Christ Covenant Community Church
Weekly Email Update  
October 13th           
"To see Jesus Christ transforming people through 
grace and truth into Christ-like relationships."

Sunday Sermon
Violence and the Judges
Judges 3:7-11

Thanks so much for your help!!
Serving in Children's Ministry this week:
Nursery- Jake and Allison Webb/Edith Eldred
Preschool - Sarah Rothell
Elementary - Mary Lynn Lindner and Dan Vierheller
Student Ministry
Date Changes!
The Student Ministry MC has switched meeting times from Sundays to Fridays.  Here are the new dates for October:
10/11 - Bible Study, 6pm, Dallas' home
10/18 - Game night, 7pm, 5044 Plank Rd
10/25 - Bible Study, 6pm, Dallas' home.
World Outreach
of the EPC
Want to learn more about what the Evangelical Presbyterian Church is doing in International Missions? Check out their World Outreach publication, The Globe!
 
Good Things Happening at 5044 Plank Rd
Christ Covenant has been hosting Young Life and Wyldlyfe events regularly at the church bldg.  These are great ministries that we have been excited to have the opportunity to work alongside.  See Pastor Bill if you are interested in learning more.
People Did Whatever They Felt Like Doing: Resources for Series on Judges
This Sunday, Pastor Bill  begins preaching through the Book of Judges.  This is a season in the history of God's people when "people did whatever they felt like doing" (Judges 17:6, 21:25). It should have a lot to say to another season like that.

  Click here for resources that Pastor Bill will be using.
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New Generation Meal for Homeless
Sunday, October 20th
Christ Covenant has the opportunity to regularly partner with New Generation Ministries in serving Fredericksburg's homeless with a hot meal on a Sunday afternoon.  It's that time again! If you'd like to help out, there are lots of ways.  You can donate financially, purchase and/or help cook the food, deliver, serve or help with clean up.  Something for everyone!

To learn more about this opportunity, visit the New Gen page at 4cfxbg.org.  

Online Form 
You can sign up to help or contribute by Clicking Here to view the sign up form.
 How to Get Real, Honest Community
I've been in groups where I was so concerned to protect myself - hide my brokenness - that there was no real community or relationship. It was an odd interaction of self-maintained images. How different to live by grace in the identity of a forgiven child of the King: free to be honest and appropriate about my shortcomings because they are not tied up in my identity any longer. - Pastor Bill

Click Here for an outstanding blog post the Gospel and Small Group community and honesty.

Here's another way to say the same thing: Dishonesty is rooted in unbelief. It's a gospel issue. When I'm not resting in the identity and righteousness I have in Christ, I'll be tempted to "save face" or keep up appearances. I'll want to make sure people have a certain impression of me.  Continue reading at TheGospelCoalition.org.
 
MCs This Week
Below is the list of missional communities meeting this week, with time and place. Visit 4cfxbg.org for more detailed information.  

Student Ministry MC - Friday, 6pm, Dallas home. More Info

Meaning of Marriage For Men - Saturday, 4 pm Wingard home.  More Info

Christ in Exodus MC - Sunday 9am, Dallas home. More Info 

Prodigal God MC - Sunday, 6pm, Wingard home. More Info 

Luke MC - Sunday, 6pm, O'Campo home.  More Info

Women's MC - NOT meeting this Tuesday.  More Info  

 
 
Indelible Grace Concert
Friday, October 18th, 7:30pm
New Life In Christ Church
Fredericksburg, VA
 Love that new sounding hymn in our worship service?    Odds are, it comes from the Indelible Grace series of Worship CDs that take older hymn texts and put them to modern melodies and Nashville arrangements.  We have a chance to be part of a worship concert as they come to Fredericksburg later this month. Www.igracemusic.com.

Tickets: $5 in advance/$7 door, Family pass $15 in advance/$20 door.

 

Kevin DeYoung on Busyness
A New One Each Week
Over the next few weeks, get to know pastor, author, husband, dad Kevin DeYoung, with video shorts introducing his new book Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book On A Really Big Problem.  This week is 'The Tyranny of Technology'.  Tune in the following weeks to hear more!
The Tyranny of Technology 
The Tyranny of Technology

  Click here to view videos from previous weeks. 
And, check out our Facebook page to join the conversation about this!
"Our vision is to see Jesus transforming people through grace and truth into Christ-like relationships."