New Community Resources

Where the Word of Christ dwells, the peace of Christ rules.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
-Colossians 3:15-16

DEVOTIONALS

For families with young children:

Lauren Golis attends Grace Point!

For teens, adults, and families:

Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

THE WORD OF CHRIST IN SONG:

New Colossians 3:1-3 song by Darrell Benjamin!

Tell Alexa to play “Christian Worship”

An example of a Psalm in contemporary setting:

Resources: Putting Sexual Sin to Death

Some Scriptures on enjoying sex in marriage:

Proverbs 5:15-19

Song of Solomon

Covenant Eyes – accountability software for computers and phones

Mingling of Souls book and other formats, by Matt Chandler

Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships on RightNow Media, by Chip Ingram

The Purity Principle by Randy Alcorn

Every Man’s Battle by Stephen Arterburn (with other versions: Every Woman’s Battle and Every Young Man’s Battle)

Upward: One Hour Together

Join together with other Grace Pointers in committing to one hour per week of focused prayer for our church and our world. This is an important way to set our hearts and minds upward (Colossians 3:1-2).

Email us at prayer@gracepointpa.org and let us know when during the week you are planning to pray!

 

Ideas to P-R-A-Y:

PRAISE:

• Worship God for who He is and what He has done. (Psalms 37, 100, 136, 145)

REPENT:

• Confess your own sin, and confess on behalf of our community and country. (Psalm 51, Daniel 9)

ASK:

• That Grace Point will be a bright light for Christ in a dark world. That our church will keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. That our country will turn back to God and honor Him. That our leaders will have wisdom to lead during this challenging season.

YIELD:

• Pray that God’s Kingdom will come and His will be done. Pray that our hearts will be humble and obedient. (Isaiah 40, Matthew 6:10, 1 Peter 5:6-7)

Unity Takes Work

“Community takes unity, and unity takes work!“

Here are a few resources to support you as you “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3).

Grace Point Relational Commitments – Attachment to our Constitution

Resolving Everyday Conflict from Peacemaker Ministries (to request a RightNow Media account, click here.)

Biblical Peacemaking, from Relational Wisdom 360 Ministries

The JOY of Face Masks

As you seek to put into practice putting Jesus first, Others second, and Yourself last (the path to JOY!) with regard to face masks, here is some further reading that captures the heart of our leadership on this topic.

This follows our July 5, 2020, message on “What Would Love Do” specifically relating to Face Masks!

4 Reasons to Wear a Face Mask, Even if You Hate It from The Gospel Coalition

While Some Try to Politicize Wearing Face Masks, for Me it’s a Spiritual Practice from Baptist News Global

Church, Don’t Let Coronavirus Divide You from The Gospel Coalition

Prayer Outline from Colossians 1!

Below is the printable prayer outline based on Colossians 1:9-12, as promised in the sermon on 4/5/2020!

Pick someone you care about,

Pray this over them daily,

And ask God to let you see how He’s answering it in their lives!

Prayer printout

Two Revelation Resources

As we hit the halfway mark in our Revelation series, “A Concise Guide to the End of the World,” we want to make you aware of two resources that might interest those who want to do extra study.

1 – Revelation Q&A with Dr. Jonathan Master. Mark your calendar for Friday, November 9, from 7-8:30pm, in Rooms A5-6. Dr. Master, Professor of Theology at Cairn University, will respond to questions that expand on our sermon series. Submit your End Times questions on the book of Revelation to info@gracepointpa.org.

2 – Overview of Revelation Interpretation. The ESV Study Bible offers an excellent overview of various ways to approach the book of Revelation. You can read the overview here, and see the first few pages of Revelation with study notes as well. You might also consider the ESV Study Bible as a Christmas present for yourself or someone you love!