August 11, 2023
Deacon’s Meeting Video
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend last Friday’s Deacon’s Meeting! We hope that it was a great time of encouragement together. For those who were unable to attend the meeting, you can find the video of the meeting below.
Adventure Club Volunteer Needs
Adventure Club starts up Tuesday, September 5th and Thursday, September 12th. As we ramp up towards kick-off, we have some needs for volunteers. For Tuesday night, we have needs in the Infant, Toddler, & 2s rooms as well as small group leaders for K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade. For Thursday night, we need small group leaders for 3s through 2nd grade. Please encourage families in your Life Groups who are blessed by this ministry to consider serving at the Adventure Club on the night your group doesn’t meet. They can sign-up to serve through the Serve Form.
Compass Friends
Compass Friends is a Ministry embedded within Compass Kids Ministry that provides someone with a disability a one-on-one support "buddy" as they participate in Kids Ministry. A Buddy helps facilitate access to the Kids Ministry Classroom by providing individualized support tailored to the unique needs of the child they are serving and removes any barriers that might be keeping them from participating in Kids Ministry. If you are interested in serving in Compass Friends please contact Brenda Burandt at brenda@compassbible.tv
Application Questions:
Summer in the Psalms
Dissonant Despair
Psalm 69
Read Psalm 69:1-3. If you are currently in a season of sorrow/suffering, use this text as a template to honestly put into words what you are experiencing and feeling. Be detailed and specific.
Read Psalm 69:4-12. Identify parallels between David's experience in this present circumstance to Christ's experience(s) during his life and ministry on earth. What does this teach us about how Christ knows, understands, and sympathizes with our suffering?
Read Psalm 69:13-28. What aspects of God's character do you see David targeting in his prayer? How does targeting our prayers toward specific aspects of God's character provide help/comfort in seasons of sorrow? Using your response to question 1, create a prayer list that targets specific aspects of God's character that connect to what you are experiencing and feeling.
Read Psalm 69:29-36. David chooses to praise the Lord in the midst of his present suffering. What can we do today to prepare our hearts to praise the Lord in our suffering tomorrow?
Read Psalm 69:1-3; 34-36. David begins with great sorrow and ends with great hope, even though there is no indication of his painful circumstances subsiding. How does this Psalm help us navigate the dissonance of our despair? What hope does this Psalm provide for those who are "stuck between a painful circumstance and a theological truth?"
