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WOW! Thanks Bob for this invite, and for all the Biblical material on God a=
s Father. I love having these pieces of information for wermons.=20

Jim & I can't join you for bowling, but maybe next time.=20

Blessings=20
Anne=20


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From: "Bob McKee" <pastor.mckee@gmail.com>=20
To: "Parish Google Group" <scvlp@googlegroups.com>=20
Cc: "Carol Been" <cbeen181@gmail.com>, "David Dahl" <dfdahl@aol.com>, "Ed M=
iller" <edmillersf@gmail.com>, "Erwin and Vivian Walz" <eandvw@att.net>, "J=
im White" <whit3744@pacbell.net>, "John Freeseman" <prjohnhrlc@aol.com>, "J=
oseph Chiu" <joseph@gschristian.org>, "Nathan Winterhoff" <pastor.nate.w@gm=
ail.com>, "Pastor David Bowman" <dbb01@comcast.net>, "Pat Fitzgerald" <past=
orpatgdlc@comcast.net>, "Pr Matt Smuts" <pastormatt@gracepa.org>, "Pr. Greg=
 Schaefer" <PrGreg@stanford.edu>, "randy presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring=
.com>, "Sara Pearson" <pastorsarap@gmail.com>=20
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 6:02:08 AM=20
Subject: [SCVLP] Bowling @ 6:00 Tonight=20

Hello Friends,=20
We have been talking about doing some activities together as churches in ou=
r area. Here is an opportunity to consider at the last minute.=20

Come out to Homestead Bowl at the southeast corner of Homestead and Hollenb=
eck in Sunnyvale for a night of bowling with some of your church family her=
e in the Bay Area. We will meet at the lanes at 6:00 p.m. and bowl in group=
s of six. $10 will cover your bowling and shoes for two hours. Come when yo=
u can and leave when you must. You are welcome to eat ahead of time or you =
can buy food at the bowling alley.=20

Some thoughts for our discussion at the lanes as we approach Fathers' Day:=
=20

How are you like your father, or someone you consider to be a father figure=
?=20

After each person on your team has bowled a full frame have someone read on=
e of the verses from the following devotion and talk with your group about =
what you like about our Heavenly Father.=20



Consider this: Jesus traveled and taught for three years. We have approxima=
tely 25,000 words that Jesus spoke recorded in the Bible. Of those 25,000 w=
ords, Jesus taught about the Father in Heaven at least 181 times.=20

This means 1 out of every 140 words, Jesus was speaking about His Father. H=
is central message and purpose was to restore us to a relationship with our=
 Daddy in Heaven.=20

The following is a compilation of ten favorite verses about our Father in H=
eaven. All but two of them are spoken directly by Jesus Himself. May you ex=
perience His love as you read the truth about your Abba.=20

10. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in =
barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valua=
ble than they? =E2=80=93Matthew 6:26=20

9. =E2=80=9CWhat do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of th=
em wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to l=
ook for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth=
, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did no=
t wander off . In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that an=
y of these little ones should be lost. =E2=80=93Matthew 18:12-14=20

8. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecti=
ng to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be so=
ns of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked . Be m=
erciful, just as your Father is merciful. =E2=80=93Luke 6:35-36=20

7. =E2=80=9CDo not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been please=
d to give you the kingdom =E2=80=9D . =E2=80=93Luke 12:32=20

6. =E2=80=9CDo not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in=
 me. In my Father=E2=80=99s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I woul=
d have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.=E2=80=9D =E2=
=80=93John 14:1-2=20

5. =E2=80=9CNo, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and =
have believed that I came from God. =E2=80=94 John 16:27=20

4. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear , =
but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, =E2=80=9CAbba, F=
ather.=E2=80=9D The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are Go=
d=E2=80=99s children. =E2=80=94 Romans 8:15-16=20

3. =E2=80=9CWhich of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?=
 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you =
are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will =
your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! =E2=80=9D =E2=
=80=94 Matthew 7:9-11=20

2. How great is the love the Father has lavished on us , that we should be =
called children of God! And that is what we are! =E2=80=931 John 3:1=20

And what is the message all of these verses are hammering into our hearts?=
=20

    * You have a daddy who loves you.=20
    * He is strong enough to protect you.=20
    * He is engaged enough to teach you.=20
    * He is tender enough to hug you.=20
    * He is alive enough to play with you.=20



And the Number One verse regarding the love of the Father is this amazing t=
ruth=E2=80=93 no matter how far you have wondered, you can still come home!=
 Regarding the prodigal son, Jesus tells us:=20

1. =E2=80=9CWhen he came to his senses, he said=E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9C I will s=
et out and go back to my father=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93Luke 15:17=20


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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #0000=
00"><div>WOW!&nbsp; Thanks Bob for this invite, and for all the Biblical ma=
terial on God as Father.&nbsp; I love having these pieces of information fo=
r wermons.</div><div><br></div><div>Jim &amp; I can't join you for bowling,=
 but maybe next time.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Blessings<br></div><div>=
Anne<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"><div style=3D"=
color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-f=
amily:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Bob McKee" =
&lt;pastor.mckee@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"Parish Google Group" &lt;scvl=
p@googlegroups.com&gt;<br><b>Cc: </b>"Carol Been" &lt;cbeen181@gmail.com&gt=
;, "David Dahl" &lt;dfdahl@aol.com&gt;, "Ed Miller" &lt;edmillersf@gmail.co=
m&gt;, "Erwin and Vivian Walz" &lt;eandvw@att.net&gt;, "Jim White" &lt;whit=
3744@pacbell.net&gt;, "John Freeseman" &lt;prjohnhrlc@aol.com&gt;, "Joseph =
Chiu" &lt;joseph@gschristian.org&gt;, "Nathan Winterhoff" &lt;pastor.nate.w=
@gmail.com&gt;, "Pastor David Bowman" &lt;dbb01@comcast.net&gt;, "Pat Fitzg=
erald" &lt;pastorpatgdlc@comcast.net&gt;, "Pr Matt Smuts" &lt;pastormatt@gr=
acepa.org&gt;, "Pr. Greg Schaefer" &lt;PrGreg@stanford.edu&gt;, "randy pres=
uhn" &lt;randy_presuhn@mindspring.com&gt;, "Sara Pearson" &lt;pastorsarap@g=
mail.com&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, June 17, 2016 6:02:08 AM<br><b>Subject=
: </b>[SCVLP] Bowling @ 6:00 Tonight<br><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:13px">Hello Friends,</span><div>&nbsp;</div><div>We h=
ave been talking about doing some activities together as churches in our ar=
ea. Here is an opportunity to consider at the last minute.<br><div style=3D=
"font-size:13px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13px">Come out to Homest=
ead Bowl at the southeast corner of Homestead and Hollenbeck in Sunnyvale f=
or a night of bowling with some of your church family here in the Bay Area.=
 We will meet at the lanes&nbsp;<a style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">at 6:00 p.=
m.</a>&nbsp;and bowl in groups of six. $10 will cover your bowling and shoe=
s for two hours. Come when you can and leave when you must. You are welcome=
 to eat ahead of time or you can buy food at the bowling alley.</div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-size:13px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13px">Some though=
ts for our discussion at the lanes as we approach Fathers' Day:</div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-size:13px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13px">How are you=
 like your father, or someone you consider to be a father figure?</div><div=
 style=3D"font-size:13px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:13px">After eac=
h person on your team has bowled a full frame have someone read one of the =
verses from the following devotion and talk with your group about what you =
like about our Heavenly Father.<br><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><p=
 style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:=
0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"color: #000000;" color=3D"#0000=
00" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000;"><span style=3D"background-color:"><a=
 style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;=
vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" href=3D"https://mondaymorning=
review.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/father.jpg" target=3D"_blank"><img width=
=3D"297" height=3D"300" title=3D"Father" style=3D"border: 0px; margin: 0px =
auto 1.625em; clear: both; display: block; max-width: 100%; " alt=3D"" src=
=3D"https://mondaymorningreview.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/father.jpg?w=3D=
576&amp;h=3D582" src=3D"https://mondaymorningreview.files.wordpress.com/201=
0/03/father.jpg?w=3D576&amp;h=3D582"></a>Consider this:&nbsp; Jesus travele=
d and taught for three years. We have approximately 25,000 words that Jesus=
 spoke recorded in the Bible.&nbsp; Of those 25,000 words, Jesus taught abo=
ut the Father in Heaven at least 181 times.</span></span></p><p style=3D"fo=
nt-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical=
-align:baseline"><span style=3D"background-color:">This means 1 out of ever=
y 140 words, Jesus was speaking about His Father.&nbsp; His central message=
 and purpose was to restore us to a relationship with our Daddy in Heaven.&=
nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;ou=
tline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"background-co=
lor:">The following is a compilation of ten favorite verses about our Fathe=
r in Heaven.&nbsp; All but two of them are spoken directly by Jesus Himself=
.&nbsp; May you experience His love as you read the truth about your Abba.<=
/span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:=
0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"background-color:">=
<strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;paddi=
ng:0px;vertical-align:baseline">10.</strong>&nbsp; Look at the birds of the=
 air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly=
 Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?&nbsp; =E2=80=
=93Matthew 6:26&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margi=
n:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=
=3D"background-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margi=
n:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">9.</strong>&nbsp; =
=E2=80=9CWhat do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them =
wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look=
 for the one that wandered off?&nbsp; And if he finds it, I tell you the tr=
uth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did=
 not wander off<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;v=
ertical-align:baseline">.&nbsp; In the same way your Father in heaven is no=
t willing that any of these little ones should be lost.</em>&nbsp; =E2=80=
=93Matthew 18:12-14&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;m=
argin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span st=
yle=3D"background-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;ma=
rgin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">8.</strong>&nbsp;=
 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting=
 to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons=
 of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked<em style=
=3D"border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">=
.&nbsp; Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.</em>&nbsp; =E2=80=93L=
uke 6:35-36&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0p=
x 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"b=
ackground-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px=
;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">7.</strong>&nbsp; =E2=80=
=9CDo not be afraid, little flock, for&nbsp;<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:=
0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">your Father has been p=
leased to give you the kingdom</em>=E2=80=9D<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:=
0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">.</em>&nbsp; =E2=80=93=
Luke 12:32&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px=
 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"ba=
ckground-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;=
outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">6.</strong>&nbsp; =E2=80=
=9CDo not let your hearts be troubled.&nbsp;<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:=
0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Trust in God; trust al=
so in me. In my Father=E2=80=99s house are many rooms;</em>&nbsp;if it were=
 not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you=
.=E2=80=9D&nbsp; =E2=80=93John 14:1-2&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size=
:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:=
baseline"><span style=3D"background-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;fon=
t-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"=
>5.</strong>&nbsp; =E2=80=9CNo,&nbsp;<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:0px;out=
line:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">the Father himself loves you<=
/em>&nbsp;because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.=
&nbsp; =E2=80=94 John 16:27&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;bord=
er:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">=
<span style=3D"background-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:in=
herit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">4.</stron=
g>&nbsp; For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to f=
ear<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-alig=
n:baseline">, but you received the Spirit of sonship.&nbsp; And by him we c=
ry, =E2=80=9CAbba, Father.=E2=80=9D The Spirit himself testifies with our s=
pirit that we are God=E2=80=99s children.</em>&nbsp; =E2=80=94 Romans 8:15-=
16&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1em=
;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"background=
-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:=
0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">3.</strong>&nbsp; =E2=80=9CWhich o=
f you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for =
a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how =
to give good gifts to your children,&nbsp;<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:0p=
x;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">how much more will your =
Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!</em>=E2=80=9D&nbsp; =
=E2=80=94 Matthew 7:9-11&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:=
0px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><sp=
an style=3D"background-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inher=
it;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">2.</strong>&=
nbsp;&nbsp;<em style=3D"border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;verti=
cal-align:baseline">How great is the love the Father has lavished on us</em=
>, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!&nbsp;=
 =E2=80=931 John 3:1</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin=
:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=
=3D"background-color:">And what is the message&nbsp;all of these verses are=
 hammering into our hearts?</span></p><ul style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0p=
x;margin:0px 0px 1.625em 2.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:basel=
ine;list-style:square"><li style=3D"margin:0px;border:0px;font-style:inheri=
t;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"backgroun=
d-color:">You have a daddy who loves you.</span></li><li style=3D"margin:0p=
x;border:0px;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:base=
line"><span style=3D"background-color:">He is strong enough to protect you.=
</span></li><li style=3D"margin:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;outline:0=
px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"background-color:">H=
e is engaged enough to teach you.</span></li><li style=3D"margin:0px;border=
:0px;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><s=
pan style=3D"background-color:">He is tender enough to hug you.</span></li>=
<li style=3D"margin:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;outline:0px;padding:0=
px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"background-color:">He is alive e=
nough to play with you.</span></li></ul><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0=
px;margin:0px 0px 1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:">And the Number One verse regarding the love o=
f the Father is this amazing truth=E2=80=93 &nbsp;no matter how far you hav=
e wondered, you can still come home!&nbsp; Regarding the prodigal son, Jesu=
s tells us:</span></p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;border:0px;margin:0px 0px =
1em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"backgro=
und-color:"><strong style=3D"border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outli=
ne:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">1.</strong>&nbsp; =E2=80=9CWhen=
 he came to his senses, he said=E2=80=A6<span style=3D"border:0px;font-styl=
e:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-he=
ight:0px">&nbsp;=E2=80=9C</span>I will set out and go back to my father=E2=
=80=9D&nbsp; =E2=80=93Luke 15:17</span></p></div></div>

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