Our worship team got together last Saturday to grow as friends, musicians, and worshipers. Check out the photos of their time together.
There was also a friendly, team competition. You can see the videos of the two teams who tied for 1st place below!
Join Jim and Angie (hosts) for a six week study designed to strengthen your marriage. Using the video series titled "The Art of Marriage", you'll spend time learning together in the group and alone as couples. This is a great way to grow healthy marriages in the context of community, learning from teachers like Wayne Grudem, Al Mohler, and Paul Tripp.
The next group meets Mondays, October 3rd through November 7th at Jim and Angie's residence. There is no childcare provided and the cost is $25 per couple.
For the next five Sundays in October we'll be taking a close look at the five solas of the reformation. Come learn how these five doctrines sparked a revolutionary pivot in church history, and consequently framed everything we believe as a church. Sunday School meets in the Women's Club garden at 10:00am
Plans are coming together for our second annual Women's Retreat. Mark your calendars. Details are coming soon. Judy Farley from Spokane, Washington has agreed to speak on the sufficiency of Christ: the power to persevere, forgive, and overcome our fears.
Judy is married to Pastor Bill Farley of Grace Christian Fellowship.
Scott and Rachel participated in last year's Art of Marriage group. Here is what they shared on Sunday, encouraging us to register for this year. It starts in October.
- Scott
Rach and I did the Art of Marriage series at the Cunningham’s a little over a year ago. Up until that point we had gone to a few marriage conferences and seminar type things throughout our marriage. That might come as a shock to those of you who think I need much more help as a husband than what 3 marriage seminars has to offer. I think I’m becoming a better husband since the Art of Marriage series.
I’d invite you to think of this group in the same way you would our small groups. Our small groups aren’t exclusively for those who are near rock bottom in their lives, or for those who are championing Christianity. It is for the members of our church to share in this life together, and meeting together is a precious and joyous occasion for us. The Marriage series is an extension of that except the scope is narrowed to marriage and the Gospel and the obvious fact that it’s only 6 meetings or so. The video content is exceptional, but God meeting us through transparency and vulnerability in community was much more profound. So whether you are newly married or have been married for a long time, whether you are at a low point, a mid point, or a high point in your marriage, it is good to come together to help one another’s marriages be a better parable of Christ and the church. Paul teaches in Ephesians that the covenant between husband and wife is meant to tangibly illustrate the covenant between Christ and his bride, the church. This series is meant to aid one another toward that end. A lasting benefit for Rachel and me is that we communicate better with one another and handle disagreement much better though it took a few awful disagreements in the car-rides over to the Cunningham’s before progress was made.
- Rachel
Like Scott mentioned, the community aspect of the group really blessed us. We were the youngest and most recently married couple of the group and with marriage and Christ in common, we got to spend time with some amazing couples that we wouldn’t be able to spend that much time with otherwise.
One of my biggest take-aways from the group meetings was from the personal stories of some of the amazing marriages of couples in this church. We talked about the reality of dry-spells and times of easy loving passion- the reality of the possibility of “falling out of love” and still choosing to glorify Christ with their committed marriages and the work it takes to see one another as Christ sees us: broken and in desperate need of eternal love.
We hope that if you can carve out some time, that you would choose to participate in the Art of Marriage group. Conversation with good people about learning to love your spouse more like Christ loves us is a good thing, no matter where you are in your marriage, if you are engaged or married for 30 years, we can all use this reminder.
Tea.ology is monthly conversations in an informal setting, with "women talking like women" about God. The topics are chosen to challenge the group, and the discussion leader will ensure everyone is prepared before the meeting.
Enrollment is limited. You don't need to be a scholar, but you do need to be female, 18 years or older, a regular attender of Sovereign Grace, and willing to commit to a series of meetings.
