WOW! Those are some great pictures of the picnic! Thanks to the photographer, Jeremy Holeyfield and Robin Bardin for the post and the blog! Great job guys!

OK, Sundayschool class, get ready for Romans. We can camp ut in Romans for quite some time, as you know, but we will try to limit it (for now) to just a couple of Sundays. Harry Kite has been itching to teach and he has some great stuff lined up for us after we finish Romans.

For now, you can read as much of Romans as you can take. Specifically: 2 Cor. 13:1 compared with Acts 20:2; Romans chapter 1-to get an idea of the theme of the book; 2:11; 3:29 and 3:19,23.

Happy reading and don't forget to pray before you start! That is an important aspect of your study time. Come with questions and I'll see you on Sunday.

Scott

A Good Article By A Fellow Christian

I found this good article posted on another blog. http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com Check it out, I feel it is worth the read.

Don't forget, there will be no Sunday school this week as we are meeting in the Sanctuary in between services for a business meeting. See you all there!

Sunday School

Hello class! This will be the last week we spend studying the Holy Spirit from the book of Acts. The following week we will move into Romans, which is exciting for me as Romans has come to mean a lot to me and my spiritual walk, I look forward to it.

I have word that Harry Kite would like to try his hand at teaching again, so you can look forward to that as well in the near future.

For this week, if you would like to read ahead, check out the following verses:
Gen. 1:2; 41:38
Isaiah 40:13; 48:16; 61:1; 63:10-14

Compared with the following:

Isaiah 11:2; 28:6

We will be taking a look at the question of a capital S and a lower case s. Good reading!

God bless you all and I look forward to seeing you Sunday.

Lessons on the Holy Spirit

For those of you checking in and wanting to get a jumpstart on Sunday school, we will continue our discussion on the Holy Spirit from the book of Acts. This week will be on the relationship to Christ. We will throw in a study dome by Peggy Kratzer and, perhaps, shed some light on why "Spirit" is in caps part of the time and lower case the others. You can read the following:

Mt. 1:18-20
Mt. 3:16
Lk. 4:1,14
Romans 8:11
John 15:26

There will be others, but this will get oyu started. Enjoy.

Time Flies!!!!!!!

I have had a tremendously busy week, on top of trying to prepare a sermon. I know this may be late, but we have a few days to go, so here it is, your assignment.

Please read Acts 2:4 and compare it with 4:29-31; Eph 1:13-14 with 5:18.

The New Testament distinguishes between having the Spirit, which is true of all believers and being filled with the Spirit, which is the Christians priveledge and duty. There is one baptism of the Spirit, but many fillings with the Spirit.

Enjoy you study and I am sorry this came so late in the week. See you Sunday!

Thinking Ahead For Sunday School

Hi there. This is your semi qualified, pseudo-Sunday School teacher (I really should say "fellow student") Scott Powers.

This seems like old hat to me. We have a family blog here at blog spot you can check out at: www.cedarcovefarm.blogspot.com I thank Robin for inviting me to contribute here. I really think this could be a great thing to help the people of our church stay connected. Robin had a good idea today in Sunday School, that I should share with you all what we will be talking about next week. This will give you the chance to read ahead, come up with questions, insight and general discussion. Truly, I think it could go a long way to enhance our time together.

I want you all to know, that I have come to enjoy our class. We fit together and seem to have connected in a way that seems intimate. I love and appreciate all of you, and encourage you to continue keeping me on my toes.

So, here is the list of verses to read for next week. Read them, study them and be ready. (Of course you know that this will make me work harder, don't you!) Go easy on me! (Kidding)

Read the following, keeping in mind that we will be talking about the progressive revelation concerning the Holy Spirit:
Zechariah 12:10
Luke 11:13
John 14:16-17
John 20:22
Acts 2:1-4
Acts 8:17; 9:17
Read all of Acts chapter 10, with special attention to verse 44 and 11:15-18
John 3:3-6
1John 5:1
1Cor. 12:12-13; 1John 2:20,27
Eph. 1:13; 4:30

This seems like a lot, I know. This won't take long to read and it is OK if you don't get through it all. Do the best you can and I will see you next Sunday! God bless you all.