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The Role of the Holy Spirit – Pt .1

Robert Grisham — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:51:56 +0000

Last Sunday night we looked at the inward dynamics of the Holy Spirit. Jesus made the bold statement shortly before he died that it was to their advantage that he leave, because he would be sending the Holy Spirit. Last week we looked at why that was the case. Here is a link to the handout that was given. As well, if you want to do further study on the role that the Spirit plays in our lives and in our church, I suggest you spend some time going through these Scripture passages. You can listen to last week’s talk here.

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Community Prayers 05.13.12

John Carroll — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:40:55 +0000

As a community, we can support and celebrate with each other through prayer. Join us in praying for those both spoken and unspoken during Sunday liturgy.

Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

Kristi will be a Mother this time next year. (Nate)
My dear friend’s recent successful surgery (Ms Kathy)

… let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Prayers of Petition. For …

For the selling of our home (Nate & Kristi)
My father’s upcoming surgery (Dan)
God to heal the sick and hurt (JAC)
Mandy and Adam as they travel (Ms Kathy)

… let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.

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Thanks NC!

Robert Grisham — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:08:44 +0000

Last night we had a volunteer appreciation dinner at Peabody Elementary School. Mandy made a video to highlight all of the volunteers. I was reminded once again how grateful I am to be a part of this church. You guys are all over this thing!

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Pause and Play (Part 1)

John Carroll — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:41:14 +0000

I had the privilege of sharing last night in our series on the Life of Jesus. It was the first of a two part message called “Pause and Play” looking at the things Jesus chose to do and not to do during his life.

Last night we focused on the things Jesus chose not to do, specifically looking at when he was resisting the temptations of the devil as recorded in Matthew 4. The premise, thoughts, and lay out of this message came from what I learned from Andy Stanley teaching on this same text in a four part series called “Pause”.

Below are some notes from the message. They may not make complete sense with out having heard the teaching. Hear the talk on-line here.

The three types of temptations Jesus faced are the same types of temptations all of our temptations can be categorized in.

- Meet a legitimate need in an illegitimate way. (Ch4 v.3)
- Use God to try to accomplish your own ends. (Ch4 v.6)
- To do the right thing, at the wrong time, in the wrong way. (Ch4 v.9)

We also practiced talking to temptation when we are tempted.

“Temptation….
You will not steal my Future.
You will not steal my Family.
You will not steal my Faith.”

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Worship Music

Robert Grisham — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:32:58 +0000

After last night’s worship time, I wanted to share some resources to help you experience the presence of God on a daily basis. Here are several things I’ve found to be helpful.

I believe that carving out space for Bible reading is extremely important. That’s why we’ve spent the last few months going through the Bible reading plan. So too is prayer. The ACTS prayer pattern (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) that was mentioned last might be helpful to you with this. Understanding and believing that you can talk to God any time and any place is pretty remarkable, and will change your life if you live out that reality. Put these two together and you have Scripture meditation, or something like the Lectio Divina exercise that Mandy led us in last night.

And then there’s music. Music plays a big role in a lot of our lives. We can tell you where we first heard our favorite songs; what we were doing and the meaning it’s had in our lives. I’m no different when it comes to this. Worship music has also played a big role in my life. There are some days when I’m driving to work when my soul needs more than talk radio (OK, just about everyday my soul needs more than talk radio).

If you don’t own any music that stirs your soul to worship God, I’ve created a Spotify playlist that will get you started. Enjoy!

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Community Prayers 4.08.12

John Carroll — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:59:43 +0000

As a community, we can support and celebrate with each other through prayer. Join us in praying for those both spoken and unspoken during Sunday liturgy.

Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

Jesus raising from the dead. (John)
My family (Adam)
Being able to see family this weekend (Virginia)
Giving Adam a hunger for God’s Word (Robert)
Good a school in Peabody Elementary (Miles)
This day of celebrating your son’s resurrection (Ms Kathy)

… let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Prayers of Petition. For …

Those who have yet to meet Jesus (John)
Teachers to have strength to finish the year (Virginia)
The hungry and the sick (JAC)
A boy in Munford who had a lawn mower accident (Ms Kathy)

… let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.

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Kutrell Needs A Family

John Carroll — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:55:56 +0000

Kutrell is currently pursuing a family. He desires adoption and is seeking and hoping for a family here in Memphis.

Kuttrell is an extremely bright child. He has so much untapped potential that needs to be developed. Kuttrell gets along well with his peers and is always very helpful. This affectionate teen would benefit from a one or two- parent home, although he would prefer a family with a mother figure. Kuttrell has a brother living in the Memphis area with whom he would like to remain in contact after the adoption. Kuttrell will also benefit from a family who will continue to take him to counseling.

Here is how Kutrell describes himself:

“I am a smart honor roll student. I enjoy playing basketball and would like to play on a school or community basketball team. I would like a one or two-parent home that will accept me for who I am and love me forever. I would like a home that has other children who live there—they can be younger or older than me. I would love for my family to have some dogs that I can help take care of.”

Please help us share Kutrell’s need. He has asked us to help him spread the word about his desire.

You can post this link on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Learn more about Churches for Children here.

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Passion Week Readings

Robert Grisham — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:23:50 +0000

Now that the website is back up, here’s where we are with our weekly readings. The readings between March 23 and April 12 span one week in the life of Jesus. We call it Passion Week. Below are the readings. If you’ve fallen behind, this is a great place to pick back up.

3/23 Mark 11:1-33

3/24 Mark 12:28-44

3/25 Mark 14:1-11

3/26 Mark 14:12-25

3/27 John 13:1-20

3/28 John 13:21-38

3/29 John 14:1-30

3/30 John 15:1-27

3/31 John 16:1-15

4/1 John 17:1-26

4/2 Mark 14:32-52

4/3 Mark 14:53-72

4/4 Matthew 27:3-10

4/5 Mark 15:1-15

4/6 Mark 15:16-41 and John 19:31-37

4/7 Mark 15:42-47

4/8 Mark 16:1-8

4/9 John 20:1-18

4/10 John 20:19-29

4/11 Luke 24:13-35

4/12 John 21:1-19

4/13 Matthew 28:16-20 and Acts 1:6-11

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Website Up and Running

Robert Grisham — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:52:33 +0000

Thanks for your patience with our website. She had a nasty virus but is now feeling much better. Content is forthcoming. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Week 7 Readings

Robert Grisham — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:26:56 +0000

We’re approaching the halfway point of our readings. My prayer for us through this has not been that we would check off our Bible-reading boxes, nor that we would simply gain more knowledge. My prayer has been and currently is that through these readings, and through this quiet time every day, we would encounter the Father.

This week we spend the bulk of our time on the feeding of the 5000, and the controversial teaching that followed.

2/20 Matthew 10:16-33

2/21 Mark 6:14-29

2/22 Mark 6:30-44

2/23 Mark 6:45-56

2/24 John 6:22-40

2/25 John 6:41-59

2/26 John 6:60-71

You can download the entire reading schedule here.

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