Serving Among Midlife Singles (SAMS)

September 2008 SAMS’ Calendar

warren peaslee — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:05:16 +0000

Here is the SAMS’ Calendar for September. Please come and join us!

sams-calendar-2008-09

SAMS’ Sunday Teaching Schedule

warren peaslee — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:35:58 +0000

Here is a copy of the SAMS’ teaching schedule for this summer and well into the fall. Feedback welcome!

sams-summer-teaching-schedule-2008.pdf

August 2008 SAMS Calendar

warren peaslee — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:10:35 +0000

Here is the SAMS calendar for August:

sams-calendar-2008-08

Intimacy Connection - Cokesbury - August 23

warren peaslee — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:53:40 +0000

I have received this info that might be of interest (details linked at bottom)

Singles and Young Adults……….

Are you getting the love you need and want?

Would you like to make new friends?

Do you know how to have a healthy relationship?

If you’d like more on any of these topics then join us at Cokesbury UMC (Knoxville, TN) for…

The Intimacy Connection ….getting the love you want

Link: Intimacy Connection flyer

Church-Wide Picnic - August 10

warren peaslee — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:34:34 +0000

6-8pm SAMS is helping with Food Prep.

Details can be found on the Fellowship Website. (fefc.com)

Community Prayer Meeting - First-Fruits Gathering

warren peaslee — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:46:26 +0000

For five months now, Steve Suggs has been leading a cross-denominational Knoxville Meeting for worship, prayer, and proclamation. It has been meeting once a month at various churches throughout the area (June was at Fellowship.) Here is a quote from the mailer:

Come join us this month as we focus on returning to our loving, heavenly Father. The following prayer points will help prepare you for participation in the next FIRST-FRUITS GATHERING:

- pray that you will understand the will and desire of our Heavenly Father;
- pray that you will grow in the ability “to hear and integrate truth” into your life, and
- pray for a restoration of relationships with God and with man.

The next gathering will be held at Berean Bible Church on Saturday, August 9th from 7PM to 9PM.

Directions:

Address: 2329 Prosser Road (522-2374) in East Knoxville

Go out Magnolia Avenue just past the Chilhowee Fairgrounds. Turn left on Prosser Road,; the church will be found in approx 1 mile on the left.

Personally, I will testify that I was blessed to participate while it was held at Fellowship, and am eager to join with my brothers and sisters in Christ to praise Our Triune God.

Sabbath - 3-week teaching series by Yvonne Hart

warren peaslee — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:12:46 +0000

Begins July 27 in Modular 1 at 9:15am

July 27 Remember the Sabbath - Isn’t that an Old Testament concept? What does it mean to me?

Aug 3 Keeping the Sabbath - It’s an attitude that can change your view of time.

Aug 10 A Sabbath heart - It will change the way you look at the rest of your life.

Come join us on Sunday mornings!

BETH MOORE LIVING PROOF LIVE 2008

warren peaslee — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:08:38 +0000

Two Rivers Church will be hosting this Beth Moore simulcast on August 1 & 2. Worship will be led by Travis Cottrell. Cost is $30 which includes a continental breakfast on Saturday morning. For further information or to purchase tickets, contact Roberta Truza at 470-2820 X. 108.

Developing Self-Control

Juanita Smith — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:56:02 +0000

2008/06/17

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)

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Self-control brings with it the good feeling of competency. Like a finely-tuned precision automobile, your life stays on course with the slightest touch of steering. The results of self-control are confidence and an inner sense of security.

Self-control and self-discipline are also key factors in any success you hope to have in this life. Without self-discipline, you are unlikely to achieve anything of lasting value.

The Apostle Paul realized this when he wrote, “Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever.” (1 Corinthians 9:25 GNT)

Olympic athletes train for years in order to have a chance to win a brief moment of glory. But the race we are running is far more important than any earthly athletic event. So self-control is not optional for Christians.

How do we gain true self-control?

1. Admit your problem. The starting point for developing self-control is to face what God has already said about me:I am responsible for my behavior.

James 1:14 (PH) says, “A man’s temptation is due to the pull of his own inward desires, which can be enormously attractive.”

Do you realize what that says? It says you do things because you like to do them! When I do something I know is bad for me, I still do it because I like to do it. I want to do it; it’s an inner desire.

Do you want more self-control? Admit you have a problem and be specific about it. Begin praying specifically about your problem areas.

2. Put your past behind you. Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV) says, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal ….”

This verse exposes a misconception that will keep you from gaining self-control: Once a failure, always a failure.

Failure in the past does not mean you’ll never be able to change. Focusing on past failures, however, does guarantee their repetition. It’s like driving a car and looking in the rearview mirror the whole time. You’re going to collide with what’s ahead of you.

Ask God to help you put your past behind you.

July 2008 SAMS Calendar

warren peaslee — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:10:52 +0000

Here is the July SAMS Calendar (1st draft, changes expected)

sams-calendar-2008-07