Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Upcoming events......Devotional for Thurs. August 26

.We certainly had a great time of fellowship and enjoyment at the "Mercy Me" concert at the State Fair last night!  Thanks to all of you who joined us there.  We had over 30 Singles sitting together in the great seats Vance had sved for us!!!!  Thanks, Vance.  Attending the concert as a group was a great idea, Faith!:)
 
This Thurs.  August 26....Source Group at Minors Lane  7:30-8:30pm  (see devotional below)
 
Thurs.  Sept. 2....Blue/Red Tailgate service at EWPC Minors Lane 6:30-8:30pm.  We will tailgate together in an area...look for us and join us for food and fellowship, then a great service with music, prayer, and the Word.  Sign up with Cindy if you want to bring food.  968-7744ext. 2.  Bring your lawn chair!
 
Thurs. Sept. 9....McAlister'a on Outer Loop across from Jefferson Mall for dinner/devotions 6:00-7:15pm . We will meet here for our Source Group once a month.**********************  NEW SOURCE GROUP TIME IS 6:00-7:15PM EACH THURSDAY EVENING BEGINNING SEPT. 9.  SERVICE IN SANCTUARY FOLLOWING.*****************
 
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Loyalty:   Stolen Hearts
read pages 31-39  Character Matters by Dr. Mark Rutland
Discuss how Absalom exploited his father, David.
2 Sam. 15:6   The throne was Absalom's by birth.  It would have gone to him if it were not for his untimely death.  This was the inevitable end of his disloyalty and rebellion.  Disloyalty caused his rebellion....rebellion cost him his life. 
Loyalty in Action:
Read scenario of 5 Sunday School teachers and their loyalty to their Pastor. (p.34)
The Strata of Loyalty:
Not all loyalties are created equal.  Spheres of loyalty will often conflict.  Weakness and instability in character will be the result of failure to distinguish levels of loyalty and to resolve this inner conflict.
James 1:8
We can avoid this conflict if we work downward from the ultimate loyalty.  Establish the non-negotiable.
Discuss 2 examples of confused loyalties (p. 36)...1. Christian Woman asked to become involved in prostitution by her non-Christian husband.  2.  Christian woman who embezzled money for her boyfriend.
Marriage:  Our Covenant of Loyalty-
Loyalty to spouse is second only to loyalty to God.  When counselling couples shaken by extramarital affairs, our suthor found that husbands and wives generally ask very different questions.   Betrayed husbands ask about the sex.   Wounded wives more frequently ask, "Did you talk about me with her?"
Loyalty in marriage is quite the same as loyalty in any other relationship.  It means constantly building up the other, even at one's own risk or expense.  When you tear your husband or wife down in front of others, it not only shows your attitude of disloyalty, but also makes the disloyal mate look disgusting in the eyes of those present.  Let's encourage those we love to be loyal to their spouse in their public conversations.  We are doing them a favor if we lovingly do this.
 
Keeping you in my Prayers,
Becky

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Upcoming events.....and devotional for thurs. August 19, 2010

Thurs. August 19....Singles Small Group Bible Study...foyer Minors Lane 7:30-8:30pm
 
Monday August 23....Leaving Evangel Christian School promptly at 6:00pm to carpool to Mercy Me concert at Ky. State Fair. (see email flier sent today FYI)  call 593-2117 or email me back for more info....
 
Thurs. Sept. 2....Blue/Red Tail Gate service at EWPC Minors Lane 6:30-8:30pm.  Bring food or get food there.  Bring a blanket or lawn chair and join Singles group there.  (no Source group study)
 
Thurs  Sept. 9....All SINGLES meet for dinner around 6pm at McAlisters across from Jefferson Mall.  We will study our Character lesson there as we fellowship and eat together.  
 
*****Starting Sept. 9...Source group will meet on Thursdays at 6pm, then go into the main worship service at 7:30pm.  Reva Kasey will be speaking each Thursday in September.   **********
 
Looking forward to you joining us at any and all of these events!    Becky
 
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2nd Character Trait:  Loyalty:  Character in community
read pages 27-32  Character Matters by Dr. Mark Rutland
Discuss Sam Houston's stand for National loyalty and his statement:"The destruction of the Union would be the destruction of all the states."
Elbert Hubbard:  An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
When loyalty is lost, the very fabric of relationship unravels.
What do you think?  "The prevailing wisdom of contemporary society contends that marital loyalty is irrelevant to job performance."
A man is not simply disloyal to his wife;  he is DISLOYAL.  So, a wise employer may rightly expect disloyalty on the job.
Discuss scenerio of the job applicant and CEO.p.30 
Do you agree or disagree with this statement:
"Efforts to isolate or compartmentalize loyalty from the professional aspect of life are misguided and dangerous.  A man does not simply act disloyally in some particular arena of his life, unrelated to the rest.  A man is either loyal or he is not."
read p. 31 politician scandal story...discuss.
Do you deflect praise, admiration and success onto others instead of receiving for yourself?  This indicates the character trait of Loyalty.  It may come at great personal expense, but it will edify and bless its object.
Loyalty never usurps authority.  It refuses to accept inappropriate love or praise that might properly exalt another.  Loyalty is the glue that holds relationships together, makes families functional and armies victorious.  
 
Learning more of Christ together,
Becky

Evangel Singles - WJIE Nite Out!


EVANGEL SINGLES

Nite out to the:

 

88.5 WJIE Day at KY State Fair

JOIN US LEAVING EVANGEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PROMPTLY AT 6:00 PM (5400 MINORS LANE)

 

MONDAY AUGUST 23....

 

WE'LL BE CARPOOLING TO THE CONCERT AT CARDINAL STADIUM!!!

 

 

For more info call Becky Goldsmith at 502-964-3304 ext. 1129 or email at ewpcsingles@gmail.com

 

EVANGEL SINGLES

Nite out to the:

 

88.5 WJIE Day at KY State Fair

JOIN US LEAVING EVANGEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PROMPTLY AT 6:00 PM (5400 MINORS LANE)

 

MONDAY AUGUST 23....

 

WE'LL BE CARPOOLING TO THE CONCERT AT CARDINAL STADIUM!!!

 

 

For more info call Becky Goldsmith at 502-964-3304 ext. 1129 or email at ewpcsingles@gmail.com

 

 


Wednesday, August 11, 2010

August 23 - Monday night- Mercy Me Concert.....August 12 devotional

JOIN US LEAVING EVANGEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PROMPTLY AT 6:00 PM (5400 MINORS LANE)  MONDAY AUGUST 23....CARPOOLING TO MERCY ME CHRISTIAN CONCERT AT CARDINAL STADIUM.   PURCHASE YOUR ADMISSION TICKET TO THE STATE FAIR AT KROGERS FOR ONLY $6.00 BEFORE AUGUST 19!
 
Don't miss this great chance to join in fellowship with other singles of our city.
 
Upcoming Singles events FALL 2010:
September:   a Saturday at Taylorsville Lake
October:   Hayride and bonfire
November:   tba
December:  Annual Christmas Party at the Hoagland home
 
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Character Under Pressure:  Comparing 3 Kings
read pages 20-25  "Character Matters"  by Dr. Mark Rutland
Herod was a tyrant and a cowardice.
David was a warrior king
Jesus was the gentle shepherd with highest level of courage.
 
1.  King Herod:
Fear robbed him of leadership.  Who was he afraid of?
read matt. 14:5-10
Fearful of a treacherous woman, a cowardly king killed a courageous prophet. 
"National character is never as fragile as when leaders are more afraid of men than of God.  When fearful, blustering, lustful fools lead any nation, its character grows weak indeed".  Dr. Mark Rutland
2. King David:
read I Sam. 30:1-6
"In the painful loneliness of leadership, unless a man has already developed the ability to 'encourage himself in the Lord,' his character will fail the test."  Rutland
David learned to encourage himself in God when he was very young.  Remember the bear and the lion?  It became a habit in the alone times of testing. I Sam. 17:34-35
read Psl. 46:1....David knew fear.  Yet he learned in the face of fear to find ultimate courage in his fear of God.  Remember Ziklag when his men wanted to kill him? 
WHEN THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR COURAGE, AND GOD IS ALL THAT THE LEADER HAS LEFT, THEN ALL HE HAS IS EVERYTHNG HE NEEDS.
3.  King Jesus:
Jesus felt intense fear.  Remember the lonely garden experience?  The Bible says that sweat drops like blood splattered on the stone.  He said:  "O God, I don't want to do this!"
Luke 22:42..."Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done".
He rejected fear and didn't even awaken His friends.  Who is the first person we call when we feel afraid?
John 18:8:  "Here I am;  take Me and let these go free."
Read aloud story of courageous crippled child on page 24-25.
 
Determined to be more courageous,
Becky