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Welcome to the Open Door Sunday School at TUMC. Here you will find activities within the Trinity United Methodist Open Door Sunday school class listed for each month. You're welcome to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30am in Wesley House room 307.

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Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday, March 14, 2010 so move your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night March 13th.

 

Current Studies "The Shack"

Starting february 7, 2010 Written by William p. young

Despite the book’s popularity among Christians, believers are divided on whether this book is biblically sound. Where Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver says it “has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim Progress did for his,” Dr. Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says, “This book includes undiluted heresy.” While singer and songwriter Michael W. Smith says “The Shack will leave you craving for the presence of God,” Mark Driscoll, Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle says, “Regarding the Trinity, it’s actually heretical.”

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God calling - suffering redeems (Ruth m.)

"No detail is forgotten in My Plans, already perfect."
All sacrifice and all suffering is redemptive: to teach the individual or to be used to raise and help others. Nothing is by chance. Divine Mind, and its wonder working, is beyond your finite mind to understand. No detail is forgotten in My Plans, already perfect. O let me hear Thee speaking In accents clear and still, Above the storms of passion, The murmurs of self-will. O speak to reassure me, To hasten, or control; O speak, and make me listen, Thou guardian of my soul!
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." - Jeremiah 29:11

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SHARING WITH THE CLASS - (JOHN L.)

Burned Biscuits

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.  On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! 


Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom 
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he  really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

Life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s faults - and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the 
base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or siblings or friendship!
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own."

God Bless You.....Now, and Always....
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

William Shakespeare

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Sharing with the class, Anita M.

Amazing Artist: http://www.medjugorje.net/content/view/382/ 

Music from a leaf - Amazing Grace

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