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GraceCon 2012: “Faith that Works”
Overview
Join the men of Christ Community Church for the second annual Grace Conference (GraceCon). Enjoy time in small groups of guys and unpack several short talks from speakers outside of our church. We will be focusing on the book of James, as it reveals evidence of true grace in a man’s life.
We will gather for powerful worship, food and messages from Brandon Lauranzon (Seven Rivers, Citrus County) and Mike Osborne (University Presbyterian, Orlando).
Schedule + Location
Friday, February 10th | 7pm to 9:30pm @ Christ Community Church
Saturday, February 11th | 8am to 1pm @ Christ Community Church
How we experience and need our vision of the cross to grow. Boasting in the cross.
Evening study begins tomorrow
Morning study begins next week
Details From our website:
We want to see every woman know Christ personally and be committed to extending His Kingdom in her life, her home, and our community. It is our desire to encourage and equip women to think biblically and live covenantally. Visit one of our Bible studies, meeting Tuesday mornings and evenings.
Tuesday Morning Study
Topic: The Promised One – Seeing Jesus in Genesis
Begins: Janauary 17, 2012 9:00-11:00AM
Location: Meeting in the Worship Building every Tuesday morning
Contact: Paige French, 352.258.6542 or Sharon Stankunas, 352.258.0382
Childcare provided with Registration: Paige French, 352.258.6542 or email at pbemfrench@gmail.com
Tuesday Evening Study (Every Other Week)
Topic: The Book of I John – Using John Piper’s Sermon Series
7:00-9:00PM, meeting every other Tuesday evening
Begins: January 10, 2012
Ends: May 1, 2012
Location: Rotates between homes. A rotation schedule will be posted soon.
This spring we will take a look at the New Testament book of I John. Women will be listening to a sermon series at home, journaling during the week their thoughts, questions, and applications from the sermon. On Tuesday evenings we will come together to discuss and reflect our findings.
Contact: Kathy French 352.371.8184 or Garreth Smoak 352.514.3090
Sorry, No childcare available
Bible Study Development Team:
Sharon Stankunas 258.0382 SStankunas@gmail.com
Kathy Rivers 317.7516 kk.bike41@gmail.com
Kathy French 371.8184 frenchkc@gmail.com
Paige French 332.4486 pbemfrench@gmail.com
God’s willingness to show mercy appears by His joyfulness when sinners take hold on His mercy. God’s goodness is that He rejoices at the salvation of sinners and is glad when His mercy is accepted. God rejoices when a poor sinner comes in and takes hold of His mercy. What an encouragement to believe in God! He is a God of pardons. Mercy pleases Him. Nothing prejudices us but unbelief. Unbelief stops the current of God’s mercy from running, shut God’s bowels, closes the cavity of Christ’s wounds, so no healing virtue will come out. As far as the heavens are above the earth, so far is God’s mercy above our sins. What will tempt us to believe, if not the mercy of God?”
— Thomas Watson
Simeon (Luke 2) had been waiting on God. We also wait on God. Below is from Paul Tripp
Waiting Is Giving You Time
When God asks you to wait, what happens to your spiritual muscles? While you wait, do your spiritual muscles grow bigger and stronger or do they grow flaccid and atrophied? Waiting for the Lord isn’t about God forgetting you, forsaking you, or being unfaithful to his promises. It’s actually God giving you time to consider his glory and to grow stronger in faith. Remember, waiting isn’t just about what you are hoping for at the end of the wait, but also about what you will become as you wait.
Waiting always presents me with a spiritual choice-point. Will I allow myself to question God’s goodness and progressively grow weaker in faith, or will I embrace the opportunity of faith that God is giving me and build my spiritual muscles? (see Psalm 27:4)
It’s so easy to question your belief system when you are not sure what God is doing. It’s so easy to give way to doubt when you are being called to wait. It’s so easy to forsake good habits and to take up habits of unfaith that weaken the muscles of the heart. Let me suggest some habits of unfaith that cause waiting to be a time of increasing weakness rather than of building strength. These are bad habits that all of us are tempted to give way to. –Paul Tripp
Also, see Psalm 62
