Highlights

Sunday Morning Services

Visitors are welcome in any and all services; no registration required. Feel free to invite people to worship with us. Registration for members and regular attenders for the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. services opens at noon on Tuesdays of each week. No registration required for the 8 a.m. service. You can access the sign-up form here: college-church.formstack.com/forms/worship_signup

Join us at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.

Livestream broadcast is at 9:30 with a rebroadcast at 11:15. You can watch it at college-church.org/livestream

Senior Pastor Josh Moody is preaching through 1 Thessalonians, “The Coming of the Lord”

• March 7: 1 Thess. 2:1-12, An Exemplary Ministry (Communion)

• March 14: 1 Thess. 4:1-12, A Life that Pleases God

• March 21: 1 Thess. 4:13–5:11, Encourage One Another

• March 28: Palm Sunday—1 Thess. 5:12-28, Asking and Urging

Adult Communities—in-person and Zoom options

• Veritas meets Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. with Dr. Daniel Block teaching Ezekiel. Attend in person or via Zoom.

• Logos meets Sundays at 9:30 with Dr. Victor Kuligin teaching on the doctrine of salvation. In person or via Zoom.

• Joint Heirs meets Sundays at 9:30 with a rotation of teachers teaching from the Book of Psalms. Available in person or via Zoom.

• Greek Class meets Sundays at 9:30 with Dr. Jon Laansma teaching 1 John. Available in person or via Zoom.

• Forum 15 meets Sundays at 9:30 with David Fetzer teaching 1 & 2 Peter.

• All Nations meets Sundays at 9:30 with Steve Krogh leading their discussion of the sermon.

For connection via Zoom, email sarndt@college-church.org for your link of choice.

Congregational Events

We are pleased to announce the following opportunities for publicly expressing faith in Christ:

• Infant baptisms will be observed Sunday, March 14.

• Infant dedications will be observed on Mother's Day, May 9

• For believers baptism or confirmation contact Christy at baptism@college-church.org

To move forward with any of these commitments, contact Christy at cchiodras@college-church.org or call the church.

Children’s Ministries

• Sunday morning nursery, preschool and Bible school (grades 1-5), weekly reservations required.

• Wednesday Evening Clubs (Boys Brigade and Pioneer Girls) for grades 1-5. Registration required at college-church.org/children/weekly-programs

Middle School

• Middle schoolers are meeting in Commons Hall on Tuesday nights beginning at 6:45 p.m. On Sunday mornings, plan to attend worship services with your family.

LORD'S SUPPER

March 7, April 2

High School

• March 7: One Day Retreat from 1 to 8 p.m.

• Sunday Night Live for HYACKS meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in Commons Gym. We will begin the month continuing the worldview and apologetics study called Gospel Glasses—Seeing All Things Through Christ.

STARS

• Zoom Sunday morning class | 9:00 a.m.

• Zoom Wednesday music | Wednesdays 7-8 p.m., March 3, 10, 17, 24 (not 31)

• Zoom Friday Night Fun | 6:30 p.m., March 19

College Group

Student Service: With COVID limitations, we are creating space for students to easily worship at 10:15 a.m. in the Commons each Sunday. Join us!

Tuesday, March 30

Watch for the signup link this month

Men’s Ministries—Men's Bible Study

Men’s Bible Study: Wednesdays, 6:45–8:00 p.m.

• In person C002, request Zoom link here: my.college-church.org/?page=3640 Men, we invite you to join us in a study of hermeneutics, which is about studying and interpreting the Bible. Dr. Victor Kuligin and Pastors Josh Stringer and Ben Panner will lead and teach our way through questions of translation, interpretation, context, and several different genres. We’ll also look at application and how the gospel runs through the entire Bible. We’ll discover how each of these areas will lead to more fruitful personal times in the word as well as teaching and preaching. Our guiding book for this year will be How to Read the Bible for All its Worth by Gordan Fee and Douglas Stuart. You can find the paperback fourth edition at 10ofthose.com/us/products/2156. Each week stands on its own so please join us when you can.

Women’s Ministries

Women's Bible Study: Wednesdays, March 3—April 21 | 9:15-11 a.m. or 6:45–8:15 p.m.

We have begun our study of Genesis 12-50 using Matthias Media’s Salvation Revealed. Want to join us by studying on your own and following our weekly online teachings? You may purchase your materials at ow.ly/Zbmw50DGGAr and listen to the weekly teachings at ow.ly/6wjl50DGGAs. If you have any questions, please contact Sherri Arndt at sarndt@college-church.org.

Mom2Mom: March 1 & 15 | 7-8 p.m. Sanctuary Narthex Join us Monday evening, March 1 to discuss the book Glory in the Ordinary by Courtney Reissig. We’ll be looking at chapter 6 and considering the importance of rest. Rest can be hard to come by when you have little ones, so let’s consider together why it is important and how we can carve out time for rest.

On Monday evening, March 15, we’ll meet to enjoy a panel discussion on the topic of prayer. We’ve invited a panel of women to talk about their experiences of regularly praying with other women for their families. We hope you’ll join us!

Monthly Gathering: March 13 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Commons Hall Join us in person or by Zoom for our Monthly Gathering discussion on spiritual disciplines. This year we’ve looked at the spiritual disciplines of Bible intake, worship, prayer and in March we’ll consider together the spiritual discipline of fasting.

Imprisoned for Christ

A virtual event by Voice of the Martyrs featuring formerly imprisoned Christians Dan Baumann (Iran), Andrew Brunson (Turkey) and Petr Jasek (Sudan).

Friday, March 5, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.

Register for free here: persecution.com/event/?_source_code=WEBB21A3