Here is the text for this week everyone:

Week 1: Rev. 2:1-7 Ephesus: 1st Love 

Rev. 2:1-7

1″To the angel [a] of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Footnotes:
1. Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
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Let the discusions begin…if you would like…. heh.

Welcome to The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: A Discussion Series on the Seven Churches in Revelation.

Here is an overview of the next seven weeks:

Week 1: Rev. 2:1-7 Ephesus: 1st Love
Week 2: Rev. 2:8-11 Smyrna: Faith Death
Week 3: Rev. 2:12-17 Pergamum: Nasty Idol Food
Week 4: Rev. 2:18-29 Thyatira: Jezebel, you !@$%*
Week 5: Rev. 3:1-6 Sardis: WAKE UP!
Week 6: Rev. 3:7-13 Philadelphia: Patient Endurance
Week 7: Rev. 3:14-22 Laodicea: Spit

Enjoy the discussions. I will be posting the text for this week right now.

Hey everyone i ust wanted to let yal know of a special event tha tis being put on by the friends and fmialy of Keith Dixon. Keith was mowing the yard of a friend who really needed the help and while mowing a hill his foot sliped and found its way under the lawnmower. Needless to say the mower won the fight and Keith had to have surgery. He has been told that he will not be able to work for several weeks and that does not even include the medical expenses!

So his friends and family (and yes, Th3 Waters is his family too)  have decided to have a benefit concert to help Keith and Sarah out! So, I have updated the calendar appropriately and here is the info here as well:

Where: Florence UMC (the map and directions can be found on the calendar.

When: This Sunday @ 7:00 pm

What to bring: money to give, and yourself to enjoy a night of amazing music!

If you would like to participate in the concert, just contact D.G. and he will send you to the right person. Thanks!

someone elses is setting up meals to take to Keith and Sarah and if you would like to cook a meal and drop it off over there contact D.G. again and he wil send you to the right person! Thanks and God bless yall!

BTW: Keith is the tall guy in the Habitat for Humanity picture just two blog posts down.

Hey everyone:

Here is the text for this week’s discussion hope you all are doing well, and please don’t to encourage all those in your gatherings and beyond your gatherings to feel free to participate here online in the comments section. Here is the text for this week:

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 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

35 But someone may ask, “How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?” 36 What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first. 37 And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting. 38 Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. 39 Similarly there are different kinds of flesh—one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.

40 There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. 41 The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory.

42 It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. 43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. 44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies.

45 The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.”[a] But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. 46 What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. 47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. 48 Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. 49 Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like[b] the heavenly man.

50 What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.

51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.

54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die,[c] this Scripture will be fulfilled:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.[d]
55 O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?[e]”

56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
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Remember to try to hear what this text is saying and look into the potential of how it might change the way you live or think by the words or ideas found within it. Let the discussion begin!

Just wanted to remind everyone that we are all going to join together again as an all Waters’ Living Out Loud event by building two Habitat for Humanity houses this Saturday! The event starts @ 8:00 am @ Florence Christian Chruch with Breakfast and lunch provided! for more information just go tot he Calendar over there on the right side of the blog!

And don’t forget the Derek Webb concert tonight @ 7:00 pm @ Vineyard Central 7:00pm - 10:30pm. (also on the calendar)

Well, we skip one week last week due to so much going on and this week has a lot of stuff too, but here is this week’s discussion text:

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1 Corinthians 15:20-34

20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23But each in his own turn; Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27For he “has put everything under his feet.”c Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
29Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? 30And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour? 31I die every day-I mean that, brothers-just as surly as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”d
33Do not be mislead; “Bad company corrupts good character.” 34Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God-I say this to your shame.

c27 Psalm 8:6
d32 Isaiah 22:13
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So when you read it through a couple of times and wrestle with the text, what questions, or thoughts come to mind? Let the discussion begin!

Here is the text for the third week’s discussion!
What If We Were Wrong?

1 Corinthians 15:12-19

12But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

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So, what do you think? Have you ever though about the fact that if the resurrection never happened that there would be no Christianity? Or do you think there would be Christianity anyway? let the discussion begin.

The food pantry at Grace is bare! On Easter Sunday we served 75 households. This Sunday 86 households were served: totaling 64 children, 136 adults and 12 seniors. At the end of the night we were giving out food bags that simply contained one can of vegetables and a package of Ramen Noodles.

We are in desperate need of supplies. We need tuna, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, mac & cheese, boxes of single serve instant oatmeal, Chef Boy-R-Dee (pop top cans), peanut butter, Hormel chili (pop top), beef stew (pop top), complete meal kits (with meat), toothbrushes, powdered laundry detergent, pads, and tampons.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Supplies are needed ASAP. I am able to pick up donations during the week. I can be reached on my cell phone at 859 743-6115 or by email, millerkels@fuse.net.

Thank you and God bless

Kelsey Miller

Grace Food Pantry Coordinator

Philippians 3:17-21

17Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. 18For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. 20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Well, here is week 2.. So what was the general consensus of your gathering.. or what about you lone internet reader, what do you think about this passage?

Hey everyone:

Hope your Easter is going well!  We have made a few changes and I just wanted to point them out.

We now have a calendar up showing all of the major events happening @ Th3 Waters! This will be a one stop shop to find out the events coming up with Th3 Waters and allow you to put them all on your calendars and to be able to attend!

To go tot he Calendar page just click on the word, “Calendar” over there on the right —–>

or you can just go directly to the page via this link.

There is tons of stuff coming up in April.. so be sure to check it out!

Have a great week and please do not forget to bless at least three people this week, and think about who you will bless and what you will do to bless them before hand.. it usually makes the blessing more meaningful that just a random act of kindness! Thanks and God bless yall!