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Our Mission:
To become joyful disciples of Jesus Christ and to make joyful disciples of all people through Stewardship, Worship, Education, Evangelism, Pastoral Care, Service, and Fellowship.
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The Weekly
Mission at Christ the King
Week of May 14, 2012
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Tues |
May 15 |
6:00 pm |
Safe Harbor Ministry - Serving Dinner |
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6:30 pm |
Mission Leadership Team Mtg |
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Wed |
May 16 |
7:00 pm |
Choir Practice |
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Thurs |
May 17 |
6:30 pm |
Worship w/ Holy Communion: Feast of the Ascension / Exaltation of Jesus |
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Sun |
May 20 |
9:00 am |
Sunday School: "The Circle Maker" |
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10:15 am |
Worship w/ Holy Communion |
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5:30 pm |
Prayer Ministry of Intercession |
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Upcoming Events & Announcements
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Sunday School Study |
We begin a new series entitled, The Circle Maker. Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor of National Community Church [and the Holy Spirit....may be I should say, "The Holy Spirit and Mark Batterson," will be our teachers]. The First Session is, Becoming a Circle Maker. Our pastor has seen the series and calls it "absolutely riveting spiritually". It will expand and grow your christian faith. Come and bring a friend to the study. |
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Wednesday Evening Study |
Wednesday evenings @ 6 p.m. - We begin a new series of study this week. The theme is, Life Worth Living. This is led by Nicky Gumble, the pioneerer and President of Alpha International. It is a great study on the most joyous book of the New Testament which is Paul's Letter to the Philippians. The emphasis this Wednesday is "A New Heart". | |
Thought for the Week
(May 14, 2012)
Is your faith a mediocre Christian faith or an Exceptional Christian Faith?
How can you and I affirm and practice an exceptional Christian Faith? The clue lies in our image and our understanding of who God is. If our idea, image, and understanding of God is a weak, timid, helpless, powerless God; the chances our, our lives will be mediocre. But, if on the other hand our idea, image, and understanding of God is the Crucified, Risen, Ascended, Reigning Lord of heaven and earth, our Christian lives will become exceptional Christian lives and when our Christian lives are exceptional; our faith will be exceptional too. Could it be - could it just be that in Jesus Christ, we can live exceptional "faith," lives? Remember, with God all things are possible, even the possibility of living an exceptional Christian life. This is God's wisdom for this time and this place! Amen, Alleluia!.
Blessings and Joy to you in the strong name of the Trinity who is "Slow to chide; but Swift to bless!"
Desmond C. Francis
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Our Weekly Discipleship Scripture, Thought & Prayer.
(May 9 , 2012)
Here is our Scripture, Thought and Prayer:
First our Scripture and Thought:
Jn 5:6, "When Jesus say him lying there [a paralyzed man for 38 years at the pool in Bethzatha/Bethsaida] and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" What is God up to these days? God is doing only what God can do which is making people well. Do you need to be made well? Connect with God revealed to us fully in Jesus Christ. Do you have a member of your family who needs to be made well? Encourage them to connect with God. Do you have a friend who needs to be made well? Do everything possible for them to connect with God and when they connect with God, they will be asked, "Do you want to be made well?" And, when the answer is, "Yes, I want to be made well," the divine response is, "Yes, I will make you well!" Are there steps and possibilities for us to be made well? Here are some suggestions for us to be made well:
1. Desire with all your heart to be made well.
2. Discard every barrier and obstacle which is preventing you from being made well.
3. Decide that God in Jesus Christ is the provision for you to be made well.
4. Denounce Satan and all the hosts of darkness which rob you from being made well.
5. Delight yourself daily in the Savior who makes you well and well and well.
Second our Prayer:
God our heavenly Father and the Great shepherd of us, your sheep; we bless and magnify and honor you this day.
Thank you for loving us when we were and are unloveable; for redeeming us when we were and are mean and messy;
and for calling us and comforting us when we were going astray and troubled in mind, body and spirit. Thank you for
dying and rising again for us and for adopting us into your family of grace. Forgive us from all sin, from all evil and from
all unrighteousness. Clothe us this day with your peace, with your pardon, with your power and with your presence.
Make us whole, make us well, and make us complete in you this day and every day of our lives so that we may live to
please you and fulfill the destiny of our lives in our day, in our time and in this day. All this we ask boldly and yet humbly
in the strong name of the Trinity. Amen & Amen.
Blessings and Joy in the strong name of the Trinity who is "Slow to chide; but, Swift to bless!"
Desmond C. Francis+
Rector, CTK Parish |
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Directions to our church: Christ the King Church is near Advocate BroMenn Hospital, located between the campuses of ISU and IWU. From the North, take I-55 to Veterans Parkway South (Exit #167) and go south for 2.7 miles; turn right onto Vernon Avenue and go west for 1.8 miles; turn left onto Fell Avenue; the church is .4 miles south on the left on the corner of Highland and Fell.
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Christ the King Episcopal Church - Normal, Illinois
