Posted by Pastor Warren on May 11, 2010 at 9:55 am
Jesus in the Qur’an is, in some ways, an entirely new paradigm and, in other ways, an ancient one dating back to the days of Jesus.
During our JIQ weekend, MAY 14-15 (Friday night and Saturday), we aim to introduce attendees to the basics of Islam, delve into the Bible and the Qur’an to see what they are really trying to say, and learn to speak peacefully and effectively about Jesus and the Kingdom with our Muslim friends.
With our Muslim friends, we can begin with friendships, continue by studying the Bible and the Qur’an together, and finally move toward an answer to the all-important question: “Who is Jesus and what does He have to do with entering the Kingdom of God?”
For 1400 years, however, deep misunderstanding has marked this interaction. We aim to radically transform the conversation. We believe we must relearn to speak so that both Muslims and Christians (and all seekers of the Truth) can truly understand each other. What was Jesus’ way of sharing his message? What were Paul’s methods? As we look into the history we can find our present conversations transformed!
Join us for this mind renewing weekend – May 14-15, 2010. For more information, click the JIQ link below and began a discovery again of the message of the Gospel – the Good News to all people.
Jesus in the Qur’an Raleigh Seminar
Posted by Pastor Warren on May 5, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Cathy and I have several pictures hanging in our home of buildings. We have a watercolor of the first house we owned and where we lived when three of our boys were born. We have a picture of the house I grew up in in Beaufort, SC. And we have a beautiful painting of the church we attended in Columbia where God called me and helped prepare us for ministry. These places are more than buildings; they are places where many memories were made and where God worked in significant ways at different stages of our lives. That is why we enjoy those pictures so much as they keep reminding us of the blessings God has brought at various times and in various places.
That is also one reason we felt that commissioning a drawing of Ambassador’s new building would be an appropriate gift for the building committee members through whose hard work God has richly blessed us with a place where I pray many, many wonderful memories will be made in the life of his people here at APC. Brenda Priest, the artist who did that beautiful drawing, would like to make limited edition prints (unframed) of the same size available to Ambassador members for the special price of $25 (a great deal). Brenda has a nice entry on her website regarding the drawing, and you can order your print directly from her by contacting her through the site at www.yourdoorandmore.com. Many thanks again to all who have helped make Ambassador Presbyterian Church and now this new building, a very special place.
Posted by Pastor Warren on April 20, 2010 at 10:25 am
Many thanks to all who made our Building Dedication service a special time this past Sunday. We had a packed house of many APC family and friends as we worshipped and gave thanks to the Lord for his faithful provision and blessings on our church. We gave thanks to our building committee, our elders and deacons renewed their covenant to care for God’s church and our people consecrated themselves and this place to God’s glory and service. Afterwards we transformed our sanctuary into a fellowship hall and enjoyed a delicious meal together. All around it was a special day of worship. We concluded the day with an outstanding concert by Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace. It was an great evening of worship and song together. Many thanks again to the volunteers who made that possible. You can check out photos of the day at Ambassadors facebook page. To God be the glory for the great things he has done!
Posted by Link on April 18, 2010 at 3:58 pm
After today’s special building dedication worship service, the sanctuary was transformed into a fellowship hall (for the first time!) and we all enjoyed a meal together. Here’s a few photos…the rest can be seen on our Facebook Fan Page.
View all the pictures on the Ambassador Facebook Page (and upload any pictures you took there, too!)
Posted by Pastor Warren on April 16, 2010 at 11:58 am
When Jesus promised to build his church, he was not talking bricks and mortar, but rather of building a new community of people transformed by his grace and living for his glory. We are thankful for the way God has built his church at Ambassador over the last twelve years bringing together a gospel-centered community of people who love God and love one another. And we are also thankful that now God has given us a new place to meet together for worship and to serve him in ministry. This Sunday we will dedicate our new worship facility, and we hope you will join us at 10:15 a.m. as we give thanks to God for his ongoing provision and faithfulness to his church at Ambassador.
