Journey Christian Fellowship Entrance

Yeahh!!! It is done. Thank you Aaron. We finally have a railing.

2012 Nov 25 Weekly Update

This Coming Sunday,   November 25, 2012

Special note: Lunch will be at the Braithwaite Café, lunch for around $10

            See menu: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Braithwaite-Studios-and-Coffee-Shop/138190312892032

            Email me if you are going so I can give a count to Jane. If you signed up on the communication card I know you are going.

Have a blessed and thankful Thanksgiving Day!!!

Topic:  “The Heart of It All: Be Holy”,

Read: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Big Read:  1 Peter 1; Leviticus 10:8-10; 19:1-8; 20: 20:1-27

Music: Rachel Spitzer will lead our worship time.

9:15-9:30 am pre-service prayer

10: 00 AM Worship

Noon: Lunch together (no stove available, microwave and refrigerator are available)

1:00 pm   Intercessory prayer (or right after lunch)

This Week:

Tuesday, 7-8 am: No Tuesday prayer this week

Tuesday, 7 PM? Lineweaver Apartments Bible Study

Sunday, 1:30 pm: Intercessory prayer after lunch, contact Luke for info

Pray & Praise for:

Donna came home on Monday

For the grace to thank God and others this week and all year

Howard and Cindy’s coming wedding, Dec 1

Dusty & Carol and their coffee house ministry

Lineweaver Apartment Bible Study: Tuesday PM lead by Lisa

Sound and amp issues

Miriam’s aunt Ruth, we prayed for healing on several areas

JCF Christmas Project

Pray for our Christmas family: father, mother, three boys and one girl.

Thought for the week :

Colossians 3:15   And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. ^(nlt)

Donate your used print cartridges

Bring your used print cartridges to the church. Luke will redeem them at Staples for church office supplies.

The Liberty Dance

This past Sunday we were treated to a spontaneous, innocent, joy-of-the-moment expression of worship by a three year old. I thought of these two verses.

 

Matthew 11: 25, 26    At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. ^26 Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. ^(niv)

Psalm 8:1-2   Lord our Lord,   your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth!

It brings you praise in heaven above. ²      You have taught children and babies
to sing praises to you. (ncv)

The Heart of It All

What after all is the heart of being a Christian?  In the past 25 years many new translations of the Bible have been introduced. After that the Study Bibles came.  Will another translation or another Study Bible really bring us closer to Jesus?  Add to all the Bible options a lot of Christian practices, programs and activities. The flurry of activity can cloud rather than aid the discovery of Christ. They can also make you really tired.  The secret is to have one focus

The Jews have their Shema:  “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.”

In the New Testament, we have Jesus is Lord,

Does Jesus Christ have a solid claim to a place in our lives? He created us and placed us in a beautiful world. He redeemed us from the pain and brokenness of our separation from Himself. Therefore God has the right to claim the place of Lord in and over our lives. Our Christian activities, our Christian events, our Christian programs and our Christian systems, these are not Lord of our lives.  Jesus is the Lord of all.

My personal goal is to remain connected to Him, to hear from Him and respond in life based on what He has said to me.  In the belief, trust and confidence from what God has spoken to me, I move forward. What God shows me will always line up with His promises. Jesus Christ made me, He loves me and He is with me. Any other thought is a lie from the enemy.

Jesus is the one Lord, and He is our one love.

Philippians 1:1-11; Colossians 1:15-29; Deuteronomy 6

PS: I did just get a new Study Bible, a gift from a friend, and I really like it.