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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This coming Lord’s Day, and again on June 9, we will welcome Rev. Jim Daughtry to our pulpit. Carol and I will be away on vacation through June 15, and while we are away Jim will be preaching a two-part series of messages on John 1:1-18 entitled ‘Behold Your God.’

Sunday’s sermon will come from John 1:1-5. Certainly, this is one of the most incredible passages in the Bible as it revels to us the full deity and sovereign power of our Savior, who is here called “the Word” (v. 1). Please be in prayer for Jim as he preaches for us the next two Sundays.

As I indicated last week, on Sunday June 16 we will begin our summer preaching series on ‘The Parables of Jesus.’ If you would like to do some personal study on the parables this summer, let me recommend two very good books for you:

Simon Kistemaker, The Parables: Understanding the Stories Jesus Told. Baker Books, 1980.

David Wenham, The Parables of Jesus. Inter-Varsity Press, 1989.

Thank you for your kind prayers for us while we are away, and I look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks!

All my love for you always,

Mike

Upcoming Events:

June 4, 9 AM – Senior Fellows Breakfast
June 4, 11:15 AM – Senior Fellows Team B Downtown Rescue Mission feeding
June 6, 11:30 AM – Women’s Monthly Lunch at Timbers Edge Clubhouse
June 14, 11:15 AM – Senior Fellows Team A Downtown Rescue Mission feeding
June 21, 7 PM – Senior Fellows attend City Lights and Stars Concert
July 17, 6 PM – Deacons Meeting
August 11, 4:30 PM – Psummer Psalms recitation
September 8, 9 AM – Sunday School resumes
September 20, 6 PM – Marriage Dinner

Order of Worship:

You can access this week’s Order of Worship by clicking here

If you’d like to sing the songs with your family beforehand, the songs for this week are:

O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing – Hymn 164, vs. 1-4
Be Thou My Vision – Hymn 642, vs. 1-2, 4-5
In Need
Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah

Announcements:

Summer Schedule: Christ Pres is on Summer Schedule, which means Sunday School and regular weekly activities are on hiatus. Our weekly time of fellowship begins at 10 AM, with worship beginning at 10:30 AM. Regular weekly activities resume September 3 and Sunday School resumes September 8.

HPRC: We are partnering with the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center to offer support for their ministry to families in Huntsville. On Mother’s Day we will have information available to determine how you can be involved at the Welcome desk. You can also stop by and pick up a baby bottle to deposit your pocket change (dollars and checks also accepted) every day to collect funds for the center. The bottle can be returned every Sunday in May in the Narthex with the final collection date on Father’s Day. This would make a great project for your children to be involved in, too. Watch for details this summer on an upcoming baby shower to gather baby supplies for the center to help the new mothers. Contact Christina Bagdazian, 256.812.2442, with any questions.

Psummer Psalms: Everyone in the congregation is invited to memorize one entire Psalm this summer, then join us for a recitation at the church, followed by ice cream, Sunday, Aug 11, 4:30pm. “How sweet are your words to my taste…” Psalm 119:103  Recitation can be individual, or together in a group or family. We had a great group last year–young and old sharing God’s word out loud and with conviction. If interested, email darondrown@gmail.com for periodic encouragement and accountability.

Senior Fellows: On Tuesday, June 4 at 9:00 AM the Senior Fellows will enjoy breakfast, fellowship and a devotional at the Church. Guests are welcome. Both Senior Fellows teams will serve at the Downtown Rescue Mission. Team B will serve on Tuesday, June 4. Team A will serve on Friday, June 14. Each team will meet at 11:15 AM and start feeding at 11:30 AM. Carpools will leave the church at 10:30. On Friday, June 21 at 7:00 PM (show starts at 7:30) the Senior Fellows will attend the Burritt on the Mountain City Lights & Stars Concert to see the In the Mood Band (Richard Bagdazian). Buy tickets on line at BurrittOnTheMountain.com). The address is 3101 Burritt Drive. Carpools will leave the church at 6:30 PM.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

This coming Sunday our sermon text will come from 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14. It is especially timely that we consider this passage as we approach a national holiday that annually reminds us that human history has been one of perpetual war.

If you get familiar with the historical setting of this letter, you will find that conflict (spiritual war), trouble, coming tribulations, and the threat of greater hostilities against the Church loom large on the horizon. Surely the first-century saints in the little Thessalonian Church were terribly alarmed, both by what they were experiencing and by the future troubles that Paul had promised were on the way (1 Thess. 1:6; 2:14; 2 Thess. 1:4-5; 2:1-12).

It is this very thing that we have in common with our first-century Christian brethren. We also know a lot about anxiety and fear.  And we are all very familiar with the persistent disquietude of soul that seems to plague us, particularly in light of the conflicts and hostilities that greet us with every sunrise.

In response to this, the Apostle Paul supplies some concrete help in navigating through such times as ours, and doing so with hope and peace. We encounter his inspired assistance in the words of verses 13-14:

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There is enormous help here for all troubled and anxious hearts! I can’t wait to discover it with you this Lord’s Day!

No Sunday School Until September

Just a reminder that we are now on our Summer Sunday School Break. There will be No Sunday School Until September 8. In the meantime, there will be a Morning Fellowship Time at 10:00 AM, followed by Worship at 10:30 AM each Sunday.

Looking Ahead Into the Summer

Carol and I will be away on vacation from June 1 through June 15. In my absence, Rev. Jim Daughtry will be preaching for us on Sunday June 2 and Sunday June 9.

Upon my return to the pulpit on June 16, we will begin a summer preaching series on ‘The Parables of Jesus.’ The first sermon in this series will be based upon our Lord’s words in Matthew 13:10-17, where He explains to the Disciples why He teaches in parables. Then, we will study eleven of our Lord’s parables as recorded in Matthew and Luke.

I pray that you will have a most blessed weekend, and I can’t wait to come before our King with you this Lord’s Day!

All my love always,

Mike

Upcoming Events:

May 29, 10 AM – Senior Fellows visit Model Train Enthusiast
June 4, 9 AM – Senior Fellows Breakfast
June 4, 11:15 AM – Senior Fellows Team B Downtown Rescue Mission feeding
June 6, 11:30 AM – Women’s Monthly Lunch at Timbers Edge Clubhouse
June 14, 11:15 AM – Senior Fellows Team A Downtown Rescue Mission feeding
June 21, 7 PM – Senior Fellows attend City Lights and Stars Concert
July 17, 6 PM – Deacons Meeting
August 11, 4:30 PM – Psummer Psalms recitation
September 8, 9 AM – Sunday School resumes
September 20, 6 PM – Marriage Dinner

Order of Worship:

You can access this week’s Order of Worship by clicking here

If you’d like to sing the songs with your family beforehand, the songs for this week are:

How Deep
My Jesus, I Love Thee – Hymn 648 v. 1,2 4
Jesus, What A Friend For Sinners – Hymn 498 v. 1-2,5
Sovereign

Announcements:

HPRC: We are partnering with the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center to offer support for their ministry to families in Huntsville. On Mother’s Day we will have information available to determine how you can be involved at the Welcome desk. You can also stop by and pick up a baby bottle to deposit your pocket change (dollars and checks also accepted) every day to collect funds for the center. The bottle can be returned every Sunday in May in the Narthex with the final collection date on Father’s Day. This would make a great project for your children to be involved in, too. Watch for details this summer on an upcoming baby shower to gather baby supplies for the center to help the new mothers. Contact Christina Bagdazian, 256.812.2442, with any questions.

Psummer Psalms: Everyone in the congregation is invited to memorize one entire Psalm this summer, then join us for a recitation at the church, followed by ice cream, Sunday, Aug 11, 4:30pm. “How sweet are your words to my taste…” Psalm 119:103  Recitation can be individual, or together in a group or family. We had a great group last year–young and old sharing God’s word out loud and with conviction. If interested, email darondrown@gmail.com for periodic encouragement and accountability.

Senior Fellows: On Tuesday, May 29 at 10 AM the Senior Fellows will visit Dave Roesler’s backyard G-scale model train layout at 2605 Spicewood Trail NE, Huntsville (in the Saddlewood area). Carpools will leave the church at 9:30 AM. Kids and grand kids are welcome. On Tuesday, June 4 at 9:00 AM the Senior Fellows will enjoy breakfast, fellowship and a devotional at the Church. Guests are welcome. Both Senior Fellows teams will serve at the Downtown Rescue Mission. Team B will serve on Tuesday, June 4. Team A will serve on Friday, June 14. Each team will meet at 11:15 AM and start feeding at 11:30 AM. Carpools will leave the church at 10:30. On Friday, June 21 at 7:00 PM (show starts at 7:30) the Senior Fellows will attend the Burritt on the Mountain City Lights & Stars Concert to see the In the Mood Band (Richard Bagdazian). Buy tickets on line at BurrittOnTheMountain.com). The address is 3101 Burritt Drive. Carpools will leave the church at 6:30 PM.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

This coming Lord’s Day we look forward to our special service of worship where we will ordain and install four new Church Officers who have been elected by the congregation. This is a high moment in the life of our Church as we joyously recognize the Lord’s provision for the leadership and care of His people.

Our sermon, entitled “Becoming the Beautiful Body of Christ,” will come from Ephesians 4:11-16 where the Apostle Paul reveals the ultimate aim and purpose of the Lord’s Church. We discover this goal in the words of verse 13: “until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”

Sunday School Goes On Vacation

This coming Sunday is also the last day of Sunday School for the summer. Our summer Sunday School break will be from May 26 through September 1. We will begin the fall semester on September 8.

How You Can Help the HRPC

Don’t forget that we have a wonderful opportunity to assist the work of the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center. Our Baby Bottle fundraiser is underway to benefit the Center. Be sure to stop by the Welcome Desk in the Narthex to pick up a bottle to deposit your spare change in over the next few weeks. Also, be watching for an invitation to attend a special baby shower this summer to benefit the center. Bottles may be returned any Sunday, with the final date to return them on Father’s Day, June 16. For more information about how you can be involved in other ways with the Center, contact Norman Dean or Christina Bagdazian.

I love you all and pray for you always,

Mike

Upcoming Events:

May 19, 5 PM – End of School Cookout at Church House
May 29, 10 AM – Senior Fellows visit Model Train Enthusiast
June 6, 11:30 AM – Women’s Monthly Lunch at Timbers Edge Clubhouse
June 19, 6 PM – Deacons Meeting
June 19, 6 PM – Deacons Meeting
September 8, 9 AM – Sunday School resumes
September 20, 6 PM – Marriage Dinner

Order of Worship:

You can access this week’s Order of Worship by clicking here

If you’d like to sing the songs with your family beforehand, the songs for this week are:

We Will Feast in the House of Zion
In The Shadow Of The Glorious Cross
Doxology – Hymn 731

Announcements:

HPRC: We are partnering with the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center to offer support for their ministry to families in Huntsville. On Mother’s Day we will have information available to determine how you can be involved at the Welcome desk. You can also stop by and pick up a baby bottle to deposit your pocket change (dollars and checks also accepted) every day to collect funds for the center. The bottle can be returned every Sunday in May in the Narthex with the final collection date on Father’s Day. This would make a great project for your children to be involved in, too. Watch for details this summer on an upcoming baby shower to gather baby supplies for the center to help the new mothers. Contact Christina Bagdazian, 256.812.2442, with any questions.

Senior Fellows: On Tuesday, May 29 at 10 AM the Senior Fellows will visit Dave Roesler’s backyard G-scale model train layout at 2605 Spicewood Trail NE, Huntsville (in the Saddlewood area). Carpools will leave the church at 9:30 AM. Kids and grand kids are welcome.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

As we learned last Lord’s Day, the story of David and Mephibosheth, found in 2 Samuel 9, is one of the most moving events in the life of Israel’s greatest king. And we established the fact that this amazing drama provides us with a wonderful Old Testament portrait of the mercy and love we have received through our Lord Jesus Christ. This coming Sunday, we will get into the details of David’s unique relationship to this crippled son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul. Our text will be 2 Samuel 9:6-13.

As you read and meditate upon this passage, let me ask you to look for some important details which we will explore together on Sunday.

First, notice Mephibosheth’s rather brutal self-assessment in verse 8.

Second, take note of David’s gracious four-fold promise to Mephibosheth:

• Restoration of his land in verse 7
• A seat at the king’s table in verse 7
• All of the wealth of Saul’s former kingdom in verse 9
• The privilege of reigning over his own servants in verse 10

Third, consider how all of this beautifully foreshadows what has happened to us by means of the unfailing grace and love of God our Father, which has been freely granted to us in His Beloved Son.

I can’t wait to explore God’s Word with you this week!

Results of Our Officer Elections

I am thrilled to report to you that the Church has voted overwhelmingly to elect all four of our Officer Candidates to their respective offices! Daron Drown and Matthew Elliott have been elected to the Office of ruling Elder. Al Bart and John Dragash have been elected to the Office of Deacon. We rejoice that the Lord has once again provided for His Church, and has raised up men who are both gifted and willing to serve the body of Christ! On Sunday May 19, these four brothers will be Ordained and Installed as Officers of the Lord’s Church.

How You Can Help the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center

It is only appropriate that this coming Sunday, when we are especially thankful to God for our mothers, that we will have the opportunity to get involved in one of our special mission projects, the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center.

As you know, we have partnered with the Center to offer support for their ministry to moms and moms-to-be in Huntsville. This Sunday we will have information available at the Welcome Desk as to how you can be involved in the work of this local ministry. For more information, please see our website or this week’s bulletin.

May our Lord bless you richly!

I love you all so very much,

Mike

Upcoming Events:

May 11, 10 AM – Gibson Wedding with Reception at Church
May 15, 6 PM – Deacons Meeting
May 19, 5 PM – End of School Cookout at Church House
May 29, 10 AM – Senior Fellows visit Model Train Enthusiast
June 6, 11:30 AM – Women’s Monthly Lunch at Timbers Edge Clubhouse

Order of Worship:

You can access this week’s Order of Worship by clicking here

If you’d like to sing the songs with your family beforehand, the songs for this week are:

By Thy Mercy
What Wondrous Love is This – Hymn 261, all 3 verses
Sweet Comfort
Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord – Hymn 465 v.1-3

Announcements:

HPRC: We are partnering with the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center to offer support for their ministry to families in Huntsville. On Mother’s Day we will have information available to determine how you can be involved at the Welcome desk. You can also stop by and pick up a baby bottle to deposit your pocket change (dollars and checks also accepted) every day to collect funds for the center. The bottle can be returned every Sunday in May in the Narthex with the final collection date on Father’s Day. This would make a great project for your children to be involved in, too. Watch for details this summer on an upcoming baby shower to gather baby supplies for the center to help the new mothers. Contact Christina Bagdazian, 256.812.2442, with any questions.

Senior Fellows: On Tuesday, May 29 at 10 AM the Senior Fellows will visit Dave Roesler’s backyard G-scale model train layout at 2605 Spicewood Trail NE, Huntsville (in the Saddlewood area). Carpools will leave the church at 9:30 AM. Kids and grand kids are welcome.

VBS: It is THAT time! I have the signup LIVE for VBS 2019: Summer Seaquest! We will study Jonah and his journey from rebellion to repentance – it’s going to be so great! As always, I need lots of folks willing to step into leadership roles. I cannot do this without you. Last year, we had 70+ kids. Please pray about this! A few reminders about our set-up:

*The age groups are “completed grade,” so for example, preK group is “completed preK” aged children.
*Grade level leaders do NOT have to teach. You are more like a crew leader, taking your group around to the various centers.
*Storytellers stay in one room, dress in costume, and tell one aspect of the bible story each day. They are like “eye witnesses” to give the children a perspective from our story/theme.

We will hold a leadership meeting in May.

Signup for a leadership role here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054BAEA92DA7FB6-vbs2019

In Christ,
Ashley

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Jim Daughtry, Jim Garner, Bill Cowley, Larrabee Kirkland, Katie Dyer, Chris Smotherman, Elizabeth Holton, Janet Chou, Ramona Edwards, and Nolan Osmer.
Expecting: Please pray for the Bryant family, expecting in September.
Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries: Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland); Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand); Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH); RUF at Alabama A&M; Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA); Franky Garcia (seminary student).

Emails:

general inquiries: admin@christpreshamptoncove.org
benevolence needs: benevolence@christpreshamptoncove.org
counsel and ministry needs: matthew@christpreshamptoncove.org
men’s ministry: men@christpreshamptoncove.org
women’s ministry: women@christpreshamptoncove.org
children’s ministry: children@christpreshamptoncove.org
youth ministry: youth@christpreshamptoncove.org
senior fellows: seniorfellows@christpreshamptoncove.org

Address:
288 Old Highway 431
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763