Sunday Night Live
Sundays from 5-6:30pm at Franklin Presbyterian Church
A Time of Fellowship and Learning
Feb. 14th to March 28th:
· “Unbinding the Gospel in You”
· This series will be taught by various members of FPC in conjunction with Pastor Katie. It is a series designed to help us all learn how to grow our church through becoming continually better disciples. Sharing the Good News is truly the underlying mission of the church; sharing the Good News is truly at the heart of Christianity. As Presbyterians, it can be tempting to look at the mission of the church only in terms of how we use our hands and our monetary gifts in the world. It can be tempting to see our church “mission” as service work, and to get stuck there. However, that is only half of the church’s mission. The other half involves figuring out how to share the good news through our words, in addition to our deeds and service work. During this series, we will look at areas such as:
o Trends in church growth and how FPC fits into that framework
o Barriers to growth at our particular church and how we might overcome some of those barriers together
o The importance of participation of the whole church community
o What we value about our church home, and what we hope to share with others who do not have a church home
o What we believe about Jesus and about God’s church, and why knowing what we believe is important for spreading the good news
o Getting comfortable talking about our faith with one another so that we will feel better prepared to talk to others when it is appropriate and/or when asked
o Discovering what it means for each of us, given our own personal faith journey and life experiences, to share the good news that we have been given
Hope to see you there! Be on the lookout for our schedule of future SNL series. Our next series will be on world religions...
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
2010- God is doing a new thing in you...
...What will that new thing be?
How will you welcome God into your heart and into your life in this new year? How will you allow your relationship with our Creator to be molded, shaped, and challenged in 2010? How will you nurture the faith that God has given you in the months to come? Perhaps a new commitment to prayer or a personal silent retreat is in order. Perhaps opening that dusty Bible and spending time with the word is exactly what God is nudging you toward. Perhaps you are looking for a time of spiritual growth and nurture, but aren't quite sure where to look...
One way that the members of FPC are working toward deepened faith this year is through a new time of fellowship, learning, discussion, and prayer. We invite you to join us for our first series, "Unbinding the Gospel in You" beginning February 14th from 5:00 to 6:30pm. This seven week series will help us to allow God to "fill up our pitchers" so that we have something more to offer to a thirsty world.
You, however, will not be physically thirsty during this event. The fellowship committee will be providing coffee, and everyone is welcome to bring snacks and desserts to share! If you cannot make all of the sessions, that's ok too. Come when you can-- you will always be welcome.
May you feel the peace and love of God surrounding you in this new year!
How will you welcome God into your heart and into your life in this new year? How will you allow your relationship with our Creator to be molded, shaped, and challenged in 2010? How will you nurture the faith that God has given you in the months to come? Perhaps a new commitment to prayer or a personal silent retreat is in order. Perhaps opening that dusty Bible and spending time with the word is exactly what God is nudging you toward. Perhaps you are looking for a time of spiritual growth and nurture, but aren't quite sure where to look...
One way that the members of FPC are working toward deepened faith this year is through a new time of fellowship, learning, discussion, and prayer. We invite you to join us for our first series, "Unbinding the Gospel in You" beginning February 14th from 5:00 to 6:30pm. This seven week series will help us to allow God to "fill up our pitchers" so that we have something more to offer to a thirsty world.
You, however, will not be physically thirsty during this event. The fellowship committee will be providing coffee, and everyone is welcome to bring snacks and desserts to share! If you cannot make all of the sessions, that's ok too. Come when you can-- you will always be welcome.
May you feel the peace and love of God surrounding you in this new year!
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