A reminder to board members. Official Board meets Tuesday at 6 PM.
Bible study Wednesday at 3:30. We begin a new study on the Book of Isaiah. This week we will be doing an overview of the entire 66 chapters seeking to summarize what the Book of Isaiah is about. The following week we will cover Isaiah Chapter 1.
Choir follows Bible study at 4:45. We are always happy to accept new members!

The sermon for Sept. 15 will continue the series on the Holy Spirit. I will be introducing the controversial concept of “Gifts of the Holy Spirit.” The Bible says that all Christians are endowed with spiritual gifts. Do you know what your gift (s) is?

After the morning worship service we will have an all church dinner with a Mexican theme. All are welcome.

Several fall programs begin this week. FCM (men’s group ) will meet on Tuesday morning at 8 AM. Master chef Jack Salyer will prepare a delicious sausage and pancake breakfast. The program ends around 9 AM. All men are welcome.The FCW (women’s group) begins their fall program this Wednesday at 9:30 AM. All women are welcome.
Wednesday will be the final session on “How We Got The Bible.” It has been an interesting and enlightening study. The following week we start a study of the Book of Isaiah. Following Bible study at 3:30 our choir will have their first fall rehearsal at 4:45. 
This Sunday’s sermon will be a continuation of the series on the work of the Holy Spirit. The focus will be on the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5. The emphasis again will be on the truth that the surest sign one is Spirit filled and Spirit led is seen in consistent Christian character.
Pastor Bowman

The men’s group (FCM) will meet on  September 3 at 8 AM. All men are welcome to share in a good breakfast and a time of fellowship. The women’s group (FCW) will meet on Sept 3rd. at 9:30 AM. 
Bible study meets Wednesday at 3:30 continuing the study on how we got our Bible. Choir will begin soon. 
On Sunday the sermon series on the Holy Spirit continues. Last week we saw that the primary evidence that we have received the Holy Spirit is seen in a life of consistent  obedience to Jesus. That same theme will continue this Sunday with special emphasis on how the Holy Spirit and the Bible relate. 

Wednesday Bible Study will continue the study on how we got our Bible. We will view the video featuring the teaching of Dr. Timothy Paul Jones with discussion led by Mark Simmons. This weeks theme is “How the New Testament Books were Chosen.” 
The Sunday sermon series will continue on the work of the Holy Spirit. Last Sunday the emphasis was on the new birth. The new birth occurs when we place our faith in Jesus. However, everyone should ask the question, “Is my faith genuine?” This Sunday I will try to show that Christian character is the best indication of the presence of true faith. 
On Thursday evening at 5:30 we will have our final summer movie night. Sandwich supper at 5:30 (bring food to share) with the film beginning around 6 PM. We will be watching a very interesting and inspiring film on prayer. 

Our official board will meet on Tuesday at 6 PM.
Bible study, Wednesday at 3:30, will continue our study on “How We Got The Bible.”
This Sunday’s sermon will continue our study of the work of the Holy Spirit. He is very active in creating the new birth. I will be discussing how the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and the human will work together to bring about the new birth. Jesus declared that one must be reborn in order to enter the Kingdom of God, so this is clearly a very important topic.
The question came up in Sunday School about the origin of the word “Gentile.” It refers to non-Jews but the term did not originate in Judaism. It was first used in Jerome’s translation of the Bible into Latin (The Vulgate, late 4th Century AD) to refer to non-Jews. It basically means “race” or “clan.”

Pastor Bowman