Dear friends of Jesus connected through Peace,
The Apostle Paul wrote, “I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses”.
Fredrich Nietzsche wrote, “What is good?—All that increases the feeling of power, will to power, power itself, in man. What is happiness?—The feeling that power increases—that a resistance is overcome.”
Can 2 sentiments be any more different? Weakness, or strong will? Which will you choose? Power or suffering?
When we follow Jesus, we know that we will experience weakness and suffering. How can we do weakness well?
Join me Sunday at 9:30 (indoors) as we enjoy God’s power in our weakness.
PS Big thanks to Tom Wright for his help last week. Appreciate you Tom and the work of God in you :-)
Dietriech Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945) was a Christian Lutheran pastor in Germany.
He was spiritually renewed through the Christian life with the people of Bethel. After that, he returned to the Berlin area and started an underground seminary that resisted the Nazi regime. He was compassionate to the poor, the widow, the disabled, and the outcast. He was moved by the Spirit. He had a profound inner life shaped by meditation and lived humbly in community. He is said to have helped the resistance plans in significant ways.
Join my family for a movie night June 28th 4:30 pm.
Pizza and snacks over the dinner hour :-)
We just wrapped up an awesome Easter series answering some really hard questions. If any of these can help you, please feel free to use and share.
Is Christianity legitimate or valid? Should we let Christianity stay around? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ilpWCx7wk
Is Christianity good? https://youtu.be/iC-GeUjSX20?si=R75ad11pgLcsGLyB
This week: Why does God allow so much suffering, especially if Jesus has risen fom the dead? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O57sUaq2htE
Does Christianity take all the fun out of life? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97wpS5G1M2U
Can I believe the Bible is true? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5wBcu5X8n4 and part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5xeDdudClM
This week: How can I believe in heaven and hell? https://youtu.be/gHwMfs7nMUU
Do I really need a Savior? https://youtu.be/jWGG9gqUegg
Let’s gather Sunday at 9:30 to answer these questions!
Question for you: Who are you preparing to answer? What questions are they asking?
Congregational Forum and Voters’ Meeting
The congregation will hold a voters’ meeting on June 29th to review our current situation and to decide on facility sharing. Please join us after service at 10:45 in the family center for this key business meeting. Our voters will conduct the business.
All the documents for the meeting, including the facility sharing info, are linked in the agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oTfqV4lJPSP_N9sdOTUivv5-iBJnttFX_3veO7Q5L1k/edit?tab=t.0
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Team and Task Time
Team and Task Time is a chance for all the people connected to Peace to work together.
We meet at 6:30 pm and update on the people, then assign work and divvy up tasks.
We’re working on all kinds of things right now - our prayer initiative and friendship Sunday
I would be glad to have your help Tuesday July 1st at 6:30!
Calendar
June 28th 4:30 pm Bonhoeffer movie
June 29th 9:30 am Service
June 29th 10:45 am Voters’ meeting
July 1st 6:30 pm Team and Task Time
July 6th 9:30 am Service
July 19th 9:30 am Christian Theology
July 20th 9:30 service and catechism
July 25th 6:30 Family Game Night
August 2nd 8:00 am Otsego Ready or Not 5K https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Otsego/OtsegoReadyorNot5K
August 3rd 9:30 Friendship Sunday
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