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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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What an amazing missions focused weekend we had last week! From the chili cook off and missions sermon on Friday night to the missionaries lunch on Saturday at the Robinson’s house to the missionary panel discussion Sunday morning at church. We also had a wonderful missionary speaker, Chuck McArthur, and if you missed his sermon on Sunday, listen to it online! You won’t be disappointed. Thanks to everyone that came out and that made it possible!
The Schackow family took the chili crown this year with their “Denver Green Chili.” Keep those recipes warm for next year!
It might look a little like this tomorrow. Might.
In rooms 122 & 124 tomorrow is a great opportunity to dialogue with some of our Local & Global Partners. Join Moderator Rick Kingsley either at 9 or 10:30.
Brittany French (UF)
Frank Stankunas (short term trips)
Julie Stout (Bulgaria)
Josh Dickenson (Uganda)
Oh yes, the Chili Cook Off was splendid.
In Numbers 11, we hear Moses basically say these words. And God does.
Church government is organized for service, not dominion, Church office serves both the Lord and his people. The Old Testament concept of elders as representatives of the people not simply carried over from patriarchal societies. It was founded by God’s command when, in response to the plea of Moses, the Lord told him to assemble seventy elders acknowledged by the people to share with him the burden of judging Israel (Numbers 11:16). These elders were set apart to their office by a gift of the Spirit. They were not only judges, but also spokesmen for the people (Deuteronomy 19:12; 21:19; Exodus 3:16; 4:29; 24:1-2; 1 Samuel 8:4; 2 Samuel 5:3).
In the New Testament, they are still called ‘elders of the people’ (Matthew 21:23; 26:3, 47; 27:1). When Luke, who has spoken of the elders of Israel in his Gospel (Luke 22:66), first mentions the elders of the church in Jerusalem (Acts 11:30), he assumes that their office and function will be understood. Those elders meet in the Christian council, just as Jewish elders met in the Sanhedrin (Acts 15). –Ed Clowney
