Sunrise Kids February

These emails help parents stay connected as key partners in our ministry's goal of helping our students grow strong in their faith! View this email in your browser Dear Sunrise Kids Parents & Volunteers Thank you for entrusting your kids to our children's ministry! Here's what they're learning about this month along with a coordinated Bible plan you can work through with them at home! This Month's Series Character is who we really are on the inside. It's the person we are when no one's watching or listening. Before we choose to follow Jesus, the Bible tells us our character is controlled by our sinful nature. But when we turn to God, God gives us His Holy Spirit to change us and guide us to have godly character instead. As followers of Christ, a godly character is important, because we are examples to the world around us of who Jesus is and what His character is like. If we have godly character, they learn good things about Jesus. If we choose to continue having sinful character, people will be confused about Who Jesus really is. Series Family Devotions There are free Bible-reading devotional plans based on the curriculum we've begun using. Now you can do family devotions at home that correspond with what your child is learning at church!  Bible.com or the Bible app on your mobile device (both powered by YouVersion) offers this Family Plan for this series: "Godly Character!" Garden Children's Ministry is a ministry of... Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Cypress Street Church of God, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member and/or subscribed to our church emails. Our mailing address is: Cypress Street Church of God 1401 Cypress Street West Monroe, LA 71291 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Faith Promise Weekend

These emails help inform & inspire us about what's happening at Cypress Street! Thanks for taking a moment to read it. View this email in your browser Dear Cypress Street & Friends, Next weekend, January 27-29, will a great opportunity to "expand your reach" for Christ! Julie & I believe that every time we give money to the Faith Promise fund, we truly are expanding our reach. We are partnering with people here and around the world to take the truth of Jesus into some really darkest places! Over the course of the weekend we will hear from several of those missional partners, not least of which is our guest speaker who directs the International Ministries of the Church of God. Please find information about him along with our schedule for the weekend listed below, Pastor Neil Friday, the 27th, @ 6:30 PM Join us for casual supper and hear from Ben about his ministry. Saturday, the 28th, @ 6:00 PM Our Faith Promise Dinner & Ben speaks on missions work. Sunday, the 29th, @ 9:30 AM Share breakfast snacks and an informal time with Ben in Fellowship Hall. Sunday, the 29th, @ 10:45 AM Our Faith Promise Service & we make our promises for 2017! Ben Shular is the Director of International Ministries for Church of God Ministries in Anderson, IN. He is a graduate of Mid-America Christian University. He and his wife, Kelli, previously served 8 years as missionaries to Tanzania. We look forward to hearing from Ben about his personal experiences, his heart for missions, and about how giving to something like Faith Promise really does make a kingdom difference. Share Tweet Forward Visit Our Website Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Follow Us on Instagram Copyright © 2017 Cypress Street Church of God, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member and/or subscribed to our church emails. Our mailing address is: Cypress Street Church of God 1401 Cypress Street West Monroe, LA 71291 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences