Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Month: January 2025

  • Announcements – January 31, 2025

    Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

    Have you ever given some serious reflection as to why the ancient Israelites built a tabernacle in the wilderness, and then a temple for the Lord in Jerusalem?  Why were such special places needed, and how were these sacred spaces different from the temples and shrines that the pagan religious devotees constructed?

    Well, as we turn once again to the prophet Ezekiel we will find the answers to these questions.  In Ezekiel 43:1-5, the prophet’s guided tour of a new, heavenly temple continues.  In these verses, the prophet has yet another overwhelming encounter with the Lord of Glory.  What he witnesses, as guided by the Holy Spirit, is not only beyond all comprehension, it is filled with truth that will point us in the direction of our Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ!

    On Sunday, we will continue to accompany Ezekiel on his tour of the new temple, the new city, and the new land that awaits all who belong to Jesus!

    I love you all,

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    New Members Class – New member class will be conducted over five Sundays during the Sunday school hour, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. If interested in the class, please sign up in the narthex.

    Second Sunday Fellowship Lunch – Please make plans to join us next Sunday (Feb 9th) after worship for our monthly fellowship lunch.

    Senior Brunch – Our senior brothers and sisters are invited to join the children’s ministry for brunch Saturday, March 1 at 9:00am in the fellowship hall. We will have online and paper sign ups available soon to RSVP.

    Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, February 26th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the church. The dinner theme is Italian cuisine. Adult discipleship classes will be a) Biblical Wisdom for Parents of Adult Children: Practical Solutions for Common Relational Problems and b) Christian Charity. The next Midweek gathering will be Wednesday, March 26th.

    Children’s Ministry – Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12. Please contact Anne Swanner if you are interested in serving.

    Women’s Ministry
    • Family Forum Date Change – Fellowship and teaching for our moms with elementary-aged children and younger will be Tuesday, February 18th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Leslie Jeffery.
    • Tuesday morning study at 9:30am at the church – Revelation study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Tuesday evening study at 6pm at the church – Esther study by Lydia Brownback
    • Wednesday morning study at 10am at the church – Hebrews study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse. All ladies are invited!
    • Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
    • Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10-11:30am.

    Men’s Ministry
    • Men’s Friday Bible study meets 11:30-12:30 in the church fellowship room. The men will study the miracles in the Gospel of John.
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, February 4th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will meet Sunday, February 2nd, in the Church Fellowship Hall from 4:30-6:30pm.

    Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets Sundays at 7pm at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.

    See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

    PRAYER REQUESTS

    Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Sims, and Steve Terry

    Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • 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 and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
    • The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
    • Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)

  • Announcements – January 24, 2025

    Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

    In the final section of the massive prophecy of Ezekiel (chapters 40-48), we discover the last great vision that the Lord gave to the exiled preacher living among the captive Israelites in Babylon. The book closes with nine chapters that are full of intricate details that provided the Israelites with a captivating picture of a magnificent new land, a new city, and a new temple!  But before Ezekiel shared this vision with the exiles, he first had to take a guided tour of this new land himself, along with its capital city and its stunningly beautiful new temple.

    In Ezekiel 40:1-4, we see how this came about, and we are introduced to a visual sermon that Ezekiel would be ordered to proclaim to his people.  This ‘picture-sermon’ would provide the captives with a foretaste of the future that would sustain them even during the hardest times that lay ahead for them.

    On Sunday, we will get acquainted with this final vision granted to the prophet, and we will take a tour with him as Ezekiel is guided by an angel along the way. As we consider these chapters over the next few Sundays, let me encourage you to begin reading Ezekiel 40-48.  This will surely be an unforgettable tour!

    I love you all with all my heart!

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    New Members Class – Christ Pres new member class will be conducted over five Sundays during the Sunday school hour, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. If interested in the class, please sign up in the narthex.

    Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages this coming Wednesday, January 29th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the church. The dinner theme will be chili with toppings and chips. The adult discipleship class will be A Christian Perspective of Artificial Intelligence. Forthcoming Midweek gatherings will be February 26th and March 26th.

    Children’s Ministry
    • We have several nursery volunteer spots open for this quarter. Please see the SignUp Genius link in your email or the paper sign up in the narthex. Direct any questions to Amanda Dean.
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12. Please contact Anne Swanner if you are interested in serving.

    Women’s Ministry
    • Family Forum Date Change – Fellowship and teaching for our moms with elementary-aged children and younger will be Tuesday, February 18th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Leslie Jeffery.
    • Tuesday morning study at 9:30am at the church – Revelation study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Tuesday evening study at 6pm at the church – Esther study by Lydia Brownback
    • Wednesday morning study at 10am at the church – Hebrews study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse. All ladies are invited!
    • Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
    • Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10-11:30am.

    Men’s Ministry
    • Men’s Friday Bible study meets 11:30-12:30pm in the church fellowship room. The men will study the miracles in the Gospel of John.
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, February 4th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will meet Sunday, February 2nd, in the Church Fellowship Hall from 4:30-6:30pm.

    Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets Sundays at 7pm at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.

    See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

    PRAYER REQUESTS

    Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Sims, and Steve Terry

    Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • 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 and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
    • The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
    • Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)

  • Announcements – January 17, 2025

    Beloved Ones in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    As we have been traveling through the grand prophecy of Ezekiel on Sunday mornings, we have encountered a wonderful and surprising truth.  We have realized that this old book, written to a people long ago in a place far away, is also about us!  With our own eyes (and ears!), we have witnessed the reality that Paul would later explain to Timothy:

    “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16).

    In Ezekiel 37, we have come upon a passage that describes nothing short of a divine miracle! That mighty wonder is the spiritual resurrection of a people who had self-destructed by means of their rejection of God’s Word, and the stubborn and persistent disobedience that followed. The Old Covenant people, under the influence of the intoxicating lure of the worldly cultures around them, were in need of nothing less than a resurrection from the dead!

    Ezekiel 37:10-14 shows us how that great miracle happened as Ezekiel envisioned it under the guidance and influence of the Holy Spirit.  While I don’t want to give too much away here, let me just say that there was a combination of ‘elements’ that resulted in the release of a power far exceeding anything on earth, both back then and right now!

    As we come before our Lord this Sunday, we will investigate this grand miracle and probe its most wonderful application to us today.

    I love you all so much!!

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    New Members Class – Christ Pres new member class will be conducted over five Sundays during the Sunday school hour, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. If interested in the class, please sign up in the narthex.

    Hospitality/ CoffeeTable Volunteers – If you would enjoy serving refreshments or providing cookies for serving on Sunday morning, please stop by the table in the Narthex to sign up. Contact Christina Bagdazian at cbagdazian@yahoo.com for more information.

    Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, January 29th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the church. The dinner theme will be chili with toppings and chips. The adult discipleship class will be A Christian Perspective of Artificial Intelligence. Forthcoming Midweek gatherings will be February 26th and March 26th.

    Children’s Ministry
    • The new nursery volunteer sign up is live! Please see the SignUp Genius link in your email or the paper sign up in the narthex. Direct any questions to Amanda Dean.
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12. Please contact Anne Swanner if you are interested in serving.

    Women’s Ministry
    • Tuesday morning study at 9:30am at the church – Revelation study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Tuesday evening study at 6pm at the church – Esther study by Lydia Brownback
    • Wednesday morning study at 10am at the church – Hebrews study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse. All ladies are invited!
    • Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
    • Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10-11:30am.

    Men’s Ministry
    • Men’s Friday Bible study meets 11:30-12:30pm in the church fellowship room. The men will study the miracles in the Gospel of John.
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, February 4th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will resume this Sunday, January 19th, 4:30-6:30pm.

    Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets Sundays at 7pm at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.

    See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

    PRAYER REQUESTS

    Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Sims, and Steve Terry

    Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • 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 and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
    • The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
    • Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)

  • Announcement regarding tomorrow’s (January 12) Worship Service

    Church Family,
    We will be having worship tomorrow as normally scheduled at 10:30 AM.  Our Second Sunday Lunch will also follow as planned.
    However, there will be No Sunday School or pre-service fellowship. This will allow time for any remaining ice or snow to melt.
    Our parking lot and building entrances are clear of ice, and salt has been applied to surfaces as a precaution.
    The Lord bless you all, and see you tomorrow!

  • Announcements – January 10, 2025

    Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

    This coming Lord’s Day, we will once again focus our attention upon the remarkable vision given to the prophet Ezekiel as recorded in Ezekiel 37:1-10.  As the prophet himself tells us, by means of the Spirit of the Lord He found himself transported in a vision to a place of death, a vast valley full of dry, sun-bleached, and scattered bones.  While he contemplated the horrendous scene before him, Ezekiel was at once confronted with a question from the Lord God; “Son of man, can these bones live?” (v. 3).

    As we suggested in our message from last week, it is in this strange vision granted to Ezekiel that we discover some of our most fundamental and cherished doctrines related to our salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord. As we continue to travel through this portion of God’s Word, we will find the Old Testament foundation for what the New Testament authors will call regeneration, sanctification, and preservation.

    This Sunday we will give our attention to the test that Ezekiel faced as he was questioned by the Lord.  Does he, the mighty prophet of God, really believe that the Lord he speaks for can do the impossible?

    I know that our Father has a rich feast prepared for us from His Word as we gather before Him in worship!

    I love you all, always,

    Mike

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Second Sunday Lunch – Please join us for our Second Sunday Fellowship meal this Sunday immediately after worship.

    New Members Class – Christ Pres new member class will be conducted over five Sundays during the Sunday school hour, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. If interested in becoming a member, please sign up in the narthex.

    Hospitality/ CoffeeTable Volunteers – If you would enjoy serving refreshments or providing cookies for serving on Sunday morning, please stop by the table in the Narthex to sign up. Contact Christina Bagdazian at cbagdazian@yahoo.com for more information.

    Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, January 29th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the church. The dinner theme will be chili with toppings and chips. The adult discipleship class will be A Biblical Perspective of Artificial Intelligence. Forthcoming Midweek gatherings will be February 26th and March 26th.

    Children’s Ministry
    • The new nursery volunteer sign up is live! Please see the SignUp Genius link in your email or the paper sign up in the narthex. Direct any questions to Amanda Dean.
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12. Please contact Anne Swanner if you are interested in serving.

    Women’s Ministry
    • Tuesday morning study resumes January 14th at 9:30am at the church – Revelation study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Tuesday evening study resumes January 14th at 6:00pm at the church – Esther study by Lydia Brownback
    • Wednesday morning study resumes January 15th at 10:00am at the church – Hebrews study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
    • Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse.
    • The Senior Sisters invite all the ladies of Christ Pres to attend our first gathering of 2025 on Thursday, January 16th from 10-11:30am at the home of Bert and Sally Luoma. Clare Purinton will weave her testimony into a demonstration of making sourdough bread.
    • Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10:00 to 11:30am.

    Men’s Ministry
    • Men’s Friday Bible study resumes Friday, January 17th, 11:30-12:30pm in the church fellowship room. The men will study the miracles in the Gospel of John.
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, February 4th.

    Youth Ministry
    • Sunday Night Youth will resume Sunday, January 19th from 4:30-6:30pm.
    • The annual Providence Presbytery youth Roots retreat will be on January 24th – 26th at CampToKnowHim. Please contact Gannon Miles for details and registration.

    Career Ministry – Regular Bible study/fellowship will resume January 12th at 7pm at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.

    See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

    PRAYER REQUESTS

    Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Ken Galecki (brother of Leon Galecki), Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Sims, and Steve Terry

    Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • 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 and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
    • The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
    • Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)

  • Announcements – January 3, 2025

    Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

    On this very first Friday of the New Year, I want to encourage you to prepare your hearts for Lord’s Day Worship by spending some time reflecting upon our sermon passage for this coming Sunday.  We will again take up the Book of Ezekiel and move a little further through this Old Testament prophecy from long ago.

    Our text for the next few Sundays will be Ezekiel 37:1-14. This is that well-known section of the book often described as the ‘Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones.’  If you have not read this section of Ezekiel before, you’ll be in for not only a shock, but a great blessing as well!

    This Sunday, we will take our initial look at the words of verses 1-10.  As we do, we will encounter an Old Testament introduction to the power of God to raise sinners from the dead, and to revive and preserve them in the state of new life.  Using the language of the New Testament, we will see how our Lord both builds His Church (regeneration), and how He revives, purifies, and preserves His people (sanctification).

    Sunday School for All Ages Resumes This Week at 9:15 AM!

    There are classes for all ages, so please join us as we study God’s Word together. Our Adult class will be on the subject of Psalm 119, ‘The Great Psalm.’

    I love you all with all my heart,

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Sunday School – Adult and youth Sunday school classes resume this Sunday, January 5th at 9:15am.

    Second Sunday Lunch – Please make plans to join us for our Second Sunday Fellowship meal NEXT Sunday, January 12th.

    Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, January 29th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the church. The dinner theme will be chili with toppings and chips. The adult discipleship class will be A Biblical Perspective of Artificial Intelligence. Forthcoming Midweek gatherings will be February 26th and March 26th.

    New Members Class – Sundays, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. There is a sign up sheet in the narthex.

    Women’s Ministry
    • Ladies’ Bible Studies will resume January 14th and 15th.
    • Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse.
    • Senior Sisters next monthly meeting is Thursday, January 16th from 10-11:30am.
    • Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10:00 to 11:30am.

    Men’s Ministry
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer will resume Tuesday, January 7th at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Men’s Friday Bible study resumes next Friday, January 10th from 11:30am-12:30pm at the church.
    • Junior Fellows – Next meeting is today, January 3rd at 6pm at DJ Alhorn’s house for pizza and game night. Contact DJ for details.
    • Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, January 7th.

    Youth Ministry
    • The annual Providence Presbytery youth Roots retreat will be on January 24th – 26th at CampToKnowHim. Please contact Gannon Miles for details and registration.

    Career Ministry – Regular Bible study/fellowship will resume January 12th at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.

    See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

    PRAYER REQUESTS

    Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Ken Galecki (brother of Leon Galecki), Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Sims, and Steve Terry

    Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • 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 and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
    • The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
    • Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)