{"id":11643,"date":"2023-03-19T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/?p=11643"},"modified":"2023-03-17T17:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T22:45:45","slug":"weekly-virtual-worship-service-march-19-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/2023\/03\/19\/weekly-virtual-worship-service-march-19-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Virtual Worship Service &#8211; March 19, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to the Langley Avenue Church of God Website!<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>The service will begin at 11:00 a.m.(CST). You can view the livestream service on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652710032027000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1yb-0hw9_KS81Af87pXYqC\">website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/langleyavenuechurch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/langleyavenuechurch&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652710032027000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3L0xvbJVYvy5gRar35SXt5\">Facebook<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LangleycogOrg6159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LangleycogOrg6159&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652710032027000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3DQfss1ncK8awhwAzCx-31\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0Channel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-5.23.14-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11659 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-5.23.14-PM-300x297.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-5.23.14-PM-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-5.23.14-PM.png 462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>2023 Theme: OUR GOD LEADS! Theme Scripture: <em>&#8220;He..leadeth me&#8230;&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Psalm 23:2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do You Need Prayer? Join Langley&#8217;s Prayer Line&#8230;<\/strong>The Langley Prayer Line is staffed by Langley Avenue COG ministers and prayer team members. Note the available day and time for prayer:<br \/>\n<strong>Monday prayer<\/strong> 6:15 am &#8211; 6:45 am and 12:15 pm &#8211; 12:45 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday prayer<\/strong> 6:15 am &#8211; 6:45 am and 11:15 am -12 noon<br \/>\n<strong>Friday prayer<\/strong> 6:15 am &#8211; 6:45 am<br \/>\nCall in with prayer requests, to connect, to pray together and for any other needs.<br \/>\nLet us shelter under the mighty wings of God.<br \/>\n<strong>Langley\u2019s Prayer Line:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 1-267-807-9495<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Access code: 471-150-100#<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tithes &amp; Offerings<\/strong>:\u00a0At this time, we are asking that you give your tithes and offerings through Bill Pay, only. Please do not mail or drop off your tithes and\/or offering. Bill Pay can be set up through your bank (please call, go online, or visit your bank to establish this payment system). Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join Us For Our Weekly Bible Study. <\/strong>\u00a0Join in the lively discussion (we are currently studying the books of 1 &amp; 2 Chronicles) and rich lessons that apply to our daily lives. <strong>Conference call: Fellowship 7:00 -7:15 p.m. Bible Study 7:15 p.m. 1-712-832-7000, Access code: 7041808#.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GUIDELINES-FOR-WORSHIP-SERVICES_REVISED-9.24.21.pdf\">Click here for Guidelines<\/a>\u00a0for<\/strong> <strong>Langley&#8217;s In-Person Worship Services.<\/strong> <strong>You are welcome to visit and worship with us in-person or virtually. Invite your friends and family.<\/strong><br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nAnnouncements:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kateryna-tyshkul-ZxFWmHfltII-unsplash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11637 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kateryna-tyshkul-ZxFWmHfltII-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kateryna-tyshkul-ZxFWmHfltII-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kateryna-tyshkul-ZxFWmHfltII-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kateryna-tyshkul-ZxFWmHfltII-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kateryna-tyshkul-ZxFWmHfltII-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/b><strong>March Holidays and Observances at a glance*<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1rk79nl et3p2gv0\" data-node-id=\"4\">\n<li><strong>March 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Certified Nurses Day, Let&#8217;s Laugh Day<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>March<\/strong>\u00a020:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>First Day of Spring<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>March 21:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>National Common Courtesy Day, California Strawberry Day, French Bread Day, World Down Syndrome Day<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>March<\/strong>\u00a022:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>National Goof Off Day, World Water Day<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>March<\/strong>\u00a023:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>National Puppy Day, World Meteorological Day<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>March<\/strong>\u00a024:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>National World Tuberculosis Day<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>March<\/strong>\u00a025:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>National Tolkien Reading Day<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>March<\/strong>\u00a026:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Epilepsy Awareness Day, National Spinach Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week we will<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>learn about a phenomenal women <strong>Cori Bush<\/strong> <strong>(July 21, 1976 &#8211; ), NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Gender Studies l 2022-2024**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) was civically engaged well before she entered politics. The mother of two has experienced a lot of hardships in her life and channels those experiences into her advocacy work. As one of the newest members of Congress, Bush pushes for progressive legislative goals that will benefit her constituents\u2014people just like her.<a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-4.08.49-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11647 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-4.08.49-PM-300x299.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cori Bush was born on July 21, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father, Errol Bush, is an alderman and a former mayor of Northwoods, a small city in St. Louis County. She graduated from Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School and then studied at Harris-Stowe State University. As a young woman, Bush began her career as a preschool teacher making minimum wage. After a decade with the same company, she worked her way up to the school\u2019s assistant director\u2014but she was still only making $9 an hour. Navigating this economic reality stuck with Bush, and she never forgot the struggles she encountered as a minimum-wage employee. She recalled these struggles in an interview, thinking to herself as she sat outside a PayDay Loan office, \u201c\u2018\u2018Who speaks up for people like me?&#8230;Why do I keep having to live like this?&#8221; For more information about Representative Bush, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/cori-bush\">click here.<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The Burnett Gene Terry Scholarship Application sponsored by Terry &amp; Associates Foundation, Inc. offers up to two (2) $500 scholarship awards to qualifying high school seniors and college students. The award recognizes students who demonstrate motivation in their pursuit of higher education, are involved with the NIYC or Youth Camp Middlesex, and serve their communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-5.26.33-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11660 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-17-at-5.26.33-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a>Applications and all supplemental materials must be postmarked or emailed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@niyc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@niyc.org<\/a>\u00a0by June 30th, 2023<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"il\">If you missed the <strong>Mid Year Virtual Leadership Conference<\/strong> (<\/span><span class=\"il\">Tuesday, March 7 &#8211; Thursday, March 9, 2023), please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001k45oKAaFVaA6gmeEIITVGWqvuOoZRTCgmquRkxJ4e6uPw3veOUEujOyfYZMDy1p-xmfUwZD3pCHQ0UEeWbr0E5FgAc6ILmN6cQ4PtzaUAm__vH7Abao7WWqeHZByTOt9TeYsrqvWq0MRCXDXL4bEpWoVQmNXHKt4&amp;c=qDTdb5fzQEXq-jD5_HJ-1jtGYsnrf9vFisnJ0utiB0yz0KvDkyW41w==&amp;ch=9RWsoZ5B8PIKhWiq_2s7YrrLebiqzsWtR7OFtr0hOXHbkOAqz_wsLA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001k45oKAaFVaA6gmeEIITVGWqvuOoZRTCgmquRkxJ4e6uPw3veOUEujOyfYZMDy1p-xmfUwZD3pCHQ0UEeWbr0E5FgAc6ILmN6cQ4PtzaUAm__vH7Abao7WWqeHZByTOt9TeYsrqvWq0MRCXDXL4bEpWoVQmNXHKt4%26c%3DqDTdb5fzQEXq-jD5_HJ-1jtGYsnrf9vFisnJ0utiB0yz0KvDkyW41w%3D%3D%26ch%3D9RWsoZ5B8PIKhWiq_2s7YrrLebiqzsWtR7OFtr0hOXHbkOAqz_wsLA%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674957480680000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2R6FrI6ZPSyeuhrbSf4-VU\">NACOGTV<\/a>\u00a0to view the recordings.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">This year&#8217;s theme was <em>Equipping the Saints for Effectiveness in the Body of Christ, Ephesians 4:11-12<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Free at-\u2060home COVID-\u206019 tests. Due to the increased COVID-19 positive cases, President Biden has reinstated the\u00a0free COVID-19 tests through the mail program, effective D<span class=\"il\">ecember 14, 2022. <\/span><span class=\"il\"><strong>You may now order at home testing supplies.<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"il\"> Click <\/span><span class=\"il\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/12\/15\/1142926180\/free-covid-tests-mail-order\">here<\/a><\/span><span class=\"il\"> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span class=\"il\"><strong>Save The Dates:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"il\">Attention PowHERhouse Women,\u00a0<\/span>Covenant Faith Women&#8217;s Ministry <\/strong>presents CF Women&#8217;s Weekend Experience! Women unite and join us<strong> Friday March 24th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 25th from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong> Get ready to\u00a0 experience: worship, experience self care, spiritual, mental and emotional wellness strategies, opportunities to connect with other women, vendors, be\u00a0impacted and empower other women and experience God to another dimension.\u00a0To register, please go to Eventbrite using the following link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cfwomen23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cfwomen23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1677469329204000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Aq8ECLvk9-7nDHeM3jUkI\">tinyurl.com\/cfwomen23<\/a>. Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email.<\/p>\n<p>For additional\u00a0information, please contact Tori Marshall, CF Women&#8217;s Ministry Leader, at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:toriroshea1@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toriroshea1@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>We thank each of you and look forward to the life transformational women&#8217;s experience!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<span class=\"gmail-il\">National<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"gmail-il\">Association<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0<span class=\"gmail-il\">Church<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<span class=\"gmail-il\">God<\/span>\u00a0Ushers Convention <\/strong>will be held on May 18-20, 2023 in Ypsilanti, MI.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The theme is &#8220;Revive and Rebuild.&#8221; For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalushers.org\/\">nationalushers.org<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Registration deadline is March 31, 2023.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join the<strong> Church of God Convention and General Assembly in Tampa, Florida, June 22-25, 2023.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The Tampa venue will also be host to the inaugural gathering of the newly formed\u00a0<strong>Global Church of God Alliance<\/strong>\u00a0(GCGA), which will convene immediately following Convention. This historic event is the first-ever convocation of representatives of Church of God assemblies worldwide to establish an ongoing strategic table to strengthen and network the Movement globally. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesusisthesubject.org\/convention-2023\/\">https:\/\/www.jesusisthesubject.org\/convention-2023\/<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NIYC_f74bf6_f9d1e49e7b1943cbaaf142d73ec1179c_mv2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10960 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NIYC_f74bf6_f9d1e49e7b1943cbaaf142d73ec1179c_mv2-300x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a>The 2023 National Inspirational Youth Convention (NIYC) <\/strong>will be held in <strong>Houston, TX, Dec. 27-30, 2023<\/strong>. The theme is <em>Real Love<\/em>. Register today and plan for an exciting time with your youth group. For more information on registration and scholarships for youth,\u00a0<strong>visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niyc.org\/\">NIYC.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Credits:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Photos from Unsplash<br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong>March Holidays &#8211; https:\/\/www.countryliving.com\/life\/entertainment\/a37711958\/march-holidays-and-observances\/<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/collections\/qyNwM3IHt6o\/food-donations?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>**<\/strong>Cori Bush<strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/bernice-johnson-reagon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-11643\" data-postid=\"11643\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-11643 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Langley Avenue Church of God Website! The service will begin at 11:00 a.m.(CST). You can view the livestream service on our\u00a0website,\u00a0Facebook, or\u00a0YouTube\u00a0Channel. 2023 Theme: OUR GOD LEADS! Theme Scripture: &#8220;He..leadeth me&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0Psalm 23:2 Do You Need Prayer? 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