This Sunday, we keep going with our series, “Questions for God,” as we dig into the question, “What if I don't like your answer?”

Our readings will be Genesis 18:16-33, Psalm 138, Colossians 2:6-15, and Luke 11:1-13.

We will sing these songs this week:

• “Come, Thou Almighty King” LBW 522
• “We Praise You, O God” LBW 241
• “Savior, Again to Your Dear Name” LBW 262

Thank you to the following people who are serving on Sunday, July 27th.

Greeters and Ushers: Wayne & Lynn Johnson

Keyboardist: Laura Haefer

Reader: Jan Pedersen

Children's Church: Karmen Hammermeister and Jan Rehberg

Communion Assistants:  Mark Jennings and Jan Pedersen

Lunch Hosts:  Joy Members with last names S-Z

Blessing our Community in 2025

• Eagle Mount Billings - $1000
• Love INC of Yellowstone County - $1000
• Ramsey Keller Memorial Foundation - $1000
• Montana Association for the Blind - $716
• Love & SONshine Ministries - $1500
• Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley - $1500
• Montana Re-entry Program - $1000
• The Family Tree Nurturing Center - $500
• Special K Ranch, Inc. - $500
• YWCA - $481

Upcoming Events and Opportunities to Serve

Bring Your Old Tennis Shoes to church and give them to Katie. She leads the drama club at Billings Senior High and they are collecting old tennis shoes for a fundraiser.

Do you want to be in a Missional Community? We are launching Missional Communities for people who want to encourage each other and grow to be more like Jesus. If you are interested or have questions, you can talk with our pastor.

We partner with Tumbleweed  to provide a hot lunch for 40-50 youth and young adults at least once a month. Tumbleweed provides safety, assistance and hope to our community’s vulnerable and homeless youth, creating lasting life changes. If you are interested in this opportunity, let us know.

Here are some other ways we serve the Billings community:

• Cookie Drive for Tumbleweed (February)
• Mother's Day Diaper Drive for Family Promise (May)
• School Supplies for Ponderosa Elementary (August)
• Socks, Gloves, and Mittens for Tumbleweed (October)
• Gift Cards for the Billings Sr. High Food Pantry (December)

Announcements

Prayer Requests? Joy has a team who gathers for prayer twice a month. Additionally, we pray for our prayer list regularly between those times. If you or someone you know needs prayers, please let us know. All prayer requests are kept confidential. You can either:

• Connect with a member of the prayer ministry team (Mary Ann Hall, Diane Summers, Carol Wahl, Jan Wolf, Dave Hall),
• Call or email the church office
• Or submit a prayer and let us know  “How Can We Pray For You?”
  

And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.— Mark 11:25