There are a few links at the top of the page, which will guide you in learning more “About” Newtown United Methodist Church (NUMC); how to “Contact” us, “Directions” on how to get to our Caring Community, the “Worship” Service schedule and “Events” shows a calendar of meetings, happenings and important events!.
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Look here every week to see the scriptures that will be part of this coming Sunday’s worship service. Most Christian churches follow a three year cycle through the bible called the Common Lectionary. Each week one selection each is offered from the Old Testament (the Torah, prophets, etc), wisdom literature (Psalms, Songs of Solomon, etc) , Gospels (Mathew, Mark, Luke or John) and Epistles (letters from Paul, James, Timothy, etc). It is likely that you will hear the preacher offer these readings the following Sunday. We will post the scriptures from the bible and you may participate by posting or following the postings offered by others including context (what was going on back in the biblical day), cross references, reflections, witnessing or questions. Check back here during the week to see how the discussion progresses. Our hope is that by Sunday you would have read the word, pondered it and when you hear the word spoken in church it will resonate all the more. May the Holy Spirit guide us and may His word be truly written on your
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INVITATION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
At last, an antidote to the old saw: “I can’t go to Bible study because I don’t know anything about the Bible!” This eight-week in-depth study is modeled after the basic design of DISCIPLE Bible Study, which has enriched more than 1 million lives. Short-Term DISCIPLE Bible Studies make these life-changing
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