CABOT UMC NEWS FALL 2018 ADULT BIBLE STUDY CLASSES

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1 CABOT UMC NEWS A community of faith striving to be Spirit-filled while experiencing Christ s limitless transformation through relationships, worship and service. On August 5 th, we started taking a look at the Biblical understanding of how to be a good neighbor and why it matters. The New Testament is clear that our call and our purpose is to live in community in such a way that God is glorified. How we relate to God and one another is the basis of society according to God it s the kingdom on earth. That s why, when Jesus was asked a trick question by a Pharisee as to what was the most important command in the law for the Israelites, Jesus said, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments. (Matt. 22:37-40) This is HUGE, so come check out How To Neighbor! 8/5 - #6 You must not murder. 8/12 - #7 You must not commit adultery. 8/19 - #8 You must not steal. 8/26 - #9 You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. 9/2 - #10 You must not covet. On Sunday, Aug. 26 th, Brother Stephen will offer a Starting Point Class at 10:00 a.m. in Room E117 in the Wesley Center. If you are new to our church or have been visiting for awhile, we encourage you to attend this class. This is a good opportunity to get information about Cabot UMC, about the Christian faith, and about the Methodist Church. FALL 2018 ADULT BIBLE STUDY CLASSES It s that time again! School is getting ready to start, and our Kids Rock, Club 56 and youth programs are going to be meeting again on Wednesday nights. We have several adult Bible Study classes starting in the next month to help you dive deeper into God s Word and develop a closer relationship with Him. Sign-up sheets for the following classes have been set out in the narthex, outside of the FLC and in the Wesley Center foyer. We encourage you to take a look at all that is being offered and sign up for a class.

2 Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Beginning Sunday Morning, Aug. 10:00 a.m. (This class will also be offered on Wednesday nights starting on Oct. 17 th. More details to come soon!) Cost: $15 Leader: Sarah Hagge Room: E108 In this class you will take a journey of self-discovery as you learn more about how the Body of Christ is intended to function, and what that means to each person. This study leads adults through assessing their spiritual gifts, talents and abilities, resources, individual style, dreams and experiences all adding up to an enhanced capacity to serve God and neighbor. Basic Christian Beliefs Beginning Wednesday Night, Sept. 6:00 p.m. Cost: $12 Length: 24 weeks Leader: Tony Pini A guide to the whats, whys, and hows of the Christian faith for new believers. Thirty-six short, easy to follow chapters deepen your understanding of biblical doctrines, while helping you apply them to everyday life. Learn what God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit have done for the world and for you. Gain a better understanding of the spiritual world, salvation, and the Bible. Disciple I Fast Track Beginning Wednesday Night, Sept. 6:00 p.m. Cost: 2 books, $20 each Length: 24 weeks Leader: Nick Schimmer A unique opportunity to enjoy a comprehensive Bible study with a small group of people. Each week includes manageable daily Bible readings and a 75-minute group session that combines discussion and video presentation. Join in this 24-week life-changing experience and engage the whole story of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.

3 Disciple II Fast Track Beginning Wednesday Night, Sept. 6:00 p.m. Cost: 2 books, $20 each Length: 24 weeks Leader: Ray Vining Into the World identifies some needs in the world for which ministry is needed, and suggests possible responses. It then invites participants to summarize the scripture message that will shape their ministry and to decide what response and commitment to make to that message. Each week you will be guided in experiencing the gift of Sabbath rest and renewal. Classes meet for a total of 24 weeks, studying Genesis through Exodus, and then Luke through Acts, for 12 sessions each. Daily preparation is manageable, with 3 5 chapters of the Bible to read each day. Disciple IV Beginning Wednesday Night, Sept. 6:00 p.m. Cost: $45 Length: 32 weeks Leader: Andy Cameron This is the final study in the four-phase Disciple program. The study concentrates on Old Testament Writings, the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John, James, Jude, and finally, Revelation. Emphasis on the Psalms as Israel s hymnbook and prayer book leads naturally to an emphasis on worship in the study. Present through the entire study is the sense of living toward completion toward the climax of the message and the promise, extravagantly pictured in Revelation. Jesus Among Secular Gods Beginning Wednesday Night, Sept. 6:00 p.m. Cost: $15 Leader: Steve Chamness This insightful study faces today s most urgent tests to Christian faith. It will help seekers to explore the claims of Christ and will provide Christians with the knowledge to articulate why they believe that Jesus stands above all other gods. The authors point to the truth of Christianity and demonstrate that its major doctrines resonate with both reason and experience.

4 Love To Stay Beginning Sunday Afternoon, Sept. 9 from 3:30 5:30 p.m. Cost: $15 Leaders: Pat & Sarah Hagge In this book, Adam Hamilton explores how, with God s help, we can make love last. Drawing upon a survey of thousands of couples and singles, interviews with relationship and marriage therapists, the latest research in the field, and wisdom from the Bible, Hamilton looks at what it takes to create and sustain healthy, meaningful romantic relationships across the course of a lifetime. God Owns It All Beginning Sunday Afternoon, Sept. 9 from 3:30 5:30 p.m. Cost: $13 Leaders: Butch & Carol Randolph God Owns It All tackles the money question we all ask: How much is enough? The answer to this question is found in God s Word. With over four decades of experience in the financial-services industry, Ron Blue presents financial principles that are affirmed by the authority of Scripture and tested by the marketplace. He knows that will equip us to approach money management and financial planning with freedom, generosity, contentment, and confidence. When we apply the biblical truths offered in this study, our finances will be in order, our decisions will be simplified, and our experience will invite contentment in all areas of our lives. Unafraid Beginning Tuesday Morning, Sept. 10:00 a.m. Cost: TBD Leader: Harriet Meadows Room: E104 People have always experienced fear, and always will, says the Rev. Adam Hamilton. It s part of who we are and how we are wired. In many ways, fear is even a good thing that warns us of potential dangers. In his new book, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times, Hamilton draws upon research, stories and Scripture to examine the nature of fear and anxiety today and how people can learn to face them.

5 The Armor of God Beginning Wednesday Morning, Sept. 10:00 a.m. Cost: $18 Leader: Vicki Msall Room: E104 A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your relationships, your resilience, your dreams, your destiny. But his battle plan depends on catching you unaware and unarmed. The enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer s inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory. MEN S PRAYER BREAKFAST 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday mornings, this Men s Group meets in the Eaton Room (M101) for breakfast and study. We meet year-round. We d love to have you join us! Get updates/reminders for Methodist Men right on your phone. To sign up: 1. Go to the following link; rmd.at/cumcmm and follow instructions to sign up for Remind. 2. Text the to the number Workout & Worship Fall Schedule Change We are currently taking a break for the rest of August, and we ll resume Workout & Worship on Tuesday, Sept. 4. During the school year we will meet every Tuesday & Thursday from 4:15 5:00 p.m. in the Wesley Center foyer. Everyone is welcome! Come and exercise your physical and spiritual body! For more information contact Charlotte Eastham

6 ACTSofMercy This LifeGroup is focused on studying, brainstorming, and implementing new ministries throughout the community. We normally meet at the church every other Tuesday evening from 7 8:30 p.m. in the Wesley Center foyer. Our next meeting will be tonight, Tuesday, August 14th. We are currently working on plans for a Cabot Community Garden, working on The Pad Project (bringing feminine hygiene products to girls in third-world countries so they don t have to drop out of school), and we re working with the HELP organization to build a transitional living home here in Cabot to help those who are homeless rehabilitate their lives. This group is for ANYONE in the Cabot community who wants to positively impact change and make this world a better place. Please help us to help our neighbors in need! For more information, contact Jenn or JennSchimmer@gmail.com Or contact Alesha Harry at or Alesha.Harry@acxiom.com. WOW UMW Circle Women Out West.East, North and South Looking to join a circle of ladies who have fun as they serve local missions? WOW (Women out West East, South and North) would love to have you join us on the 2 nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at various members homes watch the bulletin and newsletter for the address. We support local missions such as the backpack program at Central Elementary, CASA, Lonoke County Safe Haven, Open Arms Shelter, Options Pregnancy Center, and other local organizations. Our next meeting will be tonight, Tuesday, August 14 th at the home of Becky Harrington, 366 Bud Ford Trail. For more information, please contact Becky Harrington at PRAYER LIST Trinity Woodward Kyle & Sheli Msall Jennifer Woods Wyatt Coke Mary Williams Francis Ruth Burkhead Kathryn Bowman Anthony Jett Ellis Finch Audrey Grace Lieblong Tammy Thelen Rhine Family Linda Brown John Matthews Darlyne Gohman Cathy Nauta Nancy Bray Tyler Griffin Diane Gordon Michelle Mato John Lindholm Donna Bailey Bryant Hintze Stuart Wyman Nursing Home/Rehab/Shut-Ins Theresa Yeary, Gladys Putt, Beth Hasek, Billie Dougherty AUGUST ADULT ACTIVITIES Aug. 17 Lunch at Guadalajara. Meet at restaurant at 11:00 a.m. Aug. 19 Murry s Grease. Leave from Southside Elem. at 11:00 a.m. Cost is $33. Aug. 21 Lunch at Purple Onion. Meet at restaurant at 11:00 a.m. Aug. 27 AARP at the Senior Center at 6:00 p.m. Aug. 28 UMW Alice Murrell Circle, Eaton Room at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 31 Lunch at Two Sisters in Sherwood. Leave church at 10:30 a.m. Please call Jean Davenport at (home) or (cell) for information or reservations.

7 To make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in our communities through caring, in-depth Bible study, available to all. AGAPE An in-depth Bible Study for individuals with intellectual disabilities to study God s Word together and share God s love AGAPE WHAT: We ll be studying the book of Acts. WHEN: Wednesday mornings starting Aug. 22, 2018 to April 24, 2019 TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Host church: Mt. Carmel Baptist, 163 Mt. Carmel Road, Cabot, AR Questions? Bonnie Covington, or seven7cs@centurytel.net 3 rd Grade Bible Presentation, Promotion Sunday All new 3 rd graders who did not receive their Bibles on Sunday may contact Ms. Darlene in the church office to get their new Bible.

8 All parents are asked to update their Children s Registration Form (only one form needed per family!) PHOTO RELEASE on this form is needed before we are able to post pictures of any child at CUMC! Thank you for helping us have complete, up-to-date information on your children! Paper copies are available at the WOW check-in table, Riverwalk Bait Shop or you may complete online by clicking the link below: Looking for a place to serve? Children s Ministries has a place for YOU! ECA (Early Christian Awareness) lead a brief lesson (which is provided) with our youngest (6 months -36 months) one Sunday a month. Pre-school Sunday School a few more lead teachers as well as adult helpers are still needed. Rotation Sunday School (elementary) - These leaders will serve with a team of people who rotate teaching responsibilities of these workshops throughout the year. Most workshops have 3-5 leaders who lead these 5-week rotations leaders normally only teach 2 or possibly 3 of these 5-week rotations for the entire year! Lessons are provided and supplies are gathered and ready for you! Special Needs Buddies be a Buddy with a special needs child one Sunday a month either during the 9:00 worship service or during the Sunday School hour. Kids Rock Wednesday night Children s program! Leaders and helpers needed games, crafts, puppeteer, and more for pre-school and elementary children. We are lining up people NOW and would LOVE for YOU to join us as we help lay a strong faith foundation for children birth-6 th grade! Sign-up Poster is available in the Rotation hallway or just contact Darlene if you need more information! Thank you for giving your time to work with our children they are counting on YOU! New 3-year-olds (those who were 3 by August 1, 2018) are invited to start attending WOW on August 12 and those children entering 3 rd grade will now be attending Big Church. All WOW parents are encouraged to sign up to help with WOW at least once or twice during the year. Click the link below to sign up and a reminder will be sent to you a few days before your scheduled Sunday. Thank you for lending a helping hand so that this special service may be provided for your children. Click link below to sign up to lead one or more sessions of WOW:

9 Some of you who attended church as children may remember having only one or two Sunday School teachers all year long. We recognize that not many people are willing to make that kind of commitment these days, so in 2003 we made a huge change in our church school program, changing the format to Workshop Rotation. It is based on the idea that children have different learning styles, so presenting one story in several different learning environments creates a better understanding of the stories. The format also allowed us to create teaching teams to take the load off of just one or two teachers per grade. At the time, our parents and teachers were very excited about the idea of only being asked to teach for one or two rotations a year instead of dreading that Ms. Darlene would ask them to make that year-long commitment. As time has passed, it seems we have all gotten into our comfort zone and it seems harder and harder for people to commit to teaching even one or two rotations. Passing on our faith from one generation to the next is an important responsibility, and one that our church takes seriously. Faith is a part of life s journey, and is formed largely by interaction with other people of faith. The congregation and the church must be partners in the faith formation of our children. We need several more workshop leaders to join our team in order to pass down the lessons of our faith to these precious children of God. We cannot be selfish about where we spend our Sundays. There are 52 Sundays in a year. If you attend church regularly, you probably spend anywhere from 35 to 45 or more of those Sundays in church. We have 10 5-week workshops in The Riverwalk this year. Our goal is to have five leaders on each workshop teaching team, which means that each team member would only spend 10 Sundays out of 52 sharing their faith with our children. What a privilege!! Next Sunday (August 19) at 10:00a.m., we will have a workshop leader orientation/information meeting for everyone who is being called (or even wonders if they MIGHT be called!) to fill these gaps in our teaching teams. Please come and invite others to come with you. We will have some of our experienced leaders there to help answer any questions you might have. It s time to get out of your comfort zone. You rarely have the opportunity to share your faith from there! ACOLYTE TRAINING Sunday, August 26, at 3:00 p.m. (right before the Back to School Bash). All 3 rd 6 th Graders are invited to serve as acolytes in The River; & all 3 rd Graders - Youth are invited to serve in both sanctuary services! Sign up at The Riverwalk Bait Shop or call the church office at by August 26 to be on the Acolyte Schedule for (Please specify which service(s) you will attend). Mark your Calendars! Bible Boot Camp August for new 3 rd & 4 th graders to learn Bible basics (departure time on Friday, Aug. 24 TBA at a later date). It s held at Ferncliff in Little Rock and sponsored by Arkansas UMC Central District. Cost: $55 per camper (includes lodging, campfire, breakfast, lunch and all activities). Registration deadline: August 19. Sign up at The Riverwalk Bait Shop or on the mobile app. Contact Darlene if you need more info!

10 Ready for some FUN as we head back to School?!? Children AND their families are invited to the BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH on Sunday, August 26, 4:00 6:00 p.m. Come enjoy an afternoon of some water games (wear something that you can get wet!) good food (BBQ sandwiches/hot dogs/beans and chips) and just plain ol FUN!! KONA ICE will be here too bring some $ for a tasty treat! Please sign up at The Riverwalk Bait Shop so we ll have an idea of the number to expect. Thank you! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! COMING SOON!! Wednesday night Kids Rock will begin on Wednesday, September 5, 6:00 7:15 p.m.!! Mark your calendar so you won t miss out on any of the Bible study, music, crafts, games, and MORE! Classes available for children who are 3 years old by August 1, th grade and Club 56 available for 5 th & 6 th Graders! Lead teachers are still needed in pre-school AND elementary classes! (You may even sign up for one semester only either Fall and/or Spring take your pick! ) TO sign up to participate, complete the Children s Registration Form and check Kids Rock! The Amplify Christian Music Festival in Benton is being held on Aug. 17th & Aug. 18th this year. The headliners are Kari Jobe on Friday the 17th and Casting Crowns on Saturday the 18th. The concert is free but reservations were made in advance. Steve Wilson still has some tickets left. If you re interested in going, please contact him at The youth will be having a Back-to-School Bash in the Refuge tomorrow night, Wednesday, Aug. 15th, from 6:00 8:00 p.m. This will kick off the Wednesday night youth activities for the school year. Youth Small Groups and Worship will start the following Wednesday, Aug. 22nd, at 6:00 p.m. We look forward to another year of fellowship & worship! Attention Youth! Starting on Monday, August 20 th, you are welcome to come do your homework in the Refuge on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons until 5:00 p.m. Come study, fellowship & hang out with us!

11 Members of CUMC, Thank you so much for the sweet gifts for our baby. The flowers were just beautiful and Nora already loves when I read the book to her. We look forward to raising her in the church and appreciate the love and prayers she s already received! Thanks again, Sadie, Jesse & Nora Jenkins Effective September 1, 2017, carrying a firearm is prohibited on church property. Needed Weekly: $18, Received: $17, Attendance: 468