Week of November 8
Hi Church Family!
I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was relaxed. I got to help move some furniture for a friend of mine, and also spent some extended time with a couple of our church members on Sunday afternoon. Here’s what we are looking at this week:
Gail Datlenko Celebration of life:
This Sunday at 6:00 PM our church will be gathering in our auditorium to celebrate and remember the life of our sister in Christ, Gail Datlenko. There will be time to speak, a short devotional, and worship. I invite you to attend if you are able.
PHBC Community Resource Center:
We are in the home stretch of our fall campaign for the PHBC Community Resource center! We are about halfway through the month of November and have already given out several turkeys and resource packages. We have also been able to distribute several puzzles and board games as well.
We have four Sundays remaining before we break for winter. If you have not volunteered out at our Center on Sunday afternoon, come on out!
Bible Reading Plan:
Over the weekend we looked at the Holy Spirit as the third member of the Trinity. Here are passages that cover the Holy Spirit:
Monday- John 14:15-30. Who can receive the Spirit of truth?
Tuesday- Romans 8:1-11. What do Christians gain from the Spirit residing in them?
Wednesday- Galatians 5:16-26. What are some differences between the fruit of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit?
Thursday- Acts 1:1-11. What does the Holy Spirit empower Christians to do?
Friday- 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. What does the Holy Spirit allow Christians to understand?
Saturday- John 15:18-27. What makes Christians able to bear witness of God?
Sunday- Acts. 2:42-47. What did the early church devote themselves to?
COVID and our church:
As mentioned on Sunday morning, COVID cases are on a dramatic rise in the state of Ohio. As of this morning, our state has about 298,000 active cases- That’s about 1.3% of our population, or a little more than one in about every 100. As you attend church over the next season, please be aware of this when practicing social distancing and mask use.
I am also planning meeting with some of our leadership this week to discuss additional safety measures and what do if someone in our congregation contacts COVID. We are going to do our best to have a plan this Sunday. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please give me a call at 216.403.5462.
Additional Resources:
This Sunday Morning, we spoke about the work of the Holy spirit. Here are some resources on the Holy Spirit:
Here is a shorter article detailing 10 works of the Holy Spirit both in the world and in the life of the believer. While it does not go into much depth in any one particular subject, it is comprehensive in it’s coverage at a surface level:
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/10-roles-of-the-holy-spirit-in-christian-life.html
The Moody Bible Institute does a good job defining both what the Holy Spirit is and His work in it’s statements of faith:
https://www.moodybible.org/beliefs/positional-statements/holy-spirit/
Christ Hip Hop Artist Shai Linne gives a great theological treatise on the Holy Spirit in his song, “Holy Spirit:”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FG99voAB-s
Charles Stanley has a solid sermon regarding the Holy Spirit which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2EvD4dgOeg
One area people have asked me about is praying in relation to the Holy Spirit. Here is a sermon by Tim Keller in reference to this topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgGLV0RAqTU
Anyhow, I think that’s it. I hope you have a great week, and I’ll see you soon.
Sincerely in Christ,
Pastor Larry Bogen
I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was relaxed. I got to help move some furniture for a friend of mine, and also spent some extended time with a couple of our church members on Sunday afternoon. Here’s what we are looking at this week:
Gail Datlenko Celebration of life:
This Sunday at 6:00 PM our church will be gathering in our auditorium to celebrate and remember the life of our sister in Christ, Gail Datlenko. There will be time to speak, a short devotional, and worship. I invite you to attend if you are able.
PHBC Community Resource Center:
We are in the home stretch of our fall campaign for the PHBC Community Resource center! We are about halfway through the month of November and have already given out several turkeys and resource packages. We have also been able to distribute several puzzles and board games as well.
We have four Sundays remaining before we break for winter. If you have not volunteered out at our Center on Sunday afternoon, come on out!
Bible Reading Plan:
Over the weekend we looked at the Holy Spirit as the third member of the Trinity. Here are passages that cover the Holy Spirit:
Monday- John 14:15-30. Who can receive the Spirit of truth?
Tuesday- Romans 8:1-11. What do Christians gain from the Spirit residing in them?
Wednesday- Galatians 5:16-26. What are some differences between the fruit of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit?
Thursday- Acts 1:1-11. What does the Holy Spirit empower Christians to do?
Friday- 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. What does the Holy Spirit allow Christians to understand?
Saturday- John 15:18-27. What makes Christians able to bear witness of God?
Sunday- Acts. 2:42-47. What did the early church devote themselves to?
COVID and our church:
As mentioned on Sunday morning, COVID cases are on a dramatic rise in the state of Ohio. As of this morning, our state has about 298,000 active cases- That’s about 1.3% of our population, or a little more than one in about every 100. As you attend church over the next season, please be aware of this when practicing social distancing and mask use.
I am also planning meeting with some of our leadership this week to discuss additional safety measures and what do if someone in our congregation contacts COVID. We are going to do our best to have a plan this Sunday. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please give me a call at 216.403.5462.
Additional Resources:
This Sunday Morning, we spoke about the work of the Holy spirit. Here are some resources on the Holy Spirit:
Here is a shorter article detailing 10 works of the Holy Spirit both in the world and in the life of the believer. While it does not go into much depth in any one particular subject, it is comprehensive in it’s coverage at a surface level:
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/10-roles-of-the-holy-spirit-in-christian-life.html
The Moody Bible Institute does a good job defining both what the Holy Spirit is and His work in it’s statements of faith:
https://www.moodybible.org/beliefs/positional-statements/holy-spirit/
Christ Hip Hop Artist Shai Linne gives a great theological treatise on the Holy Spirit in his song, “Holy Spirit:”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FG99voAB-s
Charles Stanley has a solid sermon regarding the Holy Spirit which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2EvD4dgOeg
One area people have asked me about is praying in relation to the Holy Spirit. Here is a sermon by Tim Keller in reference to this topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgGLV0RAqTU
Anyhow, I think that’s it. I hope you have a great week, and I’ll see you soon.
Sincerely in Christ,
Pastor Larry Bogen