As the season of Lent continues, we have been following Jesus through Samaritan territory in St. Luke’s “Travel Narrative’ (Luke 9:51-19:27).

For more information about our Holy Week activities, click here.

Let me take this opportunity to invite and remind you of the upcoming events here at Peace Community Church.

Saturday, December 19th at 5pm: The 2nd Annual PCC Caroling and Hayride. After the hayride and caroling, we will return to PCC for desserts and hot cocoa.

Sunday, December 20th:

• 10:00 AM – Worship Service. The 4th Sunday of Advent; Followed by Sunday School for all ages at 11:20 AM
• 3:00 PM – Christmas Caroling at Oakmont Healthcare and Rehab
• 4:30PM – “A Program of Christmas Music” – followed by Christmas cookie reception. The Praise Team has been working hard to make this a special occasion. Let’s come on out, enjoy the program, invite family and friend, and show our support for the Praise Team, Children, and Youth!

Thursday, December 24th, 7pm: Our traditional Candlelight and Carols Christmas Eve Service. The beauty and wonder of this joyous season capture in song, readings, and message.

Please let us know you are coming via the church email address or phone number. Thank you.

We are privileged and delighted to provide facilities for this fine recovery program!

Message: “The Prayer of Faith”

1. Are you a “Pooh” or an “Eeyore” when it comes to prayer for healing? Why?

2. Historically, there are several understandings of “anointing with oil.”

a. Medicinal (see Lk 10:34)
b. Pastoral (think of Jesus using mud)
c. Sacramental (vehicle of Divine power)
d. Symbolic (of being set aside for prayer)

Discuss these (or others, or combinations of these). Don’t forget: we all “see through a glass dimly.”

3. What troubles you right now? What causes you to sing for joy? Is there any illness or “dis-ease” for which we as a group can pray (right now)?

4. Scripture frequently exhorts us to sing praise to God. If you are not a musical person, when and how do you do this?

Please let us know you are coming via the church email address or phone number. Thank you.

P.S.  Please note that there will be no regular Midweek activities on November 26th.

Discussion Seeds

Scripture: James 4:13 – 5:6

Message: “Business without Boasting”

1. Tell about a time when you made plans which did turn out. What different plan did the Lord have?

2. “That a businessman pays a worker less wages than the worker feels he deserves is not exploitation, as the worker is free to leave his job and look elsewhere for a higher paying one, if he thinks that someone can give him a better job for a better wage.” This is a quote from www.capitalism.org. Comment in light of James 5:4-5.

3. Do you agree with Pastor Dave’s statement that James 4:13-17 and 5:1-6 have different audiences? Why or why not? (Please feel free to disagree!)

4. If you feel comfortable doing so, share a situation in your life in which you are waiting to see the Lord bring good out of evil, beauty out of ashes, good out of evil, etc.

Adult Sunday school meets most Sunday mornings in the Worship Center from 11:20am to 12:20pm.

This classes discusses the sermon using some thought-provoking questions written by Pastor Dave as “seeds.” No prior Bible knowledge required! Join us for some lively discussion.