Weekly Bulletin - April 24, 2022

Sunday, April 24, 2022

  • Announcements

  • Call to Worship: Philippians 2:9-11

  • Songs: Mighty To Save, O Praise The Name, Hallelujah Here Below

  • Family Prayer: Elder-led prayer which includes things that the Bible commands local churches to pray for (Eph. 6:18, Col. 4:2-4, 1 Tim. 2:1-2):

    • Church Family

    • Good News Jail & Prison Ministry

    • Area Corrections Officers, Chippewa Co. Jail’s Chaplain John Ailie  

  • Sermon

  • Song: Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)

    Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753

What’s Happening at CVBC

  • Today begins Small Groups Week.

  • We’d like to recognize our newest CVBC Members!

  • In May we will have a bulletin insert featuring all of our CVBC Family graduates (from both high school and college/university). Please send graduates' and schools' names to Libby (office@cvbc.net). Thank you!

  • The Men’s Retreat is Friday-Saturday, May 6-7. Held at Arrowhead  Bible Camp, this 2-day retreat will include 3 meals, 3 teachings about friendship, worship music, small groups, and free-time activities. Cost will be $40 per person (can be paid online using the Designations tab in Online Giving at cvbc.net). Sign up in the lobby or online.

  • We are taking donations for the Thrift Sale! Bring items to CVBC weekdays/Sunday mornings. Thrift Sale dates: May 6-7. Volunteers that help with set up the week prior get Early Bird shopping privileges!

  • Mark your calendars for the Summer Kick-Off on Saturday, May 14, from 11:00am—1:00pm. We’ll have inflatables, free food, games, & fun! You can sign up in the lobby or online to attend, and also to volunteer. All in the church family are welcome to be involved. Don’t forget to enter the drawings for prizes!

  • FREEDOM Recovery meets 3x weekly: Tues.-1pm, Thurs.-7pm, and Sat.-8am. We use the Life Recovery Bible 12-Step Program. Join us! Contact Jerry at (715) 379-0200 or email solfestjerry499@gmail.com.

1 Peter 1:1-12

 

Main Point: Rejoice and give thanks, Christian, for God’s promises have been fulfilled, our salvation is secure, and our sufferings reveal it.

 

1-5: Security in Salvation

 

6-9: Suffering through Salvation

 

10-12: Signals to Salvation

 

Small Group Questions:

1. What stood out to you from the message or passage?

2. Do you ever have doubts about your own salvation?

3. Spend some time rejoicing in your salvation. How are you thankful for Jesus?

4. Do you understand suffering as a good thing or a bad thing? Pray for each other to preach the Good News with our lives.

Back of Bulletin: GOOD NEWS JAIL & PRISON MINISTRY

Serving Inmates:

Worldwide Ministry – Good News considers it a privilege to minister to serve 300,000 incarcerated men, women and youth daily in 22 states and 25 countries worldwide and more countries being added yearly. Our chaplains share the love of Christ to these inmates and staff, while facilitating the ministry of thousands of volunteers, too. In many foreign prison systems, inmates are not fed, clothed or provided medical care by the government. All of these essentials must be supplied through family or others on the outside. Good News international chaplains step in the gap, often serving as the “humanitarian” providers and the spiritual lifelines for inmates.

Building Firm Foundations:

The Bible Correspondence Course – Good News helps inmates gain a deeper, more intimate knowledge of God’s Word though our Bible Correspondence Course program. The curriculum developed and written by Good News, consists of over 400 individual Bible studies, requiring the inmate to study the selected book of The Bible verse by verse. The study begins with the Gospel of John and then moves through other books of the Bible and two general discipleship overview courses. Many fo the courses are also available in Spanish.

After the inmate completes each lesson a volunteer grader provides feedback to encourage the inmate in their progress. When an inmate completes the all the courses offered they are awarded a Study Bible and other resources for their further spiritual growth.

Discipleship Igniting Change:

Life Learning Program (LLP) – Good News knows all too well that a life of crime is a sad and destructive cycle. Without hope, guidance and most importantly God’s Word, lasting change is only a dream. Good News is committed to igniting this change, as GNJ&PM President Jon Evans explains:

“Good News life learning Programs offer a structured approach to teaching inmates the truths of God’s Word. As they grasp what God has done for them in Christ, a flame of hope for their future is ignited, and many begin to believe for the first time that their lives matter. The transformations being seen here are dramatic and we invite you to join us in bringing the power of the Gospel message through LLP’s intentional, relationship-based teaching and discipleship.”

The program is a biblically centered program designed to teach inmates how their world and personal view relates to every area of life. Key topics include:

· Acceptance as a person.

· Getting along with those around us.

· Forgiveness-What it means and what it accomplishes.

· How to handle “going to prison.”

· How to handle “getting out.”

· Responsibility and accountability to family, job and authority.

 

Libby Krause2020