Small Group - 19 Oct., Fremen House

Small group is at the Fremen's house today (directions below).

Leave Chatt on St. Elmo Ave., which becomes GA 193 as soon as you cross the state line.

Go past the light at GA 2-A and turn left at GA 341. There is no light and there is a State Farm Insurance office on the right.

Once you pass the hard left bend, turn left a little ways up on Mission Ridge Road.

Turn left on Hill Top.

Turn right on East Circle.
Billy and Gaby are at 1003 East Circle.

Small Group - Sunday October 12th, 2008

Man-Centered Religion

Acts 14:8-18

Sermon

Questions

I believe question #4 is perhaps the most challenging question that I have heard anyone make. That is:

"4. Pastor Travis talked about "colluding with each other to pretend that we are holier than we actually are." Have you ever been tempted to do this? How is that sinful and what are the dangers?"

Our desire to hide our sins and to avoid at all costs transparency is to avoid the Lord's command to all, i.e.:

Luke 10:27 (English Standard Version)

27And he answered,(A) "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and(B) your neighbor as yourself."

Cross references:

1. Luke 10:27 : Matt 22:37; Mark 12:30; Deut 6:5

2. Luke 10:27 : Lev 19:18; Matt 19:19

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   The part of the command that I never really think too deeply about is the "and your neighbor as yourself."

   " And" seems to get me.....but Travis's question really grabbed me. Now the question may be.....how do we start obeying our Lord? How do we lose our pride and selfishness and gain the humility to love our neighbors as ourselves despite all of the sin. How do we love each other so much that we desire to help our neighbors through their sin. How do we stand by them when they don't seem to want to stop their sin? How do we that without seeming to enable them?

   Ah, it is not easy at all to be a Christian.....guess that is why I feel so miserable when I think about how poorly I follow my Master's lead.

   
   

   Prayer Requests:

   
   

   Gaby - Pray that the Lord will give her wisdom and strength as she starts to work full time teaching. Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak to her about taking the job and as to whether or not to have a full time job. Please also pray that the Lord would speed up the healing for all injuries resulting from the recent car wreck.

   Travis - Pray that the Holy Spirit would be especially clear in guiding Travis to develope good habits for his sleep and work cycles. Also pray that the Lord would give Travis wisdom and maturity.

   David - Please pray that the Lord would free David of a problem that continues to plague him. Pray that the Lord shower David with mercy and love.

   Billy - Praise that the job decision was made for him by the closing of the plant where the opening was available. Praise the Lord that Billy did not accept the job offer before the plant closed.

   Bekah - Pray that the Lord will raise up those around her in her new work environment that she will be able to draw on for support. That they would be lovers of Christ and have their eyes firmly on Him first and the world second.

   Dennis - For the Lord to make clear what it is that he needs to do.....with the loss of the income....concentrate on finishing the course on Grant Proposal writing, or job hunting. How can I best serve the Lord?

   Rae - Please pray for the Lord to provide for Rae's wheelchair.

   
   

   Thank you, Miss Bekah for your hospitality and please extend our thanks to your roommates for their generosity in opening your home to all of us in the small group.

   
   

   
   

   
   

12 Oct 08 Small Group Location

We're meeting at Tuggy's house tonight! Bring good food! If you need directions go back through the old posts. It's in there.

Small Group - Sunday September 21st, 2008

Notes from Small Group:

Fasting: Generally agreed the start will be from sundown Thursday and end sundown Friday. Each person may pick a time that best suits them. There is no requirement. Just the desire to try to use this discipline for the glory of our Father in our lives.


Prayer Requests:

Pray for our brother who is suffering from depression. That the Lord would remove this burden from him.

Billy - Please pray for wisdom and peace as he tries to understand the Lords leading in his life as it pertains to the job decision that is before him. Pray also that we all dwell on our blessings and remember to give all praise to the Lord for them.

Pray for our 3 special ones that are trying to understand the joy of the Lord and that we will be diligent in following up with them and mentoring them so that they will embrace the saving grace of God our Father and surrender to the Lord Jesus.

Travis - Pray for Travis to be able to reach his goal of going to bed at 1100pm or earlier.

Libby - Pray for her 12 year old brother who has been diagnosed with ADHD, that the Lord will heal him of this condition.
Note to Libby from Dennis: Please email me at imatrvlr1@gmail.com as I have some information that might be of some use to help in your brother's condition.

Mary - for the Lord to intervene and cause Elsie's jawbone to grow so that she will have to have fewer surgeries to get the results the doctor's want for her. Also that the eye work will go better than expected and that the Lord will provide for the expense of the prosthetic ear.
We all want to praise the Lord with the testimony that Mary gave in how the Lord has directly intervened in several areas for the Corbett's. You are truly an amazing God!

Barbara - to lay her worries and fears at the foot of the cross and allow the Lord to give her peace and calmness. That the Holy Spirit would speak to her in a way that will give her that peace in knowing that all is going according to the will of God and that is best for all of us.

Dave - Pray that the Lord will give him peace, patience and love for his students. That he could see them as Jesus would have him see them....with love and kindness. Also pray that through the Lord, the issues that have been plaguing him and causing the anger will leave.

Gaby - please pray that she can also put her anxieties and feelings of being overwhelmed and weighed down with all of the things she feels that need to be done at the foot of the cross. Pray that the headache that has been present for the past several days will be gone.

Dennis - Please pray that the Lord will smooth the way with the insurance company to provide the funds for Rae's wheelchair.

Please pray for the nation, that there will be a true revival and Christians will take an active part in the political process. Pray that the Lord will bless those that are trying to return us to the moral foundation that we started with. Pray also that he will give us all a desire to vote for those who best represent the Judeo Christian values as given to us by God our Father in his Word - the Bible. Pray also that the Lord will use those in the main stream news media that are his to return them to honestly and fairly reporting the news.

Please pray for Linda as she is waiting for the results of the biopsy and preparing for her trip to Liberia. Please also pray for Linda as this past Sunday was the anniversary of Mike's homecoming to heaven.....pray for the peace of knowing that Mike is with the Lord to ease the pain of separation.

Thank you Billy, Gaby and boys for opening up your home to us for the small group even as it added to the stress of needing to have Billy get to bed early. Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you Pastor Travis, for leading the small group and for your insights. Also thank you for ushering us out in a timely manner....:-)


May the Lord bless us and keep us safe, may he make his face to shine upon us.

21 Sept 2008 Location

Small group is at the Fremen's house today (directions below).

Leave Chatt on St. Elmo Ave., which becomes GA 193 as soon as you cross the state line.

Go past the light at GA 2-A and turn left at GA 341. There is no light and there is a State Farm Insurance office on the right.

Once you pass the hard left bend, turn left a little ways up on Mission Ridge Road.

Turn left on Hill Top.

Turn right on East Circle.
Billy and Gaby are at 1003 East Circle.

07 Sept 2008 Small Group

Small Group is at Tuggy's this Sunday. Bring food. Directions are in a previous post. -Peace

Jesus is like a Mountie?

Um, well, this is pretty doggone terrible, and I hate to keep such terribleness all to myself. Here! Have fun!

http://www.andyosenga.com/2008/08/31/youre-welcome/