SERMON NOTES

Over the last few weeks, we have talked a lot about transition. Transitioning into the New Year with a new series on the book of Daniel. Transitioning from Ordinary Time to the season of Lent. Well this week, the book of Daniel makes its own transition. We move out of the narrative focus of the first six chapters to hearing about a first person account of a dream. This time, Daniel himself has a dream that requires interpretation. In the dream he finds four beasts, each uniquely adorned and combined. So join us this week as we come to God’s Word again to hear about God’s sovereignty through the prophetic visions!



May God Bless

Brandon

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Adult Sunday School class is completing their reading and discussion of John Shelby Spong’s Born of a Woman this week.

Beginning on Sunday, March 3rd, the class will begin reading and discussing Elaine Pagel's, The Gnostic Gospels, a provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts. 

MISSION COLLECTION REQUESTS

We are still collecting warm clothing items for Jeff Douds of West Main Street Christian Church to have available for distributing them various homeless persons in need. Used jackets, coats, sweaters, gloves, scarves, and other clothing items are appreciated. Also being requested are warm blankets to supplement the other items.

FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD

Upcoming Lunch Bunch:

February 25 @ Hachimi Japanese Cuisine | March 3 @ Cootie Brown's Campus | March 10 @ El Charolais | March 17 @ Tommy Thai



A SPRING LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE (March-April-May) is now posted on the bulletin board. Happy Dining!!

IF ANYONE HAS SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER DINING VENUES, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO ADD THEM TO OUR LUNCH ROTATION. THANKS.

Sunday, February 25, 2024 - Second Sunday in Lent

10 am Adult Sunday School reading "Born of a Woman," by John Shelby Spong

11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)

12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Hachimi Japanese Cuisine

Monday, February 26, 2024

6 pm Weekly Bible Study (in Conference Room)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)

6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal

Sunday, March 3, 2024 - Third Sunday in Lent

10 am Adult Sunday School reading "The Gnostic Gospels," by Elaine Pagels

11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)

12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Cootie Brown's Campus

Monday, March 4, 2024

12:30 pm Church Staff Meeting

NO Weekly Bible Study

6:30 pm ETSU / U-Kirk Supper (hosted by WAPC)

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)

6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal

Thursday, March 7. 2024

10 am PW Meeting @ WAPC

Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Fourth Sunday in Lent

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS

10 am Adult Sunday School reading "The Gnostic Gospels," by Elaine Pagels

11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)

12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ El Charolais

NEW SESSION COMMITTEES and CHAIRS

      a. Connections - Sherry Bailey & Jenny Darling

      b. Finance – Nancy Fennell

      c. Growth – Karen Clark

      d. Mission – - Susan Turner & Debi Hughes

      e. Personnel – Wilsie Bishop

      f. Property– Dick Lura & Ed Snodderly

THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

IN THE POTEAT LIBRARY

Please remember the library is open by appointment and you are welcome to drop by the church library if you are looking for something new to read. We ask that you to sign out any books on the register sheet found on the file cabinet in the corner with the call #, book title, your name and date checked out.

Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths

By Bruce Feiler 222.1/FEI At a time when conflicts among three of the world's major religions--Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--are in the global spotlight, Bruce Feiler offers a stunning biography of the one man who unites all three religions: Abraham. "The most mesmerizing story of Abraham's life--his offering a son to God--plays a pivotal role in the holiest week of the Christian year, at Easter," writes Feiler.

"The story is recited at the start of the holiest fortnight in Judaism, on Rosh Hashanah. The episode inspires the holiest day in Islam, 'Id al-Adha,' the Feast of the Sacrifice, at the climax of the Pilgrimage. And yet the religions can't even agree on which son he tried to kill." Herein lies the irony and perfection of Feiler's timing. As we struggle to find a path to peace among these three religions, all warring in Jerusalem, near the stone where Abraham brought his son for sacrifice, this captivating biography speaks to Abraham as the metaphor he is: the historically elusive man who embodies three religions, a character who has shape-shifted over the millennia to serve the clashing goals and dogma of each religion.

Feiler interprets the meaning of Abraham as seen through the prism of each religion. Surprisingly, the book is as entertaining as it is thoughtful: Feiler is a masterful writer with a warm, humorous voice, a dazzling way with metaphors, and an underlying intelligence that comes through in every passage. 

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