Starnberg Fellowship BBQ Sunday, 25 June, 11:30 a.m.
Dear Friends, First things first, there will be no service this Sunday. Instead, we'll be having a time of fellowship at the Christus Kirche in Gauting with a Sunday Barbeque. We'll start around 11:30, open ended. Invite your friends—this will be a community event and it will be great to see some new (and old) faces. Please let Mike know if you'll be there, and if so, how many you'll be so that we can plan the number of drinks etc. to provide. What
Sunday School Reminder: A Not to Miss Opportunity for Youth and Children TODAY – Come Build a Tower!
Evidence for Bible's Tower of Babel Discovered "Biblical scholars have long debated whether the Tower of Babel really existed. Now, a remarkable stone tablet never before shown on film appears to settle that question," the Smithsonian magazine says, featuring the video on its website. The tablet, which dates to about 600 B.C., is from the private collection of Norwegian businessman Martin Schøyen, and it includes the clearest image ever found of the Great Ziggurat of Babylon, according to Andrew George, professor of Babylonian
Ascension: Not Just Another Holiday!
Dear Friends, This Sunday, the sermon title will be “Ascension: Not Just Another Holiday!” Using Scripture verses from Psalm 121:5-8 and Acts 1:1-11, we’ll be discussing God’s Providence and what it means for us in the here and now. The word “Providence” isn’t self-explanatory—it sounds a little technical, and maybe even be a bit too ponderous to draw our attention. So the best way to answer the question is to start with real-life examples of it: An elderly man in his car
Weekly Invite – 14 May, Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day! Join us as we celebrate this special day. Mike Page will be preaching. SF Youth Ministry is using the book with the modest title of Absolutely Everything—so they will be covering a lot! Each session is game-based and the lure of Joshua Page dressing up each week as various characters is sure to entice many to be there! Besides Joshua, what makes this book different? Absolutely Everything! gives your 11–14s a foundation for understanding and using the Bible that
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.
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
