Circuit Rider Letter
September 2011
by Pastor John DiGiamberardino
"Sixty percent of Americans can't name five of the Ten Commandments"
- USA Today 03/07
CHURCH WIDE STUDY
Ten Commandments in Ten Weeks
September 11 - November 13
(9/2007 Kelton Research and 10 Commandments Commission)
- 35% of American's can recall all six Brady kids from the Brady Bunch
- 25% could name all seven ingredients of the Big Mac
- Only 14% can accurately name all Ten Commandments
What is the church wide study all about?
Every few years we provide the opportunity for the entire church to study God’s Word together. This year you are invited to take part in a study on the Ten Commandments. Throughout the summer we have looked at the life of Moses. We have seen his birth, education, sin, calling, leadership, and his obedience. He has led the people to the mountain of God. For forty days he communed with God on that mountain and God gave him the Decalogue. It was the law of God for the people of God. It showed them how to live in relationship with God and with each other.
Obedience is often misunderstood as something you have to do rather then something you choose to do. God who is love has set up certain principles, in the world He created, to protect us and help us honor and worship Him.
This Fall beginning September 11th we are having a 10 week study on the Ten Commandments. The key elements of this will include:
- Ten Sunday services – looking at each commandment
- Weekly small group meetings
- Weekly memory verses
- Watch Cecil B. Demille’s “The Ten Commandments”
(We will be showing the movie in Norcross Hall - 1st half August 30th, 2nd half September 1st - starting at 7pm each night)
Small Group Curriculum and Connections
During our 10 Weeks on the Ten Commandments our small groups will be digging deeper into how the commandments relate to us today. Sign up today for this great time to meet other people and discuss how these commandments are relevant for us today. Signup sheets will be in the Narthex on Sunday morning or you can call the office at 732/458-2080.
See You In Worship,
Pastor John |
