Scott's Thoughts

Grace Presbyterian Church

E-mail bulletin

November 8, 2005

 

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

(Psalm 19:1)

 

 

Dear Members and Friends of Grace,

 

As we have been looking at the opening chapters of Genesis during our morning services, we have been reminded that the world we inhabit, having been made by God, is a constant reminder of the “goodness, wisdom, and power God” (WCF I:1). We often take our surroundings for granted and forget that, if we are only willing to stop and listen, we may hear the never-ending testimony that creation itself speaks to the majesty and glory of God. And as Christians, we are filled with joy and wonder that the God who has created all things has come down to us in the person of Jesus Christ his Son to give us the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Praise God that he is both our Creator and our Redeemer!

 

Note the following information:

 

Wednesday, November 9^th:

 

-                           The Men’s Breakfast Bible Study will meet at Denny’s in Norman at 6:30 a.m. We will continue our study of Romans. All men are invited.

 

-                           The Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Johnsons’ house. Please contact me with any matters for thanksgiving or prayer. Singles are invited to our house for dinner before the prayer meeting, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

 

Friday, November 11^th:

 

-         There will be a special ordination and installation service for the new pastor of Knox OPC, Mr. Adam Ostella. The service will be at Mayfair Center, 3120 NW 48^th St. in Oklahoma City, and will begin at 7:00 p.m. I hope that many from Grace will be there to encourage our brothers and sisters at Knox, and to help welcome the Ostella family to Oklahoma.

 

Saturday, November 12^th:

 

-                           The Men’s Prayer Breakfast will meet this morning at the church at 8:00 a.m. There will be both breakfast and a time of prayer. All men are invited to attend.

 

This coming Lord’s Day, November 13^th:

 

-         The adult Sunday School class will continue its study of the “The Christian Life” by Sinclair Ferguson. This week, we will consider “Perseverance”.

 

-         The morning sermon will be on Genesis 2:4-17. The sermon will focus on the two trees in the garden of Eden – the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.

 

-         The Lord’s Supper will be administered at the morning service. Also, our monthly diaconal offering will be received.

 

-         At the evening service, we will watch and discuss an R.C. Sproul teaching video entitled, “What Is Reformed Theology?” This will be a twelve-part series and I encourage you to invite anyone you think might be interested in learning more about Reformed theology to join us.

 

Sunday morning, November 27^th:

 

-         We will receive our annual Thank Offering during this morning’s service. The money received for the Thank Offering will go directly to support the various ministries of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church: Christian Education, Home Missions, and Foreign Missions. Prayerfully consider what you can give to help continue the world-wide gospel ministry of the OPC.

 

Sunday evening, December 11^th:

 

-         Rev. Stephen Atkinson of Christian Witness to Israel (www.cwi.org.uk), will speak to our congregation at the evening service on this Lord’s Day. Rev. Atkinson will be visiting us from Ireland and will speak about the Bible’s teaching on the Jewish people and how his organization is working to bring the gospel to Jews both in modern-day Israel and in other parts of the world. His ministry to us should be both very educational and edifying as we learn what God is doing through the church to reach the physical descendents of Abraham with the good news of Jesus Christ.

 

OPC website:

 

-         The OPC website has just been completely redesigned. Go to www.opc.org to visit the much-improved website.

 

Grace Presbyterian’s website:

 

-         Eric Pyle has updated our church’s website with sermons and Sunday School classes up to October 16^th.

 

Hurricane Relief:

 

-         The OPC has been actively working to help those who have suffered from the damage done by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This includes sending teams of volunteers to the Gulf region to help with clean-up and to help rebuild damaged property. To read more, and see some pictures of the affected areas, go to www.opc.org and click on “Hurricane Katrina Report and Volunteer Information.”

 

Eric Pyle’s work with Wycliffe Bible Translators:

 

-         Read Eric’s latest e-mail update concerning his work as a software developer for Wycliffe:

 

http://www.opcnorman.org/Wycliffe/EricPyle/newsletters/heart_lang_exp_sep05.pdf

 

Outreach:

 

-         There are 550 door hangers ready to distribute in a Norman neighborhood. These door hangers contain a brief message from the Pastor, our tri-fold flyer with information about the church, and one of our bookmarks. If you would like to get some exercise and help with distributing these door hangers, let me know.

 

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Scott

 

 

 

 

Pastor Scott Johnson

Grace Presbyterian Church (OPC)

Norman, Oklahoma

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