Monthly Archives: October 2014

Bible App

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“Tens of millions of people are using the Bible App™ to make God’s Word a part of their daily lives. Download the free app and access your bookmarks, notes, and reading plans from anywhere. Enjoy hundreds of versions, including audio, all on your mobile device.”

 

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Resource: Air1 Pastors Round Table

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Highlights of the weekly Pastors radio roundtable forum. The Pastor’s discuss social issues and Biblical topics while offering regular encouragement and advice

-iTunes Description

You can subscribe or download a podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/air-1-pastors-roundtable-podcast/id262263427?mt=2

Have a suggestion please feel free to send us an email under the “Contact” Tab

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What’s Going on Back There?

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We are happy to share how we are keeping your children engaged during Sabbath School!

Class structure:

10:30-11:00 Sharing & Lesson Introduction
During this time the children are provided with an introduction to the day’s lesson. This is usually done with a coloring page as many of the children enjoy the opportunity to be creative. We also engage the children in conversation about their week and listen to any stories they may have to share. In doing this we believe we help the children to feel valued by being heard. It also opens opportunities to discuss Christian values and lessons that relate to each student’s current situation.

11:00-11:30 Story Time!
Story time is when the lesson for the day is presented (and when the children get cozy in beanbags and blankets.) We begin with a recap of last week’s lesson and the events that have lead us to where we are in the scriptures. The lesson (or story) is usually read directly from the scriptures (NIrV version). We talk about the meaning or lesson to be learned from the story and answer any of the children’s questions.

11:30-12:00 Snacks and Crafts
The last 30 minutes of our class provides a creative opportunity to reinforce the lesson in a memorable, hands-on way. During this time we make a lesson-themed craft or play a game related to the lesson. We also have a light snack to help the kid’s make it to lunch time! While this time may seem like fun and games it is actually a time to solidify the lesson in the children’s minds. It also encourages sharing, cooperation, and learning to follow instructions.

Want to see for yourself?
Parents are always welcome to join us for class but we do ask that you do not enter or exit the room during the story. This can be a distraction to the children during our most important time.

Running a little late?
Everybody has those days. Please feel free to bring your child to class ANYTIME (even during the scheduled story time.) We would much rather help a student get caught up than miss the opportunity to share God’s word with them altogether.

We hope this answers any questions you may have about the Children’s Ministry.
See you and your child soon!

Your brother and sister in Christ,
Chris and Jessica Cortez

Pleased to Meet You!

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Hello and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

We are Chris and Jessica Cortez and we are blessed to lead the Children’s Ministry at Willard COG7. We are very excited to be able to reach out to you through blog-type posts such as this one and we would like to use our FIRST POST EVER to let you know what you can expect for your child when they are entrusted to our care.

Currently, the Children’s Ministry consists of Sabbath School every Saturday morning from 10:00AM to noon. This class is for children ages 5-8 and is focused on providing a scriptural foundation for spiritual growth and discovery. Our class size ranges from 4-12 but we usually have 7-8 children in attendance. Lessons come straight from the Bible and are intended not only to provide knowledge of the scriptures but also an understanding of how to apply the Living Word of God to everyday situations.

It is our hope the children will begin to see God, not as someone to be visited on the Sabbath, but as the Extraordinary God of everyday life!

Please keep this ministry and its children in your prayers and follow us from week to week to see what the children are learning.

Your brother and sister in Christ,

Christ and Jessica Cortez

Wednesday Bible Study 10/8/2014

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Tonight’s discussion was rich and vivid, it is hard to summarize it. This summer does not give it justice, so we invite all of you to join and participate in our Bible Study every Wednesday at 7:30pm.

It is hard to summarize the great discussion that we had tonight. We invite all of you to join and participate in our Bible Study every Wednesday at 7:30pm.

Colossians 4 New International Version (NIV)

“4 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Further Instructions
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”

In tonight’s Wednesday Bible Study we reviewed passages in the book of Colossians chapter 4, verses 1 – 6. We started the study with a discussion on, “the importance of explaining our thoughts full in detail”, so that when we are heard, there is no miscommunication of our opinions. Our talks then moved to how our lives today can relate back to the text. We each discussed the fairness of our workplaces, how we feel that our work goes underappreciated, and how we should work to please God. Pray so that God may open the door for the message, because sometimes, as Christians, we forget to pray for that door to be open. Our message should be clear, with no misunderstandings. In verse 5 we concluded that we should be Christians 24/7 and not just on the Sabbath. If we proclaim ourselves as Christian, people will know who we are. When we misbehave as Christians, we make ourselves and God look bad. In doing so, we may also steer away a potential believer in Christ. Finally, our discussions ended on how to approach a non-believer, and make every opportunity with them count.

We invite you to become part of the conversation. What is your interpretation of Colossians chapter 4, verses 1 – 6 and why?

In next weeks Wednesday Bible Study we will review Colossians chapter 4, verses 7 – 15 or further. We hope to see you there!

www.cog7willard.org is now LIVE!

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Hello everyone! We have been hard at work on the site and on the media side of things in the church. We hope you take notice and enjoy it. Our site is still partially under construction, so we ask that you bear with us while we tweak it up. It has been a blessing to work on such a project, and we do it all for the glory of God.

Be sure to check up back on the site and keep an eye out for news, events, blog post from our ministries,  updates, and  podcast. You can also send a prayer request on the home page, if you like. We  want to make it easy to communicate within the community as well as with others outside the community, so we invite you to share and post comments.We have much more to come so stay tune.

Thank you and God Bless.

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