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Highlights of the “every day life” at Crown of Life

The Inner Pup

 
Hot and crowded, yet somehow everyone (and every pup) was cool and organized. The Inner Pup, at the invitation of  Dr. Beth Phelps, used our property to host a Low-Cost Heartworm clinic servicing 83 dogs from the Louisiana area. We got to meet many new faces in the community and share and invitation to join us at church. We pray this provides us with an opportunity to share the gospel with them in the future.
 
We thank God for: 
– The Phelps and the Indests who made it out to help and reach out to the community

Let it Sparkle

“Let it sparkle!” No, Bob Heier didn’t say that but you can see he wants Crown of Life to sparkle. In his quest to do that Bob sprayed down and cleaned all the siding on the sanctuary and fellowship hall making it look fresh and new. No more green mildew or mud splatters, just siding being as beautiful as it can be. Also a big thanks to Bob for getting down on his hands and knees and scrubbing the men’s bathroom floor and polishing the great room in the fellowship hall, work that has brought a bit more shine to Crown of Life.
 
We thank God for your servant-like spirit Bob.

Water is for outside

We’re on the path to victory in our years long battle to prevent leaky walls in the sanctuary. After exhausting multiple theories in preventing the leaks, it became clear that the brick surfaces needed to be sealed to prevent rain water from leaking through the walls. Randy and Seth have been pressure washing all the bricks (in Greek that would be baptizmos) to help cut expenses before a masonry company comes in and makes the building water tight. Once completed, repairs to pew legs can be completed.
 
If you see them around tell them you appreciate them for baptizing our buildings:)

Some extra hospitality 

It always feels good to be welcomed especially if you are in an unfamiliar place. If you haven’t noticed, there have been little things done to make a visitor’s experience a little more refreshing and inviting. A little touch up paint on the walls in the fellowship hall cover the chips and dings that come with regular wear and tear, a new coffee maker, beautiful altar decorations and flowers for Palm Sunday and Easter, and even a new visitor’s corner in the narthex that one might describe (I dare say) chic.
 
We thank God for all the energy and passion he has given Marta has put in to these projects.
 


“God Friended Me” viewing – Pastor’s Small Group

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“God Friended Me” is a clever concept for a TV show. A Facebook profile entitled “God” friends a devout atheist and starts using him in people’s lives to help them. By the end of the first episode, this devout atheist admits that there might be a God…
 
God does come into our lives when we really aren’t looking for him. He uses us according to his good will, but it’s not through a Facebook page or even anything necessarily that obvious. Many times he uses the pain and failure of the world to remind us that there is something seriously wrong in our lives. We need to find a serious solution. The thing is he gives us that solution, and it comes to us in his Word. He tells us his purpose for us and how he will use us,. It’s an incredibly freeing thing to discover.
 
These are two discussions that came after watching the first episode
  1. How can you be “spiritual” but “not religious?”
  2. Is atheism a rational thing?
 
   
 
Episode #2 -Thursday Feb 14th at 7:00
We will have food and drink, just come as you are and we will have some wonderful fellowship time with one another.

“GOD FRIENDED ME” SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION

  1. Last week one of the characters mentioned she was “spiritual but not religious.” What do people mean when they say that?
 
What does Scripture say about being spiritual and not religious?
  1. Matthew 16:18
  2. Matthew 18:15-17
  3. Hebrews 10:25
 
Is the Bible all you need?
  1. Acts 8:27-31
  2. 2 Peter 1:20
  3. 2 Peter 3:15-16

 

A/D People become atheists because they rely on their reason.
  1. Psalm 19:1
  2. Romans 1:20

   

Amazing Grace Verse 1 Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see     Verse 2 ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed