Skip to main content

Holy Week and Missions Sunday at Glory of Christ Fellowship

By Anonymous
     The arrest, trial, conviction, torture, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus are central to human history and, more importantly, to the gospel itself (see 1 Corinthians 15:3-9). Without this central part of the story of Jesus, there is no forgiveness of sins (Hebrews 9:22), there is no defeat of Satan (Colossians 2:15), there is no reconciliation with God (Romans 5:10), and there is no eternal life (Romans 5:21).

     Because this three-day period in the life of Jesus is so important, it is worthy of an annual time of meditation, prayer, repentance, and worship. Therefore, we invite you to join us for the following services and activities wherein we will ponder the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus and seek to apply his amazing grace to our lives.
     Since we will highlight the Gospel of Matthew this year, we also invite you to carefully and prayerfully meditate on Matthew 26-28 over the next two weeks.
  • March 30 Good Friday Service from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Handke with worship, prayer, and readings from the Gospel of Matthew.
  • April 1 Easter Sunday Worship from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Handke with worship, prayer, and a message from Matthew 28:1-15.
  • April 1-May 20 Abiding in Christ: 50 Days of Prayer and Fasting. This special emphasis will help us to seek the mind and heart of Jesus together as we explore options for the long-term lease or ownership of a property in Elk River.
  • April 8 Missions Sunday Worship from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Handke with a guest worship leader and Pastor David Livingston of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis preaching from Matthew 28:16-20.









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

To Have My Soul Happy in the Lord, by George Muller

By Anonymous
To Have My Soul Happy in the Lord By George Muller “It has pleased the Lord to teach me a truth, the benefit of which I have not lost for more than fourteen years. The point is this: I saw more clearly than ever that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not how much I might serve the Lord, or how I might glorify the Lord, but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man might be nourished. “I saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God—not prayer, but the Word of God. And here again, not the simple reading of the Word of God so that it only passes through my mind just as water runs through a pipe, but considering what I read, pondering over it, and applying it to my heart. To meditate on it, that thus my heart might be comforted, encouraged, warned, reproved, instructed. And that thus,...
Post a Comment
Read more

Billy Graham, Holiness, and Leadership

By
A few years ago, I was listening to a radio program on which Marshall Shelley was being interviewed about his new book, The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham (Zondervan, 2005). They were giving away a few copies of the book to those who called in, and something inside me felt compelled to call. But I didn’t have a good question to ask, so I prayed to the Lord and said, “If you want me to have a copy of this book, please give me a good question to ask and I’ll call.” I’m not sure if the Lord gave me this question or if it just popped into my head, but one way or the other, I thought to ask about the connection in Billy’s life between his private pursuit of holiness and integrity, and his public effectiveness and longevity. So, I made the call and was given the last copy of the book they had to give. A couple of years earlier, I had breakfast with some friends and the subject of Billy Graham’s life and ministry came up. We talked mostly about his commitment to integrity in the area...
Post a Comment
Read more

Catechisms: Building a Heritage of Sound Faith - By Pastor Kevin Feder

By
This is an article I (Pastor Kevin) wrote in 2005 and updated in 2017. It is featured in a new resource available through Children’s Desiring God called Discipleship through Doctrinal Teaching and Catechism by Sally Michael.  It is our desire to encourage parents to use a children’s catechism as a tool in building and strengthening faith in children. A simple definition of a catechism is “organized teaching.” Catechisms are not the only things that can or should be used to instruct the next generation, yet they have useful purposes. Listed here are ten specific benefits a catechism can uniquely offer. Hopefully these ten points will help parents understand how a catechism can be effectively used in their families. 1.  A catechism is a very clear and complete gospel message. A catechism is, among other things, a very clear and concise gospel message to children. Everything a child needs to know for salvation is embodied within a catechism. The gospel is truly ama...
Post a Comment
Read more