Monthly Archives: May 2013

Gospel on the Ground: Jesus Changes Everything.

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Gospel on the Ground is a 6-week follow-up series to HISTORY. We have spent the last 34 weeks in our HISTORY series unraveling the historical events surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We’ve considered the events of the Gospel “from the air” and now we turn our attention to studying how the Holy Spirit remakes us, as a result of the Gospel, on the ground today. Gospel on the Ground will show us how the salvation and new life found in Jesus Christ permeates and transforms every area of our life in a real and profound way. Jesus changes everything.

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20, 21

June 9th: Gospel in our heart.

June 16th: Gospel in our stuff.

June 23rd: Gospel in our church.

June 30th: Gospel in our work.

July 7th: Gospel in our home.

July 14th: Gospel in our world.

Please pray with me that the Lord would see fit to use this message series to continue conforming us into the image of His Son. By His power and for His glory.

-Philip

Update from Christian Educators Outreach

We received a newsletter today from Tom Foley and Christian Educator’s Outreach. Twin Oaks Church is proud to regularly support the ministries of CEO. Our monthly financial support is helping CEO tackle the following efforts this summer…

 

  • Encourage and work alongside CEO’s partners in South Africa, who are working with the poverty-stricken and those suffering from HIV/AIDS in Mossel Bay;
  • Lead a conference on discipleship in Serbia among three churches;
  • In Croatia, teach discipleship and serve on a Seminary board of advisors;
  • In Bosnia continue to encourage a church plant and agriculture development project;
  • In Hungary, mentor, disciple, and preach;
  • In Ukraine, preach and continue work with leaders in the orphan justice movement;
  • Facilitate national movements for orphan justice in four Eastern European countries.

 

Please pray for Tom Foley and the team at CEO. For more information about their ministries, check out www.ceokids.org. Also, check out Tom Foley’s blog here.

-Philip

Books

Do you have a Kindle or iPad and love to read? Nearly every day on Amazon there are a few (if not perhaps, a dozen) Christian ebooks that are marked down, sometimes for a day, sometimes for the week or month.
One site I always search in the morning is called Gospel Ebooks. They tend to search Amazon for the latest discounts on Christian books and saves me the work. Oftentimes these books are fiction or perhaps self-published, but just as often they have some really great books and Christian resources!

Today when I logged onto the site, they were featuring some titles by J. I. Packer, a prominent writer and ordained Anglican minister whose works are popular in many Christian circles and he is probably best known for his classic book: “Knowing God”. For 2.99 – 4.99, now is the perfect time to read a J.I. Packer book and check out this well-known author for yourself!

J.I. Packer ebooks for sale at Amazon through May 20th:
Affirming the Apostle’s Creed 2.99

James: A 12 Week Study Guide 2.99

Growing in Christ  3.99

A Passion for Faithfulness: Wisdom from the Book of Nehemiah (BIble Study)  4.99

Take a look and see if any interest you!