New Philadelphia Moravian Church
4440 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27104
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A view from the old deck at Higgins Lodge. Did you know that Laurel Ridge now rents rooms to individuals? Meals are included in the price, and it make a nice affordable family get away. Click on the picture for a larger view. Follow this link to check availability.
When I was on Sabbatical, I spent many hours reading books and essays by skeptics, doubters, and militant atheists. I read them so that I could stand before you in the integrity and sincerity of my convictions to advocate the Way of faith. In my reading, I hit upon a two-fold truth. On the one hand, most agnostics and atheists have abandoned faith in God precisely because they cannot reconcile the idea of a loving God with all the pain and suffering in our world, a wold that lives under a sentence of death. On the other hand, when they begin their attack on God, they always begin by attacking the god of the philosophers and deists, in that they usually begin by attacking the philosophical proofs for the existence of God.
I found this interesting because we Moravians have never bothered to defend the god of the philosophers and deists. Rather, we proclaim the God the New Testament calls, “The God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ.” Consider if you will the 2nd of the Eight Essentials. It does not proclaim “the love of God” for the world. It proclaims “the love of God the Father for the world.” The mere mention of “God the Father” reminds us of “God the Son.”
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The Stewardship Committee of New Philadelphia began meeting year round in 2004. Their Mission Statement is the following:
The mission of the Stewardship Committee is to help all members grow in their faith journey and their response to God’s grace through applying their gifts to further the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Stewardship Committee emphasizes a year round approach to Stewardship Education. Some of the benefits of year round education are the following:
First Wednesday of each month
2:00 – 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Meet in the Craft Room.
We are working on items to be sold at the 2009 Bazaar.
We welcome all to come and join us!
No experience required.
We have jobs for all.
The October storytelling session will be held Tuesday, October 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Banquet Room. This is a change from the original schedule.
Here are the remaining dates for Senior events in October, November and December.
October 14 – Se
A sermon from The Rev. John G. Rights, preached September 14, 2008.
Seventy-seven times or seventy times seven … the point is not the number. The point is that whoever counts has not forgiven at all, but is only biding time. If you’re keeping score, then you’ve missed the point entirely. Don’t ever stop forgiving.
The weather was wonderful, the day delightful, the worship inspirational, the company superb, the food delicious. Here are a few images from the day:
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