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DVD Series: Five Things God uses to Grow your Faith by Andy Stanley- Series begins August 29th
– This is a video series done by Andy Stanley at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. Throughout the five videos, he covers five ways to expand our faith:
1. Practical teaching from the Bible, to application in our life
2. Importance of Community
3. Private Disciplines
4. Personal Ministry: Importance of Serving
5. Pivotal Circumstances: How the tests and trials in our life can expand our faith and trust in God.
– This series will challenge ourselves to evaluate our faith and will hopefully be able to lead to great discussion about real things in our lives and the lives of students that keep us from growing in our faith.
*D Groups meet every Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 in the Education Classrooms
The Armor of God- Series starts September 9th
Every sunday night for the next few weeks we will be studying Ephesians 6: The Armor of God. For those of us that grew up in the church and sunday school, we remember the old activities of creating shields, swords, helmets, belts and shoes to mimic the spiritual tools as found in Ephesians 6. In our superhero culture, we see the need for armor as a fantastical necessity used to ward off villains and physical threats to our life. The real threat to our spiritual well-being is often neglected by Christians today, and the need to guard our hearts and faith from the constant attack of society and pressures all around us are extremely important. We will look at the key parts of a healthy spiritual life that can guard against temptation, misinformation, and disillusionment.
*Youth Group meets every Sunday Night from 5:15-7:30 in Education Classrooms
Extra Resources: (Launch sermon player and click on 7/15/12)
Branden Lauranzon- Armor of God: http://cccgainesville.com/media.php?pageID=47
Sermon on the Mount- Series starts September 9th
Each week we will be studying the Sermon on the Mount in both High School and Middle School Classes. This series structure and material will be taken from Sinclair Ferguson’s book, Kingdom Life in a Fallen World, as well as the original scripture text in Matthew 5-7. The Sermon on the Mount is important to us as Christians because it is the “manifesto of Jesus” as Ferguson puts it. This means that this was Jesus’ public declaration of “policy”, his public declaration of how to live in the Kingdom of God, and how to live this Christian Lifestyle in a secularized, or pluralistic world that we live in. This will be a cool study to dive into and really explore the teaching of Christ.
Extra Resources:
Sermon on Mount: Phillip Jensen- The Sermon on the Mount (MP3)
Today I want to introduce you to our 2nd and 3rd grade Core Teachers during the 9am hour. Frank and Sharon Stankunas and their children have been a part of CCC for many years. Sharon is not only the lead teacher each Sunday but she is also one of the leaders of Women’s Bible Study. If you have kids in their class you can start to get excited about seeing them memorize huge portions of scripture, and being excited about it too! Their theme this year is Wonder… About God’s amazing plan! Next time you pass by her class peek in and see her fun circus-decorated room!
We asked Sharon a few questions about her and her family, below are her answers:
We have four children–Trace, Tyler, Hayden, and Callie Beth. We also have an awesome dog, named “Choc”.
We’ve been members of CCC for 15 years and have been teaching children for the past 9 years. What a joy!
There are so many blessings that come to mind as I think about teaching God’s Word to 2nd/3rd graders. I am blessed by:
–Helping them see all of Scripture and all of life from a gospel perspective
–Encouraging Scripture memory and watching the children learn/memorize (long) chapters of the Bible (and they’re so excited!)
–Helping each one understand his/her privileges and responsibilities of being part of the church and covenant community and what it means to serve.
–Teaching how to live the gospel in our relationships–constantly focusing on glory of our great God!
–Playing games, making fun crafts, building the tabernacle, rapping Heidelberg #1,etc.
–But, most of all, I am blessed by the relationships I have with your children. They are wonderful and I love sharing Jesus with them. I am humbled and blessed.
Some of my favorite things:
–sunset skiing on Lake Hiwassee with my family
–crazy adventures with my children
–anything chocolate
–early AM reading with good coffee
–running with my dog (Choc)
As everyone knows, little people have big needs. We have compiled a list of items that are used year round, thus these items are always needing to be restocked. We have our “grocery list” of needs and would like to share them with you. So if you happen to be shopping and see a good bargain and would like to make a donation, it would be greatly appreciated. All donations can be dropped off at the Welcome Station on any given Sunday or put in the Children’s Ministry office during the week.
Baby Wipes (any brand)
Hand Sanitizer (any brand)
Clorox Wipes (any brand)
Crayons
Markers
Play Dough (can be bought or homemade)
Scissors
Hand soap
Felt
Paper Plates
Cotton Balls
Googly Eyes
Sharpies
Stamp pads (all colors)
Paper cups (small sizes)
Band Aids
We are so thankful for your continuing support of Children’s ministry. These are items that are always in need of being restocked and donations will be welcomed any time of the year. This list will be put on the Children’s section of the church website for your future referral.
