Sermon Preview:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Well, another Friday has rolled around to us so quickly! And as we prepare to gather together for worship on the Lord’s Day, let me direct your attention to Hebrews 10:19-25.
Over the next two Sundays, our sermons will come from this great text of Holy Scripture. In these inspired verses, the author of the Epistle will speak of entering confidently into the “ holy places,” and drawing “ near” to our God with both sincerity and “ assurance.”
And then, having called us to “ draw near,” he will summon us to “ hold fast the confession of our hope,” and to “ consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,” while not “ neglecting” our corporate gathering as believers in Christ Jesus.
What seems apparent is that the order of these exhortations is critical.
First, we must “ draw near.” And then we “ hold fast” to our “ hope,” and “ consider” how to motivate “ one another” in the performance of “ love and good deeds” as we faithfully assemble as the New Covenant People.
This Sunday we will look at this first exhortation, that of coming “ near” to the “ holy places.”
What is it to “ draw near”? What and where are these “ holy places” to which we are to “ draw near,” and how and when do we do this?
Let us prayerfully look forward to discovering the eternal riches of this passage!
Examining Romans 1-11 in Sunday School
In our Adult Sunday School Class, we will continue our overview of Romans 1-11. This week we will consider the key themes that we find in chapters one and two. Please read these chapters and join us for our time of study at 9:30 AM in the Worship Center.
All my love to each of you always,
Mike
Announcements:
Spring Picnic:
The spring picnic is in ONE week! Lord willing, we will gather on Sunday, May 2nd from 4 to 7 pm at the church lawn. The church will provide grilled chicken tenders, but we’d love to have you guys bring lots of sides and desserts! You can do that HERE on our potluck page.
Youth Group:
Youth Group meets April 25 at 4:30 PM at the church house.
Children’s Ministry:
Summer Bible Club:
We are excited to kick-off a summer of activities in our children’s ministry! We have really fun things planned with lots of opportunities for fellowship. The children should have gotten a little fridge postcard to remind them of all our summer happies!
Our first event will be our Summer Bible Club (modified VBS) on June 10th and 11th. We will spend time studying the themes in the book of Joshua, where godly characters like Joshua, Caleb, and Rahab, lend themselves well to teaching our Olympic “Athletes” who God is, what it means to be on God’s Team, and how to run the race of faith. The story of the people of Israel in the Bible is the story of how God loves and cares for His Team! Registration begins on May 1st. Cost is free but we ask for a donation towards the t-shirts. And they are AWESOME!
**I still need one more teacher to be involved with our Kinders! Please email Ashley if you can help!
Nursery:
We are so excited to have had an increased number of children in our nursery! We now feel the need to have a flex volunteer to assist our nursery workers during church service on any given week. The volunteer should arrive at the nursery after Sunday School and help welcome the children in. When service begins, if there are three or fewer children, the volunteer may then go to worship (or stay if you’d like). With more than three children, we ask that you stay and assist our workers in any way needed (this usually means playing with our sweet babies!). Any Chris Pres woman or young lady (12 and up) who would like to serve our parents and children in this capacity can sign up at the link below. We plan to continue this system through the summer and will prayerfully return to our regular two nurseries in the fall.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48AEAD2DA3FA7-sunday
Thank you for being such a wonderful body that loves and cares for our parents and children so well!
Women’s Ministry:
Monthly lunch: I am very excited to announce that we will be starting up our women’s Thursday luncheons again! Our first luncheon will be on May 6th beginning at 11:30 at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse located at 1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro (same location as before). The luncheon will be potluck. Bring a simple dish if you’d like, but please come regardless. There is always plenty of food. (Some ladies with dietary restrictions even bring their own lunch.)
Danno Cummings, son of Tim and Carol, will be married this coming June to the lovely Jasper Williamson (also of Huntsville). They are both students at Auburn. We will not be having an in-person shower, but you can still bless them in two ways:
**Donation towards a cash gift. Click HERE, type in the amount, click “Give One Time” then under Funds, choose “Shower Gift.” The church will send a check and card “from the Christ Pres Church Family” once we have closed donations.
**Dropping a gift off in the Narthex. I have listed their registries at the bottom. Please drop any gifts or cards on the hospitality table until April 25th.
Danno and Jasper’s Registries:
Amazon
Crate and Barrel
Dillards
Target
Church Cash Gift
Career/Singles:
The weekly bible study and fellowship for career/singles has resumed at 5:30 PM Sunday evenings at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.
Senior Fellows:
The Senior Fellows have an ongoing weekly Bible study on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. We will use the Zoom virtual meeting application to study The Last Days According to Jesus by R.C. Sproul. The topics for the 12 week series are listed below. Church members are welcome to join us. For further information, email us at seniorfellows@
Apr. 27 – The Rapture
May 4 – The Millennium
The Senior Fellows will resume their in-person breakfast meetings on Tuesday, May 11. The first breakfast will feature Jack Loose presenting his testimony and life story. All church members are welcome to attend. Breakfast will be at 9:00 AM, and Jack’s program will start at 10:00 AM. Please notify us at seniorfellows@
Prayer Requests:
Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Dave Angotti, Dustin and Katie Jackson, Zig and Virdia Jastrebski, Ramona Edwards, Bill Dent, Jacky Haynes, Steve Terry, Bill Cowley, Larrabee Kirkland, and Elizabeth Holton.
Expecting: Please pray for the Deans, expecting in July.
Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries: Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland); Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand); Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand); Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH); Amos and Jessica Williams (RUF at Alabama A&M); Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA); Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada); Dieter Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL); Gannon Miles (seminary student); The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center.
Online Donations:
If you would like to give to Christ Presbyterian, you can do so at the following link:
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