Petaluma Christian Church

In John 14:1, the Apostle says that Jesus loved His disciples, and it says He loved them to the End. The Greek word for end means completely, or all the way – to the finish. What the Bible is saying is that Jesus loved His disciples completely – as much as it is possible to love. Jesus’ love fulfilled its purpose in the cross. He had come to seek and save the lost. And He sought and saved us by providing the atoning sacrifice we needed to be forgiven.

So April begins with the events of the end of Jesus’ life. But the first Sunday of April is all about a new beginning. And what I want you to experience is that Jesus still loves us that much.

The events of Passion week remind us of this. The humiliating kangaroo trial, the gruesome whipping with the cat of nine tails, the painful crown of thorns, the horrible death by crucifixion – all point out just how much Jesus loves us. It’s a marvelous thing to begin to comprehend the love of God – especially when we know that His love overcame even death. Oh, that we might respond to that love with praise and obedience and a lifestyle that glorifies Him.

I was surprised to read recently that on a typical weekend, about 2% of the nations atheists and agnostics attend Christian church services (according to a Barna Research Group study), but on Easter Sunday, the figure climbs to 12% (about 1.5 million adults). What an amazing opportunity we have to bring a friend – even if he or she is atheist or agnostic – to a church service so they can hear about this amazing love!

Let’s celebrate the Resurrection with Christ and His love as the focal point. Let’s remove the worldly foolishness that blocks our vision (candy, Easter eggs and bunnies) and let’s celebrate Him with our whole hearts. Join me on Easter Sunday for the celebration – and bring a friend!

Loving you in the Lord,

Pastor Bill Linton

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PCC has a new (unofficial) FaceBook site for the PCC Youth Group – both past and present. Think of it as a PCC Youth Group Alumni portal!

Click Here to visit the (unofficial) PCC Youth Group FaceBook page!

DISCLAIMER: The PCC Youth Group FaceBook page is not maintained by PCC. The (unofficial) PCC Youth Group FaceBook page is maintained by Vivian Johnson.

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Have you ever been out and about and ran into someone and you wanted to share a specific passage of scripture but you didn’t have a Bible with you?

Perhaps you’re relaxing on your lunch break at work and wish you could feed on God’s Word as well, but again, you didn’t have your Bible handy?

Perhaps you were in a hurry to get to church on Sunday morning and you forgot your trusty Bible as you sped out the door, coffee and bagel in hand.

Now my friends, there’s a solution to your problem!

Through Apple’s “App Store”, you can FREELY download “Mantis Bible Study”, available for the Apple iPhone, iTouch and iPad (currently, Mantis does not offer their Bible Study products for any other manufacturer devices at this time).

Mantis Bible Study comes with the full King James text. It works offline so you don’t need to worry about being connected to the Internet. The Mantis Bible Study software also allows you to bookmark your favorite passages, take notes, and search for any text in a matter of moments. It’s like having a whole Bible and concordance set at your fingertips – ALL FOR FREE!

For a few extra dollars, you can download additional translations such as the NIV, Living Translation, ESV, etc. Mantis also provides prayer guides, study companions, A-to-Z books, and a wide variety of other Christian publications and reference guides.

Mantis Bible Study is truly a simple, elegant, and portable way for a Christian to stay armed and ready with God’s Word, wherever they may go!

To learn more about Mantis Bible Study, visit http://www.mantisbible.com/

DISCLAIMER: PCC does not “endorse” products by any particular organization, but PCC does recognize a good thing when they see it!

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On Thursday, May 6th, we will have a wonderful opportunity to pray for our nation and its leaders.

We are blessed to live in a country where we have the freedom do this both privately and publicly.

We will begin our participation in this special event at 7:00 am and continue it for the full day.

There will be a sign-up sheet in the Sanctuary and in the Fellowship room. You are invited to pray either here at the church, at work, at home, in the car or at school. The Sanctuary will be open all day for those who wish to pray here. There will be pamphlets, scripture, articles, lists of our leaders and other information available. Be part of the solution, offer your prayers.

You may contact Bev Proud for more information.

“If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14

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Do you have a need for prayer?

Maybe you should join us on the third Friday of the month!

Family Prayer Night – April 16th ~ 6:00 PM

It’s not too late to join us for prayer!

Call Dave Raffi to reserve your spot and help him make sure we have enough food for all!

For those that don’t know what we do…

We meet at 6 PM and have a little food and fellowship so you can come straight from work.

Then we pray silently and aloud for those in need and on our hearts.

Afterward, if you can stay, we watch a great movie with a God honoring message on our new comfortable chairs.

Bring a blanket or pillow to get comfy, and ENJOY!.

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