Weekly Invite – 25 November
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Harvest and Thanksgiving Supper: Many thanks to all for making our celebration last Sunday a loving and memorable time! If you missed being with us last Sunday, plan now on attending our Advent Wreathmaking and Soup Supper event on Sunday, 2 December. If you were there last Sunday, you know that RSVPs are needed! This Saturday, 24 November! Jam Session will be meeting 14.30 to rehearse for Sunday. (You must be at practice to be part of the worship band!) Please
Harvest and Thanksgiving Service and Potluck Supper
Join us for our annual supper to celebrate God's grace and blessings on our lives. If you know anyone who'd be interested in joining us, please feel free to forward this email to them. For the supper, what we have so far: -Roast Turkey -Roast Chicken -Cranberry Sauce -Green Salad -Hungarian Goulash (with extra spice on the side!) -Sweet Potatoes -Fresh bread and butter -Pumpkin Pie And, if you haven't as yet, RSVP so we know how many to expect. See you Sunday! _____________________________ Starnberg Fellowship Christuskirche, Ammerseestraße 15 in Gauting Worship &
Weekly Invite – 11 November
Announcements: This Sunday, Pastor John will continue to preach on aspects of the character of God—God’s friendship, kindness, judgment, and his graciousness towards us. Scripture verses we will be focusing on are Deuterenomy 31:8, Psalm 98:8,9, Jeremiah 31:3,4, and James 2:23. Prayer and Bible Study Group on Tuesday. Meets at the Powells’ in Pasing. Please contact us for the address. JAM SESSION! Our next youth group Jam Session is next Sunday, 11 November following worship. We’ll be practicing for Youth Sunday, 25
A Gracious Offer
God offers us his friendship. How amazing is that? I remember hearing a sermon once where the preacher reacted uncomfortably to the idea of “God as friend.” To refer to God as “friend” was inappropriate or presumptuous, even derogatory. To him, God is “Almighty,” not “All-matey.” God in all his majesty, glory, power, purity, and awesomeness was not to be spoken of on the same level as just another person. Just to be clear, there’s nothing low or second-rate about friendship, or
