This past Friday (May 18, 2012) Pastor Jay announced that it would be our last Friday night service. Listen to the announcement he gave and what we have planned for the future (the audio messes up for a couple seconds but is fine after that):

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Men,

Our church is catechizing our children (in Sunday School). Many of you have expressed a desire to be catechized as well. After all, if we are going to be leading our children through a catechism, isn’t it only right that we have been through the same process? Well, you’ve asked for it, so here it is.

This Friday (April 13, 2012), Sovereign Joy will begin hosting a new study for the men of the church. Robert Cardona and Billy Leonhart will be leading the men through a study of the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) and the Baptist Catechism (1695). (Note: Though the leaders of the study hold to the teachings of these documents, we do not desire to force anyone to become confessional.) The purpose of the study is to familiarize you with these historic documents and demonstrate how to lead others through confessions and catechisms. Heads of households, husbands, and / or anyone discipling or hoping to disciple others someday should derive great benefit from the study.

The hour-long, weekly study will begin at 6pm sharp. The first week Robert will be covering the history and the philosophy behind the 1689 LBCF. The reading for the first week is optional. We are encouraging all who have the text prior to the first meeting to read the prefaces to both the Confession and the Catechism and to read the original “Letter to the Reader” of the Confession. We hope you are able to make it. May God bless you.

Required text for the study:

The Baptist Confession of Faith & The Baptist Catechism, Ed. James Renihan

Recommended texts for the study:

1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, Sam Waldron

A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism, Benjamin Beddome

Here is a collection of the sermons and an article by Pastor Jay on the fourth commandment that he mentioned yesterday [April 29, 2012]:

• The Abiding of the 10 Commandments:
• The Law of God & the Believer [A Reformed Perspective] article from Dec. 30, 2011
• Out With the Old, In With the New (Mark 2:18-22) sermon from Jan. 13,2012
• The 4th Commandment, Sabbath, Lord’s Day:
• The Sabbath Question – Part 1 (Mark 2:23-28) sermon from Jan. 20, 2012
• The Sabbath Question – Part 2 (Mark 3:1-6) sermon from Jan. 27, 2012
• (If you only have time to listen to one sermon then this is a comprehensive overview):
  The First Day of the Week (1 Cor. 16:1-2) sermon from Feb. 5, 2012 

For the next weeks the format will change a little in order to have the opportunity to hear from wise, godly women, both practical ways to serve God through serving our families and what His Word says about our behavior as women.

Childcare will be provided.

All church women are welcome to attend.

For more details please contact Gloria Vasquez.

Related Resources:

Pastor’s Jay’s blog:

“The Goal of Every Christian Woman”

• What was the Holy Spirit’s role in the Old Testament?
• What is the Spirit’s role in the New Testament?
• Is His role lesser than the role of Jesus?
• Does He emanate from the Father AND the Son?
• Is there a “baptism of the Holy Spirit?”
• What are the modern and historical abuses of the Holy Spirit?

We’ll be looking at these questions and more at the next Wretched Radio Psalm 119 Conference which we are happy to announce that we will be hosting again.

The theme for the one-day 2012 conference will be the Holy Spirit.

Where:

Hosted by Sovereign Joy Community Church @

First Baptist Church Keller

225 Keller Parkway

Keller, TX 76248

When:

Oct. 6, 2012

Speakers:

Todd Friel, Phil Johnson, R.W. Glenn, James White and Emilio Ramos

Cost:

Adults: $29 Early Bird admission $24! (Early Bird will be available through February for the Spring conferences and through July for the Fall Conferences)

Students: $15 (Students age 13-17 and College students)

Register here!

For questions email: events@wretchedradio.com

We will provide more info as it becomes available to us.

Don’t forget to pray for the team going to Mérida this morning. In case you missed it, yesterday we explained some of what they would be doing and Dennis asked for us to pray specifically for the “green light” at customs. You can listen to the 3 minute audio clip below:

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Dennis, will give us some pics and news after the nine to ten day trip, until then you can see pics from the trip two years ago and keep them in your prayers.

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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]]> http://sovjoy.com/2011/12/schneider-missionary-to-chile-update-dec-11/feed/ 0 http://sovjoy.com/2011/10/womens-study-moved-to-wednesdays/ http://sovjoy.com/2011/10/womens-study-moved-to-wednesdays/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:19:24 +0000 admin http://sovjoy.com/?p=3675 Please note that starting today [Oct. 19, 2011] Women’s Study will now be on Wednesday nights instead of Tuesday nights AND child care will be provided.

More info on Women’s Study.