Swift Current Community Baptist Church

Temporary "No Parking" In Front Of Church

The paving is going well.  Maybe we will be able to park on the street by Sunday!

Join Us Sunday Morning!

9:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m. - Sunday Morning Service: 
Ike Reimer from The Gideons will be our guest speaker.
10:45 a.m. - Sunday School (age 3 to grade 5)


Here is this week's bulletin.

Sausage & Noodle Supper

It's almost time for our Annual Sausage & Noodle Supper!

Saturday, May 26th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are available from the church office (or a limited number at the door):
Adults & Teens - $12.00
Children (ages 6 to 12) - $6
Preschoolers - free

FREE Computer Classes

Pastor Joell will be doing two FREE Computer Classes on Thursday, May 24.  If you are interested in attending a Beginners' Class at 1:30 p.m. or an Advanced Class at 2:30 p.m., let us know.

FREE Heart Health Seminar

If you'd be interested in attending a FREE seminar at our church on heart health and prevention of heart attack and stroke on the afternoon of Sunday, May 27, please contact the church office as soon as possible.  The seminar will run from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m.

ComBap Update - "An Hour On Sunday" Edition - Part 3

Bringing People Into The Caring Community Of Christ
May 15, 2012 - "An Hour On Sunday" Edition - Part 3

To be added to or removed from our ComBap Update mailing list, contact the church office.

Hello ComBappers: (part 3 of 3)

(If you are just tuning in, you'll need to read the article from 2007 by Aida Ekberg. http://voices.yahoo.com)

Religion is just an internal thing:  Aida is a wee bit touchy about this entire subject, and the second last paragraph might give us an insight into why.  She is echoing Matt 6:1-4  where Jesus points out that giving should not be for show... which one can easily connect to that our faith should not be for show.  Somewhere along the way, she has met some judgmental Christians who gave her a hard time for not going to church.  And then she says, "If you feel the need to have someone telling you how to be a better person, and you need a social rite to make yourself feel better, you will never be a better person."  And herein lies her key misunderstanding.  To her, church is a "social rite" and, from what she has observed, it's hard to argue with that perception.  Those outside of Christ (and I assume that she is, from this article) will always look at the Church and the Christian life as a bit odd.  Yes, we actually do want to be better people; we want to become more like Christ.  But Jesus knew that pulling ourselves up with our own bootstraps, which is what Aida suggests, was going to be an exercise in futility.  Even Alcoholics Anonymous understands that there is an essential need for a "higher power".  We all need help.  Christians gather because they know they can't do it on their own.  They can't do it with just a social club either.  They need each other AND the Holy Spirit to shape them into the people that God wants them to be...step by step.  Aida is dead right...the rite of church, or any "rite" will never make us better people. If Aida has experienced a "social club" type of church, then shame on them for messing it up for her.  However, gathering as the children of the Father, siblings of the Son, and in the power of the Holy Spirit will!  Self-help ideology is void of meaning.  In reality we can't even define what is "moral" without the standard that God has revealed in the Word.  We need external help.  Furthermore, if "religion" were supposed to be just an internal thing, then Jesus wouldn't have bothered having disciples; nor would He have told them to "make disciples of all nations".  We have the cure for something worse than cancer.  It is good news.  Great news!  Why wouldn't we want to share it? Oh, right, a score on this point.  5%.

Now, having said all that, I would be remiss if I didn't remind you all, including Aida, that church is not just an hour on Sunday.  Sure, we may meet for a wee bit each week, but we remain the church after we walk out that door.  And I wonder if it was interactions with "the church" outside the church building that has Aida so upset.  It's a sobering reminder to all of us that an hour on Sunday isn't what church is all about.  Church is simply the followers of Jesus who purposely gather together, at least once a week, to love each other, express their love for God, and practice loving others.

Joell

PS  Thanks Aida for the thought provoking article! You are welcome to join us for an hour on any Sunday you'd like... wearing whatever you like (except an Edmonton Eskimos jersey... that's just downright sinful!).

Quotes:

"Jealousy is counting someone else's blessings rather than your own." - unknown

Read more: ComBap Update - "An Hour On Sunday" Edition - Part 3

Link Family Concert

The Link Family will be in concert at our church on Wednesday, June 26 (7:00 p.m.).

Advance tickets - $10
Tickets at the door - $15

Visit their website here - http://www.linkfamilymusic.com