Our 2012 Sweetheart’s Banquet was a great success! Thank you, ladies who made this such a great night!
Verse of the DayMembers-only stuff
Want a free 8×10 of your family? Want to help keep our church family united? Make an appointment for your church directory photo as soon as you can! We will be taking pictures on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28th.
Here’s what you should know:
Thanks for your participation! Let Matthew or Brenda know if you have any questions!
Our new winter quarter of classes begins this Sunday. We hope you’ll make plans to be a part of our special times together for Bible Study and fellowship!
Our kids’ curriculum is moving on great. We’ve got classes for all ages on Sunday mornings at 9 and Wednesday evenings at 7.
Here’s what’s new for our adults:
On Sunday mornings in the auditorium, Matthew and James will be teaching the Parables of Jesus in Luke.
On Wednesday nights, the auditorium class will be taught by Jerry Hall, Randy Fuqua, and Charlie Dauphin. Their topic is “The Story of God’s People” — a quick overview of what God is doing between Genesis and Revelation.
The ladies will restart their Wednesday night class downstairs in the Media Room, coordinated by Kathy Gabriel. Several of the ladies will be bringing biographical lessons of different women in scripture using the book “Bad Girls of the Bible” as a guide.
It promises to be a great quarter. Hope to see you here!
We’re proud of our young people who competed in this year’s Bible Bowl in Cookeville hosted by the Sycamore Church of Christ!
Here’s a recap video of what our kids did:
Take a look at the Bible Bowl Newsletter that explains how our kids did.
Want to try your hand at the questions the kids answered?
Now here’s to next year!
Here’s another quick teaser of our interview with Nita Woodson. Stop by the church library if you’d like to see the whole thing!
We have incredible history in some of our more…”experienced”…members at Burns, and we want to make sure their stories are heard. Charlie and Marcia are in the process of interviewing our seniors to capture some of their great stories and wisdom for our young people.
Enjoy this “teaser” from Pearl Johnson’s interview:
Teaching is very important to us. Too many times the charge has been brought against Christians that they are ignorant, and Biblical illiteracy is on the rise. Even as far back as in the days of Moses after the Exodus, God made it clear that faith is something that should be taught and explained from generation to generation. Our education program isn’t just designed to teach facts about the Bible, it is intended to teach thought and reason and devotion to God that results in a changed life.
It’s that time again — a New Sunday School quarter beginning on Sunday, September 11, 2011! Here’s our new class line-up. If you haven’t been a part of the Sunday School program, now’s a great time to jump back in!
“Encounters with Jesus in Mark” by James Hinkle. This class meets upstairs in the auditorium.
“The Sermon on the Mount” by Matthew Hiatt. This class meets downstairs in the media room.
Our young people are back to their school-year quarterly materials:
6-18 months: Kathy G in Room #6
18-36 months: Donna H in Room #0
3-5 years: Myra H in Room #5
K-2nd Grade: Pam K in Room #2
3rd-5th Grade: Harriett H & David J in Room #3
6-12th Grade: Marshall & Tammy S in Room #4
1 and 2 Thessalonians will be taught by Glenn Buffington in the Auditorium
Spiritual Development 101 will be taught by Matthew Hiatt in the Media Room
John G will be coordinating the children’s classes on Wednesday nights
Just a quick reminder: this month’s fellowship meal will be delayed one week and pushed to September 4th.
This fellowship meal will be a little different: in our Sunday morning service, we’re going to pay special attention to our young people as it is the last Sunday of the quarter — meaning it is promotion time! We’ve got a great line-up of teachers for the next quarter, and we want Sunday School to get off to a great start.
We’re going to recognize and pray for ALL of our young people, recognize our Sunday School teachers, award our perfect attenders, and get our kids ready to go to Bible Bowl the following Saturday.
To help make this day more special for our kids, we’re asking that you help us theme the fellowship meal for kids. Instead of fancy food, could you bring something that a 10 year old would be excited about? (That doesn’t mean grown-ups don’t get to eat, don’t worry!)
We’d love for you to plan to bring sandwiches, chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, jello, simple apples and carrots and that sort of thing. If you’re not sure what to bring — ask a kid! :)
I really hope we can use this Sunday to make sure our young people know how important they are to the future of the church. Bring your kids, grandkids, cousins, neighbors….and yourself. We’ll make it a GREAT Sunday!
We’ve got a special treat coming up on Easter weekend, April 22-24th. We are hosting our first-ever “Spiritual Growth Workshop.” Never been to one? That’s okay–we haven’t either! Our goal is pretty simple: we want to grow spiritually. So here’s the plan:
For all of you who work until 5, especially those of you who commute to Nashville, we know it’s tough to get to an evening activity and have time to grab a bite to eat. We’ll be serving a simple dinner beginning at 6pm, and everyone is invited. We’ll have a few things for the kids to do, since they eat fast.
Our first session is called “Igniting the Spark of Spiritual Growth.” We’ll sing for a few minutes to focus our minds and let our stomachs settle, and then we’ll begin this class-style session on getting the fire of spiritual growth lit. Sometimes the first step is the most difficult.
Spiritual growth isn’t just talk. It is action. So during the day on Saturday, we’ve lined up a few service projects and opportunities for you to walk the talk. We’ll have more details about these on Friday night.
Our second class-style session is “Tending the Fire of Spiritual Passion.” We have to keep the fire kindled, or we risk burning out. How do we maintain passion? Why would we even want to? This will be the focus of our study on Saturday night.
Easter Sunday will be a “Friends and Family Day.” Invite your friends who only come a few times a year, and invite your family, near or far away. This will be a great day to recharge our spiritual batteries from the power that rolled the stone from the tomb of Jesus.
Sunday School classes are available for all ages. The adult class in the auditorium will discuss “Overcoming the Past” — a lesson from the life of the Old Testament hero, Joseph.
We are planning on an extended period of worship on this special Sunday morning. Our theme is “Refueling, Refilling, and Reviving.” This lesson will be the closing charge of our spiritual growth workshop.
We’re planning a special Easter Egg Hunt at Montgomery Bell Park’s Woodhaven Shelter. Kids of all ages are invited!
Bring your family and your friends for a great picnic at the park. We’ll enjoy beautiful spring weather — but if Tennessee’s weather should throw us a curveball, we’ll move the activities to our fellowship hall.
This is going to be a great weekend for all of us. Everyone needs spiritual growth, and we hope this weekend will foster true growth and revival in our community. If you have any questions, email us or contact the church office at (615) 441-3984.
We rejoice with Will Shelburne on his baptism into Christ! Will was baptized on Thursday night, March 10th.
We also welcome Wade & Donna Owens to the family at Burns. The Owens came forward on Sunday, March 13th to be restored and be rejoined to the family here.
