House-to-House
Family of Hope House Church August 2022
Jewish Wisdom On Health and Healing
Honor physicians for their services,
for the Lord created them,
for their gift of healing comes from the Most High,
and they are rewarded by the king.
The skill of physicians makes them distinguished,
and in the presence of the great they are admired.
The Lord created medicines out of the earth,
and the sensible will not despise them…
And he gave skill to human beings
that he might be glorified in his marvelous works.
By them the physician heals and takes away pain;
the pharmacist makes a mixture from them.
God’s works will never be finished,
and from him health spreads over all the earth.
My child, when you are ill, do not delay,
but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.
Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly,
and cleanse your heart from all sin.
Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice and a memorial portion of choice flour,
and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford
Then give physicians their place, for the Lord created them;
do not let them leave you, for you need them.
There may come a time when recovery lies in the hands of physicians,
for they, too, pray to the Lord
that he grant them success in diagnosis
and in healing, for the sake of preserving life.
Those who sin against their Maker
will be defiant toward the physician.
for the Lord created them,
for their gift of healing comes from the Most High,
and they are rewarded by the king.
The skill of physicians makes them distinguished,
and in the presence of the great they are admired.
The Lord created medicines out of the earth,
and the sensible will not despise them…
And he gave skill to human beings
that he might be glorified in his marvelous works.
By them the physician heals and takes away pain;
the pharmacist makes a mixture from them.
God’s works will never be finished,
and from him health spreads over all the earth.
My child, when you are ill, do not delay,
but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.
Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly,
and cleanse your heart from all sin.
Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice and a memorial portion of choice flour,
and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford
Then give physicians their place, for the Lord created them;
do not let them leave you, for you need them.
There may come a time when recovery lies in the hands of physicians,
for they, too, pray to the Lord
that he grant them success in diagnosis
and in healing, for the sake of preserving life.
Those who sin against their Maker
will be defiant toward the physician.
From the Apocrypha, Sirach 38:1-15 (NRSV)
Notes, Prayers and Praises
WE WILL DO BIBLE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND HEALING in the month of August.
SPECIAL THANKS TO KENT PALMER for providing us with Willard Swarthy’s book, “Health, Healing and the Church’s Mission for our August study series.
SAVE YOUR CHANGE FOR “MY COINS COUNT,” a Virginia Relief Sale fundraising initiative. The Sale will be held September 30- October 1 this year.
JIM AND RUTH STAUFFER are settling in to their new home in Room 105 at Crestwood.
AUGUST BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS to Kent Palmer, 8/10! Also, Alma Jean and Harvey Yoder’s anniversary is August 8, and Jim and Ruth Stauffer’s is August 30. Blessings to all!
SPECIAL THANKS TO KENT PALMER for providing us with Willard Swarthy’s book, “Health, Healing and the Church’s Mission for our August study series.
SAVE YOUR CHANGE FOR “MY COINS COUNT,” a Virginia Relief Sale fundraising initiative. The Sale will be held September 30- October 1 this year.
JIM AND RUTH STAUFFER are settling in to their new home in Room 105 at Crestwood.
AUGUST BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS to Kent Palmer, 8/10! Also, Alma Jean and Harvey Yoder’s anniversary is August 8, and Jim and Ruth Stauffer’s is August 30. Blessings to all!
August Study Themes
7 Chapter 1 of Willard Swartley’s “Health, Healing and the Church’s Mission
14 A physician’s perspective
21 The Bible on physical healing
28 The Bible on spiritual healing
14 A physician’s perspective
21 The Bible on physical healing
28 The Bible on spiritual healing
August Services, 3:30-5:00 pm
7 Location: VMRC Village Hall
Praises and prayers regarding healing c/o Harvey Yoder
Bible Study: Kent Palmer
14 Location: VMRC Village Hall
Sharing healing stories, ℅ Harvey Yoder
Healing Grace--My Life Story: Richard Alderfer, MD
21 Location: online
Worship and Sharing: Lois Rivera-Wenger
Bible Study Dick Dumas
28 Location: online
Worship and Sharing Lois Rivera-Wenger
Praises and prayers regarding healing c/o Harvey Yoder
Bible Study: Kent Palmer
14 Location: VMRC Village Hall
Sharing healing stories, ℅ Harvey Yoder
Healing Grace--My Life Story: Richard Alderfer, MD
21 Location: online
Worship and Sharing: Lois Rivera-Wenger
Bible Study Dick Dumas
28 Location: online
Worship and Sharing Lois Rivera-Wenger
Bible Study: Elly Nelson
