Glory of Christ Fellowship

And it Was Night John 13:21-30 January 28, 2018 Questions for Study and Meditation Read John 13:21-26. What caused Jesus to be troubled? What does this teach us about Jesus as a human being?  What do you think the disciples were feeling when they heard Jesus say this? Who is the disciple “whom Jesus loved”? Did Jesus love him more than the others?  How did Jesus identify Judas? Is there significance to how Jesus did this? Explain your answer.  Read John 13:27-30. Why did Satan enter Judas after he had taken the bread? How did Satan enter Judas—what does this mean?  Why did Jesus say what he said to Judas? How did the other disciples understand his words?  Why does John again highlight the “morsel” in verse 30? What is the significance of the last sentence, “And it was night”?  What’s the most important thing you learned from today’s sermon? From John 13:21-30?  How has this sermon helped you to grow in love for God and others?  ...

Prayer for the Land-Building Issues this Wednesday January 31: We will devote this quarterly prayer meeting to the land-building issues developing. Please come and call on the name of Jesus with us as we seek his will, unity, resources, and power with regard to the long-term future of Glory of Christ Fellowship. We will meet in the cafeteria at the Handke Center from 630-8:00 p.m. For more information, contact Pastor Charlie, charlie@gcfmn.org . Agape Meal Next Sunday: Next week is Communion Sunday and we will share a meal together after the service. See the back of the announcements for full details about this monthly, all-church meal. Abba Pregnancy Resource Center’s Baby Bottle Fundraiser: January is Sanctity of Human Life Month. Pick up a baby bottle at the Abba table and fill it with cash or check. All proceeds will benefit Abba’s ministry in our community. We will collect bottles until February 12. If you have questions, feel free to ask Julie Springfield. Commu...

     From January to March, we will be offering a series of devotionals on our Membership Affirmation of Faith. Our aim in this series is to help Glory of Christ grow in our understanding of truth, our love of the God of truth, our love of one another, and our love of unbelievers. The Affirmation is made up of eight articles of faith, the second of which is entitled “God the Father” and reads as follows: We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ (Luke 10:21-22; Matthew 23:9; John 3:16; 6:27; Romans 1:7; I Timothy 1:1-2; 2:5-6; I Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6).      Oh what a treasure-trove of truths in which to delight! First, notice that God exists from everlasting to everlasting. He never came into being and he w...

We post these worship songs leading up to the worship service so that parents may listen to them in the house or in the car within the days leading up to the worship service. Our hope is that children will hear the songs prior to and it will prepare them to participate in worship on Sunday mornings. Crown Him With Many Crowns Here I Am To Worship Better is One Day Nothing But The Blood The Wonderful Cross Redeemer Savior Friend Light Of The World -- Sermon Text: John 13:21-30 That the next generation will set their hope in God and not forget the works of God (Psalm 78:7).

You Ought to Wash One Another’s Feet John 13:12-20 January 21, 2018 Questions for Study and Meditation Read John 13:12-17. Why did Jesus ask if his disciples understood what he had done? After asking this question, did you think he paused or immediately spoke the next words? What did the disciples call Jesus? Why did Jesus highlight this? What lesson did he draw from it? What did Jesus promise to those who would listen to him and do his will? Read John 13:18-20. To whom is Jesus referring in verse 18? What Scripture is Jesus quoting in verse 18? Who originally wrote it? What did it mean to that person? According to verse 19, why did Jesus say these things to his disciples? Why does Jesus shift the subject from service and betrayal to sending in verse 20? What’s the most important thing you learned from today’s sermon? From John 13:12-20? How has this sermon helped you to grow in love for God and others? What’s the most important thing Jesus would have yo...

Pro-Life Rally at the Capitol Monday January 22: Join us on Monday, January 22 for the annual March for Life at the State Capitol at noon.The March commemorates the deaths of more than 60 million unborn babies killed by abortion and the many men and women wounded by the aftermath.The Crow River MCCL Chapter has arranged bus service.The bus will pick up at St. Michael’s Catholic Church at 9:15 a.m., St. Albert Catholic Church east parking lot at 9:20 a.m., and Mary Queen of Peace, Rogers at 9:30 a.m. Prayer for Building and Land Monday January 22: Join us at the home of Jesse and Sarah Daas at 7:00 p.m. to seek the will and wisdom of God regarding the acquisition of land or a building for Glory of Christ Fellowship. Jesse will be sharing some thoughts from Scripture, after which we will seek the Lord together. For more information contact Jesse at jessedaas@gmail.com (Daas’s address:7361 Lamont Ave NE, Otsego, MN 55301). Parenting Heart Issues Seminar Saturday January 27 f...

     From January to March, we will be offering a series of devotionals on our Membership Affirmation of Faith. Our aim in this series is to help Glory of Christ Fellowship grow in our understanding of truth, our love of the God of truth, our love of one another, and our love of unbelievers. The Affirmation is made up of eight articles of faith, the first of which is entitled “The Trinity” and reads as follows: We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit; and that these are the same divine essence and are equal in every divine perfection, but that they have different roles (Genesis 1:1,26; John 1:1-3; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; Romans 1:19-20; Ephesians 4:5-6).      The reality of the Tri-unity of God is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. How can God be one and also three? And if God is three, how can he be one? Various attempts have been made at ...

Jesus Began to Wash His Disciples’ Feet John 13:1-11 January 14, 2018 Questions for Study and Meditation Read John 13:1-5. What is the setting for John 13? Why does this matter? How did Jesus know that his hour had come? What does that mean?  How did the devil put anything into Judas’ heart? Why do you think he chose Judas? Why did God allow it?  Knowing this, what did Jesus do? What does it mean when John says that Jesus began to wash his disciples’ feet? Read John 13:6-11. Why was Peter resistance to Jesus’ desire to wash his feet? What did Jesus teach him, and the others, in light of Peter’s resistance?  What’s the most important thing you learned from today’s sermon? From John 13:1-11?  How has this sermon helped you to grow in love for God and others?  What’s the most important thing Jesus would have you do in light of this sermon?  Take some time to worship Jesus. Thank him, praise him, and ask for his help as you seek to strive w...

Ladies’ Bible Study: Ladies, join us for the Thursday night Bible Study! We are doing 1 & 2 Thessalonians, using a study guide by Kathleen Nielson. We are meeting at the home of Tayla Bonin from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tayla's address is 11824 - 195th Ave NW in Elk River. Annual Business Meeting Tonight: Join us for the Annual Meeting tonight from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the home of Dave and Susan Fergus (19352 Carson Circle, Elk River NW). We will be voting on the annual budget and other items, hearing from the new building team, and hearing about the vision for 2018. Members are asked to attend but all are welcome. Pro-Life Rally Monday January 22: Join us on Monday, January 22 for the annual March for Life at the State Capitol at noon.The March commemorates the deaths of more than 60 million unborn babies killed by abortion and the many men and women wounded by the aftermath.The Crow River MCCL Chapter has arranged bus service.The bus will pick up at St. Michael’s Ca...

     At Glory of Christ Fellowship, we operate under two affirmations of faith: the Member Affirmation of Faith (MAF) and the Elder Affirmation of Faith (EAF). The MAF is a basic theological statement that we require all church members to affirm while the EAF is a more detailed statement that we require elders, deacons, team leaders, and interns to affirm. The reason we have two theological statements rather than one is this: while the door into the body of Christ ought to be as wide as the Bible will allow, the door into the leadership of the church ought to be more narrow, assuring as much theological and practical unity as possible.      Over the next nine weeks we’ll be dedicating the Sunday morning devotionals to the MAF, one section at a time. The purpose of this statement is to express the truths that a Christian must not deny, or preferably, would affirm. It is not meant to represent all that a Christian should believe, but rather to lay a genera...

Agape Meal Today: After the service today, we will share a meal together in the cafeteria. All are welcome! Ladies Bible Study Beginning this Week: We are starting our new Bible study this Thursday, January 11th. We will be doing 1 & 2 Thessalonians, using a study guide by Kathleen Nielson. We will be meeting at the home of Tayla Bonin from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tayla's address is 11824 - 195th Ave NW in Elk River. Annual Business Meeting Sunday January 14: Join us for the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 14 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the home of Dave and Susan Fergus. We will be voting on the annual budget, hearing about the newly formed building team, and hearing about the vision for 2018. Members are asked to attend but all are welcome. Sunday School Schedule in the New Year: All Sunday school classes will resume next week, January 14. See the back of the announcements for the adult Sunday school schedule.  All-Church Prayer Meeting: Mark your calendars ...

And the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.” Hosea 3:1      We know that Love comes from God. Love does not come from within us. Recently, I wanted to help my own children see this point so I told them the story of Hosea, a man whom God had asked to marry an adulterous woman and stay faithful to her.      My children questioned this quickly, with confusion even “why would God ask Hosea to do this?” The way the question rolls off the tongue reveals how foreign biblical love truly is to us since we tend to love those who love us in return. Jesus had something to say about this in Matthew 5:46. In his call to love our enemies he confronted the worldly notion of love by saying that even the worst of sinners is inclined to love those from whom they get something in return.  ...