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Pastor Mark's Weekly Update April 16, 2020

Sunday School

Willa Ruth Garlow, long-time member of CHBC who has now gone to be with the Lord, once said about Sunday School, “I was crawling on the ground with the preschooler waiting for the teachable moment.” One thing our safer-at-home Sunday School is showing us is that Sunday School is not a thing we do in a building at a certain time. Sunday School is us being ready to engage with one another as a family or gather with friends even over electronic media and wait for those teachable moments. The CHBC staff is working diligently to keep Sunday School resources in your hands. Thank you, Pastor Isaias, Pastor Jason, Pastor Tyler, and Mrs. Cheryl. Here are your resources for this week:

Prayer

Take 5 minutes right now and pray for the end of the coronavirus COVID-19, for our healthcare professionals, first responders, business owners who have had to close or alter drastically their business, for those who have lost their jobs, for our grocers, for delivery and transportation workers, for our President, for our Governor, for our Mayor, and for those who work in banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.

Give Online

The Mission of CHBC is to be a church that Glorifies God by Equipping Believers, Exalting Christ, and Extending the Gospel. The way we can meet might be interrupted by an unseen virus, but the mission of the church continues. It can only continue if God’s people will continue to be faithful in their giving.   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

“What do you feel like when you are sitting in an air-raid shelter and you can hear the bombs dropping round about you, and you know the next bomb may land on you and may be the end of you? That is the test. How do you feel when you are face to face with the ultimate, with the end?” – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981, former pastor Westminster Chapel, London)

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

      Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor
 
 
    Equipping…Exalting…Extending
 
           For the Glory of God
 
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Resources for Spiritual Growth During COVID-19 Crisis

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Opportunity

The shelter in place orders, the quarantines, the closures of schools, sporting events, theaters, and public gathering spaces has caused many personal and social challenges.  But we need to remember that God is not surprised at what is occurring.  In fact, God is at work actively doing something intentional with all that is transpiring.  These moments offer you and I the opportunity to connect with God and others in ways we may not have considered before.  People keep saying these are unprecedented times.  This truly is an unprecedented opportunity for the gospel.

Faith vs. Fear

From early on in this pandemic I began to talk with people about how we would manage our lives in the balance of faith versus fear.  Would we live our lives fearful of what we see around us? Would we become fearful of people and contact with others?  Would we fear for our loved ones and ourselves?  Having a robust faith in God does not mean we will not and should not take precautions.  But we must also actively live with a clear sense of God’s sovereignty.  Here is a resource that you can stream for free to help you understand more about God’s providence, especially in times of suffering or fear: The Providence of God, by RC Sproul.  As believers we have the opportunity to represent the hope of the gospel as we live cautiously, but with faith, and to share with others why we do not need to be afraid.

Spiritual Growth

How many times have you said or wished you had more time to read Scripture, to have a quiet time, to spend more time on prayer, to read good books, or listen to some podcasts?  Perhaps God is slowing some of us down for that very purpose.  We currently have the opportunity to make use of time that is usually captured by longer work hours, more school activities, more time going out to events, or taking in the latest movie or a sporting event.  Consider some of these resources:

Pastoral Ministry Reading List

Neighbor Love

As fallen human creatures we are great with our intentions, and we are poor at fulfilling our commitments.  The mission of CHBC is to develop disciples who live by the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:36-40), and who fulfill the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20).  We have the opportunity to show that we will love our neighbors by abiding by the suggestions of the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the President, and the Governor.  We can also love our neighbors by checking on one another, meeting the needs that are safe and reasonable, by prayer, and by speaking of our faith in Jesus Christ.

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