Home Study Sept. 12- 17
Home Study Sept. 12th to 17th
Monday-2 Samuel 23:20-23 & 1 Chronicles 11:22-25
What are the God ordained Lions that you are chasing? What impossible situation have you seen God use to bring glory
to himself in your life? Lion chasers understand that playing it “safe” is “risky”. Today pray for boldness and strength like Benaiah.
Tuesday-Daniel 6:1-24
What saved Daniel: His faith? His innocence? His Prayers? The king’s prayers? God’s faithfulness? Lazy Lions? Why did they decide to “find something against him concerning the law of his God”(v.5)?What does this say about Daniel’s character? What can you learn from Daniel’s prayer habits? From his courage in obeying God?
Wednesday-2 Corinthians 5:7 & 2 Timothy 1:7
Today write these 2 verses on a 3×5 card or in a journal and memorize these verses. You can do it!
Thursday-Matthew 5:43-48
If someone attacks you, verbally, physically, or some other way, how do you usually respond?What does it mean,
in practical terms, to “turn the other cheek?” to “go the extra mile?”
Friday-1 Chronicles 12:1-40
Who has God brought into your life?
How have they stood by you in the battles of life? What strategies are you
using in your life to pursue God’s destiny?
Saturday- ReadHebrews 13:17-19
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September 5-10, 2011 Home Study
Monday – Read II Peter 1:12-15
Why did Peter say he was reminding his readers of the things he was
writing about?
Why was it important for them to remember these things?
Is this true for us today?
What can you do to better remember the things that Jesus has done for
and in you?
Tuesday – Read John 15:18-27
Why did/does the world system hate Jesus?
How might the world system respond to us as followers of Jesus?
Should this surprise us?
Who helps us to know how to respond when we face resistance to
Jesus by others in our lives?
What hope and strength does this give you?
Wednesday – Read Matthew 22:34-40
How can these two commandments sum up all the law and prophets?
It sounds so simple, why is it so hard to live out?
By what power are we able to live as Jesus speaks here?
How is the Spirit challenging you? How will you respond?
Thursday – Read Romans 12:1-2
What does it mean to be a “living sacrifice?”
How can we live our lives as an offering to God?
How can we have our minds transformed and renewed?
How does that allow us to know God’s will?
What is Jesus saying here to you? How will you respond?
Friday – Read Mark 9:38-41
Why were the disciples upset?
According to Jesus’ words in verse 39, what is the right motivation for
any choice or behavior?
How important are the small and simple things that we can do in
Jesus’ name? What can you do for Him today?
Saturday – Read II Samuel 23:20-23
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Huge Thank You to Everyone!
Thank you to everyone for all of the non-perishable foods, clothing, books, toys and financial gifts that has been given so generously for our short term missions trip to show the love of Jesus to the Hoopa Tribe in Northern California. Please remember to pray for the team as they travel and serve over Labor Day weekend.
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What’s up in September
Thank You Judy! A big thank you to Judy Fields for all of her work on the church family photo board. It looks wonderful and will be a helpful resource to our church family. Thank you too to everyone who took the time to have your picture taken.
The Prayer Shawl Group is now The Prayer Shawl & Craft Group and will meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse at The Meadows. If you have any questions, call Judy Fields at 541-664-2786.
Looking for Volunteers: Just a Reminder! Last Sunday, Christian Ed. clerk, Lena Anderson made an announcement that the committee is seeking volunteers for nursery and children’s ministries during the Sunday School hour and asked for us to pray about what God would might have us do. If you feel that this is a place where God is calling you to serve please contact Lena or Pastor Mark.
We Will Resume Wednesday Night Activities on September 14th Simple Meal will be at 6 p.m. with Wednesday Night Kids, Youth Group and an adult study beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday Night Kids will meet upstairs. The youth will be meeting for worship, study and small groups in the sanctuary. The adult study will meet in the fellowship hall classroom and will begin with a study on the prayers of Jesus.
All Church Potluck – Sunday, September 18th Mark your calendars now and plan to join us in the fellowship hall following Sunday School and Bible Study. Please bring your favorite potluck main dish, and a salad, vegetable or dessert, enough to feed eight people. There will be a short business meeting afterwards.
Ladies you are Invited to A Baby Shower for Erica (Burton) Chan
Please join us in the fireside room at MFC on Thursday, September 15th at 7 p.m. Erica and Phil are registered at Target and if you haven’t heard they are expecting a bouncing baby boy, due in November! Be sure to RSVP by circling “J” on the back of your Response and Information sheet in Sunday’s bulletin.
Ladies Groups Resume Meeting in September
FWMF (Friends Women Missionary Fellowship) is open to all women of our church. Our time together is spent in fellowship and learning about the work of our missionaries, their needs and those people to whom they minister. This year’s theme is “God’s Global Network.” All ladies are welcome to join us at MFC on Thursday, September 15th, at 10 a.m. A buffet luncheon will follow the meeting.
Ladies Fellowship Group will have their first fall meeting Tuesday, September 20th at 7 p.m. at the home of Patsy Burton. This group plans many of the “all church” fellowship functions. All ladies are warmly invited and welcome to join us for sharing & caring fellowship.
Friends Women Fall Retreat at Twin Rocks Camp
September 30 – October 2 – Women Truly Transformed
Register by Sept. 18 and save $10. Cost is $138. Brochures are on the usher’s table in the foyer. If you’d like to go and need transportation contact Nadine Brood by September 15th.
Each year the retreat holds a silent auction, this year, our FWMF group is planning to send a kitchen themed basket featuring one of our “Recipes from the Heart” cookbooks. If you would like to contribute a fun kitchen item please let Judy Fields or Phebe McManama know by Sept. 15th. Money raised from the auction will go to help purchase new linens and decorations for the Twin Rocks dining hall.
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Seeking and Following
Recently I was thinking about how every job has its own set of frustrations. Take for example a teacher, just when it seem like a student has mastered a new skill he forgets how to do it (or maybe that was just a frustration for my teachers). Or a custodian, who cleans a building from top to bottom, making the place shine, only to have it get dirty the next day. But as I thought about it, I decided that one of the most frustrating jobs in the world would have to be being my GPS.
Quite often I use my GPS as a general guideline rather than the only way to get to my set destination. For example, recently I programmed a destination in Seattle, knowing full well that I wanted to avoid the freeway, which was the way I knew the GPS would take me. I just wanted the directions for the end of the drive, from the place where I would have gotten off the freeway.
So mile after mile I ignored every direction the GPS was giving me until the last mile or so of the trip. If my GPS was a real person she would have been very frustrated by my actions and I suspect that every future time that I programmed a new destination she would ask me if that was really where I wanted to go or was I just going to ignore all of her hard work like I so often do?
That got me to thinking about how we seek, listen to and follow the directions that God wants to give us. Proverbs 3:5 and 6 say, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.”
When we seek and receive God’s direction we can’t treat His leading as I do my GPS, basically saying, “Thanks for the direction but I’ll decide for myself where and when to go.” No, if we want to live in God’s will and experience the life that He has for us we must follow as He leads, without trying to figure out how we can improve on His plan.
To seek and follow God’s will puts us in a place where He can work in and through our lives in some incredible ways. So take time each day to seek His will, invite God to direct you through your day and then follow as He leads. And as you seek and God leads, be looking for all that God is doing in your life and in the lives of the people you touch as you follow His plan for you.
Seeking and Following,
Mark
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