Jesus calls us to make a difference—right where we are.

This Sunday, we talk about being salt and light in our homes, workplaces, and community.

💡 Small faith. Big impact.

Our readings will be Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; and Matthew 5:13-20.

We will sing these songs this week:

• “Here I Am, Lord” WOV 752
• “Be Thou My Vision” WOV 776
• “Shine, Jesus, Shine”

Thank you to the following people who are serving on Sunday, February 8th.

Greeters: & Ushers:  Lew & Karmen Hammermeister

Keyboardist:  Kay Rossow

Reader:  Jeanette Gilland

Children’s Church:  Joe Olson and Jan Rehberg

Communion Assistants:  Travis Lassle and Jeanette Gilland

Lunch:  Joy Members with Last Names H-J

Blessing our Community in 2025

• Eagle Mount Billings - $1,000
• Love INC of Yellowstone County - $1,000
• Ramsey Keller Memorial Foundation - $1,000
• Montana Association for the Blind - $716
• Love & SONshine Ministries - $1,500
• Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley - $2,500
• Montana Re-entry Program - $1,000
• The Family Tree Nurturing Center - $500
• Special K Ranch, Inc. - $500
• YWCA - $481
• Montana Rescue Mission - $1,000
• Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) - $1,000
• Habitat For Humanity- $2,000
• Education Foundation for Billings - $1,091
• Family Service - $1,000
• Luther’s Lodge - $1,000
• Salvation Army - $1,000
• Yellowstone Valley Lutheran’s for Life - $1,000
• Friendship House - $1,000
• Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools - $1,000
• Love & SONshine Ministries - $1,544 (Christmas Eve Offering)

Upcoming Events and Opportunities to Serve

Cookie Drive for Tumbleweed—It’s time to put on your baking hats and bake some cookies for our friends at Tumbleweed to enjoy! Bring them to Joy on February 22nd. 

There’s a Missional Community waiting for YOU -  We have Missional Communities for people who want to encourage each other and integrate faith and life. If you are interested or have questions, you can talk with our pastor.

We partner with Tumbleweed  to provide a hot lunch for 60-75 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)
• Clothing Drive for Tumbleweed (October)
• Christmas Eve Offering is given to a local non-profit (December)

Prayer Requests? Joy has a team that 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, Deb Lane, 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?”

Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. - Jeremiah 29:12