Book Study with Discussion
Who: High School Grads to mid twenties
When: Sundays at 6PM
Where: Church Office
Cost: $10 for the book
Idea: Is it God talking to you, or just the late night pizza? How do you know when God is talking to you? What does God want you to do with the rest of you your life? This is a study in how to listen for God’s voice.
Schedule: Every Sunday Starting September 27 through December 13, skipping November 22 for Thanksgiving Break.
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Judges 14-15 | This week Samson gets married, kills a bunch of people and becomes a Judge for Israel. Yes! It was all during the wedding feast! What a guy! He creates so much disdain in among the Philistines that they mass an army to come find him hiding in Israel. Hint: It doesn’t end well for the Philistine army.
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Judges 13 |It is the beginning of the end for the 400 years of the Judges. A messenger from God gives Samson’s parents specific instructions to prepare for the coming Hero of Israel.
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Judges 13 |Jehthah is not your typical leader of Israel. He is a rough and tumble cowboy that rubs people the wrong way and makes lots of mistakes. Okay, maybe it is more typical than I thought….
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We believe that coming to a worship service on the weekends is a good start to being involved in community. The corporate worship experience, sound Biblical teaching and good coffee are essential in establishing a strong connection to God, but that is only half the journey.
Strong Christian development also needs a strong bond with other Christian believers who are on the same journey. It is not just beneficial, but essential, that we get to know a wide variety of people in the church, find people you can count on and learn to trust a few and allow them to speak into your life. Without this, we fail to invest in relationships that sustain us in the good times and the bad. We need these opportunities to put Biblical truths into practice.
We believe in our Community Groups. We are continually seeking to create community though all sorts of means as people spend time together. Some groups are studying the Bible. Some are reading though books on living out the Christ-like life. Others are playing softball together.
You see, we don’t care why people get together and we want to see a larger percentage of our community involved. That is why we are making changes to the way we develop our Community Groups. It is our hope that everyone finds a place in some kind of small group within the fellowship of the East Ave Community Church.
Here is what to expect in for the fall:
Take a a month off: Coinciding with the start of the public schools, all small groups will take a month off. During those weeks, we will publish a list of the Community Group offerings for the fall. This list will include who is leading the group, which book, study or activity is involved, meeting time, day of the week and even what days will be skipped (holidays, vacations and the like).
Run for 12 weeks: Rather than open ended schedules, these groups will be somewhere around 12 weeks long – depending upon scheduling and length of curriculum, etc. At the end of 12 weeks, your commitment to the group ends. For the fall, all groups will start in the last half of September and end in in early December.
Take another month off for sign-ups: You can sign up with the same leader to study something different or find another group all together. For example, in the winter you may want to be a part of a couples community group and in the spring you may want to play softball.
We don’t care what kind of group you join. We just want you to be a part of something that meets weekly outside of weekend worship services! Yes, it is that important.
If you would like to know more about leading a group this fall, please email Ruth Rosemann:
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Judges 6 |As indicative of all the Judges, Gideon was no the type of hero anyone would have picked in advance. He was the expendable son of an unimportant family in an unimportant tribe. He was not a devout follower of the Hebrew God, Yahweh. Only God can call someone so unqualified and be so patient while he comes around!
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Next Membership Classes:
Saturday, August 29, 2009 @ Noon in the Church Office
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 @ 7PM in the Church Office
Membership at East Ave Community is about making a purposeful decision to align yourself with the people and mission of the church. Membership signifies that a person within our congregation is ready actively working towards our common focus and direction within our worshiping Body of Jesus. We believe that a life following Jesus is an individual choice, but is lived out in community. We we seek to work together to develop lifestyle of service, humility and generosity.
Within our church, there are many levels of involvement, most of which are rather informal. Many people faithfully attend services for years and we do not make a day to day distinction.
You can learn more about what it means to be a member of our church by being part of one our EACC 101 classes. We hold six a year, usually two in January, two in April and two in August.
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