announcements 11.21-28

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!  Here are some of this week's upcoming events:

Question of the week:

1.  What is your favorite season? Why?
2.  What has God been doing in your life?

A Recap on Sunday's Message (Ephesians 4:22-27)

Context of Ephesians     God's generous grace in Christ results in our:

• Reconciliation in Christ (1:1 - 3:13)
• Church unity in Christ (3:14 - 4:16)
• Transformation in Christ (4:17 - 6:24)

     Context of chapter 4: Spiritual Formation Process
Nature               Old               New
Auto               Corrupted        Created
Choice          Take off old     Put on new
Motive       Deceitful lusts  Become like Father

Immediate context: our heart choice
Taking off sinful anger, putting on holy anger

• Discern anger (v. 4:25)
• Let anger motivate good (v. 26a)
• Process anger  quickly (v. 26b)
• Shut the door on the devil (v.27)

Bringing it home
     I learned the difference between right & wrong anger
     I confess that I have a problem with anger
     I will start using these four biblical steps when angry
     Please pray for my heart towards a specific person

Here are the announcements for this week:

• Turkey Bowl (Thursday):  Join us for Turkey Bowl on Thursday morning at Suzanne Park at 9:30AM
  
• Thanksgiving Potluck (Friday):  We invite you all to join us in our annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
  
• Sunday CE: We will be continuing our new series on "Crazy Love."  This Sunday, we will be going through chapter 6, so feel free to read ahead.  Also, remember to bring $5 and pick up your book(s) if you ordered any (there is one book left if anyone wants one).
  
• EFC EV Blogspot!: We have recently created a high school account on Blogspot!  Feel free to explore!  We will be making weekly updates on Blogspot to help keep you all informed.   http://efcevhs.blogspot.com/

Notes:

• Christmas Celebration Program:  We will be presenting something during this annual program, so keep your ears open for any upcoming news.
  
• HS group: Our new high school name will be LOL4 (Lots of Lord, Love, Laughter, Life).  Let us know if you have any ideas for the design.
  

Mark your calendars and save the date:

• December 17 - Christmas Celebration
• December 30 - January 02 - Winter Retreat 2010

Grace;

HS CORE & Chris

"Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.  'In your anger do not sin': Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry." (Ephesians 4:25-26)