In the Pulpit this Week
Kessia Reyne Bennett
Ins & Outs: The Reviled
Popularity usually feels good, but it’s a pretty unreliable indication of our proximity to rightness and righteousness. Jesus is up-front with his followers that his Way is not popular or easy and that being faithful to him will bring them into disrepute and even persecution. Yet, in God’s great inside-out kingdom, when Christians are reviled, excluded, defamed, or hated for their Christ-likeness, it’s an occasion of great joy.
Popularity usually feels good, but it’s a pretty unreliable indication of our proximity to rightness and righteousness. Jesus is up-front with his followers that his Way is not popular or easy and that being faithful to him will bring them into disrepute and even persecution. Yet, in God’s great inside-out kingdom, when Christians are reviled, excluded, defamed, or hated for their Christ-likeness, it’s an occasion of great joy.
Preparing Our Hearts for Worship
Precious PVC Family,
It was such a joy to be back in God’s house with you all last weekend. There’s nothing quite like lifting our voices together and being reminded that we belong to the same gracious Savior. I’m already looking forward to worshiping with you again this coming Sabbath.
Let’s get right into this week’s Playlist of Preparation!
As always, you can click one of the buttons below to listen ahead to the songs we’ll be singing, or you can create your own playlist if that’s your style.
This weekend we’ll be singing: Nothing But the Blood (CityAlight version), Rest on Us, Washed, Jesus at the Center, and Jireh.
One line from Jireh always resonates so deeply with me: “I’ll be content in every circumstance.”
What a beautiful reminder that our trust in God isn’t dependent on what we see or what unfolds around us. Because He is our provider and our portion, we can rest in Him—steady, grateful, and confident that He is enough.
I hope these songs prepare your heart for a meaningful time of worship together. I can’t wait to hear your voices raised in praise!
With love,
Hannah, Your Minister of Music :
It was such a joy to be back in God’s house with you all last weekend. There’s nothing quite like lifting our voices together and being reminded that we belong to the same gracious Savior. I’m already looking forward to worshiping with you again this coming Sabbath.
Let’s get right into this week’s Playlist of Preparation!
As always, you can click one of the buttons below to listen ahead to the songs we’ll be singing, or you can create your own playlist if that’s your style.
This weekend we’ll be singing: Nothing But the Blood (CityAlight version), Rest on Us, Washed, Jesus at the Center, and Jireh.
One line from Jireh always resonates so deeply with me: “I’ll be content in every circumstance.”
What a beautiful reminder that our trust in God isn’t dependent on what we see or what unfolds around us. Because He is our provider and our portion, we can rest in Him—steady, grateful, and confident that He is enough.
I hope these songs prepare your heart for a meaningful time of worship together. I can’t wait to hear your voices raised in praise!
With love,
Hannah, Your Minister of Music :
GIVING EMPHASIS: Church Ministries Budget
Sabbath, March 7
PVC Sabbath Schools for our youngest worshipers — infancy through fourth grade — are investing in new curriculum with updated graphics, fresh crafts, and more multimedia support for sharing with kids the joy of life with Jesus. The volunteers continue to provide weekly Bible stories, hands-on learning, and prayer time but now they get to do all that with a fresh new look and an integrated curriculum plan. Our ability to invest in these new materials comes directly from your giving into the Church Ministries Fund.
When you donate into that fund, you’re partnering with a whole team of leaders and volunteers to bring the best in children’s discipleship to PVC. And that’s just one benefit of many!
Church Ministries Fund powers not just our children’s Sabbath Schools but it touches on every good thing happening here. If you’ve been blessed at PVC and would like to be a blessing too, consider a regular donation to our Church Ministries Fund.
When you donate into that fund, you’re partnering with a whole team of leaders and volunteers to bring the best in children’s discipleship to PVC. And that’s just one benefit of many!
Church Ministries Fund powers not just our children’s Sabbath Schools but it touches on every good thing happening here. If you’ve been blessed at PVC and would like to be a blessing too, consider a regular donation to our Church Ministries Fund.
This Week at PVC
Sabbath, March 7
9:15am | First Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
10:30am | Discipleship Classes
11:45am | Second Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
*Remember to “Spring Forward” for Daylight Saving Time!
Tuesday, March 10
6:30pm | Elders Meeting
Wednesday, March 11
6:00pm | Finance Committee via Zoom
6:30pm | Pathfinders
Thursday, March 12
7:00pm | Journey to Wholeness
Friday, March 13
7:13pm | Welcoming the Sabbath!
Sabbath, March 14 – Young Leaders Sabbath
9:15am | First Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
10:30am | Discipleship Classes
11:45am | Second Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
1:00pm | All-church Potluck @ PVC
9:15am | First Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
10:30am | Discipleship Classes
11:45am | Second Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
*Remember to “Spring Forward” for Daylight Saving Time!
Tuesday, March 10
6:30pm | Elders Meeting
Wednesday, March 11
6:00pm | Finance Committee via Zoom
6:30pm | Pathfinders
Thursday, March 12
7:00pm | Journey to Wholeness
Friday, March 13
7:13pm | Welcoming the Sabbath!
Sabbath, March 14 – Young Leaders Sabbath
9:15am | First Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
10:30am | Discipleship Classes
11:45am | Second Service with Kessia Reyne Bennett
1:00pm | All-church Potluck @ PVC