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A Message from Pastor Kevin DibbleyThis Sunday, our sermon will be taken from 2 Peter 1:3-4. The message is called, “Everything We Need.” Have you ever been in a situation where you think to yourself, “I have bitten off more than I can chew?” “This is way above my pay-grade?” It can be a very common experience for new and old believers to think that living a life of faith and obedience in the situations in life in which we find ourselves is more than we are able to handle or negotiate. Does God expect too much of us? Joni Eareckson Tada remembers reading in the Bible where Moses wrote: “What does the Lord your God ask of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?” (Deuteronomy 10:12-13). She was a teenager who had broken her back and was learning how to live as a young quadriplegic Christian in an extraordinarily difficult trial. She said that there were times when she thought God was asking way too much of her. Listen to what Joni writes: “As far as I could see, God was asking way too much of me, a kid new to the Christian faith. Well, that martyr complex, I have since come to realize, was fostered by—now listen closely to this—by concentrating too much on what God was asking of me and not enough on what God had given me.” Friends, the call of 2 Peter begins not with what you can do for God but what God can and will do in the lives of those who seek to become increasingly like Christ. Discipleship is not mustering the strength to become someone that we can never become. Discipleship is discovering that the strength to become who God wants us to become is found in Him. God supplies what God requires. Come this Sunday and see how God intends to work His good in our lives as His people. He will give us everything we need to become everything He wants us to be. If you are feeling overwhelmed and under-resourced this is a helpful and necessary perspective to know and to share with other people. Invite a weary friend! Come and be encouraged! Looking forward to worshiping Christ together with you! |
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Fall Clean UpFall Clean-Up Day is Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon! Join us as we work together to prepare our beautiful property for the fall season. Come lend a hand, enjoy some fellowship, and help keep our church grounds looking their best. Lunch will be provided | Back up day is October 24 |
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Student Ministry | Operation Christmas ChildWaterbrooke students will be packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child at youth group on October 21st and are happily accepting gift and supply donations between now and then. Waterbrooke Church is invited to partner with Student Ministry in sharing the Gospel with children around the world by filling as many boxes for Operation Christmas Child as we can! Join our youth by purchasing items off the Waterbrooke Student Ministry Operation Christmas Child Amazon registry by using the following this link or using the QR in the graphic. *QR code works when you are in your Amazon account* Thank you for helping our students share the love and hope of Jesus with others! If you're not quite ready for Christmas, or you love to fill your own shoeboxes, Waterbrooke will be collecting Operation Christmas Child boxes during the week of November 16-23. |
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Youth Group | Sever's Fall FestivalStudents are invited for a festive afternoon of fall fun! A giant corn maze, hay bales, extreme pit, obstacle course and lots of time to laugh and have fun together! Cost is $10/student which can be paid when you sign up here https://waterbrooke. |
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Nursery & Sunday School Registration is OPENHello Waterbrooke Families, We're excited to begin another wonderful year of Children's Ministry! If you have children in Nursery through 5th Grade, please take a few minutes to complete our Children's Ministry Registration Form for the upcoming ministry year. Even if your child attended last year, we ask that every family complete a new registration so we have the most current contact information, emergency contacts, allergies, and other important details. As you complete the registration, we also invite you to prayerfully consider serving in our Children's Ministry. Whether it's rocking babies in the Nursery or helping children learn God's Word in Children's Church, your investment can have an eternal impact. Our ministry is built by faithful volunteers who serve on a rotating schedule, making it easy to both worship and serve. On the registration form, you'll have the opportunity to let us know if you're interested in serving in:
Thank you for partnering with us as we disciple the next generation. We can't wait to see what God has in store this year! Complete the registration here: |
