Welcome Back!

Great News! We will be resuming the physical gathering at the building for our Sunday morning worship service this Sunday, June 7th! There are few changes we will be implementing for the physical health and safety of everyone:

***We will only be having Sunday morning worship service at the building. No Bible classes or other services. Sunday and Wednesday evening services will continue to be conducted online until further notice.
***Individual sealed packets of the Lord’s Supper will be given as you enter the building.
***Anyone over the age of 2 years old must wear a face covering at all times.
***Families must sit together, and social distance of 6 feet apart from other families/individuals.
***Please, no physical contact with others (hugging, hand shaking, etc. ).
***Please only come if you are comfortable with these guidelines. If you are sick in any way, we encourage you to please stay home.
***We will continue to live stream our services on Facebook for anyone who wishes to join in virtually.

Everyone is welcome! Come join in together as we worship our Father in spirit and in truth!

Online Services, Bible Classes, & Content

Here is detailed information on how to access our Live Streaming option for our services and Bible classes!

Every Sunday morning at 10:30am we live stream a video of worhsip service on our Facebook page, complete with prayers, singing, the Lord's Supper (so you can partake with us at home), and a sermon! 

We also have a Bible class live streamed on our Facebook page every Sunday evening at 5pm, and Wednesday evening at 7pm. 

If you have a Facebook account, you can set up to be notified when we go live, or when whe post new content.

• On a computer: Go to our Facebook page (link below), Like our page if you haven't already, then click on  "Following", and where it says "Notifications" click on "Standard".
• On the Facebook app: Find and like our Facebook page. Click on the three dots. Click on "Following". Click on "Edit Notifications Settings". Click on "Standard". 

Now you will be notified any time we post new content.

Here is the link to our Facebook page where you can find all of our posts, and access our Live Video Feed on the days and times mentioned above. : 

Go Through the Gospel of John with Your Family!

Here is a great resource for families that want to have daily Bible devotionals together! It will take you and your family through the entire book of John through daily Bible reading and devotionals!

Feel free to download it on your computer, tablets, or phones, or print it out to use and take notes as you go through John!

https://www.padfield.com/acrobat/asher/nuggets-john.pdf

Service Changes

We at the Bonner Springs church of Christ take the physical health and safety of those attending services seriously, and in light of the current health concerns the following changes to our worship services are being immediately implemented until further notice:

At the request of city, state, and federal governments, and in compliance of social distancing requirements, all worship services, Bible classes and church activities at the church building have been cancelled.

We will continue to have a worship service on Sunday mornings on our Facebook page through Facebook Live at 10:30am! Also, please keep an eye on our Facebook page, or set up to be notified when we post new content, as we will be posting articles, lessons, and videos here on our Facebook page in the coming days/weeks to keep us engaged with both each other and with God.

Keep praying, and keep relying on God! He will see us through this time!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call us or contact us on Facebook. We will do our best to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Choose Your Own Adventure

If you were a child or a teacher in the 80’s and 90’s, it is possible that you have heard of Choose Your Own Adventure books by Edward Packard. How many of you read books or watch a movie and ask, “Why are you hiding from the bad guy upstairs?” or “Why are you walking alone at night?” These books were written to give you choices to make to change those things. It would read like this, “If you want to look for the princess in the dungeon, turn to page 43. If you want to look for the princess in the tower, turn to page 50.” The ending and the adventures you had along the way changed depending on the choices you made. The beauty of a book like that is you could read the same book many times and it would never have the same ending. Each time you made a choice, if you didn’t like the outcome, you could go back and try again. If only life were so.

It seems that every day we are in our own “choose your own adventure.” Every day might not be an adventure, but every day is filled with hundreds of choices and decisions to make. Some of them we make with little-to-no thought. They are minor in the scope of the big tapestry of our lives. Others, we might linger on before making a decision that can’t be changed. Moses set before the people this choice: “See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the LORD your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to possess it” (Deuteronomy 30:15-16). If you were given this choice, which would you choose? This was presented to them again after they conquered the Promised Land.         

Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Choose for yourselves today whom you will serve” (Joshua 24:15). He was restating the choice that they had made before they came into the land.

These two instances highlight some truths about our adventure of choices. The weight of some choices determines other choices for us. Moses said that if they chose life and prosperity then they had also chosen to love God and keep His commandments. In a similar way, when we chose to serve Christ we also chose to pattern our lives after His. While we can’t go back and do things over again, grace allows us to do better next time.

We can’t avoid the consequences, but we can get back on the right path that leads to the reward at the end of this adventure. Not all choices are life altering, but we need to be alert to those choices that can forever change our path and set us on a course for an undesirable ending. The choices we make echo into eternity. What choices will you make this year to keep yourself and those around you on the path?

Saturday, June 03, 2023