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February 18 – Finding Hope in the Wilderness February 25 – Living with Hope in a Broken World March 3 – Suffering and Hope: Lessons from Job March 10 – Comfort in Affliction: Psalms of Brokenness and Hope March 17 – Hope for Those Broken by Religion March 24 – Jesus: The Triumphant King of Hope Bethlehem Preschool Fundraiser DOUBLE GOOD POPCORN Only 4 days to order!!! March 11-14 The Preschool will receive 50% of each order. They are raising funds to purchase large outside activity equipment. Tap Here to Order Thank you for your support! Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study Saturday, March 16 7:30-9:00 am Room 5 Purim Party – Burning Bush Ministries Friday, March 22 6:00-8:00 pm in the Worship Center Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination. The Book of Esther, famous for being the only book of the Bible that does not contain the name of God, has a wonderful Messianic promise. Come and celebrate its fulfillment in Y’shua, Jesus. Esther 9:22 tells us to bring gifts of food for one another, and gifts for the poor. So bring something to share (potluck) and a canned good or an offering to benefit a local food bank. We’ll make sure there’s Hamantashen* for all. Enjoy the Purim Spiel…the Book of Esther…with stomping, noisemakers, and incredible acting from our melodramatic children (both young and old)! *Hamantashen (Haman’s hat): traditional three-cornered pastry with a filling (such as poppy seeds or jam) eaten to signify the “gobbling up” of Haman. Dinner & Bible Studies – Wednesday Nights Dinner is served in the Worship Center from 6:00-6:30 pm Freewill donations are requested to help with the rising cost of food. Classes for all ages from 6:30-8:00 pm Childcare is available for infants through age 3 from 6:30-8:00 pm. 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You may also mail a check to the church address: 27265 Luther Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 Bethlehem SCV is here to care for our congregation and our community – you are in our prayers. Please use the button below to share prayer requests and any way we can be of assistance to you if you are in need. Add Sermon Notes This note will be displayed at bottom of your sermon note when you save to pdf or email them Loading… Interact BethlehemSCV Comfort in Affliction: Psalms of Brokenness and Hope March 10, 2024 View All Past Notes View This Note w/o Blanks Share Comfort in Affliction: Psalms of Brokenness and Hope March 10, 2024 / Pastor Joe Beran / BethlehemSCV Psalm 88:1-18 (ESV) O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry! For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength, like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand. You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O LORD; I spread out my hands to you. Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon? Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? But I, O LORD, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. O LORD, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me? Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless. Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me. They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together. You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness. God is present in the brokenness. God is present in the brokenness WITH YOU. God is present in the brokenness with you, being THE HOPE. The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency The Problem of Unanswered Prayer Save PDF Locally Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your device Download File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive (Android & PC Only) Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account Save File Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send