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Weekly Devotional Message from David Jones ANNOUNCEMENTS We’ve got a lot planned for this weekend, beginning with a free concert with Nathan Clark George at North shore Park at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. This is both an event for our church family and an opportunity to invited unchurched friends and neighbors. I hope you will come and bring someone along. Nathan will also participate in both worship services on Sunday. His music appeals to a wide cross section of people. On Sunday our annual Fall Festival will be taking place between noon and 2:30 p.m. There will be games, food, and a lot of fun for everyone. Also in the Fellowship Hall an Alternative Christmas Market will be held, so before you purchase gifts for family and friends, check it out. We will have socially conscious gifts of all kinds for you to choose from. Crafts from 10,000 Villages, coffee from Equal Exchange, gifts from Heifer Project, Matthew’s Market, Medical Benevolence and more! Give gifts that give twice. A section of the parking lot will be unavailable because of the Fall Festival. If you are able, please consider parking further from the church than you might normally do this Sunday, so there will be more convenient parking for those needing it and for our guests.
September 22, 2006 Dear WCPC family and friends: I want to continue encouraging each of you to spend time every day with God. It can be at the beginning, in the middle or at the end, but its importance can’t be emphasized enough. Discipleship is growing in relationship to God through Jesus Christ. Relationships can’t grow unless there is communication. I want to offer you some suggestions this week on the sort of questions you might consider as you examine your life and open yourself up to God’s presence. They’re not original. They’re adapted from Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life by Dennis, Shelia and Matthew Linn. They call it “The Examen” or “The Examination of Consciousness.” It is a prayerful review of one’ day to discern the presence of God and can be helpful, over a period of time, in discerning God’s direction in your life. At the end of the day, ask: -What gave me energy today? What drained me? -When did I feel most alive today? Most depleted? -For what moment today am I most grateful? Least grateful? -When was I happiest today? When was I the saddest? - What was today’s high point? What was today’s low point? - When did I receive and give the most love today? The least love? I think if you use these questions prayerfully, or others that you might compose, along with reading and studying the Bible, you will put yourself in a position where your relationship to Christ and to others will be enhanced. As we began ’06 I challenged WCPC to read through the Bible in the coming year. I’ve heard from some of you that it’s been a rewarding experience. I would welcome hearing from others who also took the challenge. When you have the time, please either speak with me on Sunday or during the week, or email me, and let me know how the experience has gone. See you on Sunday! Your pastor, David Jones |
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