Sermon Preview:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
As you prepare your hearts for worship this coming Sunday, let me encourage you to read and prayerfully reflect upon Luke 4:1-13. What we find here is Luke’s inspired account of the wilderness temptation of Jesus, which occurred immediately after His baptism in the Jordan by John.
As you will remember, there were three temptations hurled at Jesus by the devil, each answered by our Savior with a quotation from the Book of Deuteronomy. It almost goes without saying that this entire episode is shrouded in overwhelming mystery, and as we contemplate the details of this event our minds are filled with a multitude of questions:
Why did this happen, and happen when it did?
How could the Divine Son of God be tempted?
Were these temptations real temptations?
Could Jesus have sinned?
Does this make God the author of sin and evil?
How does this strange encounter fit in to the public ministry of Jesus?
What does this story have to do with our salvation?
As we approach this most amazing and critical event in the life of Jesus, we are going to ‘tap the brakes’ and proceed slowly and with great caution. What we will find here will be nothing short of amazing!
I look forward to our worship together this Lord Day, and I love you all with all my heart!
Mike
Announcements:
Second Sunday Lunch:
We will have our monthly fellowship lunch October 9 immediately after church.
Youth Group:
Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
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!
Senior Fellows:
The Senior Fellows will have breakfast on November 1 at 9 AM at the church.
Women’s Ministry:
Bible Studies:
Mom’s Bible Study
Time: Tuesdays 9:30-11 am
Teacher: Amy Schnorrenberg
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall
Morning Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 10-1130 am
Teacher: Mike Calvert, our pastor
Topic/Book: Devoted To God by Sinclair Ferguson
Location: Christ Pres Fellowship Hall
Evening Bible Study
Time: Wednesdays 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 November 3 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:
Please join the Christ Presbyterian Church men’s group for an evening of burgers, brats, and disc golf on Tuesday, October 11 at 5:30 PM. If you want to invite other men who may want to participate, please do. Please register for the event so we can get a head-count to get the proper amount of food.
Please click here to register for the event
Bible Study:
Men’s Friday Lunchtime Bible Study and Fellowship meets Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm at the Church. Will study Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s book ‘Devoted to God’ for 10 weeks.
Career Group:
Our Sunday evening Bible study & fellowship meets at 5:30 PM at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, 5726 Jones Valley Drive. 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 Elys (November); the Butlers (February).
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 by clicking HERE.
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