9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Think Free, Act Free, Live Free, You ARE Free
Romans 6:8-23 (NASB1995)
Bret Laird
6:00 p.m.
In the Chapel
Ministry Highlight:
REACH
Bread of Life
Terry Roland
Go Groups
“Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:8-23 (NASB1995)
NEWS
Pizza Night will be served at the Family Dinner from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., prior to the evening activities on Wednesday. A gluten free or dairy free option is available upon advanced request. We ask everyone to sign up by 12 p.m. the Monday before. Please click here or call the church office to sign up. This is always a great time of fellowship before the evening activities begin. After registering, in the confirmation page, you can now pay online for your meals.
Calling all men! Our Men’s Breakfast kick-off is Saturday, October 18 at 8:30 a.m. This year we are studying the book Love or Die. There is a schedule/bookmark (in spinner racks in lobby) for you to pick up that has all the dates and passages. Come prepared to discuss the reading, Intro; The Problem….Christ’s Commendation…Pages 1-9. Put these dates on your calendar and bring a friend! You will be glad you did. Call the Church Office or click here to sign up.
Get Your Books Now. This season we will be studying the book Love or Die by Alexander Strauch, an exposition of Christ’s message to the church in Ephesus found in Revelation 2. Reserve your book by clicking here or by contacting the church office. Suggested donation for the book is $10 each.
Membership Class begins October 29 on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in Room 217. The class will run from October 29 to December 17. Please note that all seven classes need to be attended for those seeking membership. Please click here to sign up.
Join Koinonia (a group for ages 60+) on Thursday, October 16, for a trip to Gull Meadow Farms in Richland, lunch to follow (each person will be responsible for their own meal). Meet at the church at 9:30 a.m. sharp. To sign up for this event click here or call the church office
October is Pastor Appreciation Month: Scripture reminds us that “the elders who rule well are worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching” and that “the laborer deserves his wages.” (1 Timothy 5:17-18). In that spirit, we invite you to express your gratitude for our Pastors’ faithful service to the Lord here at Calvary by contributing a love offering during Pastor Appreciation Month. To give either mark a separate envelope with “Pastor Appreciation” and place it in the offering, or if giving online select ‘Pastor Appreciation’ from the dropdown menu. These donations are tax deductible and will be accepted through October 31.
Three new Calvary Core Training classes and a membership class are starting on October 29th.
Old Testament 2: Wisdom and Prophetic Books (OT2)
Tools for Advanced Bible Study (BI3*)
Parenting (CL3)
Please click here for class details, registration info, class handouts, as well as the Calvary Core Training Podcast for audio recordings of classes you missed.
SAVE THE DATE: Global Impact Weekend is coming soon, November 7-9 with Dr. John Munro! Plan to attend Sunday morning service in the Sanctuary and participate in a 9 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. combined Lifegroup in the Block. Come back at 6 p.m. for a message from John Munro and commissioning service of Hedi and Regin Guttesen in the Sanctuary. Additional events include a Friday night Middle and High School dinner and a special Men's Breakfast on Saturday.
New baby!
Joel & Ericka Dockweiler welcomed a healthy baby girl, Charlotte Rose, on September 29.
Opportunities to Serve
Children’s Ministry is understaffed. Calvary is blessed with many families with many children who, like adults, need to be poured into and shown the love of Christ. We are only asking for a once a month commitment for Sunday mornings. Please prayerfully consider serving so we can minister to these children well and bring honor and glory to the Lord. Email Hannah Haney for more information or to get plugged in.
Fall Grounds Clean Up Days! We are looking for volunteers to help with fall cleanup here at CBC. Join us on October 18th 10am-12pm (following the Men’s Breakfast) and October 25th from 9am-12pm. Work will include leaf & branch clean up, pruning, trash pickup, general outdoor maintenance and sprucing up of the church grounds. Meet us at the church’s maintenance barn. Contact Dan Beason if you have any questions.
The Wednesday Night Kitchen Ministry is in need of volunteers to assist with dish washing from 4pm to 7:30pm. Please contact Laura at 269-806-9682 or laura.studabaker@calvarybible.org if you are able to assist with this ministry need.
León de Judá te da la bienvenida!
Estamos agradecidos por que decidiste unirte con nosotros en nuestra reunión de adoración a Dios hoy. Nuestro deseo es compartirte el gozo de conocer y seguir a Jesucristo con todo su pueblo. Únete con nosotros en el salón a las 10:30 a.m. Dios te bendiga!
NEXT GENERATION MINISTRIES
To find out more about Next Gen. Ministries, visit our webpage here. To be added to our weekly parent emails, contact Hannah Haney. To access all of our forms, registrations, and applications click here.