Dear Covenant family,
We kept our service short and sweet this past Sunday, with
the risk of impending weather. We had a wonderful time with the 40 or so brave
souls who made it out. We plan on doing last week’s intended message this
Sunday: a message on the Bread of Life. He is a recap of what I wrote in last
week’s email:
"‘I am the bread
of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me
will never be thirsty’ – John 6:35
Do I really want to talk this Sunday about more food and
drink after we had plenty of that this Christmas Season? You may call it an inappropriate subject, but
think again….. The unique claim of Christ is that once we eat of Him, we’ll
never be hungry again. No more food! Lisa Terkeurst, author of ‘Made to Crave’
would tell you that that getting your fill from Him - being truly satisfied by Him – is the best
prevention from overeating as it provides you with the strongest way to be able
to say ‘no’ to that extra cookie and desert that smiles so nice at you. This
week we’ll look at Jesus’ claim out of John 6 as the ‘the Bread of Life’. Beyond
mere dieting, Christ’s claim is that He is fully satisfying, and that by experiencing
Him more fully, we experience a Full Life. Studying this familiar passage has
changed my life this week. I pray it will do the same to you this Sunday.
Mark your calendar for our annual membership meeting this
Sunday
Prayer and Praise
Reports:
Joe and Jim Anderson – co-worker jan, both her and husband
are in serious condition after car accident
Al Gainer – Regular check on prostrate results very
positive. Thank you Lord
Mildred Stringer, Norm Smith, Clarissa van Raalten, Stacey
Gainer
Byron’s sister Kim
Jan 22 meeting with area pastors to discuss plans for a 10
day fall prayer for revival week
Church Calendar:
Wednesday, January 14
1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home
of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1156 Adams Road
6.00 p.m. Elder Meeting
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study –
‘the Making of a Godly Man’,
Thursday, January 15
6.00 p.m. Shared Blessings
Bible Study
Friday, January 16
1.30 p.m. St. Francois Manor Bible Study
Sunday, January 18
9.30 – Sunday School – Al
& Jan Gainer – 1 John
10.45 – Service – ‘The Bread
of Life’
Quarterly Meeting – immediately after the service
Tasks:
Worship: Kari//Pat/Michael
- PowerPoint: Nate
- Coffee/Clean Up – Mason
- Children’s Church – John Pierce
- Nursery - Rebekah Pierce
Growth Groups:
- North:
- Central:
- South: None this week
Monday and Tuesday, January 19 and 20
Women’s Bible Study at First
Baptist, Farmington
Wednesday, January 21
1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home
of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1156 Adams Road
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study –
‘the Making of a Godly Man’,
Thursday, January 22
Prayer for: Meeting Area
Pastors for Fall Prayer ’10 days of Prayer’
Sunday, January 25
9.30 – Sunday School – Al
& Jan Gainer – 1 John
10.45 – Service – Message: ‘The
Living Water’
Tasks:
Worship: Evie/Steve/Michael
- PowerPoint: Nate
- Coffee/Clean Up – Masson
- Children’s Church – Crystal Huebschen
- Nursery – Naomi Smith
Growth Groups:
- North:
- Central:
- South: ‘Parenting with Purpose’ – meet after church at CBC
Saturday, February 7
Man Up: A night with Rick
Horton, 6.00 pm Parkland Chapel
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