Bible Study
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B - I - B - L - E
Basic Information Before Leaving Earth
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SUNDAY SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY CLASSES
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TEACHER |
Nursery/Chimes (during worship services)
Pre-School through 3rd Grade |
Rotated duty for teams of 2 -3 on a monthly basis
Program for young children during worship services.
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| Elementary A - Grades 1-3 |
Lynn Baker |
| Elementary B - Grades 4-6 |
Lynn Baker |
| Jr High - High School |
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| Young Adults (Multimedia) |
Suzanne Whitener & Becca Willard |
| Everyday Christians |
Rotating |
| Through the Bible - Senior Adults |
Rotating |
| The Gleaners - Empty Nesters |
Tom Musselman |
1. Envy: AKA (also known as):Invidia (Latin): displeasure at the good of another; pleasure at their failings; ingratitude for our own gifts and longing for someone else's; chronic dissatisfaction.
Antidote: loving excellence for its own sake; "keep(ing) step with the spirit" (Gal 5:25); developing the "Cardinal Virtues" which apply to the following sins too.
2. Greed: AKA: Avaritia; craving; avarice preoccupation with material things; security; "This is mine!"; miser (which comes from the same root as "miserable")
Antidote: generosity;giving away things you value; secret giving (Matt 6:3); giving cheerfully (2 Cor. 9:7)
3. Gluttony: AKA: Gulaa; any appetite that isn't restrained; addiction; eating, drinking, sleeping, or playing to excess
Antidote: periodic fasting from whatever appetite tempts; "buffeting" the body into compliance (1 Cor. 9:27).
4. Anger: AKA: Ira; ire; rage;resentment; bitterness; indignation
Antidote: compassion; gentleness; quick settlement (Eph. 4:26).
5. Sloth: AKA: Accidia; Inegligence; apathy; despondency; hopelessness; avoiding what needs to be done or else doing it listlessly.
Antidote: courage; faithfulness; enthusiasm; being fully alive; serving "heartily" (Col. 3:23)
6. Lust: AKA: Luxuria; to "luxuriate," letting thoughts soak in anything that's impure; gratification without giving.
Antidote: "You are not your own, you are bought with a price. Therefore honor God with your body" (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
7. Pride: AKA; Superbia; superiority ("at least I'm better than...."); entitlement ("I deserve more.")
Antidote: humility; "consider others better than yourself" (Phil. 2:3); recognizing that every good thing about me comes from God, who expects each gift to be used in serving.
