For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church
Complete Victory
Walking in Christ by Cary Fisher
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ne day, while perusing through the internet, I came across an advertisement that I saw for a survival kit in case we were to be attacked by zombies. People often try to bring fantasy into real life and in this case, people can actually buy products that could save us from an attack by dead people coming back to life. We should all agree that there must be better ways to spend our money. While we know that the walking dead is fiction, sometimes people’s faith in
Jesus can become flat-lined to where they have become like spiritual zombies. At one time or another, we all need our spirituality resuscitated, and for many of us, our walk with God needs to be brought back to life. The Bible says, “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive” (I Corinthians 15:22), and for us to be alive in Christ, it comes from nurturing your relationship with Jesus. That is why I am excited about our upcoming small group
series called “Alive in Christ”. Starting in April, we are going to be spending six weeks going through the book of Ephesians, and hopefully, our relationship with Jesus will receive a spiritual jolt and our walk with him will become more alive than ever. Through the book of Ephesians, we realize that our vitality with Jesus has many factors that first starts with a deep gratitude for God’s incredible gift for continued on page 2
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—Henri Blocher, Evil and the Cross
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Alive in Christ n this small group series, we are spending six weeks going through the New Testament book of Ephesians. This book focuses on topics such as unity, the armor of God, God’s grace and becoming alive in Christ. We will grow into a deeper relationship with Jesus, to be closer to each other as a church family, and to have a constant preparation for dealing with the challenges of life as we study this book.
At the cross, evil is conquered as evil … because God turns it back upon itself. He makes the supreme crime, the murder of the only righteous person, the very operation that abolishes sin. The [maneuver] is utterly unprecedented. No more complete victory could be imagined.
If you are interested in hosting a group, please talk to Pastor or Bill. The small groups start on Apr 18th and run through May 23rd. Celebration Sabbath will be on May 30th. The Small Group’s outreach will be May 2nd. Watch for sign up sheets for the groups in the foyer. =
Environmental Stewardship part 2 page 3 Taste & Inspiration on page 5 What’s happening? see pages 6 & 9 Our Church Family page 7 Light and Dark page 8 Kid’s Page on page 9