Scott's Thoughts

 

Grace Presbyterian Church

E-mail bulletin

January 26, 2005

 

Dear Members and Friends of Grace,

 

 

Christ is coming! Let creation from her groans and travail cease; let the glorious proclamation hope restore and faith increase: Christ is coming! Christ is coming! Come, thou blessed Prince of Peace.

(“Christ Is Coming”, Hymn 324 in the New Trinity Hymnal)

 

Good afternoon! I trust that our consideration during the last few weeks of the return of our Lord has encouraged you in your daily walk with Christ. Nothing puts our day to day existence in better perspective than the remembrance that our Savior came once to deliver us from sin and death, and that he is coming again to complete our salvation. May you be emboldened to live faithfully for Christ as you eagerly anticipate his return.

 

Please note the following information:

 

           This evening, Jan. 26th:

 

-         We will meet for our weekly Wednesday evening prayer meeting this evening at 7:00 p.m. at our house. Please call me for directions or to inform me of any matters for prayer (home, 321-6151).

 

Saturday, Jan. 29th:

 

-         The Women’s Bible Study will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Johnsons’ house. Please contact Marilyn Doerfel (364-0830) or Robyn Johnson (321-6151) for more information.

 

-         The session will meet at 6:00 p.m. at the church. If you have any matters to bring before the session, please let me know.

 

This coming Lord’s Day, Jan. 30th:

 

-         The adult Sunday School class will watch and discuss the next segment of Ravi Zacharias’ video series called “Deliver Us From Evil – Restoring the Soul in a Disintegrating Culture”.

 

-         During the morning service, I will preach from Mark 14:1-11. The message will be called “Extravagant Love”.

 

-         Instead of our usual evening worship service, we will gather with other Reformation-minded churches for a joint hymn sing. It will be held at Northwest Bible Church (http://www.nwbcokc.org/) starting at 6:00 p.m. Contact me for more information.

 

 

Presbytery camps:

 

-         The 2005 Presbytery of the Southwest (PSW) Young People’s Camp will be held July 23^rd – July 29^th in Amarillo, Texas. The camp’s theme is “Covenant Scene Investigation”, and is for students going into the 6^th – 12^th grades. Last year we had several people from Grace attend, both as campers and counselors. I hope that we can send another good-sized contingent this year, as well. There is information and registration forms available at the church. NOTE: If you are planning to attend, register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. There must be 60 registered campers by May 16^th for the camp to take place. Also note: Scholarships are available for those who may need financial assistance to pay for the tuition. Please contact me for more information about this.

 

-         The 3^rd Annual Spring Retreat for College/Career-Age Young People will take place March 11^th – March 14^th at Rancho Richey Refuge near Austin, Texas. The deadline for registration is March 1^st. There are registration forms available at the church for this camp, as well. 

 

-         If you would like more information on either camp, contact me or Betty Brack at betbrack@amaonline.com, or 806-433-5415.

 

Reformed teaching:

 

-         The next time you are online, visit www.AllianceNet.org. This is the website of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. This organization is one of the sponsors of our annual OKC Conference on Reformed Theology. Here you’ll find access to a whole variety of useful Reformational resources.

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Scott

 

 

 

 

Pastor Scott Johnson

Grace Presbyterian Church (OPC)

Norman, Oklahoma

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