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Friendship Class
This Sunday, February 19
Bill Brown will continue the six-week study
Max Lucado's book
God's Story, Your Story
"Ordinary Matters"
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Sunday School Lessons for February and March:
February 26----> "Ordinary Matters" Max Lucado: God's Story, Your Story
March 4---------> "You Hear a Voice You Can Trust" Max Lucado: God's Story, Your Story
March 11--------> "You Won’t Be Forsaken" Max Lucado: God's Story, Your Story
March 18--------> "Your Final Chapter Becomes a Preface" Max Lucado: God's Story, Your Story
March 25--------->Church-wide gathering, presentation by the Sevudo's, missionaries to Africa
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Before next week's Sunday School lession,
the following exercise is recommended
to help you "polish" your story:
}Think about your favorite Bible stories
- Why are you drawn to these stories?
- How do you see your story connected to these stories?
- How did God work in these accounts, and how have you seen God work in similar ways in your life?
}Spend time with a patriarch or matriarch in your family
- Ask questions about your family, their lives, and those who have gone before you.
- Listen with an open heart and seek to discover more about what has formed you and those you love.
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Spring SoulFeast
SoulFeast begins on Wednesday, February 29 with Snack Supper at 5:30, groups meet at 6:15.
Registration is due February 26!
Consider one of the following studies....
- "Sacred Rhythms" by Ruth Haley Barton, led by Fran Ayers (spiritual practices and growing discipleship)
- "Final Words From the Cross" by Adam Hamilton, led by Rev. Stephanie Scott (Jesus' last few hours as witnessed by those at the cross)
- "Running the Rapids" by Dr. Kevin Leman, led by Rev. Richard Luna (video series for parenting)
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"Nothing fails quite so totally as success without God."
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Pollard Theater Center
March 21-24, 2012
TICKETS GO ON SALE FEBRUARY 26
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FRIENDSHIP CLASS CHECKLIST--->
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- Greeters are needed for Lent and Easter services! If you can say "hello" or "it's good to see you", you can help. If you might consider being a greater, call Joe Burgess at 903-561-4496.
- Volunteers are needed to answer the church telephone and greet any visitors to the office area each Sunday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. If you can be of some help, please contact Becky Rader at (903)561-5586.
- Space is still available if you would like to sponsor altar flowers on Sunday for the Sanctuary. Contact Cindy Doyle at the church office, 903-597-2571.
- Save the date: The Pollard Theater Center presents Willy Wonka March 22-24. More information to come!
- The Sevudo's, our missionaries to Kenya, will be speaking to all adult classes on Sunday, March 25 in the SpiritLife Center.
Future Curriculum:
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The Cure for the Chronic Life
Each session features a video segment and discussion questions.
Do you live in crisis or in Christ? That's the question authors Deanna Favre and Shane Stanford ask in the companion DVD to the popular book, The Cure for the Chronic Life? Both authors have seen their share of crisis, and they discuss these openly in this six-session DVD. Presented in a straight-forward, conversational manner, the video sessions mirror those worries, cures and wonders found in the book. As a cancer survivor, Deanna Favre, the wife of NFL great Brett Favre, knows about adversity and endurance. As an HIV-positive Methodist minister, Shane Stanford has learned many lessons about faith and peace. Together, the pair shares personal insights, stories, and victories together. We are invited to sit beside them in the discussion. Designed to facilitate group interaction, the DVD sessions are great conversation starters. Viewers are encouraged to follow the forty day plan in the book. The weekly viewings of the sessions serve as a check-up and review of the previous week's self-guided days. The group interaction also serves to prepare and encourage participants for the week ahead. An easy-to-follow guide is also included to help aid small group facilitators.
http://youtu.be/jyo6f9MZIyc
Session 1 - Intro and The Seven Worries
Session 2 - Compassion
Session 3 - Understanding
Session 4 - Response
Session 5 - Encouragement
Session 6 - The Seven Wonders and close
Shane Stanford is the senior pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and the author of several books, including The Cure for the Chronic Life, which he coauthored with Deanna Favre, and You Can’t Do Everything . . . So Do Something (both from Abingdon Press).
Deanna Favre is an activist and the New York Times best-selling author of Don't Bet Against Me! She is also the wife of NFL legend Brett Favre. A breast cancer survivor, she is the president/CEO of the Favre 4 Hope Foundation, which supports disadvantaged and disabled children and under-insured or uninsured breast cancer patients.
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Max Lucado
God's Story, Your Story
When His Becomes Yours
In this six-session video study, popular pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado gives you a fresh perspective on how your daily life relates to God's grand, epic story. Your journey of faith will come alive as you explore the divine narrative in New Testament and contemporary characters, and discover how the ancient stories of Scripture reveal God's plans for you today. Join America's favorite Christian author for a personal look at the story of God's eternal redemption being told through your individual story right now. Designed for use with the God's Story, Your Story Participant's Guide.
Session 1----When God’s Story Becomes Yours
Session 2----Ordinary Matters
Session 3----You Hear a Voice You Can Trust
Session 4----You Won’t Be Forsaken
Session 5----Your Final Chapter Becomes a Preface
Session 6----You Will Finally Graduate
About the Author:
Max Lucado is a Minister of Preaching at
Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where he has served since 1988. He has been married to Denalyn Preston Lucado since 1981, and they have three grown daughters—Jenna, Andrea and Sara—and one son-in-law, Brett.
Max Lucado loves words – written, spoken – it does not matter. He loves to craft sentences that are memorable, inspiring and hopefully life-changing. In almost 25 years of writing, more than 100 million products—80 million books—filled with his words have been sold. His works have appeared on every major national bestseller list including Publishers Weekly, USA Today, The New York Times, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and Christian Booksellers Association. He has been featured in countless media outlets and national broadcasts.
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