Are you getting new questions about spiritual things? A lot of people who email tell me that they want a spiritual life, but they don’t want all the baggage of church.
I understand that.
We’ve designed a new “Lifesavers” Page on the basics of Christian life. What the Bible is all about in simple terms. And please email me if you look further and have questions. Let’s talk!
And we have some first steps here if you want to be connected to God.
Here are five “first steps” to finding God.
1. Restore your relationship with God. You may find a simple explanation like the 4 Spiritual Laws a place to get connected and ask for God’s peace.
2. Check out the messages on this web site from Sunday morning.
3. Practice going to “The Upper Room” every morning for 10 minutes to get the spiritual exercise of a word from God and a time for prayer. Get a Bible, Atlas, and dictionary that will help you understand what you read.
4. If the first three steps, work, then come to church. Be part of the celebration at 10am Sundays if you are able. Experience the joy that gets faith started. Look at the membership covenants of the United Methodist Church and how what they mean for us as members at Jackson Heights.
5. Begin generosity. Placing others first is the heart of the Christian faith. Giving 10% of your income is what God starts us at and it puts your money where your heart is.
Growing as a Disciple
Christian music sites
http://www.rwf2000.com/CH/Chmusic.htm#top
Personality Test
http://keirsey.com/ A helpful test to give you feedback on gifts and temperament.Highly recommended for leadership development!
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Eugene Peterson shows steps that we
can take -- day by day, month by month
to make us people of faith
The United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc.org
Beliefs and history links of the United Methodist Church
Gateway to our history, beliefs, and work.
Where United Methodists are responding to emergencies this week
http://hwmin.gbgm-umc.org/UMCOR-Hotline/
Computerized AIDS Ministries
http://gbgm-umc.org/CAM/index.html
Methodist Federation for Social Action
http://www.mfsaweb.org/
United Methodist News Service
http://www.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=2&mid=156
Social Principles of the United Methodist Church
http://www.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1686
World Council of Churches news
http://wccx.wcc-coe.org/wcc/english.html
The New York Annual Conference
http://www.nyac.com
National United Methodist Hispanic Plan
http://gbgm-umc.org/programs/hispanicmin/english.html
Dr. Ron Tompkins
Senior Pastor
Church Schedule
Breakfast Cafe
9:15am
Sunday Celebration
10am
Disciple Groups for adults
Sundays 11:30am
and during the week
Golden Age
2nd and 4th Wed.
12:30pm
United Methodist Women
3rd Tues.
12:30pm
Youth Group
11:30am Sundays (Upper East Room)
School Programs
call office at 718 446 0690
Here are some helpful links:
Getting My Child Baptized
History of Community Church
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last updated
4/7/2008
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2008
