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SERMON TOPIC THEMES By Pastor Jeff This Fall we will be following the Sunday School topics of the day. The good news is that will be an introduction to the Bible, the book of Genesis. You won’t want to miss any episode. Invite a friend who has questions about the Bible to join you. Here is the rough outline “In the Beginning….” Sept. - 14 God creates Adam & Eve 21Adam & Eve Sin 28 Cain Kills Abel Oct. - 5 Noah Builds an Ark 12 God Floods the Earth 19 People build Tower Babe 26 Abram follows God’s Direction Nov. - 2 Lot & Abram Divide the Land 9 God’s covenant with Abram 16 Sodom & Gomorrah 23 Isaac is Born The idea of this connection is to give par-ents a step up to help them talk to their chil-dren about their Sunday School lesson. If you don’t have children in Sunday School, it will be a great introduction to Genesis for you and maybe a tool to talk to non-church friends BIBLE STUDY ON GENESIS By Pastor Jeff This fall we will explore Genesis in our Bible Study. Come any week you are able, we will be meeting on Thursdays at 1:30 and at 7:30 pm. Bring a Bible with you and come join in the conversation. Classes will begin on Thursday Sept. 4th . The style will be different from last year. We will read the passage being preached on the coming Sunday and study it together. You will know what topic is coming by looking at the upcoming sermon list. This class could be very helpful to teachers who will cover the topic a few days later. This call will give you the chance to ask questions related to the story, as we wrestle with the implication to our lives and our faith story. What can we learn about God, and the characters in the Bible and ourselves. The more the merrier, so plan to join us this fall. The topic will be the same at both 1:30 and AN INCREDIBLE DAD! Sure-fire ways to be a Number 1 Dad Play tic-tac-toe and hide and seek Be consistent Buy ice cream cones Don’t discipline in anger Count stars together Pray with (and for) your children Hug and say “I live you” often Steve Stephens in Stories for the Family’s Heart

The Liberty Bell

Join us on Sept. 7th as we begin the new

season of Contemporary worship in the fel-

lowship hall during Sunday School. Grab a

cup of coffee and come on in.

This fall we will begin a new dimension

by having a special emphasis of the week.

First Sunday will be all about Communion.

This will give us a chance to really sense the

power in the gift that Jesus gave us. We will

celebrate Holy Communion every Sunday, but

the first week will be more emphasis.

The second Sunday will be on prayer. We

will sing, we will share in Communion, and

then we will learn about prayer, experience

prayer, take more time to be in prayer for one

another. We will invite prayer for healing as a

regular feature of this week. There will be

prayer every Sunday, but the 2nd Sunday we

will have much more time to pray.

The third Sunday will be about answering

tough questions. We will sing, we will pray,

we will have communion, but then we will

open up the floor for tough questions. Each

third Sunday will talk about hot topics that are

on your mind. Bring your questions.

The fourth Sunday we will sing, and pray

and have communion, then we will work on

getting to know one another better. There will

be opportunities to sit and talk to each other,

to get to know one another more deeply.

The fifth Sunday will be special music

along with the singing, the praying the com-

munion. Come and see, come as you are, relax

and draw closer to God.

In case you have been wondering about

our finances this Spring, since we stopped

passing the offering plate, we wanted you to

know some of the story. We are making pro-

Looking at June and July of 2007 and

comparing it to June and July of 2008 we can

give you this report:

Income to General Fund

of which $ 8040. was loose plate

Income to General Fund

of which $ 9228. was loose plate

So we are making progress. Blessings on

all of you for the part you play to help us

grow. Summer is always a low point finan-

cially; your help to get us caught up would be

greatly appreciated. A small step of $5 more a

week for the rest of the year will make a big

difference. Thank you.