Huntsburg Congregational Church

Annual Turkey Dinner

 Chinese Auction & 50/50 Raffle

Saturday

October 11^th 2025

4:30 pm-6:30pm

Huntsburg Congregational Church

12435 Madison Rd

Huntsburg, OH (South of RT 322 on Rt.528)

ADULTS $ 13.00

PRESCHOOLERS – FREE

Carry Out Available

Phone 234-600-9582

Pumpkin Festival weekend

Huntsburg Congregational Church

Pumpkin’s Mum’s and Bake Sale

Saturday

October 4^th 2025

11:30am till 4:30 pm

Huntsburg Congregational Church

12435 Madison Rd

Huntsburg, OH (South of RT 322 on Rt.528)

This morning was a very, very special day at our church. This morning, Essie, Vera, Marvin, JC and Debbie were baptized. May God’s named be praised. Friends, just before His ascension, Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age” Matthew 28:19-20. These instructions from our Savior specifies that the church is responsible to teach Jesus’ word, make disciples, and baptize those disciples.

Friends, I love this the Bible says in Matthew 28 that the church should baptize people in the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Spirit? And why does the church baptize this way? Because dear friends, each person in the Trinity plays a role in a person’s salvation that is why:

First the Father, God the Father planned our salvation. The Bible says before the foundation of the world, God by his grace chose us, (Ephesians 1:4). God the Father predestined us for salvation, (Ephesians 1:5, 11). And God the Father by His grace draws us to Christ, John 6:44. What grace!

Second, the Son, Jesus at the cross paid for our salvation. He died for our sins. He laid down his life for His sheep. Jesus at the cross paid our sin debt in full. A debt that you and I could never repay. That was His role in our salvation.

Third, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit’s role in our salvation is to convict our hearts of sin. Friends, it is the Holy Spirit who helps a person to see the truth of the Gospel, it is he Holy Spirit who gives a person eyes to see and ears to hear that they need the Gospel that they need Christ. The Holy Spirit is one who helps us to realize that we are a sinner, and we need a Savior.

Friends, each person of the Trinity has a role in our salvation, and each person of the Trinity deserves all the praise, all the glory and all the honor for our salvation. Friends, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit work together to save us from our sins! Friends God and God alone is the hero in our salvation story, amen.

Please join us on Sunday morning (August 24^th) at 10:30 a.m. for our outdoor worship service in the Church Pavilion. At the end of the service, we will be doing baptisms in a small pool next in the pavilion. We also will be having after the service a potluck lunch. I hope you and your family will be able to join us. Please let me know by Wednesday, (August 20^th) if you or any member of your family would like to be baptized. Thank you.

Pastor RJ

Dear friends,

Please join us on Sunday, May 11^th at 10:30 a.m. for our Mother’s Day Service. Immediately following the service, the entire family is invited to join us for our Mother’s Day luncheon in the fellowship hall. Please plan on joining us as we celebrate our godly mothers.

RJ

April 17: Maundy Thursday Service and Dinner starting at 6:30 p.m.

April 18: Good Friday, Stations of the Cross (a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the Day of His Crucifixion and Prayers) and reflections. Church Sanctuary will be open all day please come at your convenience. Further instructions will be given upon arrival.

April 20: Easter Sunday “Sonrise” Service starting at 8:00 a.m.

April 20: Easter Breakfast starting at 9:00 a.m. All our welcome.

April 20: Easter Worship Service starting at 10:30 p.m.

Please join us as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ! He is not here He has Risen! Amen and Amen!

Hello Friends! As I write this blog to you, we are now just four days away from the beginning of Spring. Amen and Amen! I just love Springtime! Every year at Springtime when I see the flowers and tree begin to bloom it always makes me think of that old Christian hymn, “How Great Thou Art.” This beautiful hymn was written in 1885 by a Swedish Pastor, and this Pastor’s name was Carl Boberg. He wrote this song when he was going for a walk one day outside and suddenly a thunderstorm appeared out of nowhere. A severe wind began to blow and after the storm was over, he looked out over the clear bay. He then heard a church bell in the distance. And the words to How Great Thou Art begin to form in this pastor’s heart. Friends, when this Pastor pondered creation, it made him simply in awe of God and we know by the classic hymn he wrote.

Just like Pastor Boberg, when King David pondered creation, it also made him in awe of God! The Bible says before David became a King; he was first a shepherd. And as a shepherd, David would spend many nights keeping watch over his sheep in the fields around Bethlehem and there in those fields, David spent many nights gazing at the stars, gazing at the big dipper and gazing at the moon. And I would not be surprised when King David wrote Psalm 19, he remembered those nights when he was a shepherd.

We see in Psalm 19 that God designed mankind to scan the skies. And watch what happens when we scan the skies and gaze at the heavens the Bible says in Psalm 19:1, “the heavens declare the glory of God.” The heavens declaring the glory of God is not a one-time thing the heavens are declaring the glory of God continually. Every moment, every second, every hour and every day the heavens continually declare the glory of God. The heavens continually give testimony to God as the Creator. The shooting stars we see at night declares the glory of God. The moon we see at night declares the glory of God. I love this quote from Adrian Rogers, “We see in Genesis 1:1 that God stood upon the platform of nothing and spoke a world into existence.” I love this quote from Pastor Rogers. Friends, we see in nature that God has put Himself on display so that all can see. Nature is God’s theater show casing His glory. Each Spring I am reminder how great our God is!!

Friends,

We are right now in the process of remodeling our church kitchen and the remodeling has already began. How exciting! If you can help in anyway please contact Debbie Walker. Thank you in advance!!

Church Family and Friends,

Please join us on Sunday, February 16^th after the morning worship service for our Valentine’s Day Brunch. Pancakes, bacon, sausage and other goodies will be served at this brunch immediately after worship service! All are welcome. I would encourage you to take this opportunity to invite and bring your family and friends to church this Sunday. You can feed their souls at the worship service and feed their bellies at brunch; this is a win-win I tell you! I look forward to worshipping you this Sunday and fellowshipping with you at the brunch afterwards!

RJ