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Kaitlyn Shelton and Miranda Andrews are joining the church Sunday. Kaitlyn will be baptized Sunday morning. Read her testimony below:
I went to a Christian school at the age of three and have heard about Christ my entire life. My grandmother who came to Christ after fleeing Cuba helped my parents raise me and talked about God every day. In elementary my mother told me to ask Jesus into my heart if I did not want to go to hell. I did so, but I did not really understand what it meant. As middle school student, I was required to go to Bible classes. Each year I learned more about God and His mercy. By the end of middle school I realized that I no longer wanted to just know about Christ. I wanted to have a personal relationship with Him.
The next school year I attended Warrior Week. During the first week of school, all the high school students are brought together to worship, have fun, and meet each other instead of attending classes. During that week we were asked if we wanted to accept Christ as our personal Savior. We prayed a prayer together. As the school year continued, I was able to ask my high school Bible teachers questions I had about God.
I started going to Christ Community on and off last school year. My biggest reason for not going was because I needed to ask for rides. I felt like I was putting people out by doing so. Later on that year I was given rides by my friend, Miranda (pictured above). I have not met many people outside of RUF at Christ Community and am trying to work on that a little more this year.
Last Sunday (November 10, 2013), our treasurer, Adam Means, gave a brief financial presentation during the offering portion of our worship gatherings. You can access his Powerpoint presentation below, as well as a full recording of his presentation.
For Preschool Families
If your children are in the Preschool class during the second hour your children will be working on the following verses.
Now through December 1st they will me memorizing James 1:17 and using this Seeds Family Worship song to learn the words. At this link you can listen to the song online or buy the song.
http://seedsfamilyworship.bandcamp.com/track/heavenly-lights-james-1-17
December 8th through 29th they will be memorizing Ephesians 2:8 and using La-De-Da from Seeds Family Worship to learn the words. Like the above song, you can listen as much as you want at the site, or download it for $1.
http://seedsfamilyworship.bandcamp.com/track/grace-la-de-da-ephesians-2-8
Enjoy learning these beautiful songs with your children!
Sunday we have the privilege of welcoming these folks into our church family:
Jim Marshall
Harry and Susan Rushing
Marjorie Hatch
Samantha Jones
Eli and Rachel Bacheldor
Kevin & Kristy Currier
Miranda Andrews
Kaitlyn Shelton
Brent and Staci Rocke
Jana Jones
The Membership Vows
1.) Do you acknowledge yourselves to be sinners in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope save [except] in His sovereign mercy?
2.) Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel?
3.) Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ?
4.) Do you promise to support the church in its worship and work to the best of your ability?
5.) Do you submit yourselves to the government and discipline of the church, and promise to study its purity and peace?
This month we are taking a few minutes in each of our worship services to talk about stewardship. Last Sunday I spoke on the bible’s teaching regarding our possessions and money.
This week you’ll hear from our Treasurer, Adam Means, regarding our current financial status. We plan to capture the audio of each presentation and post it online.
Here is Tim Keller’s helpful little article looking at money through the framework of creation, fall, and redemption.
We’ll be posting additional information throughout the month.
