So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
~ Galatians 3:26-28 (NIV)
Today’s Bible Verse
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,” –Titus 2:11-12
Crazy Love by Francis Chan, beginning Sept. 11th at 11am
The God of the universe is crazy about you! His love is the most powerful thing in the world and He wants to give it to you, so you can live for Him.
If you have made a commitment to follow Christ, then read Crazy Love to be reminded and challenged in your walk. Sharing from his own life struggles and sacrifices, author Francis Chan issues a call for selfless, Christ-like living. Let the love you have received from God impact your life like never before.
If interested, please contact Colin Tucker.
Colossians and Philemon, beginning Sept. 11th at 9:30 am in Rooms 218-220
The New Directions Sunday School Class will be using one of the Life Change Bible Studies. We are always interested in welcoming new members!
New Ladies Tuesday Bible Study, beginning at 9:30 am on Sept. 13 in Room 218
Wednesday Night Women’s Bible Study, beginning Sept. 14th at 7:30-9:30pm
Pender women are invited to join the Wednesday Women’s study group as we begin a 10-week study on the Book of Ephesians, Discovering Your Identity and Purpose in Christ, written by Sue Edwards.
We meet from 7:30-9:00 pm in the Pender Library. Books will be provided at the first meeting. Please join us as we explore the Bible together and enjoy a time of fellowship and prayer.
Romans 13:6-7 New International Version (NIV)
6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
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Advent will start on Sunday, November 29, and we will start an exciting new Advent program,“Under Wraps: The Gift We Never Expected.” Prepared and piloted by The Woodlands United Methodist Church in Houston, this joyful program explores some of God’s unexpected qualities, presented over the four weeks of Advent, plus Christmas Eve:
Just as the first wrapped gift beneath the Christmas tree marks the new season, so the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day signaled that God’s hope and salvation and redemption plan had come into the world. In Jesus, God gift-wrapped himself in human flesh and was born in a stable so he could come and live among us and offer us life and salvation that we could never gain on our own. Join us this Advent as we unwrap God’s greatest gift, our Savior Jesus! |
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