Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Focus Church: Dearborn
Please hold the family of Rev. Ron Wood, retired clergy in the Northwest District, in your prayers. He passed away on May 25, 2021. Notes of sympathy can be sent to the family of Rev. Wood, Betty Wood, P.O. Box 8306, St Joseph, MO 64508
Obituary Link: https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/wood-jr-rev-ronald-e-1930-2021-st-joseph-mo/article_d42befba-054c-510f-9d51-bddc8b83ac35.html
Pastor: Teresa J DeWitt and spouse Gary
Scripture – 1 Samuel 8:10-20
10 Then Samuel explained everything the Lord had said to the people who were asking for a king. 11 “This is how the king will rule over you,” Samuel said:
“He will take your sons, and will use them for his chariots and his cavalry and as runners for his chariot. 12 He will use them as his commanders of troops of one thousand and troops of fifty, or to do his plowing and his harvesting, or to make his weapons or parts for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, or bakers. 14 He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his servants. 15 He will give one-tenth of your grain and your vineyards to his officials and servants. 16 He will take your male and female servants, along with the best of your cattle[a] and donkeys, and make them do his work. 17 He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and then you yourselves will become his slaves! 18 When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king you chose for yourselves, but on that day the Lord won’t answer you.”
19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel and said, “No! There must be a king over us 20 so we can be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”
