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February Growth Group
Date and Time: Friday Febraury 17, 2023 Fellowship begins at 6:30PM with Bible Study at 7PM.
Location: Normandin Residence – 229 Woodbine St. Cranston, RI
Growth Groups are designed to be a laid back and casual way of connecting with Christian friends who care about God and each other. In our growth groups we pray together and study the Scriptures together. We add in some food and fellowship and maybe even some good laughs together because we want to build up Christian friendships. Growth Groups are a fun and healthy way of growing spiritually as well as enriching our relationships with other members.
Next Midweek Bible Study Feb 1
There will be no Wednesday Evening Bible Study on Wednesday, January 25. A new Wednesday Evening Bible Study on the book of Jonah will start on Wednesday, February 1. In Jonah we meet a man who is running away from God's mission given to him and his grace. As we study the life of Jonah we will examine and confront the runaway heart that beats inside all of us. We will also see that God's grace pursues runaways.
Online Giving
We are happy and grateful to accept contributions by any method you prefer, but in this digital age many people find it easier to give online. If you would like to switch to online giving as a method of donating, visit GoodShepherdAttleboro.com/give Once a profile is set up, you can opt for automatic ongoing contributions, or simply use it to make an occasional contribution.
Upcoming Sunday
Imagine a beautiful guitar, carefully crafted out of the finest mahogany and steel strings. Now imagine that fine instrument is never played. It is placed atop a bookshelf and never touched. It just collects dust. Tragic, right? What a thing is finds fulfillment when that thing does what it was made to do. Of what use is a guitar that makes no music? What would be the point of turning on a lamp and then throwing a heavy blanket over it. It might still be a lamp, but it provides no light. (It only serves as a fire hazard!) Form and function are intimately connected.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that the same is true of discipleship. He wants us to see that being a disciple and acting as a disciple are intimately connected. When God called us to faith, he declared that we were something new: light, salt, his children. Jesus now encourages us to be what God says we are, so that God might bless the world through us. As Jesus speaks to us, he means to mold our will to his own.
Sunday Sermon
