Last Update - April 21, 2025

Mothers Day Tea is May 3rd at 5 p.m.
On Saturday, May 3rd, at 5:00 p.m. the Mothers Day Tea will be held at the Solutions Center in Mitchell. One of the fun activities will be a hat/headband decorating contest, so be coming up with some good designs! A sign-up sheet for the pitch-in is posted on the bulletin board in the foyer.

 

Children's Church (Sunday School)
On the first Sunday of each month the children will remain in the sanctuary during the Sunday Morning Service.

On the remaining Sundays the children will be dismissed to Children's Church at "Hug & Howdy" time, which is right after Communion.

 

Studying the Gospel of John on Sunday Mornings
We are doing an in depth study of the Gospel of John on Sunday mornings.

John's gospel is written intimatley from the perspective of one who considered himself to be Jesus' best friend as you could argue no one knew Him better. He lived a long life following Jesus from perhaps his teens into his 90s. It was a long life, but sometime difficult one often being persecuted for his faith. He was exiled to the island of Patmos later in his life where he was given wonderful visions of heaven and future events which he wrote about in the Book of Revelations. He is the only apostle to die of natural causes. His Gospel differs from the other three in that rather than telling a story in order, he hand picks events to prove a certain point. The point he emphasizes is that Jesus is the Son of God. His close relationship with Jesus empowers his words to have extra special meaning as an insider rather than one observing from the outside. He actually states the purpose for writing this account near the end in chapter 20.

"And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."
John 20:30-31.

 

Studying the Book of Revelation Sunday Evenings
There is a reason Revelations is the last book in our Bible. Not only does the Book look forward to future events, but it also ties together many of the loose ends we find in the other 65 books of the Bible. To understand Revelations, we must have a good knowledge of those other 65 books. Many of the symbols, events, numbers, color references are nearly encountered previously in the word of God. My commentary refers to this book as the "Grand Central Station" of the Bible where all the "trains" of thought that run throughout the scriptures are brought together; as we will see on display shortly and John describes Jesus. Central themes such as the scarlet thread of redemption, the nation of Israel, the Gentile nations, the church, Satan, and the end times all are brought together. This truly makes the study of the Book one that can become as in depth as you would like it to be. You can dig as deep as you wish. For us, we will just dive in and see where the Spirit leads us.

Sunday evening at is a wonderful time of digging into God's Word. Also, we are usually blessed with a couple of Bluegrass gospel songs from Dick and Rita on Sunday evenings. Come join us!

 

Adult Bible Study on Wednesday Evenings
We are currently studying the Book of Acts on Wednesday Evenings. This is an informal time of Bible Study with plenty of opportunity for questions and comments.

 

Bride of Christ Fellowship Ladies
Ladies of the Bride of Christ Fellowship, you can stay connected on Facebook on the
Bride of Christ Fellowship Ladies Facebook page.

 

Guidelines for Church Service Cancellations
Church Service cancellations due to extreme weather conditions or other unexpected reasons will be passed along on the prayer chain.

In addition, we will attempt to get them posted to this web page and the Bride of Christ Ladies Facebook page.

 

Church Offerings
For those of you asking where to send your church offerings when not attending in-church services, you can still mail them to:

Bride of Christ Fellowship
c/o Grace R. Pemberton
1988 State Road 37
Mitchell, IN 47446

For security reasons, PLEASE do NOT send cash.

April 20, 2025

Hope
John 20:1-29
Easter Morning
Pastor Greg Isom

Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!" Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing." And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
John 20:24-29

For eight long days Thomas had to be wondering if the small hope he was feeling would come true. The other disciples had seen Jesus, but he could not bring himself to accept it until he saw if for himself. Once Jesus appeared to him and showed him the evidence, he quickly believed and proclaimed; "My Lord and my God!" Thomas and the others who saw Jesus alive had their hope fulfilled in that moment through sight. Jesus then spoke a blessing upon us who believe by faith and not by sight. We believe through the help of the Holy Spirit in our lives just as The Father had planned it to be with the Spirit being given to all who believe.

Easter is celebration of our Lord and Savior stepping forward and taking our sins upon Himself and paying the steep price for it. It is a celebration that the silence of the grave was broken as the Lion of Judah roared proclaiming He has defeated sin and death. He has given us hope. Hope of a better life following Him. Hope of a better future as the best is yet to come. Hope that we can share with those around us who are struggling. Hope of a day when He will return and take us to be with Him forever! Let today be the day you decide to truly believe and receive this hope that never disappoints!

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."
John 14:1-3

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Worship Services

Sunday Morning Worship:
~10:00 a.m.~
Children's Church:
~during the
Morning Worship Service~
Sunday Evening Service:
~6:00 p.m.~
Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study:
~6:00 p.m.~
Wednesday Night Youth
Bible Study:
~6:00 p.m.~