August 31, 2009
Join us for a Free Preview of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class on Monday September 14 at 6:30 PM.
What is Financial Peace University?
FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is your Total Money Makeover Program. It takes the knowledge from God and turns it into real action in our lives through a step-by-step process taught by best-selling author and financial counselor Dave Ramsey.
FPU is a 13-week life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and God’s plan for your life. The course includes practical lessons on eliminating debt, building wealth, giving like never before, and much, much more!
Who is Financial Peace University for?
It’s for EVERYONE!…from the financially secure to the financially distressed. Over 650,000 families and individuals have attended Financial Peace University.
Applying God’s Word radically changes your life. On average, FPU graduates have paid off over $5,300 in debt and saved $2,700 during the 91-day program!
What Will I Learn?
In this life-changing program you will learn:
1. Step-by-Step Cash Flow Planning
Luke 14:28: “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it.”
2. Debt Snowball Plan Technique to Eliminating Debt
Proverbs 22:7: “The borrower is slave to the lender.”
3. How to Invest Wisely
Ecclesiastes 11:2: “Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.”
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August 3, 2009
Neighborhoods in and around Atlanta often struggle to form any real sense of community. Because people frequently relocate to our area for short-term work assignments and schooling, neighborhoods often undergo quick transitions as people move in and out. However, the transitory nature of our community does not negate the need and importance of being a part of a community – a place where we know our neighbors, feel connected to one another and share life together. This Sunday from 4-6 pm, you are invited to join us for our neighborhood picnic. This will be a great opportunity to get to know others in our community. There will be food, games, back to school supply giveaways, and information about our English classes and other church minsitries. As our church strives to build community in our neighborhood, we hope that you will consider joining us for this time of fun together.
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July 17, 2009
As people on a journey, we often find ourselves struggling with direction. Which way should we turn? Which path should we choose? Is there a right or wrong direction? Yet, the longer we journey, the more obvious it becomes that God is present even when we lack any sure direction at all (which can be most of the time). As a community of faith, we have been discerning God’s direction for our congregation. Although we have completed our 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting, it seems that there are still more questions than answers. Yet, one thing has become clear. God is with us on the journey. God is present in scriptures that tell the stories of our faith. God is present as we endure life’s struggles together. God is present in new partnerships that we build with our neighbors. God is present as new friends join our faith community. God is present in new ideas of how we can truly show that our hearts and doors are open to everyone. God is with us in easy and difficult times as we continue to journey together.
Perhaps you are trying to find your way – I hope you will consider joining us as we travel together. We may not discover instant answers, but we can encourage one another to seek and share God’s presence along the way.
See You Sunday,
Susan
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May 31, 2009
Tomorrow, June 1, 2009, will mark the beginning of 40 days of prayer and fasting for us as we seek together to discern God’s hope for our church’s future. This is not to be an exercise of self-righteousness, nor is it to provide anyone with either pride or shame. It is simply to be an intentional 40 days of directed prayer and meditation that will serve as a unifying spiritual foundation for us as we begin to prepare a new strategic plan for our congregation later this summer and fall.
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May 18, 2009
As you make your plans for the summer, I hope you will consider being part of our PBC Summer Book Club. We will be reading and discussing three books, one per month in June, July and August. Join us any or all of these times. Our schedule for dessert and discussion is as follows:
Thursday, June 4th 7pm: The Road by Cormac McCarthy hosted by Doug and Lindsay Watson (5247 Manitu Court, Lilburn)
Thursday, July 16th 7pm: Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer hosted by Kevin and Susan Rogers (5601 Grist Stone Drive, Lilburn)
Thursday, August 13th 7pm: The Shack by William P. Young hosted by Sasa and Tanja Jovanovic (2769 Riderwood Drive, Decatur)
Please purchase these books on your own (books can be purchased through both Amazon.com and Cokesbury).
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April 28, 2009
Sunday, May 3rd will be provide a special opportunity to hear one of the great theologians of our time. Dr. Molly Marshall, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary, will be our guest preacher. Dr. Marshall has served in theological education for the past twenty-five years. At Central she served as Visiting Professor of Theology, Spiritual Formation, and Worship for two years and was elected as the Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation in 1997. Beginning in 2004 she served as Central’s Acting Academic Dean until her appointment to President. Previously, Dr. Marshall was Associate Professor of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Her experience in ministry is varied. She served as youth minister, campus minister, and pastor in churches across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
A graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University, she received her M. Div and Ph.D from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Further graduate work has been completed at Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem, Israel; Cambridge University, Cambridge, England; and Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ, where she was a Visiting Scholar, and resident scholar at the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. Her writings include three monographs, No Salvation Outside the Church?, What it Means to Be Human, and Joining the Dance: a Theology of the Spirit.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Marshall to Peachtree this week. There will be a Lunch and Dialogue after worship which is geared toward those in seminary communities. Those planning to attend should RSVP to susan@peachtreebaptist.net.
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April 6, 2009
Come join the Peachtree family as we journey through the final week of Lent and prepare for Easter Sunday. On Thursday, April 9th we will gather for worship at 7:00 pm to participate in a Maundy Thursday service emphasizing Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet, the Last Supper and Jesus’ prayer in the garden. On Friday at 7:00 pm we will experience a choral Tenebrae service in which the reality of Christ’s crucifixion will be conveyed through song and the reading of scripture. creep online These services are observed in order to provide a holistic understanding and worship experience of Christ’s message and prepare participants for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter morning. Worship on Easter Sunday will begin at 11:00 am preceded by Bible study at 9:45 am for all ages.
Part of Peachtree’s celebration of Easter includes our annual Easter Festival.
This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, April 11th from 10:00 am until noon at the church. Children will enjoy age appropriate egg hunts, spring themed games, crafts and inflatable play areas. There will be hot dog plates for sale along with free coffee and Great Harvest bread. Bring your children for a morning of fun and enjoy fellowship with members of the Peachtree community and the larger neighborhood.
Peace,
Clayton
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April 3, 2009
In the liturgy for Maundy Thursday, the phrase “ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est” appears as a signficant focus. The translation, “Where charity and love are, there God is” reminds us of the command of Jesus to love one another (John 13:34). This “new commandment” (mandatum novum) given by Christ to the disciples is the mandate from which the Maundy Thursday service takes its name.
Christ’s example of how to love one another is seen in his service to his disciples as he humbly washed their feet, shared the passover meal with them, then allowed himself to be betrayed even unto death. Surely no greater love than this can be shown. Jesus’ words to his followers, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another,” call us to humbly care for one another’s needs, sacrificing our pride and position, even our own sense of righteousness, that others may experience the grace of God.
As we, the family of Peachtree Baptist Church gather to worship this Holy Week, I hope we will know the presence of God in a fresh and beautiful way. May we be willing to sacrifice even those things which we hold most important in order that people may know “there God is.”
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February 27, 2009
It seems like everything you hear about money is negative these days. Many of the problems are clear. What about the solutions? No one really wants to talk about their finances. We are offering a solution based on what God has to say about money.
Imagine yourself debt free. Can you even imagine what that would be like? What if the next time you needed new clothes, new tires or just wanted to eat out for dinner you didn’t have to worry about how to pay for it. Imagine this, your car is paid for and in good repair, you have no loans, no credit card debt, you don’t owe anyone anything. What would you do with your money then? You could do what ever you wanted to do. Buy the gifts you’ve been wanting to give, pay off your house, actually save some money, give to your Church or favorite charity like you really want to, and be at peace with it.
On March 10th at 6:30 p.m. we are presenting a Free Preview of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. During the 25 minute video Dave Ramsey goes over the process to take the knowledge from God and turn it into real action in our lives. FPU is a 13-week life changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and God’s plan for your life. The course includes practical lessons on eliminating debt, building wealth, giving like never before, and much, much more!
This workshop is open to all. It’s for everyone, from the financially secure to the financially distressed. We’ll see you there, bring a friend.
Peace,
Chris Rollins
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February 20, 2009
In Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together, he writes “It is by the grace of God that a congregation is permitted to gather visibly in this world to share God’s Word and sacrament.” Although we seldom pause to consider our gatherings a luxury, when we are unable to gather together with our church family, we are quickly reminded of the grace and love that lacks fullest expression in our lives. We may even find that we are not as challenged, not as affirmed and not as motivated to grow in faith.
A way that we are seeking to share life together is through the formation of small groups for prayer, study and fellowship. These groups will meet on various days and times throughout the week for discussion of the previous week’s sermon and related scripture texts. Groups will begin meeting the week of March 1st. I hope that you will seriously consider committing to be a part of one of these groups. I believe we have a lot to learn from one another as we journey together.
Until Sunday,
Susan
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