but it’s not as well known; it’s a call to eat honey. In chapter 24:13 it says: Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste (NIV). It is somewhat of a puzzling proverb, but there are two aspects to it.

Pastor Jim practicing what he preaches and having fun with a water slide.

The first aspect is nutritional. Honey is good for us to eat. It boosts energy, builds up the immune system and can lower cholesterol. It also aids in restoring the body. Honey can prevent infection from things like cuts and burns in addition to soothing pain. In the Old Testament, the Promised Land was often referred to as the land flowing with milk and honey, which meant that it was a fertile land, and what it produced would be good for the people. On the one hand, God is calling us to eat things that are healthy for us. It’s a helpful reminder that we need to be good stewards of our bodies.

The second aspect of the proverb is about enjoyment. Notice that it says that we should eat honey because it is sweet to your taste. Never mind the nutritional and medicinal value of honey, we should eat it simply because it tastes good! Honey is enjoyable and pleasant and being able to experience that in our lives is also important. The second thing that God is saying here is that He wants us to enjoy our walk with Him. Often we work so hard and take things so seriously that we lose our sense of enjoyment of being in a relationship with our Maker. Sometimes Christians don’t smile enough. Yes, there is a sense of urgency attached to spreading the Gospel. Sometimes when we think about what goes on this world, we can’t help but cry; but we need to smile, too. There is a place for a Christian to bowl, dance, and even color their hair a wild color from time to time.

God wants us to take our relationship with Him seriously and to live according to the guidelines He has set forth in His Word. But don’t forget to have fun and enjoy your walk with Him, too!

Pastor Jim Alblas

Pioneer Christian Reformed Church

3110 17 Mile Road, Cedar Springs

When I was a teenager, I had a good friend and neighbor who taught me how to work on cars. He always seemed to have something going on in his life, and, most of the time, it wasn’t anything good. He would always look at us with a funny smile, then sigh and say: “If it isn’t one thing, it’s three!” Then he’d laugh and go on about life.

I’ve always remembered that saying, but more importantly, the attitude. Paul writes in II Corinthians 12 about a thorn in his flesh that he asked the Lord to remove, and in verse 9 we see God’s reply and Paul’s reaction.

“9 He said to me, ‘My grace is enough for you, because power is made perfect in weakness.’ So I’ll gladly spend my time bragging about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power can rest on me.” (Common English translation)

Most of us have something in our lives that annoys us. Many of us are blessed with a multitude of them! But what good are they? I discovered at a young age that some people feel that no one without the same issues as they experience can understand them. So believe it or not, if you have an issue, it may turn out to be a ministry tool. I am blind, and no one who is blind can say: “you just don’t understand what my life is like” because I do! And this helps me to establish a connection that others may not be able to. I have a good friend with cancer who ministers to the people who are having treatments at the same time. Again, a door is open through a common link. God’s presence truly becomes strong in our weaknesses.

And what if you are blessed to be without these kinds of issues? God will use you in other ways! Everyone has been given a job to do, to spread God’s word to the world. The best way to do this was given us by St. Francis: “Preach the gospel daily, and if necessary, use words.”  The best way to show God’s love is through action.

Often on Sundays, someone comments that they couldn’t get up in front of people and talk like I do. The truth is God doesn’t call everyone to show God’s love in the same way. How we do that is going to be different for all of us. You don’t need to preach. Giving a neighbor a ride or checking in on someone on a hot day; leaving a bag of groceries on a struggling family’s porch; or reading the mail to a person who can’t; all these show God’s love. Again, our weakness will be used by God for good by showing us other ways to serve His people. And the best part?  People I talk to who reach out to do God’s work, even if they weren’t comfortable, felt far more blessed than they ever expected, but then, that’s God for you!

Pastor Darryl Miller

Sand Lake UMC,
65 W. Maple, Sand Lake

South Ensley UMC,
13600 Cypress, Sand Lake

In Matthew 16, Jesus gives Peter a glimpse of who he (Jesus) really was. Jesus told Peter He would be a rock that Jesus would build His Church on that would be so strong that the gates of hell would not even be able to prevail against it. We see in the book of Acts, after Jesus ascended and sent the Holy Spirit, that Peter did in fact live out what Jesus had told Peter; but we see in the Gospels that Peter’s journey to becoming that rock wasn’t an easy one.

All of us have a preconception of what life will be like after entering into a relationship with Jesus and we begin living out the calling He has on our lives. We quickly learn that it is much more difficult than we had thought previously, and there are many trials that we face and overcome on our way to also becoming a rock that God can use to build His church and minister God’s love to others.

One of the most frequent and common trials we face are the trials of inaction.How do we overcome the trials of inaction and live out God’s calling for our lives? Let’s learn three lessons from the life of Peter on how he overcame the trials of inaction.

When Jesus hit the scene at the beginning of the gospels, He invited Peter and three other disciples to follow Him. They followed and left their current life behind, but we see in Luke 5:1 that Peter and the disciples went back a short time later. Through a series of circumstances, Jesus asks Peter to follow Him again, and Peter realized he didn’t trust Jesus enough to completely follow Him the first time Jesus invited, and Peter repented and followed Jesus for good.

There are two things we learn from this to help live out God’s calling for our lives.

First, we have to evaluate our priorities to add and subtract activities from our lives that will allow us to live out God’s calling. Peter had to adjust what he spent much of his time doing to follow Jesus. Many times we become overly busy with activities that clog up our lives or do not spend enough time on certain activities that would allow us to pursue God’s calling. We have to prioritize and add or subtract those activities accordingly.

Second, we will be required to take uncomfortable and inconvenient steps of faith. Peter was required to leave all that was secure in his life. Although your adjustments most likely will not require a change of vocation, we are often required to make life adjustments that are uncomfortable and inconvenient and fear begins to attempt to stop us.

In John chapter 21, after Peter denies Jesus and goes back to his old life of fishing, Jesus returns to meet the disciples at the water in His resurrected body. Peter notices Jesus, and Peter swims to the shore, where a conversation and meal together occurs. In the course of the conversation Jesus asks Peter three times if Peter loves Him, and after Peter answers yes all three times, Jesus tells Peter to focus on feeding His sheep. What we can learn from this conversation is that Jesus was telling Peter, my plan for your life is not about you!  Even though Peter made some big mistakes and had some big insecurities, God used them to prepare Peter for the calling God had on his life to minister to others, after Jesus would leave earth.

We all have made big mistakes and have big insecurities. We need to realize God has used and is using all those things to prepare us and make us who we are today. We also need to realize it’s not about us. It’s about God and how God can use us to minister to others. God has plans to use your life to build His Church and minister to others in very important ways that have eternal implications. Don’t let the trials of inaction limit God from using you.

Prioritize your life; take the uncomfortable and inconvenient steps of faith; and realize that God is using everything that has happened in your life to make you the rock He can use to minister to others. Let’s overcome inaction in our lives and live out the calling God has for us!

Pastor Chad Hampton
Solon Center Wesleyan Church
15671 Algoma, Cedar Springs (just north of 19 Mile)

If you haven’t heard yet, the 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London from July 27-August 12. The qualifying trials have already started. Our TV has been tuned into track and field, swimming, and diving. We’ll be watching more this summer. Our kids are excited about the different sporting events, the athletes, and the competition. They really are amazed at what folks can accomplish when they invest their time and energy!

It’s no accident that the theme of this Olympics is “Inspire a Generation.” I’m  drawn to the Olympics because of human stories of hard work and dedication, both on the part of the athletes and their families.

Many have had to overcome major obstacles to get where they are. It’s also interesting to consider the amount of time they’ve invested into their sport.

I was reading an article that cited Author Malcolm Gladwell, who says that people who are fabulously successful have almost always put in more than
10,000 hours of practice time in activities related to their success. I’ve thought about that when it comes to anything that I seek to do well, and I’ve used it in talking to my kids about practicing a skill. It’s a big number!
And then there’s the question: What if we applied this rule to the practice of living faithfully as Christians? How do we practice enough to be faithful Christians? Thankfully, we know it’s a journey that we make with God, in Jesus Christ, and yet the challenge is before us, to keep on practicing our faith.

Hear God’s Word from Hebrews 12: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. (NIV)

I hope that you’re inspired by God’s grace to live faithfully, to continually put your faith into practice. If you’re looking for a church home, I invite you to join us on Sunday mornings this summer at 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Mary Ivanov
Cedar Springs United Methodist Church
140 S. Main St., Cedar Springs