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| WordAbility -- Books of the Bible Word Scramble #6 |
| The last in a series of word scramble Powerpoint Crowdbreakers (Table Games) highlighting selected books of the bible; suitable for use in youth service, a small group setting, etc. |
| WordAbility -- Books of the Bible Word Scramble #5 |
| The fifth in a series of word scramble Powerpoint Crowdbreakers (Table Games) highlighting selected books of the bible; suitable for use in youth service, a small group setting, etc. |
| WordAbility -- Books of the Bible Word Scramble #4 |
| The fourth in a series of word scramble Powerpoint Crowdbreakers (Table Games) highlighting selected books of the bible; suitable for use in youth service, a small group setting, etc. |
| WordAbility -- Books of the Bible Word Scramble #3 |
| The third in a series of word scramble Powerpoint Crowdbreakers (Table Games) highlighting selected books of the bible; suitable for use in youth service or a small group setting. |
| ASSIMILATING OTHER CULTURE GROUPS INTO YOUR CHURCH |
| THE DREAMER WAS RIGHT:
Dr. Martin Luther King’s words still ring true: He noted that Sunday mornings in America is still the most segregated hour of the entire week. If Jesus’ prayer “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” really to be taken seriously, then churches must take another look at the church and not at the culture. We are the problem! Unfortunately, there is still a large racial divide in the North American Church and thus in the culture. The church has failed! The number challenge is to get the church out of denial. |
| Step Into Worship |
| “The true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him (John 4:23).
Each Sunday morning as we celebrate God’s presence in our worship service, I am constantly amazed how the presence of God comes into our sanctuary! It is not uncommon to see people weeping; it is not uncommon to see the peace and glory of God on faces. In his chapter on worship, author Richard Foster shares some wonderful insights that will help you to experience God in a greater way through worship.
How can we prepare for our worship experience each Sunday? Here is what Foster had to say: |
| The Value of The Church |
| In a broken world, where can we turn to find healing? In a spiritually hostile culture, where can we find a place of peace? In times when our lives are empty, where can we find a place where life has meaning? I submit to you that the church is still the greatest gift that God could give to the world! It is no wonder that Jesus called it “My Church”. If the God of the universe valued the church so much that He died for it, then it behooves us to love the thing that matters so much to God. |
| The Problem With Motion |
| We are a church in motion! Why? Because God is a moving God! Sure, one could argue that the Bible teaches us that there are times when we are to stand still. The Sabbath was a day of rest. Also, the Holy Spirit is referred to as our New Testament “rest”. In the face of these references, it is still not hard to find the imagery of God’s people in motion. They were on a journey through the wilderness and even though they were tent dwellers, they had to keep their eyes on the cloud because when it moved, they had to move with it! The New Testament church was a church in motion. The last thing that Jesus told the church was “GO”. They were to go from Jerusalem to Judea, from Judea to Samaria and then to the uttermost parts of the earth. These are the people who created such a movement that history records they “turned the world upside down”.
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| WordAbility -- Books of the Bible Word Scramble #1 |
| The first in a series of word scramble Powerpoint Crowdbreakers (Table Game) highlighting selected books of the bible; suitable for use in youth service or a small group setting. |
| WordAbility -- Books of the Bible Word Scramble #2 |
| The second in a series of word scramble Powerpoint Crowdbreakers (Table Game) highlighting selected books of the bible; suitable for use in youth service or a small group setting. |
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Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Top Cleric, Dies at 81 (New York Times)
Mr. Tantawi was leader of Al Azhar, the oldest and most prestigious center of learning in the Sunni Muslim world. |
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'Jihad Jane' Easy to Spot. What About Others? (ABC News)
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested for allegedly plotting with Islamic radicals to kill a Swedish cartoonist. |
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'Jihad Jane' Easy to Spot. What About Others? (ABC News)
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested for allegedly plotting with Islamic radicals to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Pennsylvania - United States - Jane - Terrorism - Indictment |
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'Jihad Jane': Dangerous New Trend in Homegrown Terror? (ABC News)
The arrest of a suburban Pennsylvania woman known by the alias Jihad Jane , who allegedly plotted with Islamic radicals abroad to kill a Swedish cartoonist , has raised fears about homegrown terrorists in the United States who may be difficult to spot. |
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Local pastor reflects (Americus Times-Recorder)
Eddie W. Green, a local pastor, has seen and accomplished many things in his lifetime. Green, 73, was born and raised in Americus and has spent the past 44 years preaching and sharing his faith with others in many churches around the area. |
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Gay Pioneer Robert Carter Dies (Gay City News)
Father Robert Carter, an out gay Jesuit Catholic priest who, in the early 1970s, co-founded both the National Gay Task Force (now NGLTF) and the New York chapter of Dignity, a gay Catholics group, died of a neurological illness February 22 at his residence at Fordham University in the Bronx. |
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1960 faith issue may echo in politics today (Freedom Forum Online)
WASHINGTON — The “religion question” raised directly in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential run may well echo in future presidential politics, but not necessarily for a Catholic candidate, panelists agreed yesterday in a discussion at the Newseum on “The Making of a Catholic President: John Kennedy, Faith and Public Office.” |
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Balancing the right and left brains at worship (National Catholic Reporter)
A few years ago at my Presbyterian church, we tried a Sunday evening alternative worship service at which we served Holy Communion. It was a terrific idea that ultimately failed for reasons unrelated to weekly Eucharist. |
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Mar. 10, St. Marie Eugenie Milleret, Founder (National Catholic Reporter)
Today is the feast of St. Marie Eugenie Milleret, founder of the Religious of the Assumption. She was born in Metz, France, in 1817. "When she was fifteen, Marie Eugenie’s parents separated and she moved to Paris with her mother and brother, only to see her mother die of cholera shortly afterwards. |
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Pot and the Lord (City Pulse)
The Rev. Wayne Dagit is wading through 439 new e-mails when I visit him in his small, sparse office at the Green Leaf Smokers Club in Williamstown Township. It is 7 on a Wednesday night. |
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