GRACE BIBLE CHURCH

Pastor Joe is on vacation, so I am writing his weekly email.

This week we start a new sermon series called "Blueprint For Living". It will focus on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7. On Sunday, we will start the series by studying the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12. John Stott, one of my favorite writers on the Sermon on the Mount, wrote, "I have to confess that I myself have fallen under its spell, or rather under the spell of him who preached it. For the last seven years at least I have been constantly pondering it. In consequence, I have found my mind wrestling with its problems and my heart set on fire by the nobility of its ideals."

I, for one, intend to wrestle with Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. In the coming months, I am hoping that He will set my heart on fire to live as His sermon challenges me to live. I am also praying this for our church. I hope you will join us this week as we begin to study Jesus' powerful message in the Sermon on the Mount.

Here are a few things going on that I would like to remind you of:

- Internet Safety Seminar: How to protect your family from the pitfalls of the web. | Sunday Night, September 20th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm | Led by Paul Corr | This seminar will help you know how to protect you and your family from the pitfalls of the web. It is open to all ages, and Childcare will be provided.

- Christianity Explored: A Study for New Christians and Those Curious About Biblical Christianity | Led by Joe Bubar, Senior Pastor | 10 weeks | Tuesday evenings in the Fall | Starts October 6

- Evidence for the Truth of Christianity | 10 weeks | Starts Wednesday, September 23 | 10:30-Noon | Located in the Heritage Room in the Gym | |Led By Al Provost | Want to know how to defend your faith? Or maybe you have questions about the truth of the Christian Faith? Do you wonder if the Bible is reliable? Come to this 10 week class to get answers on this and many more challenges to the Christian faith.

- Family Worship Service | Saturday, September 26th | Dinner served at 5:30 | Family Friendly worship service following dinner

In Christ,
Brian Farone, Associate Pastor of Adults and Families