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Discipleship Resources for June 8, 2023

DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES

Summer has begun! Schools are out. The heat is arriving. People are beginning to travel. Visits to the lake or the pool are being made. All of this means there is a great deal of time to read books, blogs, and articles, as well as listen to podcasts or sermons. Here are few resources that will inform you and inspire your faith. Blessings for Summer ’23.

• Resources from The North American Mission Board (NAMB), The Next Generation and Relationships, a podcast hosted by Shane Pruitt

• Resources from Paul Tripp Ministries, Never Have I Ever Been Unholy, a weekly blog from Paul Tripp

• Resources from Desiring God Ministries, Confrontational Christlikeness, article by Greg Morse

• Resources from The Gospel Coalition, 7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same, an article by Kevin DeYoung)

• Resources from 9 Marks, On Thriving During the Newlywed Season, a podcast by Kerri Folmar, Jenny Manley, and Eric Wheeler

• Resources from Ligonier Ministries, Discerning Entertainment, an article by Burk Parsons

• The Briefing Podcast, Episodes of the Briefing, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

• Resources from CHBC, OKC, The Analysis, podcast by Mark DeMoss and Deanna Huff

• Printable Bible Reading Plan, Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan, by Navigators

CHBC Connect for June 9, 2023

What is God’s Vision for CHBC?

CHBC exists to glorify God by Equipping Believers, Exalting Christ, and Extending the Gospel. What does it mean to extend the gospel? Is that giving to missions? Is that outreach events hosted by the church? Is that what the morning worship services are for?

We like to borrow a phrase from John Piper which states that evangelism exists because worship does not. We want to tell other people about the good news of God’s love so that they also can worship God. In other words evangelism spreads the praise of God to more and more people.
 

Extending the gospel includes supporting missionaries, hosting ministries like Vacation Bible School, and proclaiming the gospel through worship gatherings. But it is much more than those things. Extending the gospel is a mindset we need to exist by, so that all of life is lived all for Jesus, and the spread of the fame of His name.

Falls Creek Youth Camp – July 10-15

Youth camp is for students who have completed 7^th-12 grade. The cost is $150 per student. Second and third child discounts may be applied. See the website for details or to register: Falls Creek

CHBC Resource Center

Visit the CHBC Resource Center outside the Worship Center. There are three featured books: The ESV Study Bible; Systematic Theology, by Wayne Grudem; and The Valley of Vision, ed. by Arthur Bennett. Our featured books are for sale and are books that we believe every Christian home should own. There are also several free resources.

Scripture of the Month - June

Titus 2:9-10, “Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well -pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.”

During 2023 CHBC will be saying aloud verses from the book of Titus 2. CHBC quotes Scripture aloud during our morning worship gathering. This is done for two reasons. First, we are commanded in Scripture to encourage one another with the Word of God. Second, we want to emphasize the spiritual discipline of Scripture memory. The goal of 2023 is for you to be able to quote the entire second chapter of the Epistle to Titus. Pick up your Scripture Memory card packs at the Resource Center outside the middle doors of the Worship Center.