August 10, 2025
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the LORD always, for the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock”. ~ Isaiah 26:3-4 (NLT) ~
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EAGLE AND THE HIPPO?
I believe that every Christian I know (including yours truly) really hopes that our lives would resound with the prayer of Isaiah above. To have perfect peace in our hearts and minds every day. To trust every thought and every action to God. To know that our feet are constantly anchored on Jesus Christ our Eternal Rock. That we would never make a sinful choice a bad decision or do anything to hurt someone we love.
Sounds good, right? However, in real life we still mess up. In fact, we usually mess up a lot!
What’s the problem?
Author and poet Carl Sandburg addressed this very problem when he wrote: “There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” ~ Carl Sandburg ~
He may not have known it, but Sandburg was describing the Christian life. It’s our dual nature, as theApostle Paul talked about...
“I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.” ~ Romans 7:22-23 (NLT) ~
Every day you must choose:
Will I live according to the new nature, or the old? Will I soar with the eagles, or wallow in the mud?
Your decision determines everything. How you greet the day. How you direct your thoughts. How you talk to or talk about your co-workers, neighbors, friends and relatives. How you spend your spare change and how you spend your spare time.And on and on.
Every day every moment of every day you have the power to choose your environment the clear blue sky or the local hippo hangout.
You have a key to both places, and access is unrestricted. It just depends on where you prefer to be.
Remember today that God is calling you upward.
Blessings on your week. This Sunday I will address Isaiah 26:3 to discover one very important tool God gives us to help keep our thoughts fixed on Jesus. Meanwhile, just choose one area of struggle in your life and simply turn it over to God every morning. I do hope to see you all in worship this coming Sunday. We are in the second week of IMMERSE where we will be for the remainder ofAugust and September. This section is on the PROPHETS.As we prepare to read and discuss the first half of the Book of Isaiah in our discussion groups this coming week, we will begin with my sermon: ACrash Course on Transformational Meditation.
Pastor Terrell
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ScheduleforSunday,August10,2025
The Saints Class @ 9:00 AM Room #201
Ruth Class @ 9:00 AM Room #202
Prayer Room open @ 9:00 AM Room #206
Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:30 AM in Worship Center
Schedulefortherestoftheweek:
Tuesday@ 10:00 AM in Room #202 - Men’s IMMERSE: Prophets in Fellowship Hall - Women’s IMMERSE: Prophets
Wednesday@ 6:30 PM in Cabin - Youth Group
Thursday@ 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall - IMMERSE: Prophets
Saturday@ 9:00 AM in Fellowship Hall - Good News Club Training
God is opening doors to our local public schools! Come and be trained to reach children in After-School Bible-Based Good News Clubs!
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On Sunday mornings, ADULTS, please go to Kid City to drop off your preschoolers for Preschool Worship (Beginning @ 10:15AM) aged kids for Kidz4Christ dismissed during worship time)
Tuesday Mornings @ 10 AM
Women in Fellowship Hall Thursday Evenings @ 6 PM
IF YOU NEED HELP OR ASSISTANCE
Deacon of the Week: Gene Moore got questions? Gospel Conversations
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Morning Worship at a Glance
“Rise Up and Praise Him”
“Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down” “To God Be the Glory”
Welcome & Offertory Prayer Kidz4Christ dismissed “Lion of Judah” “He Will Not Remember” “Have Faith in God”
HABITS
PROPHETS
Immersing Our Lives in God’s Word A Crash Course on Transformational Meditation Isaiah 26:3/page 98 /paragraph 4
“Change My Heart, Oh God” “I’ll Fly Away”
Offerings and Connection Cards will be collected in the Offering Boxes located just inside the two main entrances into our Worship Center, as well as in the Office Hallway.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
2820 N. Pleasant View Drive Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
928-772-7218
www.firstsouthernpv.org
Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30AM - 2:30PM
Senior Pastor Terrell Eldreth: 619-244-6265
PastorTerrell@firstsouthernpv.org
Worship Pastor Bart Young 928-254-8713
PastorBart@firstsouthernpv.org
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