The Matthews' LIFE Group

This video makes me want to both laugh and cry. Granted this was made in the 80's, a decade that probably won't be going down in the annals of American history as one of our best efforts, but "Jesus Is My Friend"? Holy crap!



I think one of the most precious gifts God has given us is laughter so it makes perfect sense to me that God not only recognizes things that are funny but even appreciates them. I mean, why else would He have created the Platypus? If an egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal isn't an indication of a divine sense of humor, then what is?

Scott

We're meeting at the Watkins house again on the 6th (see the earlier post with the map).  Before Thursday, we'd like you to watch a couple of short video clips from the Crazy Love website  http://www.crazylovebook.com/     



On the left side of the page, click on "Videos" and watch Just Stop And Think (which we watched and started to discuss last week) and The Awe Factor Of God.  Until Thursday then...

Scott & Cindy

Adopt-A-People program 
Your family, small group, Sunday school class, or church can focus your prayer efforts on a specific unreached people group through AIM’s Adopt-A-People program. Through periodic updates about the people group you’ve chosen to pray for, you’ll begin to gain an understanding of the group’s culture and their needs. You’ll learn of new outreaches among them, and you might even become involved in those outreaches through giving, or by getting involved in cross-cultural ministry yourself. Several of AIM’s missionaries got their start by their initial involvement in the Adopt-A-People Program.

What are everyone's thoughts on this for our life group?
cindy

Don is looking for guys interested in playing softball as part of the Kenworth Park Christian League. Cost is $40. Come join the 1st ever New Beginnings Team!! Contact Don @ 678-925-9037   or swan6221@bellsouth.net     games are played on Saturdays this fall with the first game starting at 3pm and the last at 9pm. Each game will last 1 hour! Come show your Methodist Pride!! He will have a sign up sheet at church tomorrow!

http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=ksncl

Coed Teams can sign up. Don wants to start with a men's team to begin with! Ladies are welcome to start a coed team too!!

Don & Kay

We're having our next meeting at 7:00 PM on Thursday, July 23rd at the home of Davis and Wendy Watkins.   Their address is 1830 Pine Mountain Road and as you can see from the map below (click on it for a larger version), it's not far from the church at all.

Please remember the following people in your prayers:

- Jeff's daughter Annie
- Katie Norman's (Cathy & John's oldest daughter)
- Cathy Norman
- Bryan Wright
- Davis Watkins
- Lance (works with Jacob)

And while you're praising God:

- John and Kathy Gingras's house in Tennessee finally sold!

The name of the book we will be using is:" Crazy Love  Overwhelmed by a Relentless God"   by Francis Chan

Our first meeting is now behind us now and Scott and I were amazed that we all have pretty much the same desires for our group.  In the interest of facilitating even better communication and helping us establish a community that supports each other through prayer and genuine caring, we've created this livejournal for our group.  Each member of our group will be given the user name and password thereby allowing each of us to post concerns, praises, random thoughts, questions, and whatever seems appropriate.