July 20 – The Last Supper: Fellowship Dinner @ EEAG

July 27 – Ice Cream Sundae Outreach @ The Family House

August 3 – TBA

August 10 – TBA

August 17 – Sharing the Good News: Testimonies @ EEAG

Receiving God’s Call to Follow in His Steps

This past Wednesday we kicked off the Summer Bible Study with a time of worship and learning about Receiving God’s Call to Follow in His Steps.  Our theme this summer is Following in His Steps, and our focus will be on participating in activities and studies that help us to do this.  The scriptures give several accounts of Jesus calling his first disciples to follow him and explaining the cost of being a disciple.  We looked at Matthew 4:18-22, Luke 14:25-35, and Matthew 9:9-13.  We discussed how in Matthew 4, Peter, Andrew, James and John were all earning an honest living as fishermen.  There was nothing wrong with being a fisherman and most likely they were able to earn a sufficient income.  So why would they immediately leave their work to follow Jesus?  We find the answer in Luke 14:26  “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.”  Does Jesus really want us to hate our family?  Of course not, but our love for any other person should pale in comparison to our love for Jesus.  In the same manner, the first disciples’ work as fishermen was perfectly acceptable, yet there was no comparison to the call of Jesus.  The call of Jesus so dwarfed the seeming importance of all other work that the disciples MOVED from what they were doing and MOVED to follow Jesus.  We as disciples of today are being called by Jesus to follow him.  If we are to answer his call we need to MOVE from the comfort of our lives and follow his example.

May 18  The Call: Receiving God’s Call to Follow In His Steps @ EEAG

May 25  In The Garden: Prayer Through Difficult Times @ EEAG

June 1  Being Trustworthy I: Workday @ EEAG

June 8  Being Trustworthy II: Finances @ EEAG

June 15  Take Off!: Encouraging and Launching Others into Ministry @ EEAG

June 22  The Amazing gRace

June 29  God’s Presence: Home Visits

July 6  Letting Go: Forgiveness @ EEAG

July 13  The Harvest: Outreach

July 20  I’m No Sorry: How to Respond When Others are Offended by the Message @ EEAG

July 27  Staying Connected: Care Calls @ EEAG

Aug 3  Sharing the Good News: Testimonies @ EEAG

Aug 10  Seven Loafs of Bread: Outreach

Aug 17  The Last Supper: Fellowship Dinner @ EEAG

Wednesdays @ 7:30 pm

May 18 – August 17, 2011

Last summer was the first time we intertwined our Bible studies with ministry activities, calling the Summer Bible Study an active study.  The response from all the participants was overwhelmingly positive, so with a few changes to some of the activities, we will be participating in a similar study this summer.  The theme for the Summer Bible Study this year is “Following in His Steps”.  Our goal is to participate in activities and studies that will help us to follow the example of Jesus found in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  What better way to develop our relationship with God than to follow Jesus!

Please join us this summer as we take this journey together.  The Bible studies will be held in the church fellowship hall.  Some of the activities will take place in the community and therefore we will not be at the church.  Please contact info@eastendag.org if you have questions about what activity or study is taking place on a particular week.

Below are some of the activities and topics we will be focusing on this summer:

Activities

Fellowship Dinner

Work Day

Family House and Senior Housing Outreach

Home Visits and Care Calls

Worship

Bible Study Topics

Receiving God’s Call to Follow in His Steps

Prayer Through Difficult Times

Encouraging and Launching Others into Ministry

Testimonies

Forgiveness and Temptation

How to Respond When Others are Offended

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