Finding Jesus, the Right Time, and More — Join Us on Sunday!
This week at Starnberg Fellowship!
Quote of the Week
I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God.
-Elisabeth Elliot
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Join Us on Zoom @ 16:00 hrs!
Scriptures: Psalm 71: 1-16, 20-22, Romans 5:1-4
Sermon: Suffering Gives Birth to Joy: The Christian Paradox
Mike Page, preaching
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Meeting ID: 890 8270 2153
Passcode: 801054
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Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Prayer and Bible Study Group led by Will Powell
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Meeting ID: 571 714 898
Passcode: biea0n
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Palm Sunday, 28 March and Easter Sunday, 4 April
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If you plan on attending worship on Palm Sunday and/or Easter Sunday, please reserve a place now by sending an RSVP [email protected]. Also, include the number of people who will be attending with you. Thanks.
From Pastor John:
Finding Jesus: Can We Recognize Real Christianity?
It’s true, there’s as much counterfeit Christianity in the world as anything else—fake money, fake love, fake promises, fake smiles, or whatever else you could name. So how can we tell when we’re dealing with the real thing?
Even though it’s not possible to know for sure in every case (we aren’t the final judges of such things), nevertheless there are some telltale signs that usually make things clear if you get close enough. A little careful inspection can make all the difference.
Real Christianity always has Jesus at the center of it. If Jesus is just an attachment, rather than the core issue, then you can be sure it’s fake. And, of course, it has to be the New Testament Jesus we’re talking about, not some homemade Jesus. There are plenty of those on the market, and we need to be ready to spot them.
To read more, click here: Finding Jesus: Can We Recognize Real Christianity?
Just the Right Time
by Mike Page
Have you had several things come together simultaneously so that without one, the other couldn’t have happened or couldn’t have been as successful?
Science is good at this. Take a look at how Watson and Crick arrived at the final structure of DNA. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published an article entitled “Molecular Structure of DNA.” It was the very first time the classic double helix structure of DNA had been published.
But you don’t come up with ideas like that overnight.
In 1869 a Swiss biochemist called Friedrich Miescher found a new substance in the nuclei of blood cells. He knew that the formula was C29H49O22N9P3, but not how it all fits together.
Ten years later, microscopes became so good that German scientist Walther Flemming could observe thin threads of material in the nucleus.
By 1900, they had worked out that the C29H49O22N9P3 was arranged in a number of sugar and phosphate groups, and they knew the four basic building blocks, A-T-C-G.
Swedish researchers Torbjörn Caspersson and Einar Hammersten showed, in the 1930s, that DNA was a polymer formed from these blocks.
At the same time, progress was being made in a new technique for examining the structures of complex crystals using X-rays.
Competition heated up in the late 1940s after WWII, and three separate groups started looking at the question of how it all fits together—one at King’s College London, one in Cambridge, and one other.
To read more, click here: Just the Right Time
Hit Pause and Reflect… Looking Over the Fence
By Melissa Kruger via Ligonier.org
We spend a lot of time considering others, but many times, it’s not in the best of ways. We consider what others possess, and we want it. We consider others’ actions, and we disagree. We consider others’ opinions, and we crave their approval. Our thoughts of others can lead to coveting, judgment, and other self-seeking behaviors. It’s tempting to put on blinders as a way to avoid these struggles. We wrongly conclude that if we don’t think about our neighbor, but focus only on Jesus, then our thought life will be free from sin.
However, as we fix our eyes on Jesus, and focus on His kingdom, He doesn’t blind us toward our fellow believers; rather, He gives us new ways to consider them. Filled with the love of Jesus, we view one another through the lens of love rather than comparison or contempt. Rather than seeing one another as a measuring stick of God’s love, we begin to understand that each believer is a part of our own body. We mourn when they mourn and rejoice when they rejoice.
To read more, click here: Looking Over the Fence
SF YOUTH
Virtual Youth Movie Night Is BACK!!!
Mark your notifications for Saturday, 27 March at 8pm for our next movie night!!! Watch the Youth Group WhatsApp chat for more details…
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