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Agape Newsletter 10-29-08: Free Family Movie Night

Hello and welcome into another action and announcement packed edition of the Agape E-newsletter!

We have several events and announcements this week, as well as one significant change of plans. You’ll recall that last Sunday during the message on the economy, that I said we would have an expert panel this Sunday to answer any questions that you might have? Sadly, we are going to have to postpone our expert panel until next week, due to the inability of one or two of our key panelists to be able to make it this Sunday. They are, however, on for next Sunday, so we will shift our question and answer time until then. We will have bankers, accountants and attorneys on our panel - all with the expertise and knowledge to answer your questions. So then - that puts the ball in your court: What questions do you have about the economy? About getting a new job? About your 401 k? About your savings and investments? I do realize, like I said last week, that the economy is an odd thing to be talking about during church, but if you will listen to the opening minutes of the first message on the economy (posted at: http://agapepinson.com/sermons_online.htm) you will hear why I believe it to be an important issue for Christians to be knowledgeable on. Mainly - we are called to be a light in these dark times, and we shouldn’t be ignorant of all the shaking that is going on in the world right now. As I type this message on Friday afternoon, I see that the Dow Jones average has dipped more than 300 points and is coming dangerously close to the 7000’s.

Three other notes of interest for this week: 1. TONIGHT IS FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!!! (at 6:30, see below for more details) 2 PRAYER TIME IS MOVING - beginning next Sunday (not this Sunday) we will be changing our Sunday morning corporate prayer time to 9:15 am, instead of 8:30 am. It is hoped by this move that more people will be able to come and pray together before corporate worship. I will write more about that next week. Finally, 3. Deacon nomination papers will be available in the back of the sanctuary this Sunday morning, on the Crossroads table. In fact, they were available this past Sunday morning, but I neglected to mention that at the end of my message, as I was supposed to. There is space for four names to be nominated - feel free to take the form with you this week, and bring it back next week.

Also: Please remember to pray for Mark Jones this week, as his father died Tuesday morning. Pray for peace and comfort for Mark and Traci, as well as peace and wisdom for his brother’s and sisters. Also, pray for Ron Franks as he had surgery this week, and is recovering at home.

On to this week’s schedule

This Week’s Schedule:

Friday, October 24 (TONIGHT!) at 6:30pm: FREE Family Movie Night in the sanctuary at Agape. Cost? Surprisingly cheap! Tonight we’ll be having food, movies, fun and games at church as your missions team treats us to a free movie and much more. The movie on tap for tonight is the Veggie Tales, Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. I had the privilege of watching this movie recently, and absolutely loved it. (No Kidding!) It was funny, and inspirational enough to bring a small tear to my eye at one point. A very small, manly, and tough tear. The kind that Hercules or Superman might have shed.

Saturday, October 25, 9:30 am: Angel Food orders will be at the church to be picked up -don’t forget to come by and pick up your box! November’s orders are due by November 8th; David has placed a menu online at: http://agapepinson.com/angel_food_ministries.htm

Sunday, October 26 - 8:30 - Corporate prayer. Prayer is so critical in the life of the church, so please join us in the back of the sanctuary to lift up our hearts to God. Don’t forget that corporate prayer moves to 9:15 am next week!
Sunday 9:45 - Small groups
Sunday 10:45 - Morning worship and word. This week we will take a very brief break from talking about the economy, and watch an interesting video, and hear a message on the power of our words.

Sunday night: 5 pm Sunday night at Crossroads, David will be bringing a message that everybody in the church, as well as their friends and neighbors, needs to hear. The title of the message is: When Belief is Not Enough, and here is his description of it: The end of John chapter 2 shows us a group of people who believed in Jesus, yet the Bible says that Christ would not entrust himself to them. He knew their hearts and He knew they were following Him for the wrong reasons. According to scripture, simply believing the Gospel is not sufficient to be saved. Satan believes the gospel. So what does it take to be saved? Jesus said the answer was to be born again - the question is: what does that mean? Join us October 26th at 5pm as we seek an answer.

Tuesday night, October 28: The Nest, homeless ministry at Agape. More information on the Nest: http://agapepinson.com/nest_ministry.htm.

Wednesday night, October 22nd - Back to Matthew this week, as we’ll be tackling the 10th chapter of Matthew - a most challenging, yet refreshing passage of scripture. We will also have food pantry that night, beginning at 6:00.

This Week’s Links:

*****     Here’s a completely free CD of Advent and Christmas songs (the one catch? You have to tell 5 friends about it). It sounds beautiful from what I’ve heard of it. http://www.sojournmusic.com/2007/12/05/advent-songs-2007/

*****     Why is Christianity at it’s best in the midst of disaster: http://www.newmanmag.com/newmanreport/2008/09/christianity-in-midst-of-disaster.html

*****     John (Amazing Grace) Newton on Not Being Afraid (via James Mcdonald): http://familyreformation.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/do-not-be-afraid/

*****    A Civics review: How we elect our president. http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2605119/How-the-U-S-A-elects-its-President.html

*****    Ben Patterson on learning how to pray by using the Psalms: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/october/34.87.html

I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday!

Chase

Jano07

Chase

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Agape Newsletter - 10-10-2008. Yard Sale, Movie Night + more

Hello again everybody, and allow me to welcome you to another edition of the Agape newsletter - now available in print edition (when I remember to print it out)!


October looks like a very active month for us, so let’s get straight away into our weekly schedule and announcements, shall we?

This Week’s Schedule:
Sunday, October 12 - 8:30 - Corporate prayer. If you haven’t yet joined us for corporate prayer - why not come and and seek God with your faith family? We meet at 8:30am in the back right of the sanctuary.
Sunday 9:45 - Small groups
Sunday 10:45 - Morning worship and word. This week we’ll finish up our series on leadership, and examine God’s plan for Elders, Deacons and Pastors in the church. Come join us, and bring a friend!
Sunday night: 5 pm - Crossroads. Sunday night David is going to tackle a very serious issue - How can a good God send people to Hell? If you missed last week’s message, then you missed a powerful explanation of how a good God who is all powerful can allow evil and suffering in the world. Here’s a link to download it: http://agapepinson.com/sermons_online.htm
Here’s a summary from David of what’s coming up this week at Crossroads: Whether in public or private conversation, more than one Christian has been challenged to respond to why they believe a loving God would punish sin and send people to hell. In light of our rebellion, perhaps we should ask how a Holy God can allow sinners into Heaven. To answer these questions, we must search scripture to understand the character and glory of God. Join us October 12th at 5pm as we continue our study of The Gospel.

Wednesday night, October 15, we’ll be having a fellowship meal together, along with some various and sundry fun and games. The meal begins at 5:45, so come join us for some quality food and hang out time!


This Week’s Announcements:
Attention: parents: Please help us keep children off of the stage in the sanctuary. There is much expensive and sensitive equipment on the stage, and recently we have had issues with children getting on the stage and moving or knocking over equipment. Let’s all join together and remind the kids to stay off of the stage when we see them there!
Angel Food orders are due by October 11 (Saturday) at 9:00 am. Cindy and the missions team will be at Agape to collect these, as it is food pantry Saturday. For an online menu, as well as more information on Angel Food, go to our site: http://agapepinson.com/angel_food_ministries.htm

Also here are some more announcements from Cindy and the Missions Team:

1. Movie/game night Oct. 24th starts at 6:30pm
2.Missions yard sale Oct 18th see Sue Taylor if you have items to donate
3. October. is world hunger month.  we will be collecting food/money specifically for food pantry at our church for the entire month of October.  See Cin for any questions.
4. Need personal care items for The Nest  on Oct. 28th.

Just in case you’re not on Sue Taylor’s email address list, here’s her email with more information about the Missions Yard Sale:


Hey guys!  This is just a reminder about Agape’s Benevolence Yard Sale which is NEXT Saturday, October the 18th.  PLEASE, if you have donations that you have not already taken to the church, plan to take them to Agape this Saturday morning before noon.  We will be there working with the donations!  We’ll even help you unload your vehicle!!! If you have donations but can’t get them there by then, please have them at Agape by the evening of the 17th.
Don’t forget, the more the merrier.  Come and visit and SHOP our yardsale.  (This would be a great time for the husbands to buy their stuff back!)  All proceeds further our benevolence work atAgape!

Love you all,
Sue

A personal note:
One other thing before I give you some external links to check out: Sadly, our dog, Kara (a stray who was dropped off at the parsonage a few weeks ago), was run over by a car and killed early this morning. She had a bad habit of crossing the street and going to the bank from time to time, and though it has gotten better lately, she apparently still would go over to the bank early in the morning to greet the bank tellers when they arrived. She was such a personable and sweet dog, and we’re very sad to see this happen - the kids in particular. After I told the kids about it this afternoon, they wanted to see Kara one last time, so I walked them down to the woods where I had moved her for them to say goodbye. On the way back up to the parsonage, Chloe looked at me and asked, “Why does God let bad things like that happen?” Answering that question on a level that a child (or even an adult) can understand is quite challenging, but David did an excellent job of doing just that last Sunday at Crossroads (see the link above to download the message).
Maybe you have somebody like Kara in your life. Not a dog, of course, but a friend or family member who is engaging in dangerous/risky behavior. All evening, I’ve been asking myself if I could have done anything different to prevent what happened this morning. If you have a friend or family member that is in a similar position, don’t wait until catastrophe strikes to help out or intervene in some way - otherwise you’ll be like me, wondering what you could have done differently, but knowing that it might be too late.
Finally, some links to sites and articles worth checking out:

*****    Adrian Warnock is one of my favorite Christian bloggers. Here, he has a video of Billy Graham preaching in 1958: http://adrianwarnock.com/2008/10/video-billy-graham-preaching-in-1958.html
Also on his site this week is an article from Charles Spurgeon (the Baptist “Prince of Preachers”) that states that conviction of sin is necessary for salvation: http://adrianwarnock.com/2008/10/spurgeon-conviction-of-sin-essential.html

*****     Here’s a thought provoking article that I don’t entirely agree with, but definitely find some merit in. What the Church should learn from Google: http://swerve.lifechurch.tv/2008/09/17/what-the-church-should-learn-from-google-1-of-many/
*****     From ThinkChristian (quoting the pope): Our financial systems are built on sand. Boy, has that been evident this week! http://www.thinkchristian.net/index.php/2008/10/07/financial-systems-built-on-sand/
*****     Were you aware that the Christians in Orissa, India are currently undergoing major persecution? Please pray for them! http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/november/3.15.html
More information and a video from Gospel for Asia: http://gfa.org/orissa-video  - The speaker in this video is K.P. Yohannan a very trustworthy and Godly man, whom I have enormous respect for. Keep in mind that there may well be more Christians in India than in America. I am almost certain that there are more Christians in China than in America. Food for thought.
That’s it for this week! If you have questions, comments, prayer requests or announcements, please let me know by replying to this email!
Grace and Peace,

Chase