# This Week at Grace Bible Church - From: Grace Bible Souderton — General Emails - Sent: July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17T19:53:21.928Z) - Web version: https://gracebiblesouderton.flowforth.co/emails/general-emails/12538 - More emails: https://gracebiblesouderton.flowforth.co/emails/general-emails --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/MailChimp_6_2026-05-27T14-27-59-158Z.png) ## July 19 - 25 ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/ChatGPT_Image_Jul_15_2026_10_01_49_AM_2026-07-15T16-24-10-560Z.png) **Trusting God. Why is it so hard? and how do we do it when it is?** We know we’re supposed to trust God – always. Even when life is hard, trust God. Of course. God has His purposes. It’ll all work out. It’s all for the good in the end. These are precious biblical truths, even if sometimes clichéd. Sometimes, though, honestly, the circumstances believers are confronted with seem genuinely unfair, undeserved, gratuitously harsh, senselessly painful. How are we supposed to maintain our faith and trust in God when our *obedience* – not our disobedience, but our *obedience* – is seemingly rewarded with pain and suffering, trial and hardship? We’re supposed to trust God, sure. But *how?* Those are the hard questions we take on in this series in Exodus 5 and 6. --- **Sunday School 11:05 – 12:00 PM** **GRACEkids Age 3 - 5th Grade** (GRACEkids Hallway) **Student Sunday School 6th – 12th Grade** (Fireside Room) **Adult Sunday School** (Downstairs) **This Week:** Young Adults and Caitlin Renner [Summer 2026 Sunday School Schedule](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/2026_Summer_SS_Schedule_2026-06-26T14-20-07-886Z.pdf) Communication 1 Baptism Sunday - August 16th We will be holding a baptism service on Sunday, August 16. Please fill out the baptism form if you are interested. If you have any questions, see Pastor Aaron, Pastor Wes, or contact the church office. [https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/people/forms/637951](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/people/forms/637951) 2 Last Sunday J.R. Report Q&A Meeting If you missed last Sunday and would like to listen to the audio recording please email me and I will send you the link. [hannahl@gracebiblesouderton.org](mailto:hannahl@gracebiblesouderton.org) --- ### This Week at GBC **SUNDAY** 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:05 AM Sunday School 7:00 PM Young Adults Gathering (Gehman's) **TUESDAY** 7:00 PM Men's Bible Study (Fireside Room) **WEDNESDAY** 7:00 AM Morning Prayer (Fellowship Hall) **THURSDAY** 7:00 PM Ladies Ice Cream Gathering (SMHP) 7:00 PM GG Project Q&A (SMHP) **SATURDAY** 6:30 PM YTH Photography Challenge (Fireside Room) --- ## Coming Up *Click image to view sign ups* [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/Mens_Golf_2026-05-27T17-53-35-154Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/223922689) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/Icecream_Social_2_2026-07-10T14-09-38-954Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/222415875) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/20_2026-06-19T16-50-13-733Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/222870443) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/Announcement_Slides_21_2026-06-19T16-56-53-055Z.png) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/Ladies_Game_Night_1_2026-07-10T14-10-13-244Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/222416022) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/19_2026-06-19T16-49-50-668Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/222870299) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/GG_Project_2026-06-25T18-00-36-238Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/227024659) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/GBC_Picnic_1_2026-06-19T16-51-09-769Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/225644934) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/EPIC_Ice_Cream_Social_1_2026-06-19T16-51-42-988Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/225645818) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/GBC_YTH_Summer_2026_2026-06-25T16-11-31-029Z.png) [GBC YTH Event Sign Ups](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar?view=gallery&category=Studentshttps://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar?view=gallery&category=Students) ### Events We have a church calendar on our website! Check it out for the latest on what's going on here at GBC. [Grace Bible Calendar](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar?view=gallery) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/360_F_305968006_xopj58H5Uxv8rq1bHsFY7JjeccwVva5i_2026-05-27T14-39-26-846Z.jpg) --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/Family_3_2026-05-27T16-43-13-017Z.png) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/2655fb94-8338-4ea8-84e1-802c39434b30_2026-07-08T14-58-28-578Z.png) **The Truth About Influence** **And the smoothing of the stone.** [July Newsletter](https://gracebiblesouderton.flowforth.co/emails/family-ministries/12332) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/5_u17_kids_key_passage_niv_2026-07-08T15-15-50-850Z.jpg) [At Home Worship Guide](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/At_Home_Family_Worship_Guide_U17_S2_2026-07-17T16-07-43-092Z.pdf) --- ## This Weeks Prayer **Psalm of the Week** **Psalm 49:3** My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding. **Local Ministry** **Crossroads** Pray for the ministry of Crossroads Pregnancy Center and the hope, support, and care they provide to families in our community. Pray for their staff, volunteers, and all those they serve to have wisdom, strength, and compassion as they share Christ’s love and stand for life. Pray this ministry continues to be a light that points people to Christ. **Missionary** **Rhonda Formanek** Pray for Rhonda and her family with the loss of her father. Pray that they know God’s comfort, peace, and strength as they grieve the passing of her father. Pray for continued deepening of the relationships Rhonda is building, that they would be bound together in love and drawn closer to Christ. **Prayer for Transformation** O Lord, who hast mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of thy Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore thee, for Christ’s sake. Amen! Ambrose of Milan, c 339-9 --- [Opportunities to Serve](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/people/forms/785042) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/lets_serve_together_2026-05-27T16-32-54-088Z.png) --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/giving_update_1_2026-05-27T17-23-16-651Z.png) ## Giving Update **Financial Summary Through July 12, 2026** Budget Year To Date $25,816.00 Offering Year To Date $27,699.22 **Year To Date Budget Deficit** ($1,883.22) --- ## Quick Links [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/livestream_2026-05-27T17-32-37-558Z.png)](https://www.gracebiblesouderton.org/livestream) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/family_resources_2026-05-27T17-33-02-682Z.png)](https://www.gracebiblesouderton.org/parent-resources) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/events_2026-05-27T17-34-56-370Z.png)](https://gracebiblesouderton.churchcenter.com/calendar?view=gallery) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/missions_2026-05-27T17-32-25-477Z.png)](https://www.gracebiblesouderton.org/missions) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/prayer_request_2026-05-27T17-36-28-814Z.png)](mailto:info@gracebiblesouderton.org) [![](https://churchusercontent.com/8b4d250f-eeda-416c-9133-7933c0654872/giving_update_2_2026-05-27T17-34-28-183Z.png)](https://giving.myamplify.io//app/giving/ncs-1656)