GBC 2011 Christian Education Spring Institute

Christian young adults, Gethsemane Baptist Church will be holding its 2011 Christian Education Spring Institute. The Spring Institute provides classes to all Christians who would like to grow in their knowledge of Christ and the Bible. Classes will be held from May 9th to May 12th, 6:30 – 8:30pm nightly.

We would like all young adults who are able to attend to register for the “Calling the Young Adults: Growth Without Compromise” course. This course will be taught by Rev Emmett S. Young III, who will present a variety of synopsizes of life and living for young adults. Come and get a taste of living a hip Christian life while hopping to God’s word. Bring your questions and see what God has to say to the young adults. Invite your BFF for a HU in this exciting seminar.

Download registration form here

You may submit your registration by placing it in the drop box in the vestibule, giving it to Sister Shauntell Embrack or Sister Gail Cullen, emailing it to Shauntell Embrack at sde10@hotmail.com , or faxing it to the Church at 202-723-5426.

Singles Ministry Workshop

The Gethsemane Baptist Church Singles Ministry will be holding workshops scheduled for Saturday, April 30th from 8-12 noon. This is for ALL single folks which means if your not engaged or married then this is for you! Feel free to bring your bf/gf with you as well. For those who attended the Young Adult weekend last year Rev. Murray will be a facilitator for the workshop and he even brought his wife to assist him, so you don't want to miss it.

Return the registration portion to any of those listed on the flyer which is linked below.
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Gethsemane Baptist Church
5119 Fourth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011

Time For A Check Up

This post is courtesy of "Our Daily Bread"

READ: 1 Corinthians 11:27-29
Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. —1 Corinthians 11:28

Every year I have a physical—that periodic visit to the doctor’s office where I’m poked and prodded, screened and studied. It is something that can be easy to dread, and even to fear. We aren’t sure what the tests will show or what the doctors will say. Still, we know that we need this evaluation to understand our physical well-being and what is needed as we move forward.

The same is true spiritually in the life of the Christ-follower. We need to pause from time to time and reflect on the condition of our hearts and lives.
One place for an important self-study is at the Lord’s Table. Paul wrote to the Corinthians, some of whom were eating in an unworthy manner: “Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor. 11:28). In the remembrance of Christ’s death for us, there can be a sobering clarity of thought and understanding, for as we consider the price Jesus paid for us, it is the best time to consider the condition of our heart and our relationships. Then, with honest understanding of our spiritual well-being, we can turn to Him for the grace we need to move forward in His name.
Is it time for your checkup? —Bill Crowder

Search me, O God, my heart discern;
Try me, my inmost thoughts to learn.
Help me to keep from sin, I pray,
Guarding my mind throughout this day. —Anon.

Self-examination is one test from which no Christian is excused.

An Attached Fuel Hose

This post is courtesy of "Our Daily Bread"

READ: 2 Timothy 2:1-7
No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life. —2 Timothy 2:4

Felipe Massa of Brazil should have won the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore in September 2008. But as he drove off from a refueling stop while in the lead, the fuel hose was still attached. By the time his team removed the hose, he had lost so much time that he finished 13th.
The apostle Paul warned Timothy of another kind of attachment that would cause him defeat—“the affairs of this life” (2 Tim. 2:4). He urged Timothy not to let anything slow him down or distract him from the cause of his Lord and Master.

There are many attractive things in our world that are so easy to get entangled with—hobbies, sports, TV, computer games. These may start off as “refueling” activities, but later they can take up so much of our time and thought that they interfere with the purpose for which God created us: to share the good news of Christ, serve Him with our gifts, and bring glory to Him.

Paul told Timothy why he ought not be entangled with this world’s affairs: So that he could “please Him” (v.4). If your desire is to please the Lord Jesus, you will want to stay untangled from the world. As John reminds us, “The world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17). —C. P. Hia

For Further Study
If you have questions about your life’s purpose in this
world, read online Why In The World Am I Here?
at www.discoveryseries.org/q0502