Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Month: April 2025

  • Announcements – April 25, 2025

    Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

    Things are about to get very interesting in our study of the First Letter of Paul to Timothy. As we examine 1 Timothy 2:8-15 we will be probing one of the most challenged, disputed, and argued over passages in the entire New Testament!

    What makes this passage so volatile is the subject matter at hand: men and women together in worship, and in the leadership of the Church.

    Here, the Apostle Paul will address the roles and duties of Christian men and women (and husbands and wives) in the Church.  With the very authority of Christ Himself, Paul will explain their respective functions in both Church worship and in Church leadership and, as we will see, with implications reaching beyond the Church into the Christian marriage and family.

    Our careful study of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 will take place over several weeks as we walk most prayerfully and deliberately through these inspired words. This Lord’s Day our focus will be upon the men of the Church as set forth in the first part of verse 8: “I desire then that in every place the men should pray . . . .”

    I love you all so much!

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Church Spring Picnic – Please join us for our annual spring picnic this Sunday, April 27th starting at 4:30pm on grounds behind the church house. Sign up here to bring a dish! We encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair or blanket for the event!

    Children’s Ministry
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12.
    • VBS Volunteer online signup HERE!
    • The nursery sign up for the spring quarter is now live. You can sign up through this Sign Up Genius link sent in your email or on the sign up sheet in the narthex. Thank you so much for serving our young children in the nursery!

    Women’s Ministry
    • Women’s Ministry Brunch – Join us Saturday, May 3rd at 9:00am at the church for a morning of fellowship and an opportunity to support the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center.  Please bring an unwrapped baby gift as we help restock the Baby Boutique at the center. Click HERE to RSVP.
    • Women’s monthly potluck luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse (1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro). 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 are studying miracles in the Gospel of John.
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. We are reading “City of God” by St. Augustine. Contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9am on Tuesday, May 6th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will not meet until Sunday, May 4th.

    College and Career Ministry – Join us for the church picnic this Sunday evening! Next meeting is May 4th for Bible study and fellowship at 7:00 pm at the home of Jim & 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; Amy Fortenberry; Robert Furniss; Elizabeth Holton; Ned Nuwayhid; Dona Sims; Steve Terry; and the fathers of Joseph Prinzinger, Amy Schnorrenberg, and Katie Williams

    Bereavement – Kaye Belrose

    Expecting – Please pray for the Thompsons due in June.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
    • RUF at UAH
    • Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
    • Northeast Alabama 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)
    • Amos Williams (Hope City PCA Mission)

  • Announcements – April 18, 2025

    Beloved Ones in the Lord,

    Today is Good Friday, the special day of the year that we reflect upon the crucifixion and death of our Lord and Savior.  As is our tradition, we will gather this evening at 6:00 PM for a special service of worship in commemoration of this most incredible event.

    Our theme this year is ‘Darkness.’  Through a series of Scriptural readings from the Gospel of Luke, we will trace this Biblical theme as it marks the final days of our Savior’s earthly ministry, culminating in the giving of His life for us and our sins upon the cross.  We will also share the Lord’s Supper, and our brief message from the Table will come from the words of Luke 23:44-45.

    Then on Easter Sunday, we will consider the words of the Apostle Paul found in 1 Timothy 2:5-6 as we celebrate the resurrection of the Son of God.  In this inspired passage, we are assured that, “there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.”

    I look forward to seeing you tonight and then again on Resurrection Day!

    I love you all so much,

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Church Spring Picnic – Please join us for our annual spring picnic on Sunday, April 27th starting at 4:30pm on grounds behind the church house. Sign up here to bring a dish! We encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair or blanket for the event!

    Children’s Ministry
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12.
    • VBS Volunteer online signup HERE!
    • The nursery sign up for the spring quarter is now live. You can sign up through this Sign Up Genius link sent in your email or on the sign up sheet in the narthex. Thank you so much for serving our young children in the nursery!

    Women’s Ministry
    • Women’s Ministry Brunch – Saturday, May 3rd @ 9:00 at the church. Join us for a morning of fellowship and an opportunity to support the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center.  Please bring an unwrapped baby gift as we will be helping restock the Baby Boutique at the center. Click HERE to RSVP.
    • Women’s monthly potluck luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse (1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro). 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 Retreat April 25-26 at the church. We will have bible study and be hearing from several men about their life experiences, their relationships with Christ, and the impact of male friendship. Please sign up in the Narthex, and see Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Men’s Friday Bible study will not meet today, April 18th (Good Friday).
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. We are reading “City of God” by St. Augustine. Contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9am on Tuesday, May 6th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will not meet until Sunday, May 4th.

    College and Career Ministry – No meeting 4/20. Otherwise, Bible study and fellowship every Sunday evening at 7:00 pm at the home of Jim & 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; Amy Fortenberry; Elizabeth Holton; Ned Nuwayhid; Dona Sims; Steve Terry; and the fathers of Joseph Prinzinger, Amy Schnorrenberg, and Katie Williams

    Bereavement – Donna Henry

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

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
    • RUF at UAH
    • Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
    • Northeast Alabama 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)
    • Amos Williams (Hope City PCA Mission)

  • Announcements – April 11, 2025

    Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

    One of the most pressing questions facing Christians today is the very one raised by Francis Schaeffer many years ago in his book, How Then Shall We Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture. That title, and the profound insights gleaned from Schaeffer’s thoughtful reflections, comes to my mind when I read the words of 1 Timothy 2:1-2–

    “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”

    While our attention is naturally drawn to the subject of prayer, the real point of these verses is to be found in the last line that tells us how we are to live, answering the question raised by Schaeffer. Paul employs four key terms to depict the Christian’s way of life in the world: “peaceful . . . quiet . . . godly . . . dignified.”

    I wonder, what would be the answers given to this same question if we were to poll believers from the broadly Evangelical world? I suspect we might not answer it the way Paul does. In fact, what the Apostle Paul tells Timothy here about the nature of our lives in this world is pretty shocking, particularly in view of its seeming simplicity and rather benign sound. And yet, it is the word of the inspired Apostle, and therefore the Word of the Lord.

    On Sunday, we will take a good look at this passage. And, hopefully, we can figure out what Paul means by these terms and how we might conform our lives to the picture painted here for us.

    Good Friday Service Next Week

    Remember that next week is Easter Week. Our annual Good Friday Service of Worship will be Friday night April 18 at 6:00 PM.

    I love you all so much, and pray for you always!

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Good Friday and Easter Services
    • We will have Good Friday Service on April 18th at 6pm.
    • On Easter we will have Sunday School and worship as normal.

    Easter Meals – If you will not be joining family for Easter dinner, we would love to have you join a CPC family for Easter dinner. Contact Tina Alhorn (thealhorns@gmail.com) to be connected with a church family for Easter dinner or if you would like to host.

    Church Spring Picnic – Please join us for our annual spring picnic on Sunday, April 27th starting at 4:30pm on grounds behind the church house. We encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair or blanket for the event!

    Children’s Ministry
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12.
    • VBS Volunteer online signup HERE!
    • The nursery sign up for the spring quarter is now live. You can sign up through the Sign Up Genius link sent in your email or on the sign up sheet in the narthex. Thank you so much for serving our young children in the nursery!

    Women’s Ministry
    • Save the Date: Women’s Ministry Brunch, Saturday, May 3rd at 9:30am. Details coming soon.
    • Family Forum – Fellowship and teaching for our moms with elementary-aged children and younger will be Wednesday, April 16th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Leslie Jeffery.
    • 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 Retreat April 25-26 at the church. We will have bible study and be hearing from several men about their life experiences, their relationships with Christ, and the impact of male friendship. Please sign up in the Narthex, and see Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Men’s Friday Bible study will not meet next Friday, April 18th (Good Friday).
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. We are reading “City of God” by St. Augustine. Contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9am on Tuesday, May 6th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will meet Sunday, April 13th, in the Church House from 4:30-6:30.

    College and Career Ministry – Bible study and fellowship every Sunday evening at 7:00pm at the home of Jim & 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; Amy Fortenberry; Elizabeth Holton; Ned Nuwayhid; Dona Sims; Steve Terry; and the fathers of Joseph Prinzinger, Amy Schnorrenberg, and Katie Williams

    Bereavement – Mitzi Cowley and Donna Henry

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

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
    • RUF at UAH
    • Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
    • Northeast Alabama 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)
    • Amos Williams (Hope City PCA Mission)

  • Announcements – April 4, 2025

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

    This coming Sunday will be a very special day in the life of our Church.  Once again, we will have the privilege of ordaining and installing Deacons to serve our Savior and His people.

    Sunday will mark the culmination of a long process that began over a year ago with the nomination of candidates by the congregation, their program of training and preparation that took the better part of a year, and finally their election to the Office by the members of the Church.  Through this process, the Lord has set apart ten of our men who will join with our current Deacons in the sacred work of ministry to the body of Christ.

    In view of this wonderful privilege, our sermon will be taken from the familiar words of Acts 6:1-7. This passage gives us the Biblical and historical foundation for the establishment of the New Testament Office of Deacon.  Please join me in concerted prayer for our service of worship this Lord’s Day, and for the proclamation of our Father’s Word.

    I love you all with all my heart,

    Mike


    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Church Spring Picnic – Please join us for our annual spring picnic on Sunday, April 27th starting at 4:30pm on grounds behind the church house. We encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair or blanket for the event!

    Children’s Ministry
    • Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12.
    • VBS Volunteer online signup HERE!
    • The nursery sign up for the spring quarter is now live. You can sign up through the Sign Up Genius link sent in your email or on the sign up sheet in the narthex. Thank you so much for serving our young children in the nursery!

    Women’s Ministry
    • Save the Date: Women’s Ministry Brunch, Saturday, May 3rd at 9:30am. Details coming soon.
    • 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 Retreat April 25-26 at the church. The theme – building and maintaining relationships between the men of the church. Please sign up in the Narthex.
    • Men’s Friday Bible study meets 11:30-12:30 in the church fellowship room. The men are studying the miracles in the Gospel of John.
    • Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. We are reading “City of God” by St. Augustine. Contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
    • Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9am on Tuesday, May 6th.

    Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will meet Sunday, April 6th, in the Church House from 4:30-6:30.

    Career Ministry – Special opportunity to meet & fellowship with missionary friends, Sunday, April 6th at 7:00 pm at the home of Jim & 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; Amy Fortenberry; Sonny Henry; Elizabeth Holton; Ned Nuwayhid; Dona Sims; Steve Terry; and the fathers of Joseph Prinzinger, Amy Schnorrenberg, and Katie Williams

    Bereavement – Mitzi Cowley

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

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
    • Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
    • Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
    • RUF at UAH
    • Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
    • Northeast Alabama 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)
    • Amos Williams (Hope City PCA Mission)