Announcements & Connection Links 7/13/24
Dear TBC Family and Friends,
I want to thank everyone who worked hard to make VBS a great success. In years to come the children will remember the good experience of being involved with people who love them and who love God. This will help them when the temptations come to turn away from God. Also, it was tremendous to see so many adults and teens dive in and do their best. VBS week can be tiring, but God really uses it in many ways. Thank you for serving and praying.
Have you ever asked, "What is the most important truth that a person can learn from the Bible?" Tomorrow morning we are entering a section of scripture that contains the most concentrated teaching in scripture focused on the most important topic.
Is it possible to really know truth? Sunday evening, we will focus on basics of proper Bible interpretation. Three weeks ago we looked at the first principle. I will pass out a list of 8 principles and attempt to explain and illustrate how to use them to properly interpret scripture.
Keep going for God. I love you. -PR
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. BAPTISM: If you would like to be baptized, please see Pastor Rodriguez. Our next baptism is on Sunday, July 28th.
2. CHURCH SURVEY: The church-wide survey is closing tomorrow, Sunday, July 14th. Please pray for clarity as our church body submits to this process and to what God has for us in the coming months and years. Before you begin the survey take the time personally to calm your heart and ask for the Spirit to guide and direct you as you work through the survey. If you feel like someone may not have received the survey that you would like to get the survey please reply to this email. If they did not get it we can certainly send the survey to them. The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to fill out, so please plan ahead some time to be able to take it! This is an individual survey, so each member of the family aged 15 and older should take the survey separately. Please use this link to take the survey. Also, please mark your calendars that we will be sharing the results of the survey on Sunday, September 8th in the afternoon.
3. PRAYER MEETING: Do you have a burden for our church? Would you like to pray with like-minded people? Every Sunday evening at 5pm Pastor Rowley and some others gather in the room across from the church office to pray through a list of our church people and our missionaries. If you can come early on Sunday evening to pray, please join us!
4. THANK YOU!!!! Thank you to everyone who helped with VBS this week and/or prayed for VBS this week! We consistently had between 95-99 kids each night. The spirit was fun, and kids heard the Gospel clearly and felt loved by God and all the volunteers.
WEEKLY CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES & LINKS:
Sunday, 9:15am - 2's - 5's Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 1st - 2nd Grade Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 3rd - 4th Grade Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 5th - 6th Grade Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Junior High Boys Class (7-9th grade)
Any boys in this age group are invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Junior High Girls Class (7-9th grade)
Any girls in this age group are invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Teen Class (10-12th grade)
Any guys or girls in this age group are invited. Fresh baked snacks available most weeks. :)
Sunday, 9:15am - Ladies' Bible Study and Prayer
Several ladies will be co-teaching this class over the summer. They meet in a classroom in the gymnasium. All ladies are welcome.
Sunday, 9:15am – Love In Chaos
Jesse and Kim Christophel are doing a study called Love In Chaos by Bob Goff. How should Christians respond to the chaos in our world today? We will discuss what it looks like to follow Jesus and obey his commands. Each session will start with a 10 minute video, followed by discussion, scripture reading, and prayer together.
Sunday, 9:15am - The Book of 1st Peter (In Person & Zoom)
This class is studying the book of 1st Peter. We are seeing that Almighty God has called us out of an idolatrous, demonic world to be His ETERNAL ambassadors of light for Him in time. We are also seeing our ETERNAL position in Christ, contrary to that of a subjective, demonic position of darkness. We will pray from 9:15-9:30 and have some brief fellowship before diving into the Bible and discussions right around 9:30am. Anyone is welcome to join in the Young Adult room in the gym.
Sunday, 9:15am - Membership Class (Zoom By Request)
Pastor Rowley is teaching a rotating class focusing on what we believe and why we believe it. This class has time for Q&A each week and meets in the gym. Anyone is invited to join at any time.
Sunday, 10:30am - SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
The livestream can be accessed on Facebook and YouTube and our website 10-15 minutes before the start of the service.
Sunday, 10:50am - Junior Church
Junior Church is for children ages 2-11 and begins after the morning worship time in the auditorium.
Sunday, 5:00pm - Prayer Time for Church and Community Needs (Adult Classroom in Gym & on Zoom)
Anyone can join and pray with us!
Sunday, 6:00pm - SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE
The livestream can be accessed using the livestream button at the top of our website. Childcare and a Children's program (ages 2-11) are provided.
Tuesday, 7:00pm - Joseph & Rebecca Pondugula Life Group (Zoom Only)
This life group studying the book of Exodus and is open to anyone via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Teen Group
Any teens are invited to join in the teen room at church. Pastor Rodriguez leads the teen group.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Chuck Jutras & Rudy Nelson Life Group
This life group is studying "The Power of Giving Thanks." Anyone is invited to join at church.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Pastor & Deanna Rowley Life Group (Zoom Only)
Anyone is invited to join via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Kevin Tower Life Group
This life group is studying the life of Christ through the Gospels. Anyone is invited to join in person at church.
If you would like to join a Life Group or Adult Bible Fellowship group, please text or call Kevin Tower at 860-916-5062.
If you have a prayer request or need help in some way, please contact the any of our staff and/or the Care Team at CareTeam@truthbaptistchurch.org.
Looking Unto Jesus,
TBC Staff
