Week of July 18
Covid Mask Mandate and PHBC:
Sunday, May 23 in a specially called business meeting our congregation voted to leave masks wearing up the individual conscience of each attender beginning immediately. For those of you who are uncomfortable without a mask, you are more than welcome to bring one in and wear one. For those of you who feel safe not wearing a mask, you are more than welcome to come in without a mask.
The only thing we ask is to respect other people’s conscience regarding masks.
If you have any questions about this, feel free to email me at pastorlarrybogen@parkheightsbaptist.com or call me at 216.403.5462.
Church Family Dinner:
Thanks so much for coming out to our church family dinner over the weekend. It was wonderful being able to spend some time with you and share a meal.
Wednesday Evening Service:
This week we are continuing our Wednesday Evening Service at home series. Dean and Phyllis Kent are the next hosts, and we will be congregating there this Wednesday from 6-8 PM. If you plan on attending, please contact myself, Dean, or Phyllis Kent to confirm their address.
Awesome August Adventure:
On August 21st we will be hosting Jungle Terry, an animal trainer for our church and community. More details to come this upcoming weekend.
Additional Resources:
Over the weekend we looked at the subjects of integrity and your relationship with your pastor in the book of 1 Timothy. Here is the sermon information:
Series: Church Family (Part 1)
Text: 1 Timothy 5:27-25
Title: Your Pastor and you
Main Idea of the Text: Paul give Timothy guidelines on how to select elders
Main Idea of the Sermon: Integrity is a paramount Christian characteristic
Key Terms:
Integrity - firm adherence to moral code or artistic values. As Christians, our lives, thoughts, and actions need to adhere to all of what the bible teaches.
I- Integrity in leaders (Verses 17-20)
II-Integrity in decision making (Verses 21-22)
III- integrity in testimony (Verses 23-25)
If you missed the sermon, you can find it on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJg-MlKQd4s
During the sermon, we spoke of William Kiffen, a lay pastor who helped rediscover baptism by immersion. Below is a link to a short biography of his life:
https://credomag.com/2012/04/ten-baptists-everyone-should-know-william-kiffin/
During the sermon, we also touched on asceticism. I do not believe I defined it well during my sermon, and wanted to clarify what it was by a helpful article:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-asceticism-monasticism.html
As we closed our sermon over the weekend, we looked at the legacies of two men: Oskar Schindler and Ravi Zacharias. Below is a short biography of Schindler:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oskar-Schindler
The news of Ravi Zacharias’ sin may have come as a heartbreaking to many of our church members. I wanted to provide some clarity to what was accused of him and found. Below is a link to a statement made by the board of Ravi Zacharias ministries detailing the accusations, their response, the findings, and the ministry’s path forward:
https://www.rzim.org/read/rzim-updates/board-statement
Anyhow, I think that’s it! Have a great week and I’ll see you soon.
Sincerely in Christ
Pastor Larry Bogen
Sunday, May 23 in a specially called business meeting our congregation voted to leave masks wearing up the individual conscience of each attender beginning immediately. For those of you who are uncomfortable without a mask, you are more than welcome to bring one in and wear one. For those of you who feel safe not wearing a mask, you are more than welcome to come in without a mask.
The only thing we ask is to respect other people’s conscience regarding masks.
If you have any questions about this, feel free to email me at pastorlarrybogen@parkheightsbaptist.com or call me at 216.403.5462.
Church Family Dinner:
Thanks so much for coming out to our church family dinner over the weekend. It was wonderful being able to spend some time with you and share a meal.
Wednesday Evening Service:
This week we are continuing our Wednesday Evening Service at home series. Dean and Phyllis Kent are the next hosts, and we will be congregating there this Wednesday from 6-8 PM. If you plan on attending, please contact myself, Dean, or Phyllis Kent to confirm their address.
Awesome August Adventure:
On August 21st we will be hosting Jungle Terry, an animal trainer for our church and community. More details to come this upcoming weekend.
Additional Resources:
Over the weekend we looked at the subjects of integrity and your relationship with your pastor in the book of 1 Timothy. Here is the sermon information:
Series: Church Family (Part 1)
Text: 1 Timothy 5:27-25
Title: Your Pastor and you
Main Idea of the Text: Paul give Timothy guidelines on how to select elders
Main Idea of the Sermon: Integrity is a paramount Christian characteristic
Key Terms:
Integrity - firm adherence to moral code or artistic values. As Christians, our lives, thoughts, and actions need to adhere to all of what the bible teaches.
I- Integrity in leaders (Verses 17-20)
II-Integrity in decision making (Verses 21-22)
III- integrity in testimony (Verses 23-25)
If you missed the sermon, you can find it on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJg-MlKQd4s
During the sermon, we spoke of William Kiffen, a lay pastor who helped rediscover baptism by immersion. Below is a link to a short biography of his life:
https://credomag.com/2012/04/ten-baptists-everyone-should-know-william-kiffin/
During the sermon, we also touched on asceticism. I do not believe I defined it well during my sermon, and wanted to clarify what it was by a helpful article:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-asceticism-monasticism.html
As we closed our sermon over the weekend, we looked at the legacies of two men: Oskar Schindler and Ravi Zacharias. Below is a short biography of Schindler:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oskar-Schindler
The news of Ravi Zacharias’ sin may have come as a heartbreaking to many of our church members. I wanted to provide some clarity to what was accused of him and found. Below is a link to a statement made by the board of Ravi Zacharias ministries detailing the accusations, their response, the findings, and the ministry’s path forward:
https://www.rzim.org/read/rzim-updates/board-statement
Anyhow, I think that’s it! Have a great week and I’ll see you soon.
Sincerely in Christ
Pastor Larry Bogen