Coffee Coments
Career Group Ministry
In January we had a couple of going away parties for our dear friends , Michael Eugene and Aiden Suiter . We also served together at Urban Hope . February we had a big oyster roast and Christmas tree burn out at Point Pleasant . April 28 we will have our Fresh Air Home clean-up and beach day . These events are all available alongside our weekly Thursday Night Bible Studies through the Gospel of John and our other smaller group activities .
Please be praying for more contacts to be made through this group , and that the Holy Spirit would be among us as we fellowship , serve , study and worship together !
— Tim Shaw
Women ’ s Ministry
Thinking of the daughters of the church leads us to thank God for the gift that they are to us , to our families , to our church family , and to the world . Made in the image of God they are filled with capabilities that continue to develop throughout their lifetimes . Once redeemed they are indwelt by the Spirit of God , are able to know God , and live a purposeful life that is a blessing to others . But thinking about our daughters in a world that would deceive them , a world desiring to take from them the good gifts of God , can be frightening .
It is understandable that mothers fear for their daughters as we see the sad results of lives that have been wounded by the absence of God . They face a world where identities are determined by outward appearance and a sense of one ’ s own worth comes from the acceptance of others ; a world that belittles , underestimates , and diminishes their value and desires to use them before they have an opportunity to flourish . But we know that fear will not help us ; God will help us . The world system is powerful ; God and his word are all-powerful .
The Scriptures tell us that other women can come alongside of young mothers while rearing children . There is a village of women , mothers in the church , who are available to share the load and identify with struggles . They have the wisdom of hindsight and confidence in the faithfulness of God . Titus 2 tells young mothers that they do not have to go it alone . Older mothers in the church , reach out to young mothers in the church . Young mothers in the church , reach out to those who have gone before you . Thinking of our daughters , burdens need to be shared and wisdom does not need to be wasted .
Jane Boatright
Coffee Coments
( The women of the church had two coffees on Saturday morning , February 17 )
. . . We have a big church and it ’ s hard to know people beyond your own age group . When you walk down the aisle of the church you see many people that you don ’ t know . Going to the coffee gave me the opportunity to know women that I have not met . The group of people that I know expands with opportunities like this .
. . . It was just fun !
. . . There were some women in the church that I knew their names but had never talked with . I had the opportunity to talk to some of them on Saturday . Now when I walk down the sidewalk at church or we are on the front lawn and I see them , I can greet them and maybe even have a conversation with them .
. . . It was a low key opportunity to talk .
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