Sermon Preview:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

The title of the famous novel by North Carolina native Thomas Wolfe, You Can’t Go Home Again, is a very appropriate heading for the episode we discover in Luke 4:22-30.  In these verses, Luke tells us about our Lord’s visit to Nazareth, his boyhood home, and His appearance in the synagogue there.  While it was the place where Jesus had lived for so long, His return trip did not go well, to say the very least!  In fact, His visit culminated with what the late New Testament scholar Leon Morris has called, an attempted lynching.

Why was Jesus treated this way? Why was He rejected back home, by the very ones who knew Him so well? Why would His message of “good news” for the suffering and lost transform the synagogue congregation into a violent mob?  Why would Jesus, as far as we know, never again go back home to Nazareth?

On Sunday, our message will once again come from this story that is found Luke 4:22-30.  As we investigate what happened that day in Nazareth, our Lord’s ministry will come more clearly into focus.  And we will also learn something very important about the condition of the human heart.

Thank you so much for your prayers as we prepare to deliver God’s Word.

I love you all with all my heart!

Mike

Announcements:

New CPC Directory:

All communicant and non-communicant members have joined the new church directory in Church Center.  Directory is accessible by members and regular attenders only.

Instant Church Directory will be discontinued on November 30th.

Request all members provide a photo.  Selfies work great.  Photos help us get to know our brother and sister members.

The only official CPC Calendar is located in Church Center

We recommend you get the Church Center App on  your phone using the following steps:

1. Go wherever you download apps (Apple Store, Google Play)
2. Search for and “Get” Church Center
3. The process will request your phone number to verify church membership
4. You will receive a 6-digit verification code which is used to complete the process
5. App tabs: church directory, official church calendar, groups, sign-ups, donation

Second Sunday Lunch:

We will have our monthly fellowship lunch November 13 immediately after church.

Youth Group:

Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
October 30th
November 6th
November 13th
December 4th
December 11th (Christmas Party)

Sunday night youth group runs from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the church house!

College Care Packages:

As we draw closer to the holiday season, consider serving our CPC college students by donating items for student care packages. Items given will be packaged and will be mailed out to encourage our students toward the end of the Fall semester. A donation box will be placed in the foyer of the church on Sunday mornings beginning Sunday, October 16th. The last day to bring items to donate will be Sunday morning, November 20th.

Having approximately 25 college students, please brings items such as pre-packaged snack bars, candy, cookies, brownies, encouragement cards, gift certificates for pizza and fast food/coffee, tissue packs, hand sanitizer, wipes, pens, snack packs of all sorts, Fall seasonal items, gum, hot chocolate, tea, microwave popcorn, etc. These care packages will certainly be an encouragement to the students from their church family!

Do you have a college student?  As addresses tend to change frequently in that stage of life, please send me their name and updated addresses so that we can have accurate information for our mailout!  You may email them to Meghan Elliott at meghan.elliott21@gmail.com.

Senior Fellows:

The Senior Fellows will have breakfast on November 1 at 9 AM at the church.

Women’s Ministry:

Bible Studies:

Mom’s Bible Study
Time: Tuesdays 9:30-11 am
Teacher: Amy Schnorrenberg
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Morning Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 10-1130 am
Teacher: Mike Calvert, our pastor
Topic/Book: Devoted To God by Sinclair Ferguson
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Evening Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 6-730 pm
Facilitator: Cynthia Keen
Topic/Book: In View of God’s Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans by Courtney Doctor
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Monthly Lunch: Our next monthly luncheon will be on November 3 beginning at 11 AM at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse located at 1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro. It’s potluck – feel free to bring a dish or just yourself. If you have questions or transportation needs please contact Pat Galecki at 256-244-0612

Men’s Ministry:

Book Study:

There is a book study of Pilgrim’s Progress every Tuesday morning between 6:15 and 7:15 at the Cooper house in downtown Huntsville: 405 Randolph Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801. See Joseph Prinzinger for details.

Bible Study:

Men’s Friday Lunchtime Bible Study and Fellowship meets Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm at the Church. Will study Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s book ‘Devoted to God’ for 10 weeks.

Career Group:

Our Sunday evening Bible study & fellowship meets at 5:30 PM at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, 5726 Jones Valley Drive. To get on our mailing list for regular communications, please email Sharon at sdaughtry5123@gmail.com

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Ramona Edwards, Steve Terry, Bill Cowley, and Elizabeth Holton. Additional details may be found in the Ministries/Prayer Requests section of the church website.
Expecting: Please pray for the Elys (November); the Butlers (February).
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); Marcus and Jessica Nobles (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 by clicking HERE.

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

Sermon Preview:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

As we prepare our hearts for this coming Lord’s Day worship, let me encourage you to read Luke 4:14-22. In this section of Luke’s Gospel, we find our Lord in attendance at the synagogue in Nazareth, His boyhood home.  This visit to the synagogue occurs during the Lord’s Galilean preaching tour, which is introduced to us in verses 14-15.

Perhaps a couple of years after His baptism and temptation (according to some New Testament scholars), Jesus goes back home to preach in the very synagogue that He attended as a boy.  But far from a normal Sabbath day worship service, something most startling happened there!

While this same episode is also recorded by Matthew and Mark, Luke supplies us with significantly more detail of the events that transpired back then on that amazing Sabbath in the synagogue.  Verse 22 provides us with a glimpse of the reaction of the worshippers when the service came to its conclusion:

And all spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from His mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”

What made the crowd say such things?  Why did they marvel that Jesus was the one they all knew as the son of Joseph? What part did this visit to his boyhood home and place of worship play in our Lord’s public ministry?

I can’t wait to find out with you as we gather before our Lord this coming Sunday!

I love you all,

Mike

Announcements:

Second Sunday Lunch:

We will have our monthly fellowship lunch November 13 immediately after church.

Youth Group:

Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
October 30th
November 6th
November 13th
December 4th
December 11th (Christmas Party)

Sunday night youth group runs from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the church house!

RUF Snacks:

It’s time to help with snacks for the October RUF (Reformed University Fellowship)/UAH large group meeting! This will be the last time in 2022 that we can serve them. These college students LOVE home baked cookies (actually anything!!), if you choose to serve them in this manner. Other suggested items will be on the sign-up sheet NEXT SUNDAY (October 16th) in the narthex. Someone will be there to answer any questions. Look for the RUF/UAH logo sign. The snacks should be brought to church on Sunday, October 23rd, and will be delivered to the campus on Monday evening October 24., at 6:45 PM.

Additionally, please pray for the young men and women who attend the RUF large group meeting. Many hearts are turned to the Lord during these sessions.

Thank you for your help.

Cheryl Johnson

College Care Packages:

As we draw closer to the holiday season, consider serving our CPC college students by donating items for student care packages. Items given will be packaged and will be mailed out to encourage our students toward the end of the Fall semester. A donation box will be placed in the foyer of the church on Sunday mornings beginning Sunday, October 16th. The last day to bring items to donate will be Sunday morning, November 20th.

Having approximately 25 college students, please brings items such as pre-packaged snack bars, candy, cookies, brownies, encouragement cards, gift certificates for pizza and fast food/coffee, tissue packs, hand sanitizer, wipes, pens, snack packs of all sorts, Fall seasonal items, gum, hot chocolate, tea, microwave popcorn, etc. These care packages will certainly be an encouragement to the students from their church family!

Do you have a college student?  As addresses tend to change frequently in that stage of life, please send me their name and updated addresses so that we can have accurate information for our mailout!  You may email them to Meghan Elliott at meghan.elliott21@gmail.com.

Senior Fellows:

The Senior Fellows will have breakfast on November 1 at 9 AM at the church.

Women’s Ministry:

Bible Studies:

Mom’s Bible Study
Time: Tuesdays 9:30-11 am
Teacher: Amy Schnorrenberg
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Morning Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 10-1130 am
Teacher: Mike Calvert, our pastor
Topic/Book: Devoted To God by Sinclair Ferguson
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Evening Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 6-730 pm
Facilitator: Cynthia Keen
Topic/Book: In View of God’s Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans by Courtney Doctor
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Monthly Lunch: Our next monthly luncheon will be on November 3 beginning at 11 AM at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse located at 1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro. It’s potluck – feel free to bring a dish or just yourself. If you have questions or transportation needs please contact Pat Galecki at 256-244-0612

Men’s Ministry:

Book Study:

There will be a book study of Pilgrim’s Progress every Tuesday morning between 6:15 and 7:15 at the Cooper house in downtown Huntsville: 405 Randolph Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801. See Joseph Prinzinger for details.

Bible Study:

Men’s Friday Lunchtime Bible Study and Fellowship meets Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm at the Church. Will study Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s book ‘Devoted to God’ for 10 weeks.

Career Group:

Our Sunday evening Bible study & fellowship meets at 5:30 PM at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, 5726 Jones Valley Drive. To get on our mailing list for regular communications, please email Sharon at sdaughtry5123@gmail.com

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Virdia Jastrebski, Ramona Edwards, Steve Terry, Bill Cowley, and Elizabeth Holton. Additional details may be found in the Ministries/Prayer Requests section of the church website.
Expecting: Please pray for the Elys (November); the Butlers (February).
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); Marcus and Jessica Nobles (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 by clicking HERE.

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

Sermon Preview:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

What kind of a Savior do we have?

Well, that’s surely a strange question for your pastor to raise.  After all, that question has been answered definitively, and if you did not know the answer you would not be a Christian nor part of our Church family!  As we look back to our Lord’s life, and as we also reflect upon what Scripture has declared to be true about Him, His identity is not the least uncertain as far as we are concerned!

But as Luke tells us in his Gospel, the question concerning the kind of a Savior Jesus would be was the very first challenge our Lord faced as He commenced His earthly ministry.  In Luke 4:3-13, the inspired record of Christ’s temptation in the wilderness, the devil twice raises the issue with the mocking challenge, “If you are the Son of God . . .” (vv. 3, 9).

The three temptations the devil hurled at Jesus were strategically and diabolically designed to seduce Him into becoming a different kind of Savior than He came to this lost world to be.  Would Jesus establish His Kingdom by some other means than following the will of His Father, which would be by the way of vicarious suffering and agony on our behalf?  Would He avoid the shame, pain, and ignominy of the cross and take the way of earthly power and glory instead?  Just what kind of King and Savior would Jesus be?

This Sunday, we will consider our Lord’s experience of temptation as told by Luke.  And when we are finished, there will be no doubt about it!  We have, as that beautiful song exclaims, a “Wonderful, merciful Savior, precious Redeemer and Friend”!

I love you all so much!

Mike

Announcements:

Second Sunday Lunch:

We will have our monthly fellowship lunch October 9 immediately after church.

Youth Group:

Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
October 30th
November 6th
November 13th
December 4th
December 11th (Christmas Party)

Sunday night youth group runs from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the church house!

RUF Snacks:

It’s time to help with snacks for the October RUF (Reformed University Fellowship)/UAH large group meeting! This will be the last time in 2022 that we can serve them. These college students LOVE home baked cookies (actually anything!!), if you choose to serve them in this manner. Other suggested items will be on the sign-up sheet NEXT SUNDAY (October 16th) in the narthex. Someone will be there to answer any questions. Look for the RUF/UAH logo sign. The snacks should be brought to church on Sunday, October 23rd, and will be delivered to the campus on Monday evening October 24., at 6:45 PM.

Additionally, please pray for the young men and women who attend the RUF large group meeting. Many hearts are turned to the Lord during these sessions.

Thank you for your help.

Cheryl Johnson

College Care Packages:

As we draw closer to the holiday season, consider serving our CPC college students by donating items for student care packages. Items given will be packaged and will be mailed out to encourage our students toward the end of the Fall semester. A donation box will be placed in the foyer of the church on Sunday mornings beginning Sunday, October 16th. The last day to bring items to donate will be Sunday morning, November 20th.

Having approximately 25 college students, please brings items such as pre-packaged snack bars, candy, cookies, brownies, encouragement cards, gift certificates for pizza and fast food/coffee, tissue packs, hand sanitizer, wipes, pens, snack packs of all sorts, Fall seasonal items, gum, hot chocolate, tea, microwave popcorn, etc. These care packages will certainly be an encouragement to the students from their church family!

Do you have a college student?  As addresses tend to change frequently in that stage of life, please send me their name and updated addresses so that we can have accurate information for our mailout!  You may email them to Meghan Elliott at meghan.elliott21@gmail.com.

Senior Fellows:

The Senior Fellows will have breakfast on November 1 at 9 AM at the church.

Women’s Ministry:

Bible Studies:

Mom’s Bible Study
Time: Tuesdays 9:30-11 am
Teacher: Amy Schnorrenberg
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Morning Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 10-1130 am
Teacher: Mike Calvert, our pastor
Topic/Book: Devoted To God by Sinclair Ferguson
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Evening Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 6-730 pm
Facilitator: Cynthia Keen
Topic/Book: In View of God’s Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans by Courtney Doctor
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Monthly Lunch: Our next monthly luncheon will be on November 3 beginning at 11 AM at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse located at 1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro. It’s potluck – feel free to bring a dish or just yourself. If you have questions or transportation needs please contact Pat Galecki at 256-244-0612

Men’s Ministry:

Book Study:

There will be a book study of Pilgrim’s Progress every Tuesday morning between 6:15 and 7:15 at the Cooper house in downtown Huntsville: 405 Randolph Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801. See Joseph Prinzinger for details.

Bible Study:

Men’s Friday Lunchtime Bible Study and Fellowship meets Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm at the Church. Will study Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s book ‘Devoted to God’ for 10 weeks.

Career Group:

Our Sunday evening Bible study & fellowship meets at 5:30 PM at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, 5726 Jones Valley Drive. To get on our mailing list for regular communications, please email Sharon at sdaughtry5123@gmail.com

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Virdia Jastrebski, Ramona Edwards, Steve Terry, Bill Cowley, and Elizabeth Holton. Additional details may be found in the Ministries/Prayer Requests section of the church website.
Expecting: Please pray for the Elys (November); the Butlers (February).
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); Marcus and Jessica Nobles (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 by clicking HERE.

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

Sermon Preview:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

As you prepare your hearts for worship this coming Sunday, let me encourage you to read and prayerfully reflect upon Luke 4:1-13.  What we find here is Luke’s inspired account of the wilderness temptation of Jesus, which occurred immediately after His baptism in the Jordan by John.

As you will remember, there were three temptations hurled at Jesus by the devil, each answered by our Savior with a quotation from the Book of Deuteronomy.  It almost goes without saying that this entire episode is shrouded in overwhelming mystery, and as we contemplate the details of this event our minds are filled with a multitude of questions:

Why did this happen, and happen when it did?

How could the Divine Son of God be tempted?

Were these temptations real temptations?

Could Jesus have sinned?

Does this make God the author of sin and evil?

How does this strange encounter fit in to the public ministry of Jesus?

What does this story have to do with our salvation?

As we approach this most amazing and critical event in the life of Jesus, we are going to ‘tap the brakes’ and proceed slowly and with great caution.  What we will find here will be nothing short of amazing!

I look forward to our worship together this Lord Day, and I love you all with all my heart!

Mike

Announcements:

Second Sunday Lunch:

We will have our monthly fellowship lunch October 9 immediately after church.

Youth Group:

Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
October 9th
October 30th
November 6th
November 13th
December 4th
December 11th (Christmas Party)

Sunday night youth group runs from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the church house!

Senior Fellows:

The Senior Fellows will have breakfast on November 1 at 9 AM at the church.

Women’s Ministry:

Bible Studies:

Mom’s Bible Study
Time: Tuesdays 9:30-11 am
Teacher: Amy Schnorrenberg
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Morning Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 10-1130 am
Teacher: Mike Calvert, our pastor
Topic/Book: Devoted To God by Sinclair Ferguson
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Evening Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 6-730 pm
Facilitator: Cynthia Keen
Topic/Book: In View of God’s Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans by Courtney Doctor
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Monthly Lunch: Our next monthly luncheon will be on November 3 beginning at 11 AM at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse located at 1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro. It’s potluck – feel free to bring a dish or just yourself. If you have questions or transportation needs please contact Pat Galecki at 256-244-0612

Men’s Ministry:

Please join the Christ Presbyterian Church men’s group for an evening of burgers, brats, and disc golf on Tuesday, October 11 at 5:30 PM.  If you want to invite other men who may want to participate, please do.  Please register for the event so we can get a head-count to get the proper amount of food.

Please click here to register for the event

Bible Study:

Men’s Friday Lunchtime Bible Study and Fellowship meets Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm at the Church. Will study Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s book ‘Devoted to God’ for 10 weeks.

Career Group:

Our Sunday evening Bible study & fellowship meets at 5:30 PM at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, 5726 Jones Valley Drive. To get on our mailing list for regular communications, please email Sharon at sdaughtry5123@gmail.com

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Virdia Jastrebski, Ramona Edwards, Steve Terry, Bill Cowley, and Elizabeth Holton. Additional details may be found in the Ministries/Prayer Requests section of the church website.
Expecting: Please pray for the Elys (November); the Butlers (February).
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); Marcus and Jessica Nobles (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 by clicking HERE.

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