*RIGHT NOW MEDIA - Just a reminder that Right Now Media is available to all of our members as you think about your relationship with God in this upcoming year. Right Now Media is a database FULL of online Bible studies and social groups for individuals, families, children and groups. We often use this media resource in our Bible studies and small groups throughout the year. It’s a GREAT resource for you or for your family to be able to plug in to God’s Word and in the times we use it in our own church group setting. If you’d like to take advantage of this FREE online resource, contact Pastor Brandi to get set up. She just needs your email address. Your faith journey isn’t one you were ever meant to take alone. God made us for community!
MONDAY NIGHT STUDY, 7PM, VIA ZOOM,
BEGINS APR. 22ND
UNASHAMED,
by Christine Cain
Shame has no place in the purpose, plan,
and destiny God has for us because shame lies to us, robs us of the freedom we
long for, and shackles us in the prison of our past.
In this five-session
video Bible study, author and teacher Christine Caine weaves examples from her
life with those of biblical characters who failed but overcame their shame to
show how God heals us and redeems us. In her passionate style, she explains that
if we want to change our futures, we have to believe God is bigger than our
mistakes, our inadequacies, our pasts, and our limitations. We have to believe
God created us for a unique purpose, has a specific plan for us, and has a
powerful destiny he wants us to fulfill.
God has already won the
victory over sin and shame, and we do not need to spend our lives believing the
lies of the deceiver. Instead, we can allow ourselves to be defined by God's
truth and choose to see ourselves the way God does - through the lens of his
eternal perspective. So join the journey. Stop merely existing and start
thriving. Lay hold of the power of Jesus Christ today and step into his future
- a beautiful, full, life-giving filled with purpose. You can live
unashamed!
Sessions include:
- Run,
Don't Hide
- Today
Is the Day
- Possess
Your Inheritance
- God
Never Wastes a Hurt
- Highly
Unlikely
TUESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY, APRIL 9TH – MAY 21ST: Pastor Brian will be leading a new
Bible Study Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm April 9th through May 21st.
It will follow our Easter series “The Tomb is Still Empty” We as Christians
believe that Jesus rose from the dead. But what does that mean for us today?
How does this event affect our today? Each week we will look at the Scriptures
and the themes for worship on Sunday morning. Please join us.
WOMEN’S STUDY – SATURDAY MORNINGS, 8AM,
VIA ZOOM
BEGINS APRIL 13TH
GRIT DON’T QUIT, by Bianca Juarez Olthoff
WATCH TRAILER HERE
Developing Resilience
When Giving Up Isn’t an Option
We all have moments
where we’re so worn down that it’s hard to get back up. The difficulties of
life come at us fast, and we can struggle to believe God has remembered us in
our suffering. But tough times can cultivate the grit we need to persevere,
fight back, and regain our hope in Christ. In this five-session series, pastor
and bestselling author Bianca Juárez Olthoff will help us learn how to keep
going through every difficult circumstance no matter how many times we fall
down. Using the life of Paul the Apostle as a backdrop, Bianca will teach us
about cultivating perseverance, discovering the benefit of resilience, and why
having grit can change your life.
THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
We meet every Thursday morning at 10am, and this year, we are studying the Book of Revelation. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and check it out. We have a great group of fun and caring ladies, but gentlemen are certainly welcome too!
BIBLE JOURNALING - 3RD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, 6PM, CHURCH OFFICE
Are
you creative? Do you enjoy time in the Word? Join the two together, and come
hang out with us on the 3rd Monday of the month at 6pm at the church
office. Questions? Contact Pastor Brandi, BrandiB@gcumc.org.
PURPLE DOOR WOMEN’S GROUP: Join our new group! Our next meeting will be May 6th, 10am in the Hospitality Room. Our focus is on our church and parishioners/shut-ins. On May 11th, 9am, we will have a “church spring cleaning day.” We need men, women & teens. Sign up sheets will be in the Great Hall on April 28th and May 5th. Need more info.? Contact Jean Davis, 614/282-8590.