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On March 15 we had our last public and corporate gathering of Sunday School and Worship. By Wednesday, March 18, I had consulted with our pastors, and a group of other spiritual leaders for CHBC, and we had decided to not have gatherings per the advice of health officials from the state of Oklahoma, the Mayor, the Governor, the CDC, and the President. We also agreed that just because we might not be gathering in person did not mean we would not remain committed to making disciples.

This is not a path I would have chosen, but I fully believe it is a path that God has allowed. He is teaching us to be intentional in reaching out to others. He is showing us that the church has a mission to accomplish through each individual member, not just through the programs and activities. He is stretching us to embrace new ways of interacting with one another, and still showing deep and personal concern. He is reminding us that the body of Christ is meant to have communion with Him and one another.

Along with providing materials and resources for Sunday School, continuing with Sunday Morning Worship, and a Sunday evening virtual gathering, we have endeavored to provide you with personal spiritual resources to fill your time in positive ways, and to arm you spiritually for this unusual season of our lives.  Today, I want to share this with you:

 May these resources be used to encourage you, equip you, and prepare you for life after COVID-19.  Until we meet again publicly and corporately. God bless.

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor

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Capitol Hill Baptist Weekly April 30, 2020

Sunday School
This week as you begin your time of Sunday School at 9 AM, take a moment to send a text, make a phone call, or reach out in some other way to at least one other person in your Sunday School Class. Simply say this, “I am starting Sunday School now, and I am praying for you as I/we begin our lesson.” Allow your teenagers or children to use your phone or their own to do the same. We are meant to be connected. So, connect! And then tune in at 10:15 AM for Facebook Live for worship.

When Will the Church Meet at the Building Again?
This is a question we have been asking since March 16. Pastor Mark has prepared a letter to update you on the plans for May. You can see that letter on the CHBC Blog here: Blog, April 28, 2020.

Prayer
Acts 2:42 says, 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Use this prayer strategy to help you pray: On a sheet of paper draw 5 concentric circles. In the center circle write, “Home”, in the next ring write, “Family Away”, in the next circle write, “Church, Friends, & Neighbors”, in the next circle write, “Missionaries & Ministry Partners”, and in the last circle write, “The Unreached People of the World”. Then take one minute to say a prayer for the needs in each of those circles. You can even begin to create a list on a separate sheet of paper under each of those headings.

Give Online

Have you set up giving online? Have you had trouble scheduling your gifts to be recurring? Please reach out to the church office if you need help. Tithes and offerings can be made by mailing in your check, dropping off your tithe at the church office during normal office hours (8:30-4:30 Monday-Thursday, 8:30-12:30 Friday), or by giving online. You can give online by following this link to the website: CHBC Online Giving. Or click this link, or copy and paste this URL into your web browser: https://my.e360giving.com/App/Giving/chbchurch. If you need assistance with your online gift, please call the church office and someone can assist you.

Quotes from Church History
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Prayer: “You are aware of a communion, a sharing, a give-and-take, if I may use such an expression. You are not dragging yourself along; you are not forcing the situation; you are not trying to make conversation with somebody whom you do not know. No, no! The Spirit of adoption in you brings you right into the presence of God, and it is a living act of fellowship and communion, vibrant with life.” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981, Welsh Evangelical Minister)

[Learn more about Dr. Lloyd-Jones by clicking on his name] 

 

         Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor
 
             Capitol Hill Baptist Church
 
          Equipping…Exalting…Extending
 
                   For the Glory of God
 
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