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Wednesday Night Information - 4/15/20

CHBC,

One of the greatest challenges, and therefore one of our greatest opportunities during the COVID-19 crisis is keeping the patterns of our spiritual growth and our connection to our Christian community. Our Sunday and Wednesday meeting times and gathering points have been interrupted. That is the challenge. The opportunity before is how we go about both our discipleship and our fellowship in new ways.

We have sent you information weekly for Wednesday nights. If you live alone I want to challenge you to reach out to one or some of your friends and ask them to meet with you using teleconferencing technology or a Facetime call to engage in one of the Wednesday night devotionals. If you have children in your home, make this a family time that includes dinner, your devotion, and then a game where you can spend quality time learning and laughing. If you are a young adult hungry for the fellowship of other young singles or young marrieds, reach out to teleconference some time after you have done your personal or family devotion and talk and fellowship around the devotions as couples.

The opportunity exists for you to take the initiative with others to do life on life discipleship. The moment is here. If we begin using it now in these strange times we have the opportunity to develop habits and community that would not have existed before this pandemic. Let’s take advantage of our opportunity. Below are some resources to assist your times for devotion. We have also attached questions from our Connect Groups, which are related to the sermon from this past Sunday.

Family Devotions entitled, “Seeing Jesus through the Uncertainty”. These family devotions are provided by the North American Mission Board of the SBC. Many parents have asked us how to discuss the virus and its impact on our world with their children. These devotions are designed to do just that. Use these for Wednesday, Sunday morning, or a weekly family devotion another night of the week. You can access and download these lessons by clicking this link: Family Devotions from NAMB.

Connect Group Questions – these are in the form of an attachment; we use these in our adult Wednesday nights, but could be used as a discussion points for a couple, a family, or any small group you gather via Zoom, skype or Facetime. Consider inviting some others to join you in one of these virtual ways to think more about Pastor Mark’s sermon from Matthew 5 this past Sunday.

Zoom Student Bible Study – Pastor Jason and Alex will be connecting with the students again this week on Zoom at 6 PM. They will send information to students and parents on how to connect. They are monitoring who can enter the meetings and they can control what screens and what audio is shared. This gathering will include a devotion for the students, time to interact, and a fun activity.

Zoom College Bible Study – Pastor Jason and Jennifer will host their regular weekly Bible Study from 1 John, but instead of gathering in person in their home, they will meet on Zoom. Pastor Jason will be sharing how to connect with each student.

Pastor Tyler’s Worship Ministry Devotion – Pastor Tyler will share about a 10 minute devotion at 7:30 PM on Facebook Live. You can connect to our Facebook page by clicking on this link: https://www.facebook.com/chbcokc/. Pastor Tyler delivers this devotion each week during the Worship Choir rehearsals. Take this opportunity to hear Pastor Tyler teach, and share his heart for leading our church in worship.

Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor

Sunday School Information | April 12, 2020

Dear CHBC,

[please look for attachments and links to assist your personal study of the Bible for Sunday School this week]

Equipping believers to know God and His word is one of the three main purposes we have as a church.  While we are unable to meet due to the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, we want to provide a variety of ways for Sunday School to happen.  We realize some people need resources to lead family devotions for Sunday School because they have smaller children and need to interact with them.  We know that others have older children and teens and need devotional material that fosters conversations.  We also know that some are single adults or empty-nested couples that could benefit from rich Bible content, and some level of interaction with others.

Therefore we are offering a multi-faceted approach to Sunday School.  The common denominator is you.  As Baptists we hold firmly to a doctrine known as the priesthood of the believer.  There is much to discuss in that doctrine, but at the very minimum it means that you and I all have equal access to the Holy Spirit to know and discern God’s Word.  We are relying on you to take the initiative to use these tools, and by prayer and the Holy Spirit make much of them, so that your discipleship grows during this season, and is not stunted simply because public gatherings have been determined to be unsafe and unwise.

So, take these resources and suggestions, and tailor them to fit your family, your needs, and your opportunity to feed yourself and others the Word of God.  Here is our list of suggestions for Sunday School this week.

• ZOOM, Facebook Live, or other Teleconferencing Software – some of our adult classes have begun to use these mechanisms to meet together to continue their regular Sunday School material, or to at least spend some time seeing one another and praying together.  This would best be used with adults who do not have children that would miss out on a time for Sunday School.  If you would like help in arranging a way to do this, please reach out to the pastoral staff.  We can help you.  Many of our members are using this daily already and perhaps someone in your class could make this happen.  Reach out to your class and ask.
• Neighboring Bible Study Lesson 3 – [see attachments] I am attaching a Bible Study on neighboring that is part three to the lessons we have previously provided.  Use this as personal devotion or family devotion.  This material is best suited for couples, or families with older children and teens.  Consider gathering by Zoom, Skype, Facetime, or Facebook Live with another couple or similar family and doing this together.

Neighboring Bible Study - 4/12/20

Neighboring Bible Study Handout - 4/12/20

• Gospel Project for Preschool – this link takes you to the curriculum that your child would use in class if they were present.  You have access to the lesson, activities, and videos.  You may be asked to create a username and password to login.  If you have questions please contact Mrs. Cheryl Ross on her phone or via email at .
• Gospel Project for Children -- this link takes you to the curriculum that your child would use in class if they were present.  You have access to the lesson, activities, and videos.  You may be asked to create a username and password to login.  If you have questions please contact Mrs. Cheryl Ross on her phone or via email at .
• Bible Studies for Life – this Lifeway Curriculum is designed for Young Adults and is a thematic approach to Sunday School Lessons.  Some of our young adult classes are using this material.  You may be asked to create a username and password to login.  If you have questions please contact Pastor Jason Crosby on his  phone or via email at .
• Explore the Bible – this Lifeway Curriculum is used by many of our adult Sunday School Classes, and is an expository approach of Bible Study.  You may be asked to create an username and password to login.  If you have questions please contact Pastor Jason Crosby on his phone or via email at .

We have provided other resources throughout the week that may also be useful for Sunday School, as well as having meaningful family devotions.  We know that you cannot do all of this, but we want you to be equipped with what you need.  Our main objective for Sunday’s is to be able to keep your family in the routine of Sunday School, Morning Worship, and Ekklesia (Evening Worship).  So, have a great Sunday School, and then join us at 10:15 AM on Facebook Live for worship from the CHBC Worship Center, and on Facebook Live at 5 PM for Family Devotions from the DeMoss home.

We love you and we miss you!  God bless our dear CHBC Family!

By His Grace and For His Glory, 

Mark D. DeMoss, Senior Pastor