From the Pastor: The Challenges in Your Marriage/Relationship as an Expat
Dear Friends, Since the Expat in the City Fair, Shirin and I have been blessed to meet with several team members of different organizations represented at the Fair. We’ve discussed the idea of working synergistically with them to expand our services to the expat community. A founder we connected with is Birgitte Kaps of only1life. She shared with us one of the most startling and surprising statistics of expat relationships. According to studies, expat relationships (be they married or partners) end in
Weekly Invite – 7 May
This Sunday, the sermon will be "The Plan." Pastor John will be preaching. We’ll be focusing on Ephesians 1:3-10 and God’s plan for history and our lives. It is also Communion Sunday. New Youth Ministry begins this Sunday, 7 May! The book which we will be using has the modest title of Absolutely Everything—so we will be covering a lot! The first session is on "Creation." Each session is game-based and the lure of Joshua Page dressing up as an astronaut
Weekly Invite – 30 April: Walk Along the Maisinger Schlucht!
Walk Along the Maisinger Schlucht - This Sunday, 30 April: We'll meet at 11:00 a.m. the carpark by the Wasserwerk on Maisinger Schlucht Strasse in Söcking and then walk along the Maisinger Schlucht - a very pretty river walk up to the Maisinger See. The walk is about an hour each way and we'll stop for lunch at the Maisinger Seehof, a delightful little beer garden on the edge of the lake. For those of you who can't walk the hour,
Resurrection? I’ll Believe That When Caterpillars Fly: Ten Reasons to Believe in Resurrection
“That’s just impossible! Since it flies in the face of everything we know, you’d have to be an idiot to believe in the resurrection.” I hear this sort of thing all the time, and it’s often spoken as though it’s the very essence of bear-trap logic. The only sensible response I can think of is something like this: “You’re right, you’d have to be an idiot to believe in the resurrection or any of miracles of the Bible, but only if
New Expats Group Monthly Meeting
Beginning Wednesday, 5 April 2017, a new expats group will be meeting at Christuskirche on Ammerseestrasse 15 in Gauting monthly from 10.00 until 12.00. Please join us for cake, coffee, and a chance to get to know other English speakers and make some new friends. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 3 May 2017, at Christuskirche.
From the Pastor: Don’t Waste Your Time
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the Lord came to me. He
Expats Community Centre of the Greater Munich and Starnberg Area
Sometimes life in a new place can be lonely and very isolating. Are you interested in dumping the status quo? Then be a part of a dynamic group and join the Expats Community Centre Team. For more about the new community project, contact: info at starnbergfellowship.de.
Weekly Invite – 26 March
Daylight saving time 2017 will begin at 01:00 this Sunday, 26 March! Tuesday's Bible Study and Prayer Group meets at the Powells' at 19:30 hrs. Lenten Series: The Gospel of John—The Book of Signs: This Wednesday, 22 March, we’ll be considering the miracles of the feeding of the 5,000 and Jesus’ walking on the water. We'll meet at Christuskirche Gauting from 19:30–20:30 hrs. Childcare provided upon request. This Sunday, 26 March, Pastor Snyder will be preaching on Getting Started: Now Go! What are
Weekly Invite – 26 February
This Sunday, Pastor Snyder will be preaching on "The Lord's Prayer." Scriptures we'll be looking at are Matthew 6:5-15. Please keep in prayer those families away this weekend. Sermon Notes: The Lord's Prayer Matthew 6:5-15 Intro: -The Lord's Prayer is actually the Disciples' Prayer. 1. "Our Father who art in heaven…" -"Father" = Creator, Source, Helper, Rescuer and Friend. -"Heaven" is where God dwells in a wholly other realm. 2. "Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done…" -We make God's name holy when we allow
Weekly Invite – 12 February
This Sunday we will meet at our regular worship time at 16:00 hrs. Pastor John will be preaching on "The King's Confession" and we'll be looking at Psalm 51:1-12. Expat in the City Fair - Sunday, 12 March from 10:00 - 17:00 hrs. If you’d like to help with this great outreach to our expats community, please contact Shirin. More about the Expat in the City Fair, Sunday 12 March 2017 from 10.00 – 17.00 The Expat in the City Fair in Munich is more
