Christianity Explored

Welcome to information about the Loch Raven Presbyterian Church's (LRPC) Christianity Explored Study.

The Journey Ahead...

Over a ten week period starting Sunday evening September 19 and ending Sunday November 21, 2010 we here at LRPC will be exploring Christianity. This is a very informal course for people who'd like to investigate Christianity, or just brush up on the basics. It explores three foundational questions. Who Jesus was? Why did he come? What is involved in following him?

You won't be asked to pray or read aloud, and you can ask any questions you like. Or, if you prefer, you can just come along and listen. Christianity Explored has been around for over a decade now, and it's been designed to suit different age ranges and people.

You can ask any question, no matter how simple or difficult you think they are. And if you have to miss a week, don't worry. You can always ask someone in your group for a quick summary of what you've missed.

This series is open to all members, the public, and we are hoping that you will want to bring your family and friends.

For more information or to register contact the church @ 410-661-5777 or visit our website @ http://www.lochravenpca.org/

You can register you intents to join us here, or on the Facebook event @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145184582170782



Together <iHs><  ~keith

Marriage Building God's Way...

Our ongoing Marriage Builder's Bible Study and Fellowship will kick off the new year with a new study - Experiencing God's Dream for Your Marriage. This series comes from Living on the Edge LivingontheEdge.org ministry

The study of Experiencing God's Dream for Your Marriage will be presented (January through June) in six parts from:
- God's Dream for Your Marriage
- What Went Wrong? Barriers to Intimacy
- Communication: How to "Share Hearts" Instead of "Exchange Words"
- Four Keys to Intimacy
- Conflict Resolution: How to "Fight Fair" in Marriage
- Men and Women: Enjoying the Difference

We meet the last Saturday of each month (except May - 4th Sat) from 6:30/7:00 - 9:30 PM, and is hosted by various members.

To be a Marriage Builder

Our group has three goals...
-Search the scriptures together to see what it has to say to us about marriage
-Work together to apply God's Biblical principles within our own marriage
-Fellowship with other couples, and learn from one another's experiences...

and we have three membership rules:
-Share nothing with the group, which might embarrass our mate
-Keep confidences of information which may be shared inside the group
-Feel free to participate or pass on any discussion topic or group activity

We Believe in the Sanctity of Marriage and Family
God instituted marriage and family as the basic building block of human culture. We further believe that God has established marriage as a sacred covenant between Himself a man and a woman for life.

Fireproofing our Marriage

"MARRIAGE IS TO BE HELD IN HONOR AMONG ALL..."

Hebrews 13:4a (NASB)

Last night Marlene and I attended a preview screening of FIREPROOF the Movie. To sum it up in one word, like men like to do -- This movie is HOT! Pardon the play on words, but this movie sizzles with the realism of the physical and emotional friction, sparks, heat, and fire produced in the daily struggles of married life -- especially when you or your mate are not truly committed to being partners for life. If you love a movie that honestly depicts both the problems and solutions of a real life issue like marriage, then you'll love this movie. Warning -- Be prepared to laugh, sing, and cry, as we both did.

So since we truly believe this movie will be a great tool that God can use to save and fireproof marriages, we Marriage Builders are making plans to organize activities for a Fireproof Your Marriage Weekend starting Friday September 26th. We hope you will join with us and perhaps even add an activity to our initial list, shown below?

Watch the official FIREPROOF movie trailer

The UPDATED (as of 8/18) Fireproof Your Marriage Weekend line-up of events are:

Friday

• Some may attend the actual opeining premier showing of FIREPROOF the Movie and others may attend the Saturday matinee.

Saturday

• Meet on The Avenue at Lowes to get tickets 2:00 PM
• Have Lunch at 2:15 PM @ one of several local restraurants
• Attend the 4:15 PM showing of FIREPROOF the Movie
• Dessert & Discussions either at Keith & Marlene's home or DPC (depending on group size). A followup group Bible Study and Fellowship to discuss the Biblical principles of marriage depicted in the Movie, and how to apply them in our own marraige. In addition we will discuss several tools that can be used to continue to buildup and fireproof our marriages.

Perhaps some of us this weekend may use this experience as a springboard to strengthen our marriage relationships using a six-session home-based Bible studies, individual couple studies, or a personal 40-day Love Dare, based on the The Love Dare devotional . Relationships are wonderful gifts given to us by God. As we read in the Bible, the most-intimate relationship is marriage between a husband and a wife.

FIREPROOF is the third feature film from Sherwood Pictures—the creators of FACING THE GIANTS and FLYWHEEL. With hope-filled, heartfelt storytelling, the movie making ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church continues to touch the world from Albany, Georgia.

Dennis Rainey, President of FamilyLife said, "Fireproof is going to do much more than entertain and stir hearts when it comes to movie theaters (this fall). This is a movie that will impact couples in a profound way for decades to come."

For more info about FIREPROOF, which opens in theaters September 26th. For great marriage resources, visit http://www.fireproofmymarriage.com/.

Your spouse is NOT the enemy.
So NEVER leave your life-partner behind.

Check out this song and video clip on YouTube

It's from the movie by Warren Barfield - "Love Is Not A Fight"

Coming this Fall a six-week home-based Bible StudyFireproof Your Marriage

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Crown Bible Study

Our current project working along with my good friend Keith Goodson is to lead a Crown Biblical Financial Study for Life Groups. The Biblical Study is a 10 week in-depth study of what Scripture teaches about money and possessions.

Life Group Members have confirmed that marriages are being strengthened and individuals are finding their way out of debt. They are also becoming consistent savers, generous givers, and prudent consumers. Most importantly, people are entering into a closer relationship with Jesus Christ as they learn to apply His Word. Groups meet for 2 hours every week and meetings include Scripture memorization and interactive discussions. For more info. check the links section and click on Crown.

This is a excellent Bible Study on, why from the biblical concepts, and how from practical applications, to manage the material things God have provided us with. I highly recommend it for everyone. This study is for couples and individuals both young and old who want to fix their financial problems and also for those that want to avoid such issues.

Visit Crown for some inspiring Testimonials and the Helen Nelson video which is at The Heart of the Matter.

Our Bible Study is held at the church and in a home setting once a week in the evenings from 7-9 PM. The meetings began with an orientation on Feb. 23, with classes on Mar 8, 15, 22, 28; April 5, 12, 19, 25; May 3, 10. Hopefully we'll provide you some additional comments on this blog when we have completed our initial study.

Thanks to our first Life Group members, Marlene, Keith, Sylvia, Sue, & Michael, for making this possible by participating. Thanks also to my name sake Keith for co-leading our group. We hope that this is just the beginning of a number Crown Biblical Financial Studies for Life Groups, as we work together in His service towards faithful stewardship.