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Good News - Week of 5/28/2017

5/29/2017

PRAYER OF THE WEEK
Thank you Lord, for the good gifts you have provided to help us on our journey. Renew, fill, and inspire us to new heights in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Pentecost - Jesus Mafa

NOTES ON THE SCRIPTURES

Acts 2:1-21: The believers are filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and they start to praise God in various languages.

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b: The world and all its creatures depend on God for provision and breath – which leads the Psalmist to commit to praise God.

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13: No one can acknowledge Jesus’ lordship without God’s Spirit, and God’s Spirit, given to all of God’s people, gives different gifts to each person for the good of all.

John 7:37-39: Jesus invites the people to come to him and receive living water – God’s Spirit that would well up inside of them – from him.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Pentecost Sunday - What is it?
Pentecost is a church holiday that commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit on the early followers of Jesus. Here is a link to an article by Rev. Mark Roberts that gives more detail. What is Pentecost? Why Does It Matter?

An Evening on the Bay with BRIDGE MD Inc.
AN EVENING ON THE BAY WITH BRIDGE MD, Inc.
SOLID FOUNDATION • STRATEGIC FOCUS •STELLAR FUTURE•
Friday, June 9, 2017 • 7 – 11 pm
Kurtz’s Beach
20170 Kurtz Avenue
Pasadena, Maryland 2112

Tickets: Preferred - $90 (includes VIP reception), General - $75
(A limited number of buses will be available in the Baltimore area for transportation to/from the event.) Call the church office to obtain tickets. There's still time. Can’t come to the event? Ask about making a Patron donation.

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Good News - Week of 5/21/2017

5/22/2017

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PRAYER OF THE WEEK
Holy Spirit, come and make your presence and power known in our midst. As you came during Pentecost, so come again, that we might be amazed by your miraculous presence. Amen.

Picture of blue sky with bright sub streaming down

Acts 1:6-11

NOTES ON THE SCRIPTURES

Acts 1:6-14: The disciples question Jesus about the timing of God’s restoration of Israel, but Jesus promises the Holy Spirit and then ascends into heaven as they watch. Then two white-robed men tell them that Jesus will return in the same way they saw him leave.

Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35: A psalm of victory and praise, celebrating God’s might in military terms, and rejoicing in God’s protection of the weak and vulnerable, and in God’s provision of a home for God’s people.

1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11: Peter encourages the persecuted believers, reminding them that they have witnessed Christ’s suffering and share in it, and that they have the hope of seeing Christ’s glory, and sharing in that as well.

John 17:1-11: Jesus prays for himself that God will take him back into the glory he shared with the Father. Then he prays for his disciples, who have received Christ’s message and have believed and given him glory, that they may be protected by God’s name and may be one as Christ and the Father are one.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

New Church Office Hours
As of May 1, 2017 the Church Office Hours will be: Tuesday – Thursday • 9 am – 2 pm

An Evening on the Bay with BRIDGE MD Inc.
AN EVENING ON THE BAY WITH BRIDGE MD, Inc.
SOLID FOUNDATION • STRATEGIC FOCUS •STELLAR FUTURE•
Friday, June 9, 2017 • 7 – 11 pm
Kurtz’s Beach
20170 Kurtz Avenue
Pasadena, Maryland 2112

Tickets: Preferred - $90 (includes VIP reception), General - $75
(A limited number of buses will be available in the Baltimore area for transportation to/from the event.) Call the church office to obtain tickets. Can’t come to the event? Ask about making a Patron donation.

The Chesapeake Bay

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Good News - Week of 5/14/2017

5/15/2017

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PRAYER OF THE WEEK
As you stand among us now, Jesus, in your resurrected glory, may we know the power of your life. May we turn away from death. And may we become agents of resurrection, where ever we find ourselves. Amen. (from Sacredise)

NOTES ON THE SCRIPTURES

Acts 17:22-31: Paul preaches to the people of Athens, remarking on their many shrines, and using the shrine to the unknown god as a springboard, tells them about the God who is near to every person, and who has revealed God’s self to humanity in Jesus.

Psalm 66:8-20: A psalm of praise to God for testing God’s people, rescuing them and forgiving them.

1 Peter 3:13-22: Peter encourages the believers to endure suffering for doing good as Christ did, and to remember that they are saved in Christ, who is now in a place of honour and authority with God.

John 14:15-21: Jesus invites his disciples to show their love for him by obeying him, and he promises that the Holy Spirit will come to them and be in them, leading them into all truth. (from Sacredise)

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