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Men's Ministry Catfish Stew Kickoff |
 Calling all men of St. Matthew's! You are cordially invited to our Fall Catfish Stew Kickoff at Dargan's Cabin, Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m.
To get there, drive to the end of Pocket Road and hang a left onto N Willston/Georgetown Road. Drive about a mile, passing Wachovia Hills subdivision, and the entrance will be on your right.
Y'all come, and bring a friend! |
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Essential Jesus, Coming the Fall! |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 08:00 |
Several weeks have passed since we completed the Essential 100 Bible Challenge as a parish, and I continue to receive positive feedback from participants. Several have shared that the E100 was their first experience with seriously engaging God's Word. Others have told me that, for the first time in their lives, they feel like they have a grasp of the "big picture" of the Bible. Others have expressed how they were able to grow in the community of their small groups, wrestling with the meaning and implications of the passages along with their fellow brother or sister in Christ. To be sure, not every aspect of the E100 program was for everyone. But to a person, those who invested time and energy to take the E100 journey and engage God's Word did not come away empty-handed, recalling the words of our Lord, "For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance..." -Matthew 13:12.
 We did, however, consistently receive one request: "Please break up the twenty weeks -- we need a little break!" Well, we've heard you! This Fall, we will embark together on the Essential Jesus Challenge. Based on the book, The Essential Jesus, by Whitney Kuniholm, the Challenge will guide us through a list of short Bible passages following the story-line of Jesus Christ – 25 from the Old Testament and 75 from the New Testament – over a twenty-week period. We will divide the challenge into a ten-week fall session and ten-week spring session, and I will preach my first “Essential Jesus” sermon on Sunday, September 19. Books will be available soon as will the schedule of study groups.
When our Lord Jesus was tempted in the desert by Satan, he quoted Holy Scripture, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” May the people of St. Matthew's follow his admonition and feast on the living Word of God this Fall. Those who do so will be blessed. This, I can assure you.
Yours in Christ,
Andrew |
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