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Bible Humor
What kind of plants didn’t Noah want on the Ark?
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PASTOR TODD’S WEEKLY WORD
Have you ever noticed that the best ideas and catchiest lines often come right AFTER you don’t need them anymore? You get into an epic battle of wits with someone, and can’t think of the right thing to say…until nobody’s paying attention anymore, and then suddenly you’re ready with the best mic-drop one-liner in history. It is hard to describe how many areas of my life this applies to. But I can promise you that just about every Sunday afternoon or evening, someone suggests – or I suddenly think of – a wonderful extra insight or catchy way to frame something from that week’s sermon. Honestly, this past Sunday, I had a late epiphany that has me wondering how I DIDN’T come up with it before sermon time…
Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, and we read from Matthew 21 about the shouting parade crowds, the enthusiastic followers of Jesus, AND the people in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday who didn’t have any idea who He was. Matthew 21:10 says that “the whole city was stirred…” I explained that the Greek word for STIRRED there is a lot more than what you do with your coffee after you add froofy creamer, because its root is “seis-“, from which we get words like seismic and seismology. In fact, that Greek word always describes earthquake-y things elsewhere! The point in the sermon was that these folks weren’t just groggily waking up from a nap (stirring), they were QUAKING!!
Regrettably, I missed a PERFECT opportunity to title a sermon slide: “Shaken, Not Stirred.” HOW could I have not seen that?! (…anyone else hearing the James Bond theme in your head right now?)
Whatever opportunities you or I may miss in conversation or debate or whatever, the God Who SHAKES things up is always ready to do a new thing in us! His work in you and me isn’t just a gentle nudge or just enough stirring to add some flavor to our lives. When God is in our midst, it tends to rock our whole world and reorient everything in it…and that’s a good thing!
Friends, there are two more seismic movements in Matthew, if you wanna read about them. One is at the end of Matthew 27, when Jesus dies on the cross as a willing and innocent sacrifice…that’s the story of Good Friday. The other is at the beginning of Matthew 28, when Jesus is raised back from death to life…that’s the Easter story. They’re the most jarring, moving, powerful events this world has ever known! And we’re celebrating them all in the next few days!
Come join us for Maundy Thursday worship and communion Thursday night at 6:30. And then come celebrate the wonder of Easter with us on Sunday morning at 10:30am at 4141 East Hillandale, just like every Sunday. Have a blessed Holy Week!
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Upcoming Events at Southern Heights
These are highlights only. CLICK HERE to see the calendar for a full listing.
April 2 – 6:30pm – Maundy Thursday Communion
April 5 – EASTER
– NO Education Hour
– 10:30am – Worship Gathering
– NO High School Ministry
– NO Financial Peace
April 8 – Wednesday
– No Class for Financial Peace
April 12 – Sunday
– NO Education Hour
– 10:30am – Worship Gathering
– 5pm – Financial Peace
– 6pm – Middle School Ministry
April 15 – 1st & 3rd Wednesday Ministries
– 10am – Women’s Ministry (morning edition)
– 5:15pm – Pizza dinner
– 6pm – Men’s and Women’s Ministry (no Gems/Cadets)
– 6pm – Financial Peace
April 19 – Sunday
– NO Education Hour
– 9am – Pancake Breakfast – Mission Trip Fundraiser
– 10:30am – Worship Gathering
– 5pm – Financial Peace
– 6pm – High School Ministry
Maundy Thursday – April 2
Thursday, April 2 at 6:30pm we will have a special communion and remembrance service as we reflect on what Jesus did for us on the cross. We will have communion up front in small groups, and we will have a quiet thoughtful time considering the suffering of Jesus for us.
EASTER – April 5
Sunday, April 5 we celebrate EASTER! Lots of singing and worship of the risen Lord, Jesus! Join your church family and be part of one of the biggest holidays of the Christian year.
Honduras Mission Trip Update
Honduras Mission Trip – Q&A
When are you going?
We will be there June 11-19. Some of our group will arrive in Honduras on June 11 and the rest on June 13.
What are you going to do in Honduras?
We will offer a Vacation Bible School experience for students.
We will share our faith at the sports park owned by Gathering Hearts where many young people come to play soccer.
We will participate in church services at TEE on Sunday and Wednesday.
We will participate in village ministry activities with Pastor Nelson Osorto and TEE.
How is the fundraising going?
The fundraising is going well overall. However, we still need to raise approximately $6,000 to cover costs. There is a thermometer display in the lobby to indicate progress. We will have a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, April 19 from 9 AM to 10:15 AM. Contributions can be made to Southern Heights and marked for the Mission Trip. Thank you for your support!
Who is going?
The following families and individuals are going:
Boersema – Denny
Deubner – Luke and Erica
Earles – Diane, Chad, Casey, Nate, Haley, and Kathryn
Eckstein – Pastor Todd, Joy, and Liam
Macias – Tara and Antonio
A Good Scripture to Memorize
Pastor Todd Invites You to Read the Bible Together
We’re reading through the Word of God together! Even if you missed the first few months, you’re welcome to join us as we make our way through the Bible at a nice, manageable pace of just one chapter each day. Read together with others from our church family, share when and where The Word moves you, and learn from others as we do the same. Or… just read God’s Weird, and know that we’re doing it together… many days that’s the best part of this. See you on the Bible App!
A Chapter A Day: Reading The Bible In 3 Years (Year 1, Quarter 2)
CLICK THE LINK TO JOIN THE PLAN
**NOTE** this link and the reading plans only work from a mobile device…
(we didn’t make that rule, we have just discovered it over time)
1st & 3rd Wednesday Ministries
10:00am – Women’s ministry meets in the conference room.
5:15pm – light supper of pizza and chips and cookies.
6pm we will have Women’s Ministry (Same lesson as 10am) and Men’s Ministry.
(There will be NO Gems or Cadets)
Student LIFE Ministries
Sundays from 6-8pm are for Students.
High School – 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays
Middle School – 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays.
Have a Praise or Prayer Request?
Click on this prayer prompter image or email deborahbos2@gmail.com and your prayer or praise will be included in our weekly Prayer Prompter, which is received and prayed over by many in our Southern Heights family. Tell us if your request is confidential and it will only be shared with elders and staff, who will confidentially pray for you.
Your Offerings to God
as of March 29, 2026
If you have questions about your giving, want a copy of your statement, please email our Treasurer, Jeff Baas at jmbaas1@gmail.com.
Free & Confidential Counseling is Available
If you feel the need to talk to a professional counselor, we have a confidential Church Assistance Program (CAP) with Pine Rest Mental Health Services. To get started – or for more info – call 616.455.6210 or 800.442.0809 and mention our Southern Heights CAP membership when you do.
Answer to Bible Humor
Leeks.
