1. Have you read the Left Behind books? If so, what is your opinion of them?
2. In his message, Wade contended that “in the gospels Jesus had very little if anything to say about what we call his ‘Second Coming.’” Do you agree or disagree? What questions does this raise for you?
3. Read 2 Peter 3. What strikes you most about this passage?
4. What impact does our expectation of Jesus’ return have on the way we live now?
5. How can we pray for you?
Friday, April 18, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Fundraiser for at-risk youth
Partners in Action Celebration: A fundraiser for at-risk youth worldwide
You believe in changing the world. And you’d like to help at-risk children right here in Tulsa and beyond. But how?
Wednesday, March 26 at the Green Country Event Center is a great opportunity to help change the lives of at-risk youth in Tulsa and worldwide in places like Ukraine, Ghana, and Denver, Colorado.
Click here to learn more
You believe in changing the world. And you’d like to help at-risk children right here in Tulsa and beyond. But how?
Wednesday, March 26 at the Green Country Event Center is a great opportunity to help change the lives of at-risk youth in Tulsa and worldwide in places like Ukraine, Ghana, and Denver, Colorado.
Click here to learn more
Friday, February 22, 2008
Last Week To Complete the Survey
This is your last opportunity to complete our demographic/feedback survey. Thanks to all who have already completed it.
The survey shouldn't take you more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete. By completing this survey you'll be giving us helpful demographic information about our church, as well as giving us some much needed feedback on a variety of ministries and service opportunities at Garnett.
This survey is for current Garnett Partners and Attenders only.
Link to the Survey
The survey shouldn't take you more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete. By completing this survey you'll be giving us helpful demographic information about our church, as well as giving us some much needed feedback on a variety of ministries and service opportunities at Garnett.
This survey is for current Garnett Partners and Attenders only.
Link to the Survey
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Attention All Current Garnett Partners and Attenders
Below you'll find a link for a survey we're conducting in conjunction with the University of Oklahoman-Tulsa. A special thanks goes out to Chan Hellman for helping us put this together.
The survey shouldn't take you more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete. By completing this survey you'll be giving us helpful demographic information about our church, as well as giving us some much needed feedback on a variety of ministries and service opportunities at Garnett. There is also a section of the survey that will give Chan and his crew at OU-Tulsa some data for a study they're doing.
This survey is for current Garnett Partners and Attenders only.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Register now for Crown Financial Freedom Seminar
We're hosting a Crown Financial Freedom Seminar Saturday, January 19, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. The cost is $25 a person and you are invited. See our ad in Community Spirit Magazine. Check out Crown's web site--a great site by the way--for more information and to register. You can register and pay online and then just show up ready for the seminar Saturday, January 19.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
No classes Wednesday night
No children's and adult's classes will be meeting tonight.
With the power still out for some of us, this is a good evening to do Advent Reflections.
See previous post for first two weeks of Reflections. Print off and read Scriptures, discussion questions, prayers and sing or play songs that go with each.
If electricity is returned, the office will be open Thursday.
Email church office
With the power still out for some of us, this is a good evening to do Advent Reflections.
See previous post for first two weeks of Reflections. Print off and read Scriptures, discussion questions, prayers and sing or play songs that go with each.
If electricity is returned, the office will be open Thursday.
Email church office
Advent Weeks 1 & 2
Advent is a time to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Christ coming into the world, to imagine what life was like as Israel was waiting for the promised Messiah, and to get ready for the final return of Jesus. So each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas are marked by storytelling about Christ’s coming and self-examination and hearing from voices who announced his coming.
Each Sunday during Advent season a brief resource is provided for you to use with family or friends. The recommendation is that you set aside at least 15 minutes each week to gather with friends or family to share these Advent Reflections. Much of the material is inspired by and taken from www.simpleliving.org.
Consider making an Advent Wreath
Take a shallow bowl and fill with sand or salt and place four purple candles around the edges, or use candle holders. Place one large white candle in the middle. Make a circle of evergreens and place around the bowl or candle holders.
You need a Bible, matches, and you can also use a manger scene.
Light one candle during this week’s reflection. The second week, light two, then three the third week and four the fourth. On Christmas Eve, light all and the middle white candle.
Set aside some time each week for this short ceremony. Invite those who are alone to join you in worship. Use the telephone to join someone. Gather as a family or with friends.
Read and Meditate and Prepare Ourselves
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44
Discuss
Are you prepared for this season? Are you already stressed out? Why? Have you considered giving the gift of time this month?
Average Americans consume five times more than Mexicans, ten times more than average Chinese, and twenty times more than average person in India. What do you really need this Christmas?
Are we willing to spend less on ourselves and more to needy people?
With your Nativity scene at home . . . What if we hide Wise Men, Shepherds, Jesus until we read that part of the story closer to Christmas, then we put each person in as we read along?
Calendar--Plan times to make visits, bake cookies for someone, donate your time or money to charities. Plan your shopping only on certain days. Plan NOT to be going to stores everyday in December but plan this out together. Plan your Advent Reflection times for a certain time together.
Sing
O come, O come, Emmanuel / And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here / Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel
Advent Reflections Week 2
Read and Meditate
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12.
Read this aloud . . .
Make room in your heart for the Lord!
“While Waiting”
Start in the basement where it’s cold and dark;
Reach deep into the shadows of the recesses of your heart.
Empty crammed closets; donate clothes no longer needed.
Throw out the trash; from your fears be relieved.
Remove extra furniture and bric-a-brac that clutters;
Climb attic stairs, and without oaths one sometimes uters,
Clear out a lifetime of baggage and broken toys.
Take a broom to clinging cobwebs and the memory that cloys.
Throw open attic windows and that stuck cellar door;
Breathe in a breath of fresh Spirit;
Welcome God’s newborn Son forevermore.
Make room in your heart, your mind and your soul
For Christ each day to dwell.
Embody the Good news that angels still sing;
Jesus is God-with-us,
Emmanuel!
--Ashley M. Calhoun, Beulah UMC, Knoxville, Tennessee
Make room in your heart for the Lord!
Sing
Play your favorite songs about Jesus and Christmas. Each person in your group or family could decide a song to play. Have one of the children burn a CD with all the songs off of iTunes or just play CDs . . . or old records, if you have a record player!
Pray
Dear Father, we’re wandering in your world. We often come fully in a circle and recognize the path we’ve been so many times. Teach us to learn from this journey to love you more as you have loved us. Holy God, help us make room in our hearts for Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us.
Each Sunday during Advent season a brief resource is provided for you to use with family or friends. The recommendation is that you set aside at least 15 minutes each week to gather with friends or family to share these Advent Reflections. Much of the material is inspired by and taken from www.simpleliving.org.
Consider making an Advent Wreath
Take a shallow bowl and fill with sand or salt and place four purple candles around the edges, or use candle holders. Place one large white candle in the middle. Make a circle of evergreens and place around the bowl or candle holders.
You need a Bible, matches, and you can also use a manger scene.
Light one candle during this week’s reflection. The second week, light two, then three the third week and four the fourth. On Christmas Eve, light all and the middle white candle.
Set aside some time each week for this short ceremony. Invite those who are alone to join you in worship. Use the telephone to join someone. Gather as a family or with friends.
Read and Meditate and Prepare Ourselves
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44
Discuss
Are you prepared for this season? Are you already stressed out? Why? Have you considered giving the gift of time this month?
Average Americans consume five times more than Mexicans, ten times more than average Chinese, and twenty times more than average person in India. What do you really need this Christmas?
Are we willing to spend less on ourselves and more to needy people?
With your Nativity scene at home . . . What if we hide Wise Men, Shepherds, Jesus until we read that part of the story closer to Christmas, then we put each person in as we read along?
Calendar--Plan times to make visits, bake cookies for someone, donate your time or money to charities. Plan your shopping only on certain days. Plan NOT to be going to stores everyday in December but plan this out together. Plan your Advent Reflection times for a certain time together.
Sing
O come, O come, Emmanuel / And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here / Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel
Advent Reflections Week 2
Read and Meditate
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12.
Read this aloud . . .
Make room in your heart for the Lord!
“While Waiting”
Start in the basement where it’s cold and dark;
Reach deep into the shadows of the recesses of your heart.
Empty crammed closets; donate clothes no longer needed.
Throw out the trash; from your fears be relieved.
Remove extra furniture and bric-a-brac that clutters;
Climb attic stairs, and without oaths one sometimes uters,
Clear out a lifetime of baggage and broken toys.
Take a broom to clinging cobwebs and the memory that cloys.
Throw open attic windows and that stuck cellar door;
Breathe in a breath of fresh Spirit;
Welcome God’s newborn Son forevermore.
Make room in your heart, your mind and your soul
For Christ each day to dwell.
Embody the Good news that angels still sing;
Jesus is God-with-us,
Emmanuel!
--Ashley M. Calhoun, Beulah UMC, Knoxville, Tennessee
Make room in your heart for the Lord!
Sing
Play your favorite songs about Jesus and Christmas. Each person in your group or family could decide a song to play. Have one of the children burn a CD with all the songs off of iTunes or just play CDs . . . or old records, if you have a record player!
Pray
Dear Father, we’re wandering in your world. We often come fully in a circle and recognize the path we’ve been so many times. Teach us to learn from this journey to love you more as you have loved us. Holy God, help us make room in our hearts for Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us.
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