Monday, October 30, 2006
Oct 28 wrap-up....next meeting Nov 11
Hi All,
Once again, I think an excellent time was had by all. Although, I have to say that the "high-school" food we ate last night was not designed for my thirty-something stomach.....uuugh.
Thanks to all of you who brought food....my stomach is still feeling the reverberations. Thanks also to the Medrow's.....your house is awesome...thanks for hosting once again.
Just a couple of quick things this time.....
It was great to hear from all of you on Romans 12..I had a great time hearing how the group should work on being transformed for Christ!
1. Go to the Communication Workshop on Nov 3-4......simple.
2. On Nov 5, it would be cool if someone in our group would lead the Sunday service in prayer. If you are interested in doing that, let me know ASAP
3. Romans 13 is coming up on Nov 11....Andy will be leading that discussion. Look for questions from him. (Thanks Andy)
4. Nov 11 food theme.....soups, bread and salad...hmmm sounds good
5. If you have anything you want to put into the ORB news letter let me know today!
As always, look for the POTLUCK sign up in a separate email!
Talk to you soon
Matt
Once again, I think an excellent time was had by all. Although, I have to say that the "high-school" food we ate last night was not designed for my thirty-something stomach.....uuugh.
Thanks to all of you who brought food....my stomach is still feeling the reverberations. Thanks also to the Medrow's.....your house is awesome...thanks for hosting once again.
Just a couple of quick things this time.....
It was great to hear from all of you on Romans 12..I had a great time hearing how the group should work on being transformed for Christ!
1. Go to the Communication Workshop on Nov 3-4......simple.
2. On Nov 5, it would be cool if someone in our group would lead the Sunday service in prayer. If you are interested in doing that, let me know ASAP
3. Romans 13 is coming up on Nov 11....Andy will be leading that discussion. Look for questions from him. (Thanks Andy)
4. Nov 11 food theme.....soups, bread and salad...hmmm sounds good
5. If you have anything you want to put into the ORB news letter let me know today!
As always, look for the POTLUCK sign up in a separate email!
Talk to you soon
Matt
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Next AG meeting...Oct 28...
Hi All,
Well, it is good to be back in NJ! I missed hanging out with all of you. It was great to see all of you on Sunday and on Saturday. Just as a reminder, the next AG meeting is Oct 28 at 5pm at the Medrow's. If you need directions I will put them below. Thanks again to the Medrow's for opening up their home to us! We should not take that for granted....thanks again Dave and Nancy. Also, thanks to all of you who brought wonderful casseroles. I love the casserole, it is hard for me to overstate that. Also, thanks to the Lu's for the Ice Breaker, I was laughing like crazy. Also, I realized just how good the group can sculpt...amazing. We should also give a special thanks to Michelle for leading us in a very difficult chapter in Romans. Romans 11 is a pretty deep chapter. It is really difficult to design a short study for a chapter that has so many rich theological themes in it. I'm sure we could spend months on that chapter and not get everything out of it. Thanks to Michelle, I feel like that the group got some of the major themes out of that chapter. You did a great job Michelle. I thought the drawing was a brilliant way to illustrate a very difficult chapter....thanks for that. Also, there is a lot of wisdom in the email that Michelle sent to all of us about the future of the group. We are getting closer to the end of Romans, and we should start looking for our next study topic. I have heard some suggestions for books from NT Wright...but we can talk about that as a group. In the mean time, in Romans, Paul is making a dramatic shift from some very deep theological themes to some very practical, concrete principles to live by. I can't wait to study these with you guys on Oct 28. I want to hear how you guys can connect or have connected with these.
On a different note, we have been talking as a group about service. I have seen people in the group reach out and help people in the last weeks....this is so great. Keep it up. Also, if you are interested in how you might be able to serve the community, there are opportunities for you to do that on Sunday. Let me explain. As the Sunday service grows (which it has been doing rapidly) more and more responsibility is falling the lap of the Sunday Service team. Their work is so critical to the success of the Sunday worship, and to the mission of ORB. They have requested that people in the other ministries help out and pitch in so that Sunday worship can continue to operate at a high level. For example on Oct 22nd, they have requested that people from the AG group help with set-up and take-down. If we could get a few people to show up early and stay late to help out with that task, that would be great. Here are their official requests for the AG group
Oct 22. Help with Set-up and Take-down
Oct 29. Help with the Powerpoint presentation
Nov 5. Do the initial welcome for the group
Nov 12. Lead the Sunday service in prayer
Nov 19. Lead the Sunday service in a time of silence
Nov 26 Help with set-up and take down
It would be great if we could fill these needs. Remember, we are the body of Christ. We will function only if the parts willingly work together. Right now, the Sunday service has an itch, and we need to scratch it. If you are interested in these, please let me know and I will let the Sunday worship team know when you will be helping.
This coming week I am expecting a smaller group again because of the high school retreat. We also have Romans 12 ahead of us. As usual, look for the potluck sign up in another email. We don't have a theme, and we don't have a facilitator yet......
By the way, SIGN UP FOR THE COMMUNICATION WEEKEND. This was my shouting email text...it was probably too violent. Seriously though, get the registrations in or you might find a bluefish in the back seat of your car.
See you all soon
Matt
P.S. link to Medrow's house
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=181+third+street,+fair+haven,+nj&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=A
Well, it is good to be back in NJ! I missed hanging out with all of you. It was great to see all of you on Sunday and on Saturday. Just as a reminder, the next AG meeting is Oct 28 at 5pm at the Medrow's. If you need directions I will put them below. Thanks again to the Medrow's for opening up their home to us! We should not take that for granted....thanks again Dave and Nancy. Also, thanks to all of you who brought wonderful casseroles. I love the casserole, it is hard for me to overstate that. Also, thanks to the Lu's for the Ice Breaker, I was laughing like crazy. Also, I realized just how good the group can sculpt...amazing. We should also give a special thanks to Michelle for leading us in a very difficult chapter in Romans. Romans 11 is a pretty deep chapter. It is really difficult to design a short study for a chapter that has so many rich theological themes in it. I'm sure we could spend months on that chapter and not get everything out of it. Thanks to Michelle, I feel like that the group got some of the major themes out of that chapter. You did a great job Michelle. I thought the drawing was a brilliant way to illustrate a very difficult chapter....thanks for that. Also, there is a lot of wisdom in the email that Michelle sent to all of us about the future of the group. We are getting closer to the end of Romans, and we should start looking for our next study topic. I have heard some suggestions for books from NT Wright...but we can talk about that as a group. In the mean time, in Romans, Paul is making a dramatic shift from some very deep theological themes to some very practical, concrete principles to live by. I can't wait to study these with you guys on Oct 28. I want to hear how you guys can connect or have connected with these.
On a different note, we have been talking as a group about service. I have seen people in the group reach out and help people in the last weeks....this is so great. Keep it up. Also, if you are interested in how you might be able to serve the community, there are opportunities for you to do that on Sunday. Let me explain. As the Sunday service grows (which it has been doing rapidly) more and more responsibility is falling the lap of the Sunday Service team. Their work is so critical to the success of the Sunday worship, and to the mission of ORB. They have requested that people in the other ministries help out and pitch in so that Sunday worship can continue to operate at a high level. For example on Oct 22nd, they have requested that people from the AG group help with set-up and take-down. If we could get a few people to show up early and stay late to help out with that task, that would be great. Here are their official requests for the AG group
Oct 22. Help with Set-up and Take-down
Oct 29. Help with the Powerpoint presentation
Nov 5. Do the initial welcome for the group
Nov 12. Lead the Sunday service in prayer
Nov 19. Lead the Sunday service in a time of silence
Nov 26 Help with set-up and take down
It would be great if we could fill these needs. Remember, we are the body of Christ. We will function only if the parts willingly work together. Right now, the Sunday service has an itch, and we need to scratch it. If you are interested in these, please let me know and I will let the Sunday worship team know when you will be helping.
This coming week I am expecting a smaller group again because of the high school retreat. We also have Romans 12 ahead of us. As usual, look for the potluck sign up in another email. We don't have a theme, and we don't have a facilitator yet......
By the way, SIGN UP FOR THE COMMUNICATION WEEKEND. This was my shouting email text...it was probably too violent. Seriously though, get the registrations in or you might find a bluefish in the back seat of your car.
See you all soon
Matt
P.S. link to Medrow's house
http://maps.google.com/maps?f
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