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Ownbey members and friends -

2006.04.16 
President Janie Jones welcomed the Class.
    • Janie mentioned the clipboard:
      • Thank you note (from Kristin  Reinhold) for the hospitality of our group as she attended and taught the class. She now will attend other classes as part of her intern work at MPUMC, but Ownbey is her "home room."
      • Invitation to Amanda Andrew's graduation from UNCC in May
      • Other info previously  reviewed
    • Janie mentioned some issues of etiquette:
      • Hearing and Speaking in class room - Please speak up whether in the back or front to be sure all members hear what is said. Also, a suggestion was made that the teacher should repeat the question or comment and speakers might stand be to heard better.
      • When waiting between Sanctuary services, the noise of people waiting and talking has caused Dr. Howell to step out to ask for quite. Please do not wait in area near the Little Chapel but in the halls above the steps.
    • Lessons
    • Health and Happiness update
      • no report
    • Adults Plus! Meeting April 19, 2003, Wednesday
      • ON APRIL 19th TERRI BENNETT, the chief
        Meterologist on cable channel 6, WCNC TV,
        will join us in room 103 to enlighten and
        educate us on the fine arts of interpreting
        and forecasting weather conditions        .
    • Adults Plus! Upcoming Trips (see at the bottom)
    • April Birthdays -
      04/03 Collingwood Elaine
      04/05 Pack Nancy
      04/07 Copeland
      		Jack
      04/13 Hammer
      		Don
      04/13 Heintzelman Ruth
      04/16 Rasberry Betsy
      04/18 Elkins Grace
      04/19 Funderburk Robin
      04/26 Jones Janie
    • On 3/12.06, Social Chairs Jim and Nancy Hatfield Reported:
      • 09/29/06 Friday Copeland's Bar B Q
      • 12/10/06 Sunday Breakfast at the Thompson's
      • 12/18/06 Christmas at the Gages
    • Attendance and collection:
      • 4/16/06 34 and $17, or share $17
      • 4/09/06  and $
      • 4/02/06 33 and $25
      • 3/26/06 45 and $55  
      • 3/19/06 39 and $54
    • 4/16/06  Bill Pearce lead the discussion on Matthew
      • Rationalization of the scriptures . . . looked at  three parts of Matthew chapter 28 . . good news not always rational or logical, picture not complete. . .Matthew 28 1-10 tells of Marys going to the tomb. . .did not go in . . .fear. . .rolled back the stone . . go and spread the gospel . .
    • 4/09/06 Sydnor Thompson lead the discussion on Matthew
      • Jesus telling of his coming death . .  . why did Jesus insist he would die . . Jesus knew it, the Atonement (which is a  difficult subject for many to understand) . .  terrible sin committed by man . . .God was going to help forgive with  God having a blood sacrifice for sins . . .discussed Spong's reflection on why God would have to have someone die for forgiveness of sins and Spong's problem with it. Not appropriate for God to require Jesus to die . . can Spong still be a Christian.  We do not know why God what  he did  .Darwin and the continuing creation of the world. . .God created man in God's image . . "Judas recent discovery"
    • 4/02/06 Don Hammer lead the discussion on Matthew
      • Reviewed what we had  done so far . .  covered maybe a third of the book so far . . discussed many of the parables . . and applied to today . .  such as the talents and the master/slaves, maybe today  money and the  boss / employee . .  Prodigal son was mentioned though not in Matthew as an example of  parable having more than one  point, though some in class said there was only one point to each parable.
    • Last week Kristin Reinhold(3/26/06) led the discussion of Matthew
      • The scripture was about the  Talents and we discussed how we use our gifts . . the significance of the  one with only one talent hiding it . .God knows we are using our talents . .  someone questioned how the  one with one talent was to be treated... how long was master gone . .  what did they do while gone . .working with others to use  ones talents. . . do not know talents til use them . .  as use they multiply . . do not know the results sometimes of talents  . .
    • 3/19/06 Lou Bledsoe led the discussion of Matthew 
      • The scripture was about the  employer paying the same to workers of different  hours . . this is grace . . done with God's love. . grace did not require that they wanted to work . . .way we are received by God . . must be willing to receive it . .Grace no matter what done . . all paid same, suggests all are equal in heaven. . .place already chosen for us by God. . God loves us all, children of God . . Infinite compassion of God . .God loves unconditionally . . giving a job is better than slavery . .Generosity of God . if did not do work, do they get Grace? . . got to at least show up . .  . .not a reward. . .