Dear Fellows and friends of CSLI Annapolis,
This is probably one of the most exciting months of this calendar year for the Institute. Here are just a sampling of happenings this month which you can find more information on below:
- We are accepting Fellows Applications until 4/30/16 for the 2016-17 Class;
- Our first Saint John's College Christian Fellowship retreat will be April 8/9 at Osprey Point Conference Center in Royal Oak, MD.
- Our first Annual Banquet with special guest speaker Dr. John Lennox will be Saturday evening, April 16, 6:30pm at Doubletree Hotel - register below;
- Dr. John Lennox will be speaking at the US Naval Academy on April 17;
- We will have a special pastor's breakfast with Dr. Lennox on April 18, 8am, Federal House Restaurant - upper room;
- And we continue to have our monthly meetings of Y1 and Y2 Fellows along with our weekly SJC Fellowships.
There are a full slate of events on the calendar below. You will be receiving invitations to events that are open to you.
WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR FELLOWS PROGRAM FOR THE 2016-2017 FELLOWS CLASS.
All applications are due by April 30th.
First Annual CSLI Annapolis Banquet:
Dr. John Lennox from Oxford University will be the speaker at our first Annapolis Annual Banquet on Saturday, Apr 16, 6:30pm at the Doubletree Hotel. Invitations have gone out and you can register at:
Dr. Lennox speaking at the U.S. Naval Academy:
Dr. Lennox will be the guest speaker at the 11am service in the main chapel of the U.S. Naval Academy on Sunday, April 17th. You cannot bring a car on the USNA yard without proper decal or pass, however, you can park off the yard and walk onto the yard with a picture ID.
Special Pastor's Breakfast with Dr. Lennox, Monday, April 18th.
If you are a pastor and you would like to join us for breakfast to be followed by a special time with Dr. Lennox, we have a few seats remaining and you must register using the link below. The breakfast will be in the upper room of the Federal House Restaurant at 8am on Monday, April 18th.
Continuing "8 Traits of a Disciple":
In October's newsletter, we offered an introduction to "The 8 Traits of a Disciple of Jesus", and committed to cover all eight traits over the next eight newsletters. I use these traits to disciple someone who wants to know and follow Jesus better. The first and last of the eight newsletters contain the introduction and conclusion respectively along with the 1st and 8th trait. If you find this useful, you are welcome to have the "Eight Traits" in their entirety for your discipleship purposes.
Trait 7. A follower of Jesus prays the Jesus way - that His Kingdom might come. (Matthew 6:9-13 )
Where is Jesus' Kingdom? Answer: Anywhere He chooses to reign.
What then does it mean to pray for His Kingdom to come? Answer: That He might reign everywhere, in all people, in all circumstances, at all times, in everything.
What does it look like for Jesus to reign in you, your home, your work, your finances?
George Müller (1805-1898) is best known for his orphanage in Bristol, England. It was operated by faith, without ever making its financial needs known. Müller's purpose was to show the people of Bristol that there is a God in heaven who answers prayer. One day Arthur Pierson asked him, "What is the secret of your great work and the wonderful things that God has done through you?" Müller looked up for a moment, then bowed his head lower and lower until it was almost between his knees. He was silent a moment or two
and then said, "Many years ago, there came a day in my life when George Müller died. As a young man, I had a great many ambitions, but there came a day when I died to all those things, and I said, 'Henceforth, Lord Jesus, not my will but Thine,' and from that day God began to work in and through me." (5)
To pray for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven is to pray that Jesus will return and His Kingdom will be set up upon the earth. But, it is also to pray that today He will reign as King on earth in any matter of concern to us.
What about your life denies Jesus' authority to reign? Where do you try to limit His sovereignty? What do you withhold from His control?
Next month: Trait 8
Thanks for all your support. Lives continue to be changed through your generosity of time, money, and prayers.
Jim Phillips
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Calendar of Events:
April
- Year 1&2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Apr 2 | 8:45am | Brice House & Paca House
- SJC Retreat | Friday-Saturday, Apr 8-9 | Osprey Point Retreat Center
- CSLI DC Annual Fundraising Banquet | Thursday, Apr 14 | 6pm | McLean Hilton | John Lennox speaker
- CSLI Annapolis Annual Banquet | Saturday, Apr 16 | 6:30pm | Doubletree Hotel | John Lennox speaker
- John Lennox at USNA | Sunday, Apr 17 | 11am | U.S. Naval Academy Chapel
- Pastor Breakfast with John Lennox| Monday, Apr 18 | 8-9:30am | Federal House
- John Lennox at USNA | Monday, Apr 18 | noon | Laboon Center
- SJC Men's Discipleship Group | Tuesdays | 7:30pm | Aslan House
- SJC Women's Discipleship Group | Wednesdays | 2:30pm | Aslan House
- Year 1&2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Apr 30 | 8:45am | Brice House & Paca House
May
- SJC Men's Discipleship Group | Tuesdays | 7:30pm | Aslan House
- SJC Women's Discipleship Group | Wednesdays | 2:30pm | Aslan House
June
- Pastor's Luncheon | Wednesday, June 1| Noon - 1:30pm | YellowFin Restaurant
- Year 1&2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Jun 4 | 8:45am | Brice House & Paca House
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