First Presbyterian Church of Waunakee

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

Sometimes things happen in our lives that devastate us – and we wonder where God is in all of this pain and despair. There are times when our faith seems to waiver, and we feel like perhaps God has abandoned us, or we have abandoned God.

This promise from Philippians is a balm for those concerns. It may seem like God has left, but He is still there. Things happen in his time; and it is not always on our time table. And it is for good – God can see way beyond our temporary discomfort and impatience. One of my favorite Christian songs written by Steve Green speaks to this- the lyrics are paraphrased:

If the struggle you're facing is slowly replacing your hope with despair
Or the process is long and you're losing your song in the night
You can be sure that the Lord has His hand on you
Safe and secure he will never abandon you
You are His treasure and He finds His pleasure in you

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PASTORAL CARE NEEDS: Your pastors want and need to know how they can be a help to you and your family. You may provide the pastors with more information or communicate a pastoral need to Pastor Kirk, Pastor Susan, or Pastor Ben by clicking on the following link: http://www.myfpc.org/contact.email.cfm, so that our pastors together can be praying for your need.

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WE LOVE SEEING YOU IN CHURCH! Your presence is an encouragement to all of us, and we hope a blessing to you and your family! But if you miss a service, you can catch the message on line at http://www.myfpc.org/lif.sermon.cfm (delayed 2 weeks) watch it on the Waunakee Public Service television station available in Waunakee and Westport.

- Analog cable: Channel 96 for our village access channel and channel 98 for our school access channel, every Sunday 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

- Digital: On the Digital tier village local access is on channel 979 and school access is on channel 980, every Sunday 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

ADDITIONAL DEVOTIONS: Click on the following link http://www.myfpc.org/min.spiritgrowth.cfm and scroll to the bottom of the page for the Faith Weaver Devotionals. This devotional ties in with the children's weekly Sunday School lesson, as well as the Adult version available at FPC on Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM from beginning Sep until end of May.