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AWESOME YOUNG ADULTS! Bible Study on Thursday nights at Joel & Irene McFadden's home, 411 Rennard Drive, Exton. Contact Irene if you are interested.. jmcfad1705@aol.com or 484-252-4489. Friends are very welcomed! Feb. 2012
This past Christmas we all celebrated with a Christmas dinner at the McFaddens. Some of the young adults came home from college including Kate and Michelle Pagan, and also Hannah and Emma Boettcher. The rest of us were the regulars and that is Rebecca Knoll and boyfriend John Futty, Andy Schumm, Brittany Osteen, and myself. Near the beginning of January, we celebrated with a birthday dinner. We had breakfast for dinner and had a discussion about how to treat the homeless with respect. Brittany Osteen and friend Teresa White went to feed the homeless in LOVE Park on 1.14.12. They would like to go in the future. Finally we started our new book The Essential Jesus. We shall look forward to reading this new book for our study. (Chris Schmidt)
Jan. 2012 This past month, the Young Adults have been super busy! On December 15th, we spent the evening ringing bells for The Salvation Army outside of ACME in Exton. Afterwards, a group of us went to see the "Muppets" in theaters, which was full of humor and musical numbers we enjoyed. Study-wise, we finished up our study of "When Christians Get it Wrong. It really gave me a different perspective on our faith and on the persona we as Christians can sometimes give off. Starting in January, we will be moving on to "The Essential Jesus." I'm really looking forward to the truths this study will unveil about our Lord and Savior! Also, the Young Adults are looking forward to working with Pastor Gale on his work in Philadelphia. It's going to be a very exciting new year! (Becca Knoll) Dec. 2011
"We have a little update on our Young Adults Bible Study for everyone! We are continuing to read "When Christians Get it Wrong" by Adam Hamilton. For those of you who don't know, this book is about just that, when we, as Christians, get it wrong. The book takes us back to the basics and reminds us how a christian should act, that we must live what we read in the Bible. We are half way done reading and I highly recommend this book to any one who wants to grow their faith in Christ. If you have any friends who are not sure about God and the love that He has shown us through Christ, this book is a MUST read. It simply explains to the reader what it looks like to be a sincere Christian, the religion of love. Since Christmas time is quickly approaching, our Young Adults; Andy Schumm, Becca Knoll (plus her boyfriend John) Chris Schmidt, myself; Brittany Osteen and Irene and Joel McFadden, are planning on volunteering with the Salvation Army and ringing the bells again this year. We are also eagerly looking forward to working with Pastor Joshua Gale (Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries) this winter season, in hopes of bringing food and warm joy to the homeless in our City of Brotherly Love. Even more so, we are looking forward to see how God uses us in bringing people to Christ." Nov. 2011
"In today's media Christians are often protrayed as judgmental, hypocritical, know-it-alls. This isn't just because members of other religions want to make us look bad. It's because some Christians really do give off that impression, which leads nonbelievers to think all Christians behave that way. That is exactly why our Young Adults Bible Study has decided to study Adam Hamilton's When Christians Get It Wrong. In our study we've been learning how to be respectful of others' beliefs and lifestyles without misrepresenting our own faith in God. Instead of forcing scripture on nonbelievers against their will, showing love and acceptin them for who they are is the best way to witness. These are all the things we've learned in just the first two chapters! Because we're young adults, we sometimes find it hard to find ways to help our in the church and community. Luckily we have Irene McFadden with us to bring different ideas to the table! Therefore, or November 3rd the Young Adults will be meeting at Christ Memorial for our Bible study so we can also help stuff bags for the upcoming Harvest Walk and Family Festival! Then, on Saturday November 5th, we will be joining the Harvest Walk and running a booth at the Family Festival! The Young Adults are all very excited about the different things we've been learning and participating in! Thank you so much for everyone's support! We love nothing more that our Christ Memorial family!" (Andy Schumm)
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