Last Monday, my Associate Pastor and I spent the better part of our day huddled up in a cabin in the woods near the Amana Colonies. We brought nothing but our Bibles, planners, coffee cups, some snacks, and a space heater. Our mission was to carve out some sort of preaching/teaching schedule for the upcoming 2018 year. Though we nearly froze to death in that little cabin, we were successful in our mission!
Pastor Jon and I are pleased to announce that Prairie Flower’s 2018 Preaching Theme will be entitled: Rest Despite Noise. We’ll be in the Old and New Testaments, discovering what it means to find true rest in Christ despite the noise of fear, pain, marriage, grief, etc. We are both truly excited for this series and think that God has led us to preach on this theme “for such a time as this.” Below is the tentative schedule of sermons:
Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 = Rest Despite Noise: An Introduction…
- Jan. 7 = Rest Despite Noise – Part 1 (God Rests – Gen. 1 and 2)…Communion Sunday…Annual Meeting/Food Fellowship…
- Jan. 14 = Rest Despite Noise – Part 2 (Man Rebels – Gen. 3)…Baptism Sunday…
- Jan. 21 = SPECIAL SPEAKER: Junior Taylor….Missions Sunday…Name Tag Sunday…
- Jan. 28 = Rest Despite Noise – Part 3 (God-Man Redeems – Gen. 3:15 and Matt. 11:25-30 and Heb. 4)…
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 = Rest Despite Fear…
- Growth Groups Relaunches (8 Weeks)
- Feb. 4 = Fear of the Unknown (Gen. 12)
- Feb. 11 = Fear of God’s Capability (Gen. 15)
- Feb. 18 = Giving Into Fear (Gen. 16, 20)
- Feb. 25 = Fighting Our Fear (Gen. 21-22)
March 4, 11, 18, 25 = Rest Despite Pain (Internal)…
- March 4 = Jesus Heals Demonic Pain (Luke 4:31-37)
- March 11 = Jesus Heals Physical Pain (Luke 5, 6)
- March 18 = Jesus Heals Emotional Pain (Luke 7:1-17)
- March 25 = Jesus Heals Sinful Pain (Luke 7:36-50)
Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 = Rest Despite Marriage…
- Break from Growth Groups…
- April 1 = Easter Sunday…Communion Sunday…Name Tag Sunday… Baby Dedication Sunday…
- April 8 = Marriage 101…Quarterly Meeting/Food Fellowship…
- April 15 = Marriage Myths…
- April 22 = Marriage Pitfalls…
- April 29 = Marriage Legacy…
May 6, 13, 20, 27 = Rest Despite Grief…
- Growth Groups Relaunches (4 Weeks)
- May 6 = Ruth 1
- May 13 = Ruth 2 (Mother’s Day 2018)
- May 20 = Ruth 3
- May 27 = Ruth 4
June 3, 10, 17, 24 = Rest Despite Suffering (External)…
- Break from Growth Groups…
- June 3 = 1 Peter 1
- June 10 = 1 Peter 2
- June 17 = 1 Peter 3 (Pastor Jon) —Father’s Day 2018
- June 24 = 1 Peter 4-5 (Intern)
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 = Rest Despite Culture…
- Summer Nights of Worship w/The PFBC Intern & Summer Growth Groups in July (5 Weeks)
- July 1 = Family…Communion Sunday (Intern Officiates)…
- July 8 = Friends…Quarterly Meeting/Food Fellowship…
- July 15 = Food…
- July 22 = Fitness…
- July 29 = Feelings…Ice Cream Social…
August 5, 12, 19, 26 = Rest Despite Injustice…
- Break from Growth Groups…
- Aug. 5 = SPECIAL SPEAKER…Name Tag Sunday….VBS – Aug. 5-9
- Aug. 12 = Habakkuk 1
- Growth Groups Training 101 = Aug. 18
- Aug. 19 = Habakkuk 2
- Aug. 26 = Habakkuk 3
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 = Rest Despite Labels…
- Growth Groups Relaunches (9 Weeks)
- Sept. 2 = SPECIAL SPEAKER
- Sept. 9 = We Are Blessed (Eph. 1)
- Sept. 16 = We Are Alive (Eph. 2:1-10)
- Sept. 23 = We Are One (Eph. 2:11-22)
- Sept. 30 = We Are Strong (Eph. 3)
Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 = Rest Despite Reality…
- Oct. 7 = Ecclesiastes – Part 1…Communion Sunday…Baptism Sunday…Quarterly Meeting/Food Fellowship…
- Oct. 14 = Ecclesiastes – Part 2…
- Oct. 21 = Ecclesiastes – Part 3…
- Oct. 28 = Ecclesiastes – Part 4…
Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25 = Rest Despite Leadership…
- Nov. 4 = Leadership Profile 1 = David
- Nov. 11 = Leadership Profile 2 = Nehemiah
- Nov. 18 = Thanksgiving Special by Pastor Jon…Break from Growth Groups for the Rest of 2018…
- Nov. 25 = Thanksgiving Special by Pastor Dave
Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 = Our Ultimate Rest: Christmas 2018…
- The Book of Revelation…