5/4/14 - More Tiffin Tower Photos!

Here are some additional photos from our cookout and Bible study Sunday night with the residents at Tiffin Tower.

Thanks for sharing Linda!

5/4/14 - Tiffin Tower Photos!

Greetings, Acts 2 Groupers!  Below are some photos from our cookout and Bible study over the weekend at Tiffin Tower. 

Thanks Velma for sharing!

Meeting Sunday Night!

The Acts 2 Study Group will meet this Sunday night, April 6 at 7 PM in the Chapel.  We're looking forward to seeing you!

Correction!

Please note that the next meeting of the Acts 2 Study Group will be held Sunday night, March 2 at 7 PM in the Chapel...not March 1 as indicated yesterday!!!

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

"If any one will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus Christ spoke on the mount, as we read it in the Gospel according to Matthew, I think that he will find in it, so far as regards the highest morals, a perfect standard of the Christian life"  Saint Augustine

Greetings, Acts 2 Study Groupers!

This Sunday, March 1 at  7 PM is our next meeting for the Acts 2 Study Group.  We will meet in the chapel, as we did last month.

Sunday night, we will begin a study of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, which St. Augustine called "a perfect standard of the Christian life."  After our study, we will make plans for the community movie night we have discussed at previous meetings.  Bring a friend!

Shine Like Stars

Thanks to everybody who joined us last night for our first meeting of 2014.  I hope you enjoyed our study of Philippians as much as we did.  As we discussed, our meeting next month will take place in the Shawnee Room at Tiffin Tower.  We will serve lunch to the residents Sunday, February 9 at 1:00 and then hold our regular Bible study with any of the residents who would like to join us.  Details to follow.

"Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world."  Philippians 2:14-15 (ESV)

The Book of Joy

Paul's letter to the believers at Philippi is often referred to as The Book of Joy, with good reason.  In it, the great apostle encourages readers and offers practical advice on finding contentment in our circumstances and living joyfully as we are called to do.

Tonight, we'll study Philippians with a focus on starting the New Year the right way...God's way.  7 PM, in the chapel.  Bring a friend!

Acts 2 Study Group - Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Our first meeting of 2014 will be held this Sunday, January 12 at 7 PM in the Chapel.  We will hold our regular Bible study and brainstorm for service and outreach projects for the new year.

See you then!

Relationships: Making Things Right!

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."  1 John 1:9

"And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.  The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River."  Mark 1:4-5

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."  James 5:16

"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift."  Matthew 5:23-24

 

Relationships: Don't Give Up!

"[...]Don't give up.  Don't give up on people; the minute you do, they'll surprise you.  Don't give up on prayer; God is doing so much more through your prayers than you can see.  Don't give up on God's promises.  You have some dreams that are based on God's promises; don't give up on those dreams.  When you feel like giving up, choose instead to act.  Act on Jesus' command - and 'love one another.'"

- Tom Holladay, The Relationship Principles of Jesus (pp. 93-94)

Galatians 6:9

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Happy Independence Day!

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance."  Psalm 33:12

What a great privilege it is to live in a nation in which we are free to practice our Christian faith, free from persecution and threats of violence, or worse.  This isn't so for tens of millions of people around the world. 

Liberty is a gift from God.  We are called to preserve and defend it for future generations.  "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

May we always prove worthy of God's blessings for our lives and our nation.  May God continue to bless these United States of America!