Granddaddy Sharp - A Very Special Man

From Sandra about her Granddaddy Sharp:  
"It is so hard to believe I have to say goodbye to my Grandfather of 45 years, he was such a special man to me.  A little information I wanted to share with my special friends in the Sunday School Class, my Grand-Father was the founding Pastor of Richland Free Will Baptist Church in Nashville, and the LaVergne Free Will Baptist Church in LaVergne, TN. He also pastored West Nashville Free Will Baptist Church and Radnor Free Will Baptist Church. Married for 66 years to Sarah Sharp aka Nana to everyone, since I was the first grand-child that is the name I gave her she has been Nana ever since.   He also baptized (2) of my kids Jason and Sarah, saying goodbye is never easy; however I know there will be a day when we will meet again.  One of my recent memories was when we were getting ready to leave after visiting I would lean over to kiss him goodbye and tell him I love him, then I would tell him to behave himself and his reply would always be “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS”.  He will be missed by all who knew him well.  Heaven just gained a very special man, Tears of joy for I know he is with out Lord Jesus Christ, tears of sorrow for I know the remainder of  my years here I will dearly miss him."
  

Jimmy and I have enjoyed reading a wonderful book about Dr. Paul Farmer entitled Mountains beyond Mountains. We're back from the sea and looking forward to seeing everyone Sunday. WE miss our class when we're away!

Update on Mom

Hey friends --
Sorry I will not be with you the next couple of weeks. Mom is recovering nicely with her knee. Tomorrow (Sun.) we will remove the dressing and Thursday we will go for the first post-op visit. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers this past week. She came through well. Please continue to remember her as she continues her recovery on her own.
I did take Mike and Ben to Springer Mountain, GA today to begin their 100 mile trek on the Appalachian Trail. Say a prayer for particular moments when Mike can talk with Ben about faith in Jesus Christ and say a prayer for safety and good health. I've also asked God that it not rain on the AT this week. :-) I go pick them up next Sunday. Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers. I'd also like to ask you to remember Alex as he finishes his last two weeks of school. He has AP tests this week and finals the next. Thanks for your continued prayer support for me and mine. It means so much. It means you are being Christ to me.

Love you all -- Jana

Homelessness in Nashville 2008

Get the facts!  View the video by clicking on the title.  It will take you to YouTube where you can view it.

Jesus was homeless.

Hope you enjoyed our discussion this morning on what Woodmont is doing in response to benevolence and learning the facts of homelessness in Nashville.

Thanks to our guests - Dr. Jon Roebuck and Heather Rippetoe, training coordinator for National Healthcare for the Homeless Council.  We appreciate Heather's perspective as a Christian seeking God's direction in this area.  I have noticed that I now see the issues of homelessness in scripture everywhere.  Jon's sermon this morning about the Prodigal Son made me think that we are all homeless until we come into a life-changing relationship with our Father who has many rooms in his home prepared for us.

Join us next Sunday for more discussion on the Christian perspective of homelessness.  Remember we are seeking God's direction for our individual actions and/or class actions.

The books that she shared with us are Souls in the Hands of a Tender God and Irresistable Revolution.  If you are interested in a book study, please let us know next week.

Can't wait to see you and continue the conversation next Sunday.  Remember it's Friends Day.  That means Pancakes at 8:45 a.m.  and Class at 9:15 a.m.

I love you all!!!

Learning to Blog

We talked about blogging today!

Happy New Year!

It’s a new year, a new Bible Study and it’s in the New Testament!  With all this newness going on, Larry and I thought we would add a new wrinkle. (In our study, not our faces.)

We will be studying the book of James.  And you are free to use any commentary or book that you choose. Or even that fancy Bible with all the footnotes.  Different perspectives and views will make this study richer and more interesting.  A single book study will seem like a snail’s course after our speed read through the Old Testament.

Below you will find a study guide so you can follow along in the series.  If you would like a book, I am suggesting Warren Wiersbe’s Be Mature.

If you would like to order the book from Amazon, they have new ones for $3 and used ones for  .01 + 3.99 shipping.
Here’s the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0896937542/ref=s9subs_c1_14_at1-rfc_g1_si2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=08JK3677CN75QVZJP258&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463383351&pf_rd_i=507846

Or you can pick up a copy at Lifeway.  Don’t worry about having a book for this Sunday.  It will be the overview and introduction.  To get ready for the study, I suggest that we read the whole book of James (all 5 pages of it) before class.

Key Theme:  Spiritual Maturity

January 4           Overview                Who was James?  
                                                        To whom did James write?  
                                                        Why did James write?
January 11         James 1:2-12          Turning trials into triumphs
January 18         James 1:13-18        How to handle temptation
January 25         James 1:19-27        Quit kidding yourself
February 1         James 2:1-13          Rich man, poor man
February 8         James 2:14-26        False faith
February 15       James 3:1-12          The world’s smallest 
                                                        but largest troublemaker
February 22       James 3:13-18        Where to get wisdom
March 1              James 4:1-12          How to end wars
March 8              James 4:13-17        Plan ahead
March 15            James 5:1-6            Money talks
March 22            James 5:7-12          The power of patience
March 29            James 5:13-20        Let us pray  

 

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