Faith Practices EncouragementSession 3 — Prayer(Faith Practices book, p.36-38) Arrival and Fellowship Invitation “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” Luke 18:1 “. . . , he [Jesus] went up on a mountainside to pray.” Mark 6:46, Luke 6:12 Prayer Father, Son, and …
Engaging Scripture
Faith Practices EncouragementSession 2 — Engaging Scripture(Faith Practices book, p.24-26) Arrival and Fellowship Invitation “For everything that was written in the past, was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 Prayer Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we open our hearts to you …
Gratitude
Faith Practices EncouragementSession 1 — Gratitude(Faith Practices book, p.15-17) Arrival and Fellowship Invitation “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 Prayer Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we open our hearts to you at the beginning of this journey. Fill us and shape us. (adapted from prayer in Faith …
Faith Practices
The book Faith Practices provides many helpful tools for engaging twelve faith practices. These 3 sessions have been developed to help put into practice some of those tools giving a mention to the faith practices of gratitude, engaging scripture, and prayer. Hopefully working through these 3 sessions will begin to establish a pattern or continue to nurture …
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It is a time of fasting and renewal for those who follow Christ. Ash Wednesday is marked by counting back forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays) to correspond with Christ’s forty days of fasting and preparation as he began his earthly ministry (Matthew 4:2). The reason we observe Ash …
Adult Education Notes
Current Christian Reformed Church Position on Theology of Human Sexuality References: Summary of CRC position on homosexualityhttps://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/position-statements/homosexuality 1973 Report 42https://www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/1973_report_homosexuality.pdf 2002 Report on Pastoral Care of Homosexual Church Membershttps://www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/2002_report_careforhomosexuals.pdf 2016 Report on Pastoral Guidance re Same-sex Marriagehttps://www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/same-sex_marriage.pdf For consideration of what is coming next: 2021 Report on a Foundation-laying Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality(commonly abbreviated HSR …
Summer Gathering Groups
The purpose of these groups is to provide a time of fellowship with others and for discussion of questions provided from each week’s sermon. The hope is that each group will meet for the weeks of July 18 – August 29 for about an hour. This time will be a mixture of sermon topic discussion and simply …
COVID-19 guidelines [August 10]
On August 10 the Health Department elevated Kent County to a substantial level of spreading COVID infections. The Administrative Board of Fellowship church is maintaining our consistent pattern of following Health Department advice. In indoor public places (such as Sunday worship), face masks are being recommended, but not mandated at this time. Find a complete …
Support the Food Pantry
The food pantry is currently open Monday 9-12, Tuesday 6-7:30, Thursday 9-12. Every family that comes for emergency food assistance receives two pre-packed bags of groceries. The items included in the pre-pack bags are: Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Rice or Hamburger Helper, Cold Cereal or Hot Cereal, 2 Boxes Mac & Cheese, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Peanut Butter, 4 Canned Veggies, 1 Canned Fruit, 2 Cans Soup, Tuna or Chicken, Meat …
Psalm 119
Reading Schedule for Lent The theme of Psalm 119 is the Word of God. It is referred to by many titles: Law (Hebrew Torah), Laws (Hebrew Mishpat), Statutes, Ways, Precepts, Decrees, Word, Promises, Commands. The author declares over-and-over again his love for the Word of God throughout all of Psalm 119. There are 22 sections in the Psalm corresponding to …