Seven
Mission Goals for 2007
1.
An active youth ministry in place by the end of the year
2.
Hosting a quarterly Friends and Family Sunday (where we
invite non-believing family and friends to church)
3.
100% parish participation in the Franklin Graham festival
(i.e. everyone gets trained and brings a non-believing friend
to the festival itself)
4.
The vestry is seeking100% participation in Bible Study.
5
At least 30 new believers by this time next year.
6.
An active discipling program by the end of the year with
at least 4 leaders in discipling relationships.
7.
gathering at least 100 people for worship every Sunday.
Weekly
Article:
The
Fifth Article of Religion: "Of the Holy Spirit"
part 2
by
the Rev. Matt Kennedy
Article
5 of the 39
Articles of Religion
"The
Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of
one substance, majesty, and glory, with the Father and the
Son, very and eternal God.”
This
second part of my discussion of Article Five of the 39 Articles
of Religion, which deals with the nature and work of the
Holy Spirit, has to do with the role of the Spirit as he
relates to the created order and to the Church in particular.
I am presently teaching an adult Christian education series
entitled “Heresies and Cults.” The class is
designed to show the close relationship between ancient
and modern errors. We discuss an ancient heresy for about
two weeks and then, for the following two weeks, we turn
to a modern heresy and/or cult and note the similarities.
Thus far we’ve interspersed discussions of Marcionism
and Arianism with lessons on the Watchtower Society and
Mormonism. It’s fascinating to see ancient heresies
reinvented in the guise of modern cults and, as a pastor,
it is nice to see my people understand the connection.
In any case, one of the men in the class, a relatively recent
convert (about two years since his conversion) who regularly
participates in bible studies and Sunday school recently
expressed (to my shame) surprise at the idea that the Holy
Spirit, along with the Father and the Son, is to be described
as a “Person” within the Godhead. He had apparently,
up to that point, understood the Holy Spirit to be a sort
of impersonal exertion of divine power.
As I explained the concept of the Trinity of Persons within
the Godhead, I realized that he was not alone in his misunderstanding.
The Holy Spirit’s identity and role within the Trinity
is, at least in my congregation, widely confused. I imagine,
given that political indoctrination and social activism
has taken the place of theological instruction in many Episcopal
parishes, this confusion might be somewhat widespread.
In my previous essay on this topic,
I defined the Holy Spirit as a Person within the Godhead.
Today I hope to distinguish, at least in broad outlines,
his primary role in Creation and in Redemption.
To do this we must start at the beginning.
The Holy Spirit in the work of Creation
“1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and
the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness
was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was
hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let
there be light,” and there was light.” (Genesis
1:1-3)
As a quick side note, many have asked after reading that
text, “if God created the universe: ex-nihilo”
or, “out of nothing” then where did the water
come from?” It is important to recognize the metaphorical
use of the concepts of “waters” and the “deep”.
To the ancient mind these images represent the lack of both
created order and substance. To say that darkness was over
the face of the deep and that the Spirit hovered over the
face of the waters is to say that there was simply God’s
Spirit and an empty void. Genesis 1:1-3 does not say or
imply that there was some previous unformed material that
God simply reformed or refashioned into the present cosmos.
Rather, God spoke and the cosmos leapt into existence. John
tells us that the Word he spoke, the Word through which
and by which he Created, is the Son:
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with
God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him
was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:1)
In an earlier part of this series I discussed the range
of meaning contained in the Greek word, ‘logos’
translated as “Word.” “Logos” refers
to the underlying order, thought, and structure of an object,
organism, or structure.
In our readings of John 1, we tend to apply “logos”
primarily to creation in a general sort of way but “logos”
is not a term limited to the general. Creation in general,
of course, has a “logos” but everything within
the created order also has its own specific “logos.”
Without a “logos,” without an underlying order
and logic, nothing can be that is. The point of John 1:1
is that God the Son is not simply a logos within the cosmos,
but he is the Logos both of the cosmos as a whole and of
all things within it. Paul expands on this concept in Colossians
1:
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of
all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in
heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones
or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were
created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all
things, and in him all things hold together.
(Colossians 1:15-17)
Nothing exists, no power or authority, apart from the Logos.
The Word is the foundation of all things collectively and
individually. Were the Word of God removed, for even the
twinkling of an eye, the entire cosmos and all things and
beings within it would instantaneously come undone. This
knowledge causes demons to shudder and reminds, or ought
to remind, redeemed sinners that every breath bears witness
to the grace and mercy of God toward an undeserving rebellious
race.
But the creating and sustaining Word of God is not alone.
When you speak you breathe out, you exhale. Without breath,
you cannot articulate your words nor can you be heard.
In the Eastern Church this fact is used to illustrate the
complimentary work of God’s Word and his Spirit. When
God the Father speaks through his Word, his “logos,”
his Son, with creating and sustaining power, he also “breathes”
being and life through his Spirit. The Hebrew word that
is commonly translated as “spirit” “ruah”
is also the word used for breath or for wind.
The Spirit is the wind, the ruah, the breath of life that
brings animation and being. Together Word and Spirit create
and sustain the cosmos.
God, for example, breathed into Adam in the beginning.
“7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the
ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,
and the man became a living creature” (Genesis 2:7)
And he breathed his spirit into the dry bones in Ezekiel’s
vision:
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied,
there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones
came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold,
there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them,
and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy,
son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God:
Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these
slain, that they may live.” 10 So I prophesied as
he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they
lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
(Ezekiel 37:7-10)
Notice the interplay between Word and Spirit in Ezekiel’s
vision. The prophet speaks the Word of God and the Breath
brings life to dead bones. That pairing of Word and Spirit
is echoed throughout the scriptures. The dynamic relationship
between the two forms the basis for a biblical understanding
of both God’s creating and sustaining work and his
work of revelation and redemption. God speaks his Word and
all things are given being and/or the breath of life.
The Holy Spirit in the work of Redemption
Temporally speaking, God’s primary redemptive act
came with the call of Abraham and his election of a particular
people to carry his Word and to live in the presence of
his Spirit.
Logically, speaking God’s first redeeming act was
the Incarnation, the miraculous conception of his Son in
the Virgin’s Womb announced by the angel Gabriel and
accomplished through the Spirit. We are, in fact, given
in the life of Christ a living picture of creation and redemption.
There is a parallel between the Spirit’s “coming
upon” Mary as Jesus was conceived in her womb apart
from the seed of a human male and the Spirit’s hovering
over the void in Genesis 1. The apostolic authors of all
four Gospels consciously employ the language of Genesis
1 to describe either the conception of Jesus Christ and/or
the inception of his ministry. The re-creation or “new
creation” signified by the conception and ministry
of the Word in the world culminates with his redemptive
resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Breath
of the Father. Dry bones live. God creates life and redeems
it from the grave.
The same sort of parallel; “new” creation”
and redemption by Word and Spirit, is seen in the birth
of the Church in Acts 2.
2:1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together
in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound
like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house
where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire
appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they
were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak
in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
The Spirit descends on the gathered Disciples in tongues
of fire and rushing wind, filling them with the power of
God with which and in which they preach the Word of God
to the assembled crowd. As Peter explains, the Spirit of
God who had once dwelt in the midst of God’s people
in the Tabernacle and Temple and, on occasion, filled certain
people for specific times and specific purposes, was now,
through Jesus Christ, by and through God’s Word, his
gospel, being poured out upon the world and into every believing
heart.
The nations, dead and darkened by rebellion, are called
to obedience and salvation through the resurrected Body
of those made alive by the breath of God, the Church. God
indwells the Church by his Spirit, cleanses her through
his Word, and through her, makes his final appeal fallen
creatures before his glorious return, the resurrection,
the final judgment, and the consummation of all things in
the new heaven and new earth.
The pattern of creation/redemption through Word and Spirit
is replicated in the process of personal salvation.
Before we are known by Christ, we are, as Paul says, by
nature objects of wrath, dead in sin:
“1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2
in which you once walked, following the course of this world,
following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit
that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3
among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh,
carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were
by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.”
(Ephesians 2:1-3)
We do not, on our own power or by our own exertion turn
to God. Dead men do not raise themselves. God acts first.
God brings life where there is no life, calling us, by the
power of his Spirit, out of death, giving us the capacity
and the will to receive his Word, to surrender to and trust
in his Son.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love
with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by
grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with
him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this
is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result
of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:4-10)
And, following our surrender, he makes his home in our hearts.
He indwells us as he once indwelt the Tabernacle and the
Temple. We are new creations, redeemed by God’s Spirit
and his Word and this new spiritual life bears witness to
the new bodily life that will one day, by Word and Spirit
be ours as well.
10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because
of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells
in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also
give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells
in you. (Romans 8:10-11)
Indwelled by the Spirit, individual believers do not act
individually, but they are bound together in the Body, the
Church, so that through the Spirit and in the Spirit they
might be one with each other and one with Christ.
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and
all the members of the body, though many, are one body,
so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and
all were made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body does
not consist of one member but of many. (1 Corinthians 12:12-14)
Summary
It was through the Word and the Spirit that God the Father
created all things. It was through his Word and Spirit that
he redeemed them. He chose Abraham, called Moses, revealed
his law, established his tabernacle, and lived in the midst
of his people. Through that people, as one of them, by the
power of the Spirit, the Word became flesh and lived, died,
and rose among us and now resides in heaven at the right
hand of the Father.
In
Jesus Christ, Prophet and Tabernacle come together. He is
both the Word of God and the One in whom the Spirit dwells
and through whom the Spirit is given. And now, through the
Son, the Father has sent his Spirit not simply to live among
us, but to live in all who believe, and, ultimately, to
make all things new, to bind all things together.
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In future commentaries in this series, specifically when
dealing with questions of the authority of scripture, the
authority of the church and the role of believers, we will
address the question of spiritual gifts and their use.
UPDATE
CONTENTS
THANK YOU
ONLINE RESOURCES
SERMON SERIES
HARVEST DINNER
NEW WEBSITE ADDITIONS
SERIES ON THE THIRTY NINE ARTICLES
VESTRY
CHOIR
FLOWER FUND
HEALING SERVICE
BIBLE STUDY
ANGLICAN NEWS
YOUTH STUFF FROM MICAH
NEW AND POTENTIAL MEMBERS GATHERING
HERESIES AND CULTS (ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES)
CHILDREN'S CHAPEL
PRAYER GROUP
NEWS
LITURGY: There are a lot of people in the
pews recently who, I now realize, must have a lot of questions
about the Anglican theology of worship; why we do what we
do on Sunday Morning. Why do we wear robes? What’s
with all of the prayers read from a leaflet? Why do we have
communion every Sunday? Why do we use real wine? What do
we think happens during communion? Do any of these things
have biblical warrant? I’ll attempt to answer any
and all of these questions during a Rector’s Forum
between services on the first Sunday of November (the 4th).
ACOLYTE PRACTICE: There will be an acolyte
practice on Sunday the 21st of October after church. This
practice is mandatory for all who wish to be acolytes. There
are going to be very big changes not so much in what acolytes
do on Sunday, but in the way that they do them. If you do
not want to be an acolyte, I do not want you up there. Last
Sunday we narrowed down to about five who want to serve.
That's good. We'll start there. I would much rather have
5 committed acolytes than 15 acolytes with a bad attitude.
There will be pizza and good stuff after practice for those
who volunteer.
ONLINE RESOURCES (Second posting): Listening
to good, solid Christian teaching on the radio is a great
way to learn more about God, the scriptures, Christian doctrine
and to find personal nourishment and encouragement in your
walk with Christ. A while ago I passed on some Christian
online resources that I’ve found helpful. Some have
asked that I reproduce those links for people who might
have missed the first posting. Here they are:
IF you are looking for a good way to be fed and informed
on the web, the following websites are great places to start.
I highly recommend Alistair Begg for great solid sermons.
I download Dr. Begg's sermon every morning and listen every
day. He is one of the best preachers I've ever heard:
http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Truth_for_Life/
Another fantastic preacher is Dr. Charles Swindoll:
http://www.insight.org/site/PageServer?pagename=new_home
Hank Hanegraff hosts a daily call-in radio show that deals
with both a basic and complex questions about the bible
and Christian life.
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/bible_answer_man/
For some deeper theological/philosophical teaching, Dr.
RC Sproul is perfect:
http://www.ligonier.org
For some seriously intense verse by verse biblical exposition,
try John Piper:
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Radio/
SERMON SERIES: We started a series two
Sunday’s ago on the story of Lazarus and the Rich
man. You can find the story in Luke
16:19-31. It is an important story because it provides
insight into the nature of Heaven and Hell, the distinction
between the appearance of righteousness and true righteousness,
the nature of divine judgment and the way you can avoid
the fate of the rich man and share in the blessings of Lazarus.
Please study that text this week leading up to Sunday so
that you will be ready to hear and understand the Word of
God and apply it to your life. You can find the first two
sermons posted here
DIGITAL RECORDING I am currently looking
into what it would take to digitally record and upload sermons
for MP3 download. I need a digital recorder to do that,
but I plan to find one and start posting audio files on
the website within the next few weeks. This would open a
range of possibilities from recording daily readings and
devotions o Adult Christian education lectures. If you know
anything about these things, please let me know how to get
started.
HARVEST DINNER UPDATE FROM COOKIE FINCH:
On Saturday, October 13, the turkeys will be delivered to
the church. If you signed up to cook and carve one, please
pick it up along with the directions for a uniform taste.
Please don't forget to sign the turkey out and back in again
on Wednesday when you bring it back. That way, we will know
who took their turkey and who we have to remind.
1. We are still in need of some volunteers to work the dinner
and the prep and take-outs. Please consider
signing up.
2. There have been 30 homemade
pies donated but we need at least 50 to serve on Wednesday.
We offer apple, mince meat and pumpkin so if you have time,
please think about making an extra.
3. On Sunday, October 14, we need to have some of
the men set up the tables for the dinner. Please
help out after the service. Lee Bronson will be able to
direct this.
4. Thank you to all who already volunteered. Please see
Cookie Finch if you have any questions. She will be glad
to help you find an area to work that will suit you.
THE 39ARTICLES: If you are interested in what Anglicans
believe, I am planning to pick back up with the series next
week with a follow up commentary on the Holy Spirit (Article
5). If you want to read the Thirty Nine Articles you can
find them here.
You can find the first five commentaries I have written
on the 39 Articles linked from the homepage
under the “weekly articles section”
FLOWER FUND: Once again we are coming back
together after a very full and busy summer to start our
Fall flurry of activities. It is now time to remember our
loved ones who have passed away as well as happy events
such as Births, Baptisms, Weddings, Birthdays or Anniversaries.
You can express your feelings by putting flowers on the
altar to commemorate any event. In the pew, you will find
a form, which you can fill out and send to the Church. This
is an easy way to remember our loved ones with flowers for
the full year. You can specify the flowers for specific
weeks and also for the Christmas and Easter holidays at
one time. Of course, you can always put flowers on the altar
at any time during the year as the need arises.
If you have any questions about the Flower Fund, please
feel free to call me at any time. Cookie Finch 775-2250
BIBLE STUDY: All the bible studies are meeting
this week and I will be at every one of them (except the
women’s bible Study)
PARENT’S MEETING: Micah
is, in the near future, planning to hold a parents meeting.
I strongly encourage all parents to attend this meeting.
He will get details out very soon. It is so important to
do everything you can to support his ministry with the kids.
A NOTE FROM MICAH TO THE VESTRY:
Dear
Vestry,
This is a very shorthand summary of what has been going
on with youth group. I talk with Matt pretty frequently
about specifics. If you want more details, you could either
ask him, or, to save him time, email me: micahtowery@gmail.com
There have been enough kids to split up age groups for the
various activities and meetings. This is the first step
towards a more effective youth ministry, I think. It allows
for more direct and effective interaction with the kids,
more activities tailored for the different ages.
The senior high youth group has been struggling to reach
numbers that make its existence worthwhile. Some high schoolers
are inviting friends, and some aren't even showing up. When
I speak to them all individually, most seem interested,
but not all show up. I think there are a couple reasons
for this.
First, I have not been as proactive in the right ways about
getting details out, promulgating youth activities. It's
a learning curve for me, but I think I'm getting the hang
of it.
Second, there hasn't been quite the parental support I need.
While no parent is discouraging their kid from coming, some
aren't giving quite the support I think is needed ( e.g.,
reminding the kids, encouraging them to go). I'm going to
have a meeting with the parents soon to discuss this.
Third, a lot of the kids are still unused to what it means
to have a youth group. They haven't grown up with it (most
haven't grown up in the church even), so it's a bit like
starting a fire with wet kindling. This just takes time,
I think.
The middle school youth group, has some of the same problems,
but has had a lot more success. Just about all the kids
are coming and inviting friends when they do. This is important,
since the middle school kids will be feeding the high school
group soon enough. Establishing the idea of a youth group
earlier with them will help the youth program grow into
its own.
A lot of the elementary kids are noticing and getting excited
about the youth group. This kind of buzz is important, and
I might try even doing an activity with them once in a while,
too. Just as a sort of "prep."
One last thing, I'm trying to use the youth group helpers
(mostly college age students) to form a more cohesive group
of college age students at Good Shepherd. There might be
the seeds of a college age fellowship here (directly related
to Good Shepherd, as opposed to something more parachurch,
like InterVarsity).
Short term goals for both groups are to get all the kids
in Good Shepherd coming as regularly as possible, and having
regularly successful meetings for times of fellowship and
fun.
Long term goals would be getting the kids back interested
in the larger church, as opposed to a narrow interested
in youth group only (and things aimed directly at them).
Phone me or email me with any questions, 607-621-2876, micahtowery@gmail.com
Micah
THURSDAY NIGHTS: There are going to be some
changes in the New Beginners Bible Study on Thursday nights.
Since this study meets on the night of the Shepherd's Bowl,
I am going, beginning next month, to change the format from
that of a bible study, to that of a discussion of common
questions and challenges to the Christian faith. In speaking
to people at the Shepherd's Bowl, I've found that so many
of them question the existence of God, question the inspiration
of the bible, want to know why God lets bad things happen
in the world...etc. I think this new format will be a good
way to reach out to people with doubts and questions. If
you have similar questions/doubts and are free on Thursday
evenings at 6:30pm, this will be an excellent opportunity
for you as well. Again, this will start in November.
ANGLICAN NEWS: You can catch up and follow the
news on Stand
Firm.
YOUTH STUFF FROM MICAH....
Don't forget to check out the website: www.xanga.com/goodshepherdyouthgroup
NEW MEMBERS and POTENTIAL MEMBERS GATHERING : There
are a number of new faces around the church and we would
like to help ease your way into the parish. If you have
just joined Good Shepherd or you are thinking about doing
so, there will be a gathering
on Monday October 22nd (his date has changed due to a meeting
I forgot that I had on Wednesday of that week)
to welcome you and give you an overview of the community.
That is this coming week, so I’ll be calling you to
make sure the night and the time works. There will be food,
drinks etc…provided.
ADULT EDUCATION SERIES: HERESIES
AND CULTS: This week we start a new part
of our series, this time discussing the modern re-emergence
of: Paganism, Wicca, as Witchcraft, as well as the more
familiar contemporary New Age cults, astrology, palm-reading,
and Tarot.
For our discussion of paganism you might find the following
links helpful:
Here is a general definition of paganism:
http://www.allaboutspirituality.org/paganism.htm
Here is a definition of paganism from a pagan perspective:
http://www.ecauldron.com/newpagan.php
And, finally, here is the description of the "pagan
wheel" or calendar;
a very important part of pagan worship.
http://www.paganlibrary.com/humor/pagan_wheel.php
Here are some Wiccan links:
This is the Wiccan “Rede” or Credo:
http://www.wicca.com/celtic/wicca/rede.htm
and here is a FAQ or “Frequently asked Questions”
section from one of the larger Wiccan websites:
http://www.wicca.com/celtic/wicca/faq.htm
Please take a look at these resources for class on Sunday.
CHILDREN'S CHAPEL: As most of you know,
I am committed to having children in worship, both as participants
and as ministers (acolytes, musicians etc.) but we've found
that the sermon time can be a little bit long, especially
for the little ones. So this year, after the gospel children
aged 3 / 4 (who are beginning to speak well) and 8 will
be invited to go down stairs with Mrs. Carmen Swoffer-Penna
to hear a Bible Story, sing some songs and worship together
before coming back up in time for the Birthday Prayer time
and Eucharist.
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP: Please keep
up this habit…I’ve noticed it has waned. You
have no idea how helpful it has been. You may have noticed
the growth and energy at Good Shepherd lately. It has everything
to do with your prayers and God’s gracious decision
to work through them. Every Sunday morning before the service
a group gathers to pray for the Holy Spirit to descend and
use the worship, the preaching, the music of Good Shepherd
turn hearts and transform lives. The group meets for only
10 minutes between 10:15 and 10:30am in the library on Sunday
Morning. I hope you will join them. It is an incredibly
fruitful ministry.
HAVE YOU…. shared your faith with a friend? The vestry
has challenged all of us to share our faith in Jesus Christ
with at least one non-believer each month.
Good News for the Week
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,
continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened
in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow
and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition
and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.
9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily
form, 10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who
is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you
were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful
nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men
but with the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your
faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision
of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He
forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written
code, with its regulations, that was against us and that
stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the
cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,
he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them
by the cross. (Colossians 2:6-15)
Don't forget to....BRING A
FRIEND TO CHURCH!
Daily Schedule for the week of Sunday October 14th, 2007
Monday:
pastor's day off
Tuesday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
9:00 a.m. Tuesday Morning Bible Study
6:00 p.m. First Light Bible Study
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
HARVEST
DINNER
Thursday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
5:30 p.m. Shepherd's Bowl
6:30 p.m. New Beginners Bible Study
Friday
6:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast/Bible Study
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Pastor's sermon prep day
Saturday:
10:00 a.m. Women's Bible Study
4:30
p.m. Hebrew Class
Sunday
October 21st, 2007 SUNDAY
MORNING WORSHIP (SEASON OF PENTECOST)
8:00am
Worship, Holy Communion and Sermon
9:15-10:15
a.m. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES
10:15-10:30
a.m. Prayer in the Library
10:30am
Worship, Holy Communion, Music, Sermon
God bless you all
In Christ,
Matt+
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