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June 25, 2017

WELCOME!
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE

We are a group of believers who simply try to follow the Bible as a guide for all we do. Everything done in our worship service is something for which we have a Bible basis. You are welcome to participate as much or as little as you wish. We will sing hymns together and we will observe the Lord's Supper or Communion together. We will also have an opportunity to give to the work of God in this area. This collection is for the members here, and if you are visiting you should not feel and pressure to give. Our lesson time will be divided into two groups. The young children will go to our classroom area in the basement where they will be taught the Bible at a level they can understand. The adults will stay in the auditorium for a lesson at an adult level. We do try to serve the community, and if you have some needs that we can help you with, mention it to one of the members. Thank you for worshipping with us.

FAMILY NEWS

YOU ARE INVITED to a cookout and fireworks celebration at Gibson's on Saturday, July 1, at 6:00 P.M. They will have burgers, hot dogs, and buns. Please bring a dish to share, folding chairs, and bug spray. Fireworks will start “at dark o'clock” according to Bill. For more information see Bill or Patty.

POTLUCK NEXT SUNDAY: Plan to come and bring a dish. It is always a good time together, so come and join us. After the potluck at 2:30 we conduct a worship service at Timbers. We need you! Please come with your voice and a willingness to share with folks who want you to visit with them.

JULY 4 NO SENIORS BRUNCH TODAY DUE TO HOLIDAY
JULY 6 Natural Parenting Class — see Mandy Wallace
JULY 11 SENIOR BRUNCH — 11:00 at Golden Corral, Mishawaka
JULY 15 Ladies Class at building at 10:00 AM
JULY 22 Highway Clean Up at 10:00 AM
JULY 23 Commodity for Shults-Lewis is picked up (We have been asked to bring
....canned chili beans and taco seasoning.)
JULY 30 –  AUGUST 5 CASS COUNTY FAIR

TODAY'S LESSON

EXTREMISM

John Clayton

No recording is available for this lesson!

INTRODUCTION
A. People say the Bible is hard to understand, mostly due to extreme views.
B. Acts 14:8 – 13 — an example
C. Religious extremism is all around us.
I. OVER-REACTING TO THE THE HOLY SPIRIT
A. The Bible says the Spirit is active in our lives.
1. Acts 2:38 – 39
2. Romans 8:9 — Do we belong to Christ? — 1 Corinthians 3:16
3. Romans 8:16
B. Extreme view is that the Spirit overpowers us.
1. Physically — trances, tongues, etc.
2. God never takes away our freedom of choice — 1 Thessalonians 5:16 – 22.
C. The Spirit gives us power to do things.
1. Romans 8:26 – 28; Galatians 5:22 – 23; 2 Corinthians 8:1 – 7; Acts 20:35;
....Galatians 5:16 – 26; Colossians 3:1 – 19; Romans 8
2. In all these we are still in control.
II. WE OVER-REACT TO NEGATIVISM.
A. THE “GOSPEL” IS GOOD NEWS.
1. Not a bunch of condemnations
2. Ephesians 1:3; Galatians 5:1, 22; Colossians 1:3; Philippians 1:3
B.Not naive about problems. Whining does not help.
III. WE OVER-REACT TO TRADITIONS — Matthew 15:3 – 9.
A. Colossians 2:8
B. We establish traditions and bind them.
C. What traditions do we have? – 1 Corinthians
IV. WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE AS CHRISTIANS?
A. Verse 19 — A servent to all men
B. Verses 20 – 22 — Putting ourselves in the position of others — walk a mile in their shoes.
C. Verse 25 — Be temperate in all things.
D. Verse 26 — Run the race with purpose.
E. Verse 27 — Exert self control.
F. Verse 27 — Remember Satan is active and can affect us.
IV. RE-READ “WELCOME” MESSAGE ABOVE!


THE BACK PAGE

ON OUR WAY TO CHÍA-ZIPAQUIRÁ, COLOMBIA

This will be my last Sunday with you for a while. If the Lord allows it, on Wednesday, June 28, I will go to Chicago and on Thursday morning catch a flight to Bogotá, Colombia, in South America. On Thursday night the plan is to join a mission team from Peoria, Arizona, and my daughter Wendy. On Friday night I will present a lectureship in Chía at the university there with Jimmy Pinzon, whom I have worked with before, doing the translation into Spanish. On Saturday, July 1, we will do another lectureship at Chía. Next Sunday I will teach a class and preach at the congregation in Chía in the morning and do another lectureship Sunday night.

On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the group will sing at public squares in English, and as crowds gather, the Spanish speaking ministers and workers will set up Bible studies in Chía and the neighboring town of Zipaquirá. There are two orphanages at Chía and Zipaquirá, and I will be doing two programs for children at the orphanages. I am also speaking to the ministers from all over Colombia at a training session on apologetics, and will be doing multiple question/answer sessions. On Friday, July 7, we hope to board planes and head back home, arriving Saturday morning around 1:00 A.M. If everything goes according to plan, I hope to be back with you on July 9, but I will not plan to speak that Sunday.

It will be an exhausting week for an old man, and you probably want to ask, why do it? South America is a country where atheism is growing at a huge rate. The Roman Catholic church has dominated the religious scene in South America for centuries, and the failures of leading Catholics to follow the moral teachings of Jesus have disillusioned many people. Richard Dawkins, a leading atheist, is scheduled to have a debate with the Catholic bishop of Colombia on the existence of God, and organized atheism is plugging the debate. People are hungry to know how we can know there is a God, and missionaries in Colombia are begging us to come. Please pray for this effort and for our safety.

— John Clayton

Our sign by the street!

Our sign on the street says, WHOEVER IS KIND TO THE NEEDY HONORS GOD!

Sign saying from Proverbs 14:31b NIV