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Charleston Tools

Charleston Team,

Don't forget to bring your tools with you to church this Sunday and put them in the Phos trailer. Attached is the list of supplies needed. We are only a week and a half out. Can't wait!

Meredith

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Bring Goodies and Supplies for Charleston

Hello Phos Family,

I know many of you would like to go on the Phos Charleston Trip this summer and just can't make it. I wanted to let you know of 2 ways you can be involved even though you can' t go. 1. You can bring goodies to church on June 24th to send with Mike Arvin to share with the Charleston team. Homemade goodies are the best. Feel free to send a note of encouragement with your goodies as well! 2. We have just learned that we will be doing an extreme makeover house while in Charleston. We will overhaul the house and then decorate it up very nicely. We would love to have some nice bedding/towels/decorations to make the house look perfect. The project is for a low income family whose suffering from several illnesses and does not have much money or the ability to make these things happen. So, if you have anything you would like to donate, or you would like to give some money to this cause please talk with Gary Stewart this Sunday. You can bring the items with you on Sunday morning, and we will make sure they get on the Phos trailer.
I love being on this ride with all of you!

Meredith Lewis
Phos Community Church, Missions

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Please read before worship this Sunday

Bill Perkins offers some great ideas here that I hope you'll read before we get together for worship this Sunday.

Jeff

From: Bill Perkins <bill@millionmightymen.com>
Date: June 7, 2012 2:02:46 PM EDT

Subject:
Know This Before You Say a Word
Reply-To: bill@millionmightymen.com

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 Examining the Three Barriers to Faith and How to Overcome Them When Talking with a Friend    

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Writing this book was a challenging experience. Living it has been life changing. Asking what Jesus would feel, think, say and do in a particular situation and then asking God to bring me into alignment with him, when I face a similar situation, has created a real-time connection with Jesus. I think the Jesus Experiment is, in many ways, the culmination of my life and ministry. I hope God uses it in your life as powerfully as he has in mine.    

  

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Here's the situation: You want to talk with a friend about spiritual matters, but when you broach the subject they erect a barrier. What do you do then?

Unfortunately, if you don't handle the situation wisely, you could damage the friendship and increase resistance to what you're saying. For years I shared the message with people in the same way--of course I adapted the illustrations to fit the situation--and it worked out pretty well. And then I discovered something that transformed how I talk with people about God that increased their interest. 

 

I learned there are three barriers people have to spiritual truth. Understanding which barrier a person erects will enable you to adapt what you say to their greatest need.

 

With that reality in mind--here are the three barriers and how you can overcome them:

 

Barrier One: The emotional barrier. This barrier is erected by a person who has been wounded by a Christian or other religious person in the past. Someone with this barrier tends to be emotionally argumentative. They seem more interested in proving you wrong than understanding what you have to say. How do you identify this barrier? If you're talking to someone and they're defensive about spiritual truth they may have been wounded in the past. If I detect this, I may say, "You seem to have strong feelings about this. What's you're spiritual background?" If I'm right, and they have an emotional barrier, they'll describe something that happened which deeply hurt them. And I have heard some amazing stories of pastor's or other church leaders who refused to meet with a grieving mother, gave shallow answers to a seeking student, or judged and condemned someone for something they or a loved one had done. Some people were angry with God because of the death of a loved one or a personal loss.

 

Barrier Two: Intellectual. This person is a serious seeker and wants more information so they can make an intelligent decision about Jesus Christ. While they may ask tough questions, they're non-defensive and sincere in their approach. The more you tell them the more they want to know.

 

Barrier Three: Lifestyle. This is a person who is living in a way that they know would have to change for them to get serious about God--or at least they feel that way.

 

If you're able to identify the barrier, you'll be ready to get past it. Here's a few ideas to help you do that.

 

People with an emotional barrier must be loved into the kingdom of God. If you dump information on them, it will just reinforce their negative feelings.

 

Demonstrate a genuine concern for them and when the time is right share with them the hope you have in Christ. But remember--it may take years of love before they are ready to trust God.

 

If someone has an intellectual barrier answer their questions as well as you can. Suggest they read a good book like Lee Strobel's, The Case for Christ, C.S. Lewis's, Mere Christianity, or Francis Schaffer's, The God Who is There. Give them a copy, read it yourself, and then discuss it with them. Don't feel like you have to know all the answers. The answers are there and you may both learn if you search for them together.

 

The individual with a lifestyle barrier isn't ready to act on the truth. But graciously share it with them anyway and then pray for them. They probably won't show much interest until they reach a point of despair. But if you're there as a friend, when their need is great enough, you may have the privilege of leading them to Christ.

 

Remember, people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

 

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Let me know what you think at http://www.billperkins.com/.  

 

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Bill

 

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WHAT? What do you wanna know more about? Help me help you....

I'm preparing the the PCC Preaching Outline Calendar for the rest of 2012 and I need your help.  

I have several Sundays in July and August where I will take some time to Answer Your Questions about the Bible, God, Theology, Heaven, etc.  BUT, I need to hear from you on what you'd like to know more about.  I won't be able to cover every question submitted, but I'll see if there are related questions that come up and I'll work with the top 'vote' getters mostly.

So, here's your chance to let me know what you want to learn more about!  Send your thoughts, ideas, questions to jeff@PhosChurch.com

peace,
Jeff Fuson
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SAIL IN MOVIE TONIGHT AT 8:30 PM

Hi there, kids and teens and families and all!

You are invited to the Phos building tonight at 7 PM.

Kids (or teens and adults!) can bring boxes that they can fit in to decorate like a ship at 7 PM.  Then, at 8:30 PM (TIME MOVED BACK SO THE SUN CAN SET!), we will all watch Finding Nemo on the lawn at 4200.

If you aren't going to sit in your box that you turn into a ship, BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND BLANKETS!

We will provide some movie snacks, but feel free to bring more! :)

Thanks!
Laura
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Going Deeper In God's Word

Pastor and author John Piper published a letter he wrote to a girl who wrote him asking how to go deeper in the Bible... I think his response can benefit many of us!

Keep reading!
Laura
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Pray for the Kellys as they mourn..

Please pray for Terry Kelly's family as they mourn the loss of his great niece. They have travelled to Missouri for the funeral.

Jeff

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Help! (A Wish List for the Kids Sports Camp)

Hey guys!

The Alive! Kid's Camp that we are hosting has a lot of different pieces to the puzzle, one major piece being the need for sports equipment!  If you have any of the following items listed below that you would like to donate to our church, either for good or just for the sports camp, please email me and let me know!

Sports
• Volleyballs
• Soccer Balls
• Cones
• Flag Football Belts
• Footballs
• Bases
• Kickballs
• Kid's Lacrosse Sticks
• Goals (Soccer and Lacrosse)
• Pinnies (2-4 different colors)

First Aid Kits- lots of band-aids and neosporin

Food
• Popsicles
• Granola Bars
• Water
• Water Coolers
• Gatorade Mix
• Cups

Spray Paint (for striping fields-if you have the equipment for this, please let me know!)

We are also still in need of many more volunteers, so check back to the earlier blog post to find a place where you can jump in and serve.  I really think our church has the potential to host an awesome camp, we just have to continue fitting the pieces together. :)

Thank you so much for doing what you can to help!  It goes a long way.

Emilee Wenz

502-338-5099
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Holiday World Trip RESCHEDULED

Hi there, friends!

I am so sorry to report this, but the weather tomorrow is not going to be warm enough for a day at a water park and I really want to make good use of your all's money... so we are NOT going to Holiday World tomorrow. The trip will be rescheduled to a day that hopefully can provide warmer weather that water rides will be great for!

Please help spread the word!

Thank you!
Laura

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