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"Love"
Quick--a skill-testing question:
"What day of the year will have you going out to buy cards and chocolates just to tell someone else that you love them?"
Exactly!
Valentine's Day.
100 points for you!
Next question:
"How many other days of the year do you go out to buy cards just to tell someone you love them?"
Ooops! I failed. Zero points for me!
Isn't it wonderful that there are so very many ways we can express love to one another. Almost hard to beleive there was any love around before Hallmark Cards was started in 1910, but there was!
Gary Chapman wrote a helpful book on five ways to love others:
quality time,
words of affirmation,
gifts,
acts of service,
and physical touch. This book is highly recommended for every person, especially couples seeking a healthier and happier relationship.
One can easily make the case that Jesus used all five of these forms of love with people around Him in the Gospel accounts.
It was Christ's willing self-sacrifice that showed His love above all other forms.
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13
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God's Call to Holiness!
"Oaks of righteousness." Authentic. Genuine.
What's the path to get there? We saw this past Sunday that God says we "should" be holy. He also gives us examples of righteous people in the Bible and elsewhere. He even commands us to be holy.
This coming Sunday we will see through Scripture how God transforms people to holiness. Don't miss this installment in this important series on being transformed into what God can and will do in our lives!
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Funeral Services
Gary Osinga's funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Community Church of the Nazarene. Visitation at 10:00 am, funeral at 11:00. Burial will follow at Jamesburg, NJ. A luncheon will be provided at the Church following the internment. Everyone is invited.
Kathie Johnson's father Ed Crawford, 84, died Feb. 9. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday February 14 at Parkside Brenna-Cellini Funeral Home, 1584 Parkside Ave., Ewing. Burial: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cedar Lane, Hamilton. Call: 10-11 a.m. Thurs. at the funeral home.
Alfred Grondski Sr. memorial service will be held at Grace Community Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. There will be a luncheon at the Church following the Service. Everyone is invited.
Please keep these families and occasions in your prayer this week that God will bring comfort to each one.
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Kids and Teen News
Hallo! Happy February 13th! We pray that you are having an amazing Wednesday! Here's what's happening this week!
Today is Ash Wednesday and tomorrow is Valentine's Day. What greater love is there than the love that God shows us daily. We start a Lenten Series called To the Cross.We'll look at the journey that Christ took for us. Join us at 7p tonight!
Because of the events that are taking place this weekend, we will postpone the Valentine's Dinner until a later date.
Keep on having a blessed day in the Lord!
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Women of Grace
The Ladies' Sunday School class will be meeting for breakfast, on the first Saturday of each month. ALL women are welcome! Come for a time of good food, fellowship, and devotions. Contact Sarah Tink or Sandi Weyna for details.
Also, the next Women of Grace Ladies' Tea is currently being planned. Watch for more details, consider who you might invite.
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Mission 2013 Offering Pledge
We need your participation! We need 15 more people who will pledge $2.00 per day for 2013. Grace Community Church can fulfill all the ministry God has for us in 2013 if every member of the congregation is tithing on their income and we are also able to have 25 people who would give $2.00 per day in offerings. This "Mission 2013" offering is what allows us to have an Associate Pastor for Children and Youth. as well as maintain our commitments to missions around the world. Please pray about what you could do for this vital ministry.
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District Assembly 2013
The 2013 Philadelphia District Assembly will be held Sunday evening, April 21 through Monday evening April 22. The Missionary Convention will be held Tuesday, April 23. All events will be taking place at the Fairview Village Church of the Nazarene in Phoenixville, PA. Church leaders from GCCN will be traveling back and forth daily. If you are interested in attending, please speak with Pastor Wes
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Praise for Travel and Success
Ming Lai has safely returned home! She reports a successful and blessed trip to Taiwan and Thailand. Praise the Lord!
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Upcoming Events
February 13, Ash Wednesday, Gary Osinga Funeral, details above
February 14, Valentine's Day, Edward Crawford Funeral, details above
February 16, Alfred Grondski Funeral, details above.
February 18, District Festival of Life Practice Day
February 19, RockSolid Men, "The Quest" Session #15
February 26, RockSolid Men, "The Quest" Session #16
March 2, Saturday, Church Board Vision Conference
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Final Good News This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:9-11 |
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Church Office
GraceCommunityOffice@gmail.com
609.737.3184
Pastor R. Wesley Tink Mobile: 609.226.9615
Pastor Matthew Brown Mobile 917.226.7621 |
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