We were talking last night at a dinner with friends about the shepherding role of elders. One person noted that one does not need to be an elder to shepherd, but that elders should be shepherds. I agree – we need more men and their wives to step up and serve as shepherds to lead small groups and help them grow spiritually. Shepherds need to have a flock to care for. This could be a small group, larger group or, in the case of the elder, the whole congregation. There are three main things a shepherd must do for his
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Last week was Thanksgiving week, and we were happy to spend it with our grandson, daughter and son-in-law at his mother’s house. The weather this weekend was amazing, with 70’s and cool clear skies, so we took a walk after the meal, taking turns walking with and carrying the little guy. On Friday, they came over to spend the afternoon, so we took another walk, this time with his new shoes on, then went to see a local Christmas light display. Tonight we had dinner with another couple from church and they asked about our Thanksgiving, and I smiled as
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Happy Thanksgiving!
So many blessings this past year – here’s hoping you have a day full of giving thanks for how God has blessed you.
Marriages That Glorify God: We Are Maturing as a Couple This is the fourth lesson for the series “The Marriage You Want” – see the Introduction post to get started.
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Marriages That Glorify God: We Are United As One Flesh This is the third lesson for the series “The Marriage You Want” – see the Introduction post to get started.
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Worship Location Change for 11/21
We’ll be meeting at Northwood H.S. this week at 10:30am (NOT SPRINGBROOK) – the address is 919 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
Marriages That Glorify God: We Need Each Other This is the second lesson for the series “The Marriage You Want” – see the Introduction post to get started.
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The Marriage You Want – Introduction Over the next week or two I’ll be posting pieces of a Marriage Workshop that Mary and I have done in the Montgomery County, Roanoke, Lansing and Frederick churches. The workshop was entitled: “The Marriage You Want”. We start with a question: Why did you want to get married?
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Just finished watching the Patriots last minute field goal win over the Giants. I don’t know if the Patriots will stay undefeated this season, but as most Pats fans would agree, we just didn’t want the first loss to be to the Giants. Eli and crew are the only ones with a winning record against the Patriots during the Brady-Belichick era. Happy to see the Pats go on now to face the Bills next Monday and then the toughest game left on the schedule – the Broncos.
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Annual Meeting – 11/15
Don’t forget we’ll have our church annual meeting this Sunday, 11/15, after the worship service. Things are changing, so it would be good to attend and learn what’s coming up for 2016.
-Tom
