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Sharpening Our Knives

June 27, 2008
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“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”  Proverbs 27:17

As a child, I never understood what a big metal stick had to do with sharpening knives. I just knew that occasionally my mom would pull it from its spot in the pantry and start sharpening. To me it looked like more of a one-person sword-fighting competition than sharpening! I couldn’t understand how a bunch of scraping noises would equal a knife that peeled my apples better!

There’s nothing special about a sharpening steel that magically sharpens knives. It’s simply the fact that it is sturdy and strong—and that its surface rubs together with the knife you’re working on.

Our new Sunday night Bible groups are a lot like that knife steel: they’re not very fancy, they’re just strong with a biblical foundation and potent because they give us a chance to interact with God’s message and each other.

We believe that any person can approach the Bible, study it honestly and sincerely, and find what God wants him to know. Didn’t Jesus say “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”? (John 8:28). Starting next Sunday night, we’re acting on that belief. We’ll join together for half hour of study and while doing so, we will interact with and sharpen each other, just as God described in Proverbs.

This is new for us—it’s a special chance to sharpen and be sharpened. Our prayer is that we’ll be encouraged and well fed from God’s word before we conclude all together with a brief worship service and observance of the Lord’s Supper.

 If you want to kick-start your Bible study, and you want to refill your tanks—join us next Sunday night ready to sharpen away! I’m looking forward to learning together!

Meeting Needs through Bible Study

June 27, 2008
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Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2

A change is coming on Sunday nights at Burns.  Beginning the first Sunday night in July we will move to a new format for our gathering.  We will move to more emphasis on individual Bible study within small groups.

We will begin our group Bible study at 6:00 and continue until 6:40.  At this time we will assemble in the auditorium and group leaders will share a few things his group had learned in the group study. We will serve the Lord’s Supper for those who haven’t had the opportunity to partake in the morning.  We will close by extending the invitation and conclude with prayer.

All those who are regular attendees on Sunday night will be assigned a group.  These groups will meet in various places in our building. Others who wish to be part of this new format can let one of the elders know and you will be in a group.  Any visitors will be assigned a group as well.

We will try this format for July and August and will evaluate it as the summer ends.  We believe that this will be better use of our time spent together on Sunday nights.  We hope that this will encourage others to be present on Sunday nights.

We believe this format will better meet the needs of our Burns family.

  • The need for spiritual growth
  • The need for friendship, support and encouragement
  • The need for strength in the face of temptation and trial
  • The need to give and receive love
  • The need to serve others

We look forward to the study of II Samuel as we begin this new Sunday night group Bible study.  We pray that you will see that this format can be special for you and your family.        

 

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