Scott's Thoughts

 

Grace Presbyterian Church

E-mail bulletin

April 7, 2005

 

Dear Members and Friends of Grace,

 

Hello from the Pastor’s study! Please note the following information:

 

            Friday, April 8^th:

 

-         The Rev. Eric Alexander from Scotland will be speaking on “The Glory of Christ” this evening from 7 – 9 p.m. at Faith Bible Church in Edmond. Rev. Alexander is a great preacher and I know you will find his messages challenging and edifying. For more information, go to this website: http://www.whitefieldsociety.net/static/04-conf.htm. Or, give me a call (321-6151).

 

          Saturday, April 9^th:

 

-         The Men’s prayer breakfast will meet at the church building at 8:00 a.m. Note that our starting time will be half an hour later than usual. Please call me for more information.

 

This coming Lord’s Day, April 10^th:

 

-         The adult Sunday School class will study chapter 5 of “A Call to Spiritual Reformation – Priorities from Paul and His Prayers”. We will consider how Paul’s passion for people gave shape to his prayers.

 

-         During the morning service, I will preach from Mark 15:21-41. We will observe the Lord’s Supper this morning, and take up a diaconal offering as well.

 

-         The evening service begins at 6:00 p.m. I will give a devotional message on Psalm 19.

 

New Member’s Class:

 

-         A new member’s class has begun meeting on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 at the Johnsons’ house. While the class is designed to prepare those interested for membership at Grace, anyone is welcome to join the study (member or not). We are working our way through “Confessing Christ” by Calvin Cummings. We are covering basic Bible teaching as well as looking at the particular distinctives we hold as a Presbyterian and Reformed church. Please let me know if you are interested in attending.

 

Stamps for Missions:

 

-         The Foreign Missions Committee is accepting cancelled stamps in order to raise funds for the purchase of Bibles and Reformed literature for the people of Haiti. Instructions on what stamps to save, how to prepare them, and where to send them, are available on the table in the narthex of the church.

 

Eric Pyle’s work with Wycliffe Bible Translators:

 

-         Read Eric’s latest newsletter (“Eric’s Heart Language – Explorer”) for an update on his work in developing software for Bible translation: http://www.opcNorman.org/Wycliffe/EricPyle/newsletters/heart_lang_exp_mar05.pdf

 

Young People’s Camp:

 

-         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.

 

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

 

Opportunities for service:

 

-         Grace Presbyterian will again be involved with the annual Oklahoma City Conference on Reformed Theology. The conference dates are Sept. 30^th and Oct. 1^st, and the speaker is Dr. Michael Horton of Westminster Seminary in California. You may have heard his radio program, “The White Horse Inn”, or be familiar with the magazine he edits, “Modern Reformation” (Dr. Horton also happens to be Faithann Basore’s uncle). Volunteers are needed to help with registration, ushering, and other types of service. Please call me if you would like to help in any way with the planning and running of the conference. For more information on the conference, go to: www.reformokc.com.

 

Interesting link:

 

-         Ruling Elder Andrew Moody of Faith Presbyterian Church (Garland, TX) has begun a new website featuring Reformation art: http://www.reformationart.com/.

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Scott

 

 

 

 

Pastor Scott Johnson

Grace Presbyterian Church (OPC)

Norman, Oklahoma

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