Happening at GracePointe... Deep Sea Fishing Trip Men! There is still time to get on board for our second annual fishing excursion May 10th. Be sure to sign up at the back table this Sunday. The more the merrier, but cheaper too! This is a great fellowship to invite friends! See Tom Murray for more information.
Baby Dedication Dedicating a child acknowledges God's sovereignty not only over the child, but also over Mom and Dad. Parents present their child before God and His people asking for grace and wisdom in carrying out their responsibilities. Parents also come praying that their child might one day trust Jesus Christ as Savior for the forgiveness of sin. Deut. 6:4-7 - “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” We have a special baby dedication service planned for Mother’s Day, May 11th, during our regular morning worship service. If you would like to take part in this service by presenting your child for dedication, please see Lisa Bryl this Sunday.
*There will be no PM activities on Mother’s Day.
Baptism Scheduled for May Our next baptism is scheduled for 1pm on May 18th at the Crescent Beach ramp. Make plans to attend either as one being baptized or as one who will testify to this memorable moment in their lives. If you would like to be baptized, complete the Baptism Information Packet and turn it in as soon as possible. These packets are located at the back table of the sanctuary.
Newly/Nearly Married Fellowship Study Beginning May 13th, we’ll begin a new fellowship and study for couples who are newly married or engaged to be married. Join us at Pastor Steve’s and Cheryl’s home for the first Newly/Nearly Married Fellowship Study which will take us through the Book of the Song of Solomon. This is a 12-week video study series teaching the Biblical design for relationships. For both engaged to be married couples and recently married couples, this exegetical study follows Solomon's relationship from attraction to dating and courtship, marriage and intimacy to resolving conflict, keeping romance alive, and committing to the end. See Pastor Steve or Cheryl for more information.
Women’s Fellowship Study Memorizing Scripture supplies spiritual power, strengthens your faith and stimulates prayer. Our ladies have been meeting on Sundays at 5:30pm for a half hour before ACC for that very purpose. Beginning May 4th, we’re expanding that half hour to a full hour and will begin at 5pm to provide more time for fellowship and study of the verses being memorized. So ladies, join us on Sunday evenings for fellowship, study and to further encourage each other in the valuable spiritual discipline of Scripture Memorization!
Sunday Evening Connections Be sure to join us each week for Sunday Evening Connections for the whole family. Children meet for Kidoodle Kids Choir in the children’s room at the end of the hall, middle school and high school students meet for BreakPointe in the building next door, and our adults gather in the main worship area for studies designed to teach us the importance of growing in our Christian faith. Sunday Evening Connections begins at 6pm and conclude at 7pm each Sunday. Consider taking advantage of this opportunity to study God’s Word together. It’s a great time of fellowship and an opportunity to bless and be blessed!
Youth Worship Each Sunday evening, our middle school and high school students meet for worship, study and fun led by Pastor Phil and his ministry team of young adults. This is a very important ministry time and a great opportunity for our youth to grow together in Christ through teaching and activities designed specifically for them. GracePointe is committed to ministry for the whole family! We accomplish this through the corporate worship time on Sunday mornings and through opportunities such as this. If you have a teenager, encourage them to attend. Either way, join our ministry team in prayer for our students and talk to Pastor Phil about how you might become involved. Adult Connection Class (ACC) Join us Sunday Night at 6pm for our final session of the study Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias - In each of the four sessions, this study considers a unique claim that Jesus made and then contrasts the truth of Jesus with the founders of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism with compelling insight and passionate conviction. Jesus is who He said He is!
Next Week: Battling Unbelief by John Piper The subtitle to this study, “defeating sin with superior pleasure,” says it all. There is godly pleasure in applying faith in everyday circumstances to defeat the unbelief and lies that Satan throws at us. Fighting these lies, and the resultant anxiety, pride, impatience, and other sinful attitudes that trip us up with what Piper calls “the purifying power of God's truth” blesses us with peace as we see God enabling us to live by faith in his promises and his grace.
The Week Ahead
This Sunday 8:45am First Hour for all ages 10am Worship
5:30pm Women’s Fellowship Study 6pm Kids Safari BreakPointe for MS/HS Students Adult Connection Class
Wednesday 6:30pm Kidoodle Kids Choir Midweek Worship for Adults and Youth
This Week’s Texts This Sunday Acts 3:1-26 Wednesday Matt 27:11-31 Next Sunday Acts 4:1-12
Contact Us Do you have a question? Maybe a question about your faith or about what it means to become a Christian? Would you like someone to join you in prayer or visit with you? Please email us… pastorsteve@gracepointebaptist.org jsmith@floridabaptistwitness.com pastorphil@gracepointebaptist.org