Sermon Preview:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
The title of the famous novel by North Carolina native Thomas Wolfe, You Can’t Go Home Again, is a very appropriate heading for the episode we discover in Luke 4:22-30. In these verses, Luke tells us about our Lord’s visit to Nazareth, his boyhood home, and His appearance in the synagogue there. While it was the place where Jesus had lived for so long, His return trip did not go well, to say the very least! In fact, His visit culminated with what the late New Testament scholar Leon Morris has called, an attempted lynching.
Why was Jesus treated this way? Why was He rejected back home, by the very ones who knew Him so well? Why would His message of “good news” for the suffering and lost transform the synagogue congregation into a violent mob? Why would Jesus, as far as we know, never again go back home to Nazareth?
On Sunday, our message will once again come from this story that is found Luke 4:22-30. As we investigate what happened that day in Nazareth, our Lord’s ministry will come more clearly into focus. And we will also learn something very important about the condition of the human heart.
Thank you so much for your prayers as we prepare to deliver God’s Word.
I love you all with all my heart!
Mike
Announcements:
New CPC Directory:
All communicant and non-communicant members have joined the new church directory in Church Center. Directory is accessible by members and regular attenders only.
Instant Church Directory will be discontinued on November 30th.
Request all members provide a photo. Selfies work great. Photos help us get to know our brother and sister members.
The only official CPC Calendar is located in Church Center
We recommend you get the Church Center App on your phone using the following steps:
- Go wherever you download apps (Apple Store, Google Play)
- Search for and “Get” Church Center
- The process will request your phone number to verify church membership
- You will receive a 6-digit verification code which is used to complete the process
- App tabs: church directory, official church calendar, groups, sign-ups, donation
Second Sunday Lunch:
We will have our monthly fellowship lunch November 13 immediately after church.
Youth Group:
Fall Sunday Night Youth Group
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!
College Care Packages:
As we draw closer to the holiday season, consider serving our CPC college students by donating items for student care packages. Items given will be packaged and will be mailed out to encourage our students toward the end of the Fall semester. A donation box will be placed in the foyer of the church on Sunday mornings beginning Sunday, October 16th. The last day to bring items to donate will be Sunday morning, November 20th.
Having approximately 25 college students, please brings items such as pre-packaged snack bars, candy, cookies, brownies, encouragement cards, gift certificates for pizza and fast food/coffee, tissue packs, hand sanitizer, wipes, pens, snack packs of all sorts, Fall seasonal items, gum, hot chocolate, tea, microwave popcorn, etc. These care packages will certainly be an encouragement to the students from their church family!
Do you have a college student? As addresses tend to change frequently in that stage of life, please send me their name and updated addresses so that we can have accurate information for our mailout! You may email them to Meghan Elliott at meghan.elliott21@gmail.com.
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:
Book Study:
There is a book study of Pilgrim’s Progress every Tuesday morning between 6:15 and 7:15 at the Cooper house in downtown Huntsville: 405 Randolph Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801. See Joseph Prinzinger for details.
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, 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