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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday Mornings at 9:00amBackground: Ezra 9-10
Devotional Reading: Ezekiel 18:25-32
Keep in Mind
"And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed ... to increase the trespass of Israel. Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land." (Ezra 10:10-11, KJV)
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FORM
Saint John Baptist Church
April 17, 2024 - April 30, 2024 Time: 12:00 AMLocation: COMPLETE MEMBERSHIP ONLINE FORM
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 803-254-4170
Email: [email protected]
E-MAIL ADDRESS and CELL PHONE NUMBER
Dear Members
We would like to keep our membership informed about Church events, business, and emergencies (should they arise). Therefore, we are asking that you please upddate your mailing address, telephone number, and share with us your e-mail address and cell phone number by completing the online "Church Membership" form.
Also you may update your information by visiting the Church Office.
Thank you.
WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE
Saint John Baptist Church
April 28, 2024 - May 04, 2024 Time: TBALocation: 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
BEST OF THE BEST
“Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them.
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.
Joshua 1:6-7
Understanding the Bible Sunday School
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
April 28, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM - 9:45 AMContact: Wilbert Lewis
Phone: 803
Email: [email protected]
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Saint John Baptist Church – Sunday School
Free to be Heirs of God
Lesson 4 Galatians 3:26—4:11
March 17 & April 7, 2024
Objectives: To: (1) understand our status as children of God; and (2) feel comforted as we relate to God as our loving heavenly Father.
- Clothed with Christ (3:26-29) All those who believe in Christ are children of God, closely identified with Christ, the divine Son of God. Regardless of human differences, all believers are spiritual descendants of Abraham and recipients of the blessing promised him.
Ask Yourself … Are there groups of believers with whom I’d just as soon not be united in Christ? If so, why?
What makes the image of clothing oneself with Christ appropriate for describing salvation?
- Children, Not Slaves (4:1-7) Paul compared those under the “elemental spiritual forces of the world” to a young heir controlled by adults according to his deceased father’s dictates. But now that Christ has come, superseding the “elemental spiritual forces,” believing people are like an heir freed from the control of others and granted his full rights and privileges as a son.
Why did Paul highlight the Holy Spirit as one of the chief blessings of redemption?
- Turning Back to Former Ways (4:8-11) Before becoming believers, the Galatians had been spiritually enslaved to false gods. Paul wondered why now, after coming to freedom in Christ, they seemed to want to be enslaved again—this time to the law. He feared that his work was wasted on them.
What are some of the “gods” that people in our culture worship or are enslaved to?
Have you known a person who returned—partially at least—to his or her previous lifestyle after an apparent conversion? Describe the situation.
Why does this happen?
Ask Yourself … What did I worship before coming to Christ?
SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTH
April 28, 2024 Time: 4:25 PMSunday, April 28, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
ONLINE FORM LINK: https://forms.gle/45yCpg9NKuzT2Wy79
CORPORATE PRAYER - DAILY
Saint John Baptist Church
April 29, 2024 Time: 12:00 PMLocation: Prayer Line
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 803-254-4170
Email: [email protected]
CORPORATE PRAYER
(Daily -- Monday through Saturday)
"Seeking to Draw Closer to God"
DAILY -- MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
CALL -- 803-573-0268
12:00 NOON
BIBLE STUDY - VIA ZOOM -- APRIL 2024
Saint John Baptist Church
May 01, 2024 Time: 6:00 PMContact: Church Office
Phone: 8032544170
Email: [email protected]
Join Us
WEDNESDAY, MAY1, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Greetings Saint
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NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC SCHOLARSHIPS
May 01, 2024 - May 30, 2024 Time: 10:02 PMNational Pan-Hellenic Council at Columbia is offering scholarship opportunities for High School and College Students.
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CHURCH WOMEN UNITED, INC (CWU)
May 03, 2024 Time: 11:18 PMCOMMUNION SERVICE
Saint John Baptist Church
May 05, 2024 Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Saint John Baptist Church, 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 18032544170
Email: [email protected]
COMMUNION SUNDAY
MAY 5, 2024
10:00 A.M.
THE BOARD OF DEACONS AND TRUSTEES
will distribute
COMMUNION PACKETS
Monday through Friday in the Church Office
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SC Election Commission Calendar 2024
May 05, 2024 - April 30, 2024 Time: 2:13 PMSC ELECTION COMMISSION -- April 2024
GMO MONTHLY MEETING - MAY 2024
Saint John Baptist Church
May 05, 2024 Time: 6:00 PMLocation: Virtual Via Zoom
Contact: Wanda Turner
Phone: 803-254-4170
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Gethsemane Woman's Auxiliary
May 14, 2024 - May 17, 2024 Time: 12:20 AMGETHSEMANE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
ANNUAL SESSION
May 14-17, 2024
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
5:00 p.m. - Business Meeting
Senior Woman's Worship Service
Attire: White with Red Accessories
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
6:30 p.m.: Mission Workshop
Thursday, May 16, 2024
6:00 p.m.: Young Woman's Auxiliary (YWa)
Attire: Whit ewith Lavendar Accessories
Friday, May 17, 2024
6:00 p.m. - GWA Banquet - Tickets: $35 per person
Wiley Kennedy Family Life Center
1037 Eastman Street, Columbia, SC 29203
DEADLINE TO PURCHASE TICKETS: April 30, 2024
Submit funds to Sister Wanda Turner or to the Church Office
PAYABLE TO: Gethsemane Woman's Auxiliary
SMALL GROUP LEADERSHIP TRAINING
May 25, 2024 Time: 12:10 AMDRONES FLIGHT TRAINING CLASSES
Career Development Center at Saint
June 01, 2024 - June 08, 2024 Time: 11:01 PMLocation: Katheryn Bellfield Booker Washington Heights Cultural Arts Center
Contact: Gwendolyn Fludd
Phone: 8032603904
Email: [email protected]
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JUNE 2024
SAINT JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH
June 03, 2024 - June 08, 2024 Time: TBALocation: 3404 WEST BELTLINE BOULEVARD, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29203
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
THE GREAT
JUNGLE JOURNEY
"An Epic Cruise from Genesis to Revelation"
ZOOM MEETING
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024 AT 7:30 P.M.
REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.myvbs.org/saintjohnbaptistchurch