Seaside Church has been on our summer schedule recently, with one service at 9:45am for the month of August, this coming Sunday will be the last of the “one service” Sundays. If you haven’t experienced our whole family together praising our Father together, it is a site to behold…and to be apart of! After the service on Sunday, there will a Pool Party and Lunch at the home of John & Monica Boyer, please come and join us for the last bash of Family Month!
Small groups will be starting up again in September, please check out the Women’s Table for all of the info that you need and check back here as the blog postings will start up again!
Our team will be in Africa in July. Please pray for them.
James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Many thanks to all of you who shared with us on Sunday about your experiences at the Orphanage in Mexico. If anyone is interested in going to Mexico for a visit here is some info you will need before you head down to the border.
The single greatest gift Christ-followers can give to the people in their lives is an introduction to the God who created them, who loves them, and who has a purpose for each of their days.
We have put together an album of the pictures of the retreat…it will be at the Women’s Table at church and the photos can be ordered from the table. It was an amazing weekend and there are over 100 pictures available…come by and find your favorite!
4×6 $1 5×7$2 8×10 $5
Please pay when you order & the photos will be shipped to you…
For those of you who couldn’t make the retreat and for those who would like a refresher.
The retreat theme was based on Psalm 90:17 “And the BEAUTY of the Lord our God be upon us…” Discussions and speaker content revolved around what true beauty is, compared to the world’s distorted view of beauty. True beauty is not your physical appearance: your waist size, your bust size, your height; nor is it ego, accomplishments, or how much money you’re worth. For true beauty is found deep within the heart and soul where the Holy Spirit resides, and is viable through our eyes to the depths of our hearts. True beauty is motivation, humility, brokenness, and confidence in Christ. It is perseverance, character, hope, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.
We learned that Bible study, meditation, silence, and fasting are tools to become BEAUTY-ful.
May the Beauty of the Lord be upon you this week and through out this year; we hope to see more of you next year.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved
Our Turning Points
1- Recognizing our need of a Savior
2- Increasing in the knowledge of Him
3- Acknowledging our dependence upon Him
Resources & Recommended Reading:
Luke For Everyone by NT Wright
Excavating Jesus by Dominic Crossan & Jonathan Reed
The HarperCollins Guide to the New Testament by Jonathan Reed
Is a non-profit organization that assists local single mothers to become independent is in need of supplies for their food pantry. The pantry feeds local families daily and is located in downtown HB.
Their current need is for Toiletries (toothpaste, shampoo & soap).
Donations are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the Church entrance on Sunday, March 2, 2008. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jane Grundman- at jgabsoluteauctions@yahoo.com
