Some of the topics the elders will be going over during our new 2PM Sunday Seminary class:

Expositional Preaching

Why we preach verse by verse what are the pros and cons of preaching this way verses other ways.  Why we engage in preach exegetically. Why we do not use the pulpit to preach ourselves.  Why we believe there is so much value in preaching God’s word accurately.  What are the different ways people are preaching today.  These issues and more will be covered under the section of Expositional Preaching.

Evangelism

This section is not geared towards a particular method of evangelism but in the importance of the church’s engaging in evangelism.  We will explore the various kinds of evangelism that SJCC engages in.  We will explore the many implications evangelism has for every Christian.

Ordinances of the Church

We will be discussing the theological and practical importance of properly administering the ordinances of the church.  We will also develop the importance baptism and membership, regeneration and the Lord’s Supper and how these function as an import part of God’s ordained means of grace by which he strengthens us in our sanctification.

Tithing/Giving

We will be discussing the important place of financially supporting the gospel in the local church though giving.  We will learn why we do not demand a tithe and why we also emphasize giving.  With so many abuses in this area of the Church, the topic has great relevance for our lives today.

The Young Ladies Bible Study will be meeting on the last Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. for girls 3rd through 8th grade at Amy’s apartment.

We will be studying practical issues that girls face and how the Bible says they should conduct themselves in the home, school, and church. We will also study about the Bible: how it’s composed, what each book is about etc… We will also have a time of worship through songs. The only thing we ask is the girls bring their Bibles, a journal, and a pen!

Please contact Amy or Trish for more details.

The Schneider Family

“…Steve’s schedule, from August until December, has become more involved, primarily in preaching and training the leaders in our church. At the seminary, he taught courses in Expository Preaching and Church History. The students continue to grow in their ability to study the text and preach it expositionally. Steve is further encouraged when they share with him how they are applying what they have learned in their ministries….”

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More info on Women’s Study.

The books are currently available at our book table.

Details:

Start date: Tuesday Oct. 4th, 2011.

The study will start promptly at 7pm and end at 9pm.

Location: at Grace Church (our usual meeting spot).

What to bring with you to the study:

1. Your Bible

2. A copy of Respectable Sins

3. And a notebook for notes (if you don’t want to write in your book)

Get discernment! Wolves are leaping over the fence and some sheep seem to be oblivious to their wiles.

The Psalm 119 Conference is designed to sharpen your discernment skills and help you separate the true from the false.

The following topics will be addressed:

• Who, what and how to judge
• Knowing the 5 major heresies
• How to systematize your theology
• Identifying the modern day assaults on the Gospel
• The church’s role regarding heresy

	Details
	Map & Directions
	Detailed Agenda
	Registation & Cost

Speakers

Todd Friel
Wretched Radio

studied to be a pastor for four years but neglected to actually get saved. He abandoned church ministry plans and did secular TV, radio and stand-up comedy for 6 years. Gratefully, God saved Todd (from hell and stand-up comedy). Since then, Todd has combined his pastoral training and media skills to host Wretched Radio and TV. Todd has one wife, three children and a dog.

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Phil Johnson
Pyromaniacs

is Executive Director of Grace to You. He teaches regularly as a lay pastor at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA. He has been closely associated with John MacArthur since 1981 and edits most of Dr. MacArthur’s major books. Phil is a trustee of the UK-based Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recordings Trust, a member of FIRE, husband to Darlene, and father of three sons (all now adults with their own households, and all still active members of Grace Community Church).

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Dr. Arturo Azurdia III
Spirit Empowered Preaching

is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, having attended the California State University at Hayward where he received a B. A. in Music Performance. His M. Div. was earned from The American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California, and his D. Min. from Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California. Art is the author of Spirit Empowered Preaching (Christian Focus Publications) and a contributing author in two additional volumes: The Compromised Church (Crossway) and Reforming Pastoral Ministry (Crossway).

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Tim Challies
www.challies.com

is a follower of Jesus Christ, a husband to Aileen and a father to three young children. He has authored “The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment” and “Sexual Detox” along with his newest book, “The Next Story”. He blogs every day at www.challies.com. And last but not least, he worships and serves at Grace Fellowship Church as an elder and edits Discerning Reader.

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Emilio Ramos
Sovereign Joy Community Church

is a founding elder and preaching pastor for Sovereign Joy Community Church in Keller Texas. He is devoted to the exegetical, expository, verse by verse preaching of the Word of God. He and his wife, Trisha, live in Dallas/Fort Worth Texas. He preached “Discernment in the Local Church” at the last Psalm 119 Discernment Conference.

If you weren’t able to make it, you can listen or download Pastor Emilio‘s message “Discernment in the Local Church” from 1 Timothy 3:14-16:

 

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We can’t wait to see you October 7th-8th!

When Pastor Emilio last led the Lord’s Supper, he reminded us of our church’s Covenant of Fellowship and encouraged us to go over it from time to time for the sake of the life of Sovereign Joy Community Church. You can listen to the 6 minute audio clop below:

• Download audio file (926111021191.mp3)

By the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit, I covenant to:

1. Endeavor to be an example of Christ in my speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity of my life and to forsake the ways of sin.
2. Exercise a mutual care of other members in the Body of Christ.
3. Be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the Scriptures, to seek it without delay.
4. Strive with others for both the peace and purity of this assembly as part of Christ’s Body.
5. Attend faithfully the stated services of the church.
6. Cherish the Word of God and the ordinances of the Church.
7. Contribute as a faithful steward, such time, talent and money, in the measure that Christ prospers me; that the responsibility of the local church and the world-wide ministry of spreading the Gospel be faithfully discharged.
8. Teach my children the Word of God.
9. Seek the salvation of my family and acquaintances, and to walk circumspectly in the world so that I can be a faithful witness for the Lord Jesus Christ.
10. Encourage one another in the blessed hope of our Lord’s soon return and to engage in regular Bible reading and prayer so that I may be ready to meet Him.

View the entire Covenant of Fellowship in PDF format.

Let’s keep these men in our prayers.

Romania Team

Remember that our short term mission team consisting of Billy, Joe, Kyle, and Chauncey are in Romania. Please keep them in your prayers.

Mandatory class for all baptism candidates, this Sunday (Aug. 7, 2011) @ 2pm.

Greek Class begins this Wednesday (Aug. 10, 2011) @ 7pm.

Details on all the above on the calendar page.

We are looking to start somewhere around the first week of August.

The following books will be needed to start:

It would be helpful but not mandatory to get the latest edition of the book, so don’t worry if you have an older version.

In addition, you may also want you can get the flash cards for vocabulary memorization:

Alternatively, you can make your own Greek flash cards by writing them on a blank card with the English definition on the back, or get a app for smart phones that works like a flashcard:

Screen shots:

iPhones can us this method.

The goal of this class will be to help the student read the Greek New Testament and therefore it will be an in-depth study of Koine Greek. This is not an impossible language to learn but it will require a reasonable amount of time and effort (you will probably need to study 2-4 hours per week depending on how well you do in languages). If you are able to do this and willing then I am very excited to have you take the class, it should be an edifying experience and with a little bit of hard word you can be reading and translating portions of the Greek NT in 3-6 months. The NT was written in Koine Greek in the original languages and it will be very rewarding to read the Bible in the original language in which it was written.

Pastor Jay Jesuroga