May 10, 2015 Today 9:15 Morning Prayer 10:00 Morning Worship Children Ministry (Upstairs) Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study & Prayer Children and Student Ministry Women’s Small Group Study Saturday 5 pm Intercessory Prayer Wednesday Praise and Prayer Join us Wednesday night 7pm for a special time of Praise/Worship and Prayer for the sick. VBS Meeting We will have a VBS meeting on Sunday May 24 following the church service in the Gathering Place for anyone interested in helping PLEASE attend. VBS will be July 24, 25 & 26. Ladies Fellowship Join us on Friday May 29th at 7:00 in the Warehouse. We will be painting and cleaning out the kitchen. Please bring $5.00 towards pizza. Community Event We will have a yard sale, hot dog sale and car wash on Saturday June 13th from 8am-‐1pm. If you can donate items or work this event please see Vickie Henson or Abby Temple. All proceeds will go towards VBS and Summer Youth Camp. Instead of donating your items you may rent a table for $10.00. Summer Camp Join our Student Ministries for Summer Camp at Head Waters Lodge June 28 – July 2. There will be dynamic worship, great food, games, rock walls and zip lines! Head Waters Lodge is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains just outside of Staunton, VA. For more info or to register email [email protected] or see Cameron or Abby! Our Bible Reading for May is Acts and 1&2 Thessalonians Speaking with Authority And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (Mark 1:22) Jesus was not the first person to teach the Scriptures to a group of disciples. The people in Jesus’ day had heard other teachers of the Scriptures. What set Jesus apart was that He taught with authority. Too many of the scribes, the Scriptures were meaningless, dry collections of theological speculation, but Jesus taught them as the living words of God. John the Baptist claimed that a man could only receive that which had been given to him by God (John 3:27). When the religious leaders searched the Scriptures, they came away empty-handed. When Jesus read the same Scriptures, the Father gave Him a full measure of His wisdom and His authority. There is a radical difference between practicing religion and sharing a word directly from the Lord. There is a significant difference between worldly reasoning and counsel that comes straight from the living word of God. Is it possible to teach a message from the Bible but not from the Lord? Yes! The scribes and Pharisees did this regularly and left their listeners spiritually destitute. Is it possible to counsel someone with advice that seems appropriate and reasonable and yet is contrary to God’s word? Of course! Whenever you teach, counsel, or share a word of encouragement, be very careful that the words you share are indeed from the Lord and are not just your own thinking. Otherwise, you could become a false prophet (Deut. 18:20–22). God promises to stand by every word He has ever spoken (Isa. 55:10–11). When you share a word that has come from God, you can do so with utmost confidence! THE COMMUNICATOR NAME ___________________________________________ PHONE # _______________ ADDRESS_________________________________________ E-‐MAIL _________________ __________________________________________ CELL # _________________ __ I would like to speak to a pastor __ I am interested in becoming a Christian Welcome, We’re Glad You’re Here