Ponce Worship Bulletin | August 6th 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS


MEN’S GAME NIGHT | 8.11 | 7 PM
All men welcome to Ponce for a game night! Sign-up here to come! Reach out to Gavin with questions. 

SUMMER BOOK CLUB | 8.16 | 7 PM Join us on Zoom or in-person at Ponce for Till We Have Faces.

COLLEGE KICKOFF LUNCHEON | 8.20 Following church all returning college students are welcome to join us for pizza! We will have a time of fellowship and hearing about some exciting new additions to the college ministry. 

CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL NIGHT | 8.27
With the kickball season now over, we are putting together a co-ed flag football team! Games will be on Sunday afternoons at Piedmont Park and will begin on August 27th. People can contact Daniel at 706-631-5129 or dangar08@att.net for more information on how to join.

RUF-I BOWLING NIGHT 8.31 | 5:30-8 PM
Ponce is helping to host a bowling social for RUF-I at GT. Join us as a volunteer to help welcome students to Atlanta, by mingling, serving food, helping with registration, and making conversation. Contact Lisa for more details (lphuggins@gmail.com). 

SAVE THE DATE! WOMEN’S FALL RETREAT | 9.29-1.1

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DAILY PRAYER PROJECT Feel free to download the new Pentecost Guide located in the weekly email.

COLLEGE STUDENTS! SUMMER @ PONCE! Figuring out summer plans? If you will be in Atlanta working, taking class, or doing anything else let us know! We will have opportunities to connect with other students, be discipled and serve the city. Email Pastor Hace (hace@poncechurch.org) if you want more information.

CONNECT VIA TEXT Ponce is now sending a once-a-week text with the latest announcement. Text: “connect” to (678) 252-5571 to get on the list! Never miss another event!

WEEKLY NEIGHBORHOOD BIBLE STUDY | 8 AM | THUR + FRI
We are looking for bible study leaders for our new weekly Neighborhood Bible Study. Reach out to Hace if you are interested.

WELCOME

INVOCATION

CALL TO WORSHIP

“Better Than Life”

“O The Deep Deep Love of Jesus”

“You Hold It All Together”

MISSIONS UPDATE

Children's Church Dismissal + Blessing*

*(Children 3 years old - 2nd Grade)

GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PASTORAL PRAYER

SERMON TEXT | Romans 8:8-25

8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Heirs with Christ

12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Future Glory

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

SERMON

Title: "Helpless, But Not Hopeless”

Speaker: Rev. Chris Blackman

“I Wonder”

CONFESSION OF SIN

TITHES + OFFERINGS*

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*Parents can pick up their children from Children’s Church

COMMUNION

“Better Word”

BENEDICTION

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Sunday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

*cc (child friendly)

 

CHURCH STAFF

ELDERS

  • Matthew Brittingham

  • Jay Duff

  • Aaron Eide

  • Phil Ellen

  • Pat Pickren

DEACONS

  • Katelyn DiGioia

  • Jonathan DiGioia

  • Jon Gilliam

  • Charlton Hughes

  • Chris Sobata