BTCC Connections

May / June 2010

... from the Pastor's heart

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GROW is where we as believers move from being saved to becoming useful. It’s diving into discipleship in a way that our whole appearance begins to change – “where we grow in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of the body, the Church.” Ephesians 4:15. 

Not only does our appearance change, but our level of commitment becomes evident. We move from sucking on the baby bottle to chewing the solid food of God’s Word. We begin to display the fruit of the Spirit and also bear fruit for God’s kingdom. We go from just owning the fire insurance of salvation to becoming a kingdom builder – seeking God’s kingdom and His righteousness and knowing that then everything else will fall into place.

That’s what it means to be growing – to be involved in discipleship.

SERVE is where “love” and “grow” get into action. Ephesians 4:16 tells us that “Christ makes the whole body fit together perfectly and as each part does its work, it helps the other parts to grow, so the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”  There are so many ways to serve. Everyone serving with heart-felt passion in their areas of giftedness is the key to the growth of our church. Each one finding a place of ministry is the natural expression of all that we have in Christ through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Being a part of a church body doesn’t make sense without a place to serve.

So, how are you doing? Sunday attendance is a great beginning in the Father’s eyes, but it’s only the tip of a LOVEGROWSERVE Kingdom adventure.

You are the body of Christ,

Pastor Mike

R.E.A.L. WOMEN

“Leading women, in every season, to a life changing connection with Jesus Christ!”

ONCE-A-MONTH Wed. Meals: 

$3 per person

Proceeds will offset the cost of our Fall Retreat.

Take your family out to dinner – at BTCC.

Then stay for the Rest of the Meal:

Bible Study and Youth!

BEE TREE CHRISTIAN
Connect Groups

Discover the Joy of being in Biblical Community

The life of following Christ was never meant to be solitary. Early Christians pursued it in small groups not much larger than today’s average small group, meeting in homes for the first 200 years or so of the movement. By meeting in a small group, you are following a time-tested format for growth in your spiritual life.

People join small groups for all sorts of reasons: to know a few people well, to be cared for, to learn, or to grow spiritually. While there are many helpful things one can do alone or in a large group, a small group offers many advantages. Among other things, group members can:

· Encourage one another in good times and bad

· Listen to God together and ask thoughtful questions when a member has a decision to make

· Learn how to pray with and for each other

· Benefit from each others' insights into Scripture

· Acquire a habit of reading the Bible on a regular basis

· Learn to communicate effectively

· Experience the pleasure of helping another person grow

Get connected in 2010 – our small groups are a vital part of our discipleship strategy here at BTCC!

Small Group Discipleship is going strong with a few more weeks of “Your Divine Design” (How to Discover, Develop and Deploy your Spiritual Gifts)

We want to strongly encourage you to be involved in Weekly Small groups and want to know of your interest in the start of an R-12 Group (An in-depth study of Romans 12) , “The Truth Project” (an eye opening study about Christian World View) plus possible other studies according to need and interest.