Worship October 13, 2024 – Assurance of God’s Love and Mercy, with Guest Pastor, Rev. Pat Halverson

Bio – Rev. Pat Halverson

I am a retired, ordained ELCA Lutheran pastor. In 1997 the Presbyterian Church USA and the ELCA became full communion partners, and fully accepting each others’ ministers. 
 
My husband and I have lived in Las Vegas for over 50 years, have 3 children, 11 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Family is our joy.

Bulletin of September 22, 2024 — MEDITATION: “– This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day that you have made, O God, so let us praise you with unceasing joy. This is the day when we can open our eyes and look around at this world you have created—trees, sunshine, grass, clouds, squirrels, birds. This is the day when we have something in our cupboards or refrigerators to eat, we have a roof over our heads, we are not locked up in prison, we are not breathing on a ventilator, but drawing breath with our very own two lungs, and we thank you. We don’t know what tomorrow holds, but we pray that you would teach us to leave tomorrow for tomorrow. Amen.”

Scripture: Second Samuel 12: 1-7a; Mark 4: 35-41

Second Samuel 12: 1-7a

and the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. He brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his meager fare, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was loath to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared that for the guest who had come to him.” Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man. He said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.” Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul;

Mark 4: 35-41

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”