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When Halloween rolls around, there’s a good chance someone will throw in a “Happy reformation day!” at the end of a conversation. Today does commemorate a significant event in the history of every protestant church worldwide. Nearly 500 years ago, an average monk made a statement that changed history.
Read about it here, and take a look through the archives if you have a minute. An excerpt:
What better reason for remembering this day. No, not Halloween. Rather, October 31st, and specifically October 31, 1517, as it marks the date of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. On this date, an obscure Augustinian monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenburg, because that was the usual custom of advertisement for the people’s attention. It was in effect a public bulletin board. Luther nailed the document up at noon sharp because that was the time of the most frequent feasts.
Full article: This Day in Presbyterian History
For the last several months we’ve been mulling over a slight but important change in the way we handle references to God in our gatherings. This Sunday, you might notice some changes in the way the service’s content is presented. For those interested, we wanted to make you aware of our policy moving forward:
For clarity and consistency, we will attempt to reflect scripture and songs as conveyed in the English Standard Bible and/or the Trinity Hymnal, where applicable. This includes both the worship folder and the overhead projection.
This means specifically:
- Pronouns referring to the Trinity are not capitalized; this is in accordance with the majority of Bible translations, with the general rules of the English language, and with the original Greek and Hebrew texts.
- Names of all members of the Trinity are capitalized, as are other proper nouns, even where they are not in the Hymnal or other popular music texts.
If you’d like to reflect on this subject, we found this overview from Randy Alcorn to be helpful. Glory to God. See you Sunday!
“If we are examining the roles of the persons of the Trinity in prayer, it may seem logical to start with God the Father. But there is another logic to the gospel in that our spiritual life begins subjectively with our being subdued by the gospel of Christ. Thus, God speaks to us by the word of his incarnate Word. We are converted by the message about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus for us. Faith in Christ has its primary expression in prayer. It begins with our looking to Christ, and then faith grows as we receive the word of Christ and respond in prayer and godly living in the world.”
–Graeme Goldsworthy, A Biblical-Theological Perspective on Prayer
Gather Sunday from 6-7pm to pray.
Sometimes something important gets crowded out. And you have to make room for it, again. I was supposed to push officer nominations from the front in October. FAIL!
Yet the strength of the leadership of our church is so vital that we want to do all that we can to:
–Inform you of the importance of elders and deacons
–Give you space and time to reflect, pray, and nominate
There are nomination forms, along with information about each office at the Resource Desk.
Here’s how this week’s CIA says it:
Officer Nominations Extended through November 24
Members now have an extra month to submit officer nominations! With all the excitement of
our global missions weekend, we neglected to mention this important officer nomination
process in services. We hope you will take this opportunity to help raise up leaders at CCC.
Information and nomination forms in the foyer, or you can email nominations to
office@christcommunitychurch.com
The seasoned gators got together this week for some fun. Here’s a slideshow Sharon Stankunas put together. Enjoy!
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