Family Ministry Newsletter: October 17th, 2024
This newsletter contains upcoming information pertaining to all things family ministry. Here, you will find announcements, dates, devotional thoughts, and more that, I pray, will be beneficial to you, your household, and our local church. May God be chief as we seek to faithfully shepherd our homes!
Upcoming Dates and Events
October 27th, 2024 - Prayer Gathering and Bonfire
Following our monthly prayer gathering, we will have a bonfire and potluck. Please bring a lawn-chair or blanket and a covered dish as we fellowship outside in enjoyment of the fall weather!
November 1st, 2024 - First Friday
Students will meet for their monthly gathering on November 1st, at 6:30PM. We will eat, fellowship, and worship the living God as we finalize our exposition through Jonah!
November 15th-16th, 2024 - Family Camping Trip at Bledsoe Creek State Park
Families are invited for an overnight camping trip at Bledsoe Creek State Park! We have secured two group sites, allowing up to 60 individuals on the property. To sign-up, please see the sheet in the foyer. If you have any questions, please reach out to John William.
Weekly Song and Resource
This week, we are singing, “Only a Holy God.” It is a wonderful song to sing throughout the house in preparation for corporate worship on Sunday: https://youtu.be/7HSdeeCm8_g?si=Maud2r9CRSRkjDSt
Are you struggling with joylessness? Perhaps this article from Dr. Mike Emlet will be a help and an encouragement to you: “Stretching Joy: 10 Ways to Notice God’s Everyday Mercies” - https://www.ccef.org/stretching-joy-10-ways-to-notice-gods-everyday-mercies?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_campaign=Daily_2024-10-17_04%3A30%3A00&utm_content=5575
Quote of the Week
“Happy is that family where the worship of God is constantly and conscientiously maintained. Such houses are temples in which the Lord dwells, and castles garrisoned by a Divine power. I do not say, that, by honoring God in your house, you will wholly escape a share in the trials incident to the present uncertain state of things. A measure of such trials will be necessary for the exercise and manifestation of your graces; to give you a more convincing proof of the truth and sweetness of the promises made to a time of affliction; to mortify the body of sin; and to wean you more effectually from the world. But this I will confidently say, that the Lord will both honor and comfort those who thus honor Him. Seasons will occur in which you shall know, and probably your neighbors shall be constrained to take notice, that He has not bid you seek Him in vain. If you meet with troubles, they shall be accompanied by supports, and followed by deliverance; and you shall upon many occasions experience, that God is your protector, preserving you and yours from the evils by which you will see others suffering around you.”
- John Newton (Letters of John Newton, Family Worship)