Join us on Sunday, February 15th, 2009

at 5:30 p.m.

For our annual Valentines Dinner.

We will be having a spaghetti dinner along with a time of devotion and fellowship.

The event will take place in the fellowship hall in the back of the church.

We have had several new individuals and families start attending the church and this will be a great time for all of us to begin to get to know each other even better.

If you have never been to our church, we would love to have you join us also.

Below are the MP3 downloads of the lectures from the Crucial Issues for Christians Seminar. These lectures can be downloaded by right-clicking the link and selecting, “save target as.”

Abortion, Euthanasia, and Embryonic Stem Cell Research – Donald McConnell

The New Atheism – Christopher Neiswonger

Aesthetics and the Christian – Lindsay Brooks

Postmodernism and the Emergent Church – Doug Eaton

We are proud to be hosting a free event with Trinity Law School, Trinity Graduate School.

Topics include:

- The Sanctity of Life
- The New Atheism
- Aesthetics and the Christian
- Postmodernism and the Emergent Church

Click the link below for the flyer and full information.

Crucial Issues for Christians (Free Event) pdf

Call 800-922-4748 to RSVP

“If we do not preach about sin and God’s judgment on it, we cannot present Christ as Saviour from sin and the wrath of God. And if we are silent about these things, and preach a Christ who saves only from self and the sorrows of this world, we are not preaching the Christ of the Bible . . . Such preaching may soothe some, but it will help nobody; for a Christ who is not seen and sought as a Saviour from sin will not be found to save from self or from anything else.”

J.I. Packer, A Quest For Godliness , 164, 165.

Come and Join us this Sunday, January 13th for layman’s Sunday during the morning service.  We are giving Pastor a break and the laymen of the church will be taking over the service.  We will have testimonies, special music, and preaching, from those who don’t normally do so.  Pray for those involved and be sure to be there. 

 All Glory to God!

Did you make a resolution to read through the Bible at least one time this year? If so be sure to check out the new page up top called bible reading.  Follow this plan and you will complete the Bible in a year.  The page also contains links so you can read the daily selection online.

God Bless,

“Somehow he [Tim] gets thoughtful sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant for them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.”

- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol-

 Here is another skit from our talent night.

Here is skit performed by one of our members on talent night.

Since we recently finished reading Acts and 1 and 2 Kings for our Sunday School lessons, the youth and college and career groups held a trivia challenge for review.  They did a great job.  Below are some of the questions we covered.   Test yourself to see how you do.

Acts 

What happened to the room that the disciples were in after they prayed for boldness in Acts Chapter 4?

Who wrote the book of Acts?

Why did the apostles have to choose the first deacons?

What does the name Dorcas mean?

What was Dorcas’ Hebrew name?

What miracle happed to Dorcas?

Which is not a qualification for the first deacons? 

1. Good reputation
2. Full of the Holy Spirit
3. Wise
4. Able to teach

Name one of the first deacons chosen?

The first half of the book of Acts follows which major apostle?

The second half of the book of Acts follows which major Apostle?

Why did the people love Dorcas?

Why did the disciples send relief to the Christians in Judea (Acts:11:28-30)?

What was the vision that Peter had?

What did Peter’s vision mean?

What was the name of the centurion whom Peter told about his vision?

Which of the following cities was not visited by Paul and Barnabas’ on their first missionary journey to the gentiles?

            a. Iconium, b. Lystra, c. Derbe, d. Jerusalem

In what city was the first church counsel held?

What was the reason the first church counsel met?

Why is it called the book of Acts?

What was the event called when the Holy Spirit came in Acts chapter two?

How many men where saved at Peter’s first sermon?

Why was Saul on the Road to Damascus?

What did Ananias and Saphira do that they were stuck dead?

When Paul was preaching in Ephesus, why were some of the men upset with Paul, which caused them to start a riot shouting “Great is Diana of the Ephesians?

How did Paul end up on the Island of Malta where he was bitten by a snake?

Kings

When God offered to Solomon whatever he requested, what did Solomon request?

What were the places called where Solomon and other kings worship which displeased the Lord?

What did God give Solomon besides the one thing he asked for?

Why did Jezebel want to kill Elijah after the standoff with the prophets of Baal?

Why was Elijah depressed when he fled from Jezebel?

Who came first, Elijah or Elisha?

What are the two kingdoms that are followed through the books of kings?

How many stones did Elijah use to rebuild the altar of the Lord when challenging the prophets of Baal to bring down fire?

Why was it a big deal that Elijah put water on the altar, besides the fact that he was going to ask God to set it on fire?

How big was the cloud that Elijah saw which caused him to tell everyone to leave because it was going to rain?

Which of these four things did not announce the still small voice of the Lord when Elijah was on Mount Horeb? 

1. Earthquake
2. Tornado
3. Wind
4. Fire

Naaman was a great leader of the army of Syria but he had a big problem, what was it?

Who told Naaman to go see Elisha?

After Elisha died, what happened when a band of raiders hid a dead man in Elisha’s tomb?

Why was Josiah considered a good King?

What did Josiah do when he heard the lost Word of the Lord being read to him?

What judgement did God bring upon the people Judah at the end of the book of 2 Kings?

Both Israel and Judah both had evil kings, but which one did a better job of having Godly kings?

Through God’s power, both Elisha and Elijah did two similar miracles for two separate widow’s, what were they?

King Solomon wrote three other books of the Bible, name one.