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AUGUST 24, 2025                HEAVENLY SERVICE
 
Dear Snyder's Church Family and Friends,
 
There was once a blacksmith who worked hard at his trade. The day came for him to die. God sent his angel to the smith, but to the angel's surprise, the smith refused to go. He pleaded with the angel that he was the only blacksmith in the village and it was time for all his neighbors to begin their planting and sowing. He would be needed. The blacksmith did not want to appear to be ungrateful and was looking forward to having a place in God's kingdom, but could he put it off for a while?
The angel went and made the blacksmith's case before God. And God agreed.
 
Sometime later, after the harvest the angel returned to bring the blacksmith to heaven. But again the smith requested that his return to God be delayed. "A neighbor of mine is seriously ill and it's time for the harvest. A number of us are trying to save his crops so that his family won't be destitute. Please tell God I am grateful for His blessings to me. But could you come for me later?" And the angel returned to heaven.
 
Well it got to be a pattern. Every time the angel would come to bring the faithful blacksmith to heaven, the smith would shake his head and explain to the angel that he was still needed by someone on earth.
 
Finally, the blacksmith grew very old and weary and so he prayed to God to send his angel to bring him to heaven. Immediately the angel appeared, "If you still want to take me home, I'm ready to live forever in God's kingdom." The angel laughed and looked at the blacksmith with delight and surprise, "Where do you think you have been these years?"
 
Snyder's Church always wants to introduce you to the way to Heaven and you will find a warm and gracious welcome at our Services.
May you have a great day today and be blessed and may you also have a great day blessing others.
Know that God loves you and so do we.
See you in Church this Sunday morning! 
Pastor Bill
 
 
 
AUGUST 31, 2025       
  CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES A STRUGGLE
 
 
Dear Snyder's Church Family and Friends,
 
There was this amateur naturalist who saw a cocoon. This amateur naturalist saw a butterfly struggling to get out of the cocoon. The butterfly was struggling to get out of the cocoon and was just about ready to break out of that cocoon. The amateur naturalist was closely watching as this miracle unfolded. Then, the amateur naturalist did a very dumb thing. He took out his pocket knife and he slit the cocoon so that the butterfly did not have to struggle. The butterfly came out and flew around but it was very weak as a butterfly and never had to struggle in its own birth.
 
Many parents make the same mistake in parenting, where the parents cut the cocoon and make it easier for the children to grow up, protecting their children from difficult struggles in life, and thereby the children never develop the inner strength that is learned through struggles.
 
And so it is with Christianity. Christianity always involves struggle, whereby a person becomes a strong disciple. It is only through struggles that a person becomes strong spiritually as well as strong emotionally.
 
Snyder's Church is here to help all of us grow spiritually in our relationship with Christ. This coming Sunday morning August 31st, Pastor Jeff will be preaching and sharing the Good News of Christ.
 
Know that you are loved and needed at Snyder's Church.
May you truly be blessed today and may you also truly be a blessing to others in the name of Christ.
Here's hoping to greet you in Church this Sunday morning.
Pastor Bill