Sermon Preview:

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Before I give you a brief preview of Sunday’s sermon from Jude 1:8-10, I want to tell you about three important things that will be happening soon at CPC.

Fall Sunday School

First, Sunday School will resume on September 11 at 9:15 AM. On that day we will go back to our original (pre-COVID) Sunday Schedule of Sunday School from 9:15-10:00 AM, Fellowship Time from 10:00-10:30 AM, and Worship at 10:30 AM.

As always, there will be Sunday School classes for all ages. Our Adults will be studying the topic of the ‘Biblical Doctrine of Sin.’ We will be guided in our study by the extremely helpful book authored by Dr. Mark Jones (PCA pastor and theologian) entitled Knowing Sin: Seeing A Neglected Doctrine Through The Eyes Of The Puritans (Moody Publishers, 2022). I would encourage you to go ahead and secure your copy and begin reading in preparation for our studies.

Officer Nominations

Beginning on Sunday September 4 through Sunday October 2 we will be receiving nominations for the Offices of Ruling Elder and Deacon. Nomination Forms will be available for you to pick up next Sunday. Full instructions will be emailed to you on Wednesday of next week.

CPC Town Hall Meeting and Dinner

At the recent meeting of the PCA’s General Assembly in June, a couple of very important overtures regarding proposed changes in the PCA Book of Church Order were approved and sent down to the eighty-eight Presbyteries for debate and vote. If these overtures are approved by two-thirds of the Presbyteries, they will be voted on for final approval (by simple majority) next June at the General Assembly meeting in Memphis.

Your Session would like to have a meeting of the Congregation to discuss these overtures with you, to take your questions, and to share with you our view of the future of the PCA. We had initially planned to have this meeting in mid-September. However, there was a delay in getting these overtures handed down to the Presbyteries (they have just now been formally passed down for vote), and this means that our Presbytery, Providence Presbytery, will possibly vote on them at our November meeting (at the earliest), or at our February 2023 meeting. The Session believes that our discussion time will be much more fruitful after our own Presbytery has voted on these overtures. This means that we are not exactly sure when our ‘Town Hall’ meeting will take place. But when we can set the date, we will plan to meet on a Sunday night with a fellowship dinner to follow. In the meantime, please pray fervently and faithfully for our Denomination and for our Presbytery and her Churches. And then over the next several weeks, watch for emails from the Session that will explain these overtures, and why we believe they are very important for the health and future of the PCA.

Back to the Devil’s Workshop

On Sunday, we will continue our look at Jude 1:8-10. In these verses, Jude presents what we might call ‘Satan’s plan to create the perfect false teacher.’ Jude is, in effect, giving us a glimpse inside the Devil’s workshop where he is feverishly engaged in the task of constructing and deploying false prophets throughout the world to damage and destroy the Church. Having looked at the first two of the four diabolical components of a false teacher, we will examine the remaining ones on Sunday.

I can’t wait to come before our Lord with you!

Mike

Announcements:

Summer Schedule:

Sunday School is on hiatus and will resume September 11. During the Summer, fellowship will begin each week at 10 AM, with our regular service of worship beginning at 10:30 AM.

Parenting Class:

We wanted to invite all our CPC parents to a parenting class at the church during the month of September! We will frame our group discussion around an audio series entitled Spring Cleaning: Biblical Instruction for Freshening Up the Christian Home. The class will focus on several principles for biblical parenting as well as provide practical guidance for Christian parents.

The group will be on Wednesday evenings during the month of September (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th) from 6:00 to 7:45 in the CPC fellowship hall. For those with small children, childcare will be provided at the church each evening of the class. Please indicate the names of all children in need of care on the sign-up form.

Click here to let us know you are coming!

Questions or need additional information? Please contact Heike Kreitzer at heike.kreitzer@gmail.com.

Yokefellows Ministry:

There is a signup sheet in the Narthex for those interested in assisting deacons with various tasks. See John Dragash for details.

Second Sunday Lunch:

Lunches resume on Sept 11 immediately after church.

New Members Class:

Our next New Members Class will be on Oct 2 from 2-6 PM at the Church. Sign up in the Narthex if interested.

The CARE Center:

CPC will help restock the CARE Center food pantry in August. If you can help, please place items below in box in narthex: cereal, powdered milk, protein drinks (like Ensure), shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, adult diapers, laundry detergent, dish soap. See Joe Sims with questions.

Youth Group:

Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
September 18th
September 25th
October 9th
October 30th
November 6th
November 13th
December 4th
December 11th (Christmas Party)

Sunday night youth group runs from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the church house!

Youth Sunday School:

Parents, please register your child/youth for Sunday School via the Church Center App (Signups) or the link below (will ask you to log-in as member or guest). This will help us as we make plans for another exciting year of classes for nursery to 12th grade! Go to your app or click HERE to register. Thanks!

Senior Fellows:

The Senior Fellows will have breakfast on September 6 at 9 AM at the church.

Women’s Ministry:

Bible Studies:

Mom’s Bible Study will start Tuesday, September 6th
Time: 10-1130 am
Teacher: Amy Schnorrenberg
Topic/Book: TBD
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Morning Bible Study will start Wednesday, September 7th
Time: 10-1130 am
Teacher: Mike Calvert, our pastor
Topic/Book: Devoted To God by Sinclair Ferguson
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Evening Bible Study will start Wednesday, September 7th
Time: 6-730 pm
Facilitator: Cynthia Keen
Topic/Book: In View of God’s Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans by Courtney Doctor
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall

Monthly Lunch: Our next monthly luncheon will be on September 1 beginning at 11 AM at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse located at 1 Timbers Main, Brownsboro. It’s potluck – feel free to bring a dish or just yourself. If you have questions or transportation needs please contact Pat Galecki at 256-244-0612

Men’s Ministry:

Bible Study:

Men’s Friday Lunchtime Bible Study and Fellowship begins Sept 9, 11:30am-12:30pm at the Church. Will study Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s book ‘Devoted to God’ for 10 weeks.

Mentoring:

We wanted to invite our men to consider a one-on-one men’s mentorship at CPC. Are you working through questions of fatherhood and marriage? Wondering how to navigate and lead in your work or home? Moving through the seasons of life can be challenging, especially in early family life and career! We would invite those who are interested in growing in their faith and leadership to consider a mentor program at CPC. If you are interested, there are seasoned men within the church that can offer wise and thoughtful counsel to help guide you in some of the specific arenas of your life. We would love for you to consider participating in a program that can offer perspective and counsel in order that “iron may sharpen iron.” If you are interested, please contact David O’Neil for more information on how to get plugged in! [davidconeil.al@gmail.com]

Career Group:

Please join us for a picnic at Monte Sano Park on August 28th after the morning worship service. Bring your own picnic lunch, & dress for hiking too! Our weekly Sunday evening Bible study & fellowship will resume on September 11th. Contact Jim or Sharon Daughtry for more info. To get on our mailing list for regular communications, please email Sharon at sdaughtry5123@gmail.com

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Virdia Jastrebski, Ramona Edwards, Steve Terry, Bill Cowley, and Elizabeth Holton. Additional details may be found in the Ministries/Prayer Requests section of the church website.
Expecting: Please pray for the Thompsons (September); the Elys (November).
Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries: Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland); Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand); Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand); Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH); Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M); Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA); Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada); Dieter Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL); Gannon Miles (seminary student); The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center.

Online Donations:

If you would like to give to Christ Presbyterian, you can do so at the following link:

Emails:

general inquiries: admin@christpreshamptoncove.org
benevolence needs: benevolence@christpreshamptoncove.org
counsel and ministry needs: matthew@christpreshamptoncove.org
men’s ministry: men@christpreshamptoncove.org
women’s ministry: women@christpreshamptoncove.org
children’s ministry: children@christpreshamptoncove.org
youth ministry: youth@christpreshamptoncove.org
senior fellows: seniorfellows@christpreshamptoncove.org

Address:

288 Old Highway 431
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763