Life@First Congregational 1/22/09
Published: Fri, 01/23/09
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Volume 8, Number 2 January 23, 2009 |
Loving God, Loving Others, Serving the World|
Walk On the Water III &
Men's Fellowship Camping Trip
Everyone who left with groups from our church last Friday has safely returned! Makenzie
Button, India O'Donnell, Denise Robinson, Courtney Savino, and Meghan
Whisenhunt went with Carol Lewis and Janet Lisle to the Key Biscayne
Community Church to attend the third annual Walk on the Water Retreat. They joined 120 U.C.C. youth and
their leaders from all over the state of Florida.The theme for the retreat was based on Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan River.
Another
group headed the opposite direction to spend the weekend together at
Highland Hammock State Park. 25 members and friends of our church
roughed it for two nights in the cold (at least by Florida standards)
and enjoyed a great time of fellowship together. |
This Week's Message Rev. Dr. John Button offered some thoughts on what to do when we get into a "pickle," when there is something we want or need to do and we just can't seem to get motivated enough to do it. There are very few that would not benefit from listening to this sermon, "What Lights Your Fire?" You can listen to it here. Next Week's Message
This coming Sunday, Pastor Jason begins a new series on "Encounters With Christ," looking how unique individuals in scripture encountered Jesus in different ways. We'll start this week with Nicodemus. | |
First Big House of 2009!
 Next Friday, January
31st will be the First Big House of 2009. What is Big House? Check out
this video. It is an opportunity for all the neighborhood kids and
their families to get together for fun and worship. Join us at 6:00
for dinner and 7:00 for Big House!
Experiencing God
 A
phrase in John Button's sermon caught my attention as I was listening
to it this morning. "We aren't called to believe in God; we are called
to experience God." I believe in God. I know a whole lot about God. I
can explain and defend God from a conservative evangelical perspective
or a liberal, social justice perspective.The thing is, God cannot be
explained, and God, most assuredly, does not need to be defended. God
is God! God is the source of all life, and love, and power and I want
to experience more! Thank You God for
reaching out to me. Thank You for the gift of Jesus, the Christ,
through whom I am able to experience you in a very real way. I pray
that Your Spirit will inhabit my humble attempts to experience more of
You.
What if First
Congregational Church of Lake Worth became more than just a place where
we learned about God, but a movement that facilitated the experience of
God in our lives and in our world? How do you experience God? I would love to hear!
Peace,
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This Week's Opportunities
Friday 1/23 7:00 PM Meditation and More
Church Parlor
Sunday 1/25
10:30 AM Sunday Worship,
"Encounters with Christ:
Nicodemus"
11:45 AM Diaconate Meeting,
Church Parlor
Monday 1/26
7:00 PM Meditation,
Church Parlor
Tuesday 1/27
10:00 AM Meditation,
Church Parlor
7:00 PM Church Council,
Church Parlor
Wednesday 1/28
5:30 PM Outflow
Church Parlor
Thursday 1/29
10:00 AM Bible Study
Gospel of John
Church Parlor
6:30 PM Bingo, Fellowship Hall
Big House Rehearsal,
Sanctuary
Friday 1/30
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Big House,
Sanctuary
Meditation and More, Parlor | |