BPC CityReach 09 MCM Insider

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P. Cullen & MCM

Yesterday BPC‘s special speaker was Cullen Allen, youth pastor of 220 ministries out of APC. Cullen is also the Director of the MCM School of ministry. Below is a little about the school;

The MCM Ministry School is designed to provide a prospective student not only with classroom training but with real life experiences in ministry. The passion of the MCM Ministry School is to raise up faith-filled adventurers who are committed to living out the supernatural lifestyle of the book of Acts. The practical experiences come in the context of a growing church that is actively planting churches and sending teams to reach unreached people groups.

After talking about MCM Cullen showed a few amazing pictures from their missions trip to Thailand. It was incredible to see the faces of those who’ve been healed by the power of God!

During the message Cullen spoke about Peter & his miraculous catch of fish in Luke chapter 5. Cullen then challenged everyone to be obedient to God fulfilling their purpose & destiny just like Peter who was now going “to catch men.”

Following the service Louise brought lunch for everyone to enjoy!!

BPC God Questions

This Wednesday we begin a 4 week study based on the book "God Questions" by Dr. Hal Seed & Dr. Dan Grider. Our 1st topic of conversation will be, “Can God really answer my questions?” Join the discussions at Panera in the Pgh Mills, Wednesdays July 8, 15, 22 & 29 @ 7pm.

Coming soon; God Questions panel. Sunday August 16 2009 @ the James 5:16 Center 10 am. During the week of City Reach, August 11 - 14 2009 everyone is invited to submit a "God Question". On Sunday August 16th we will randomly pick "God Questions" from the week & during the service then submit them to our panel for discussion.

Celebrating Independance Day @ BPC

Yesterday we celebrated Independence Day at BPC with special speaker Jim Martin. Jim talked about The Laws of Nature and the Laws of Nature's God. “That phrase was not something Thomas Jefferson thought up, but it was a common phrase that had been used for years. Could we govern through these two sets of laws?”

The starting line of the Declaration of Independence…
“When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

And the rest they say is history! The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the Thirteen Colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire. Every year we celebrate that independence & our Freedom.

Every week @ BPC we celebrate freedom through Christ & on the 1st Sunday of every month we serve communion. Like our July 4th celebrations cause us to remember & rejoice Jesus instituted communion so we could remember Him (Jesus) & Rejoice by proclaiming freedom through His sacrifice. No longer are we chained to the past, with Christ now governing our lives we live in the ultimate freedom. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed!

Living as a Christ follower & a U.S. Citizen…what a great combination!