Volume 5 Issue 25 July 3 2008
The Epistle
Great Expectations By Pastor Paul Walker
If you are sincere about living in a healthy covenant relationship with your Heavenly Father I have good news for you; 1) You may expect that your Loving Heavenly Father will do great things for you, and 2) You may expect that your Loving Heavenly Father will do great things for others through you. In Mark 2:1-11 we learn that the paralyzed man fully expected that Jesus would heal him. He wisely surrounded himself with friends who shared this expectation with him. Jesus healed him, his expectation was realized. We can have Great Expectations for today and for our future if we walk with God. This is what God's word says to you the believer: Have you been rejected? or Have you been told that your Heavenly Father rejects you? The word says "And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people', There you shall be called sons of the living God" (Hosea 1:10) Do you feel unloved? The word says "I have loved you with an everlasting love" (Jeremiah 31:3) "I am persuaded that neither death nor life, no angels, nor principalities, powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38) Do you feel unforgiven? The word says "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (John 1:9) Are you anxious about the future? The word says "For all the promises of God in Him (Jesus) are yes and amen." (II Cor 1:20) "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." (I Cor 2:9) Do you have financial needs? The word says "Give and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure you use, it will be measured back to you" (Luke 6:38) Are you depressed? The word says "The kingdom of God is righteousness, joy and peace." (Romans 14:17) "In His (Jesus) presence is fullness of joy." (Psalms 16:11) Are you lonely? The word says "God sets the solitary in families." (Psalm 68:8) "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother for my name's sake shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life." (Math 19:29) Do you feel weak? The word says "For when I am weak, then I am strong." (II Cor 12:10) "My strength (Jesus') is made perfect in weakness." (II Cor 12:9) Do you feel defeated? The word says "Yet in all things we are more than conquerors through him (Jesus) who loved us." (Romans 8:37) Are you sick? The word say; "Who himself (Jesus) bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed." (I Peter2:24) Are you in a bad situation at work or home? The word says "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose."(Rom 8:23) Do you feel hopeless? The word says "For I know the thoughts I have toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11) Are you heartbroken? The word says "He (Jesus) heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalms 147:3) Dear brother or sister; your life is not about your feelings, emotions or circumstances. Your life as a believer is about living in all of Father God's wonderful promises to you! Pastor Randy says, "If your situation or circumstances differ from what the word says, then your situation or circumstances are a lie; because God's word is always true." Here's the math part: God's perfect knowledge of all things + His perfect love for you = The perfect plan for your life Dear friend, if your sin, disobedience or apathy has separated you from your loving Heavenly Father and His perfect plan for your life; do not cheat yourself one more hour out of His precious promises to you. Call out to Him and reconcile yourself to Him now. "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth." (Ps 145:18) *************************************************************************************************************

Atlanta Pride's Purpose: A Prophetically Proclaimed Event! by Deacon Tonna Eidson		The Article
According to the Atlanta Pride Committee's published statement, the main purpose of the annual Atlanta Pride Celebration is to promote: (1) Unity Unity is a scriptural principle for Christians. With unity the Bible teaches us we have strength. As we enter this Pride season, let's walk in unity under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. John 17:23 (2) Visibility At our Pride booth, we are making an effort to be visible to the community, as a place where Christ's love can be found: a place of refuge, forgiveness and healing, a lace where His presence can be found. We have a lot to unveil to a lost and dying world, to show those who have never heard that they can be saved and GLBT. Let's pull together and make ourselves VISIBLE!!! ...A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 Good deeds are obvious…cannot be hidden. I Timothy 5:25 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8 (3) Self-Esteem Many of our community have been beaten and downtrodden by their families, their friends, their co-workers and others. Let's square our shoulders and show them that our self-esteem comes from the righteousness of God, not of ourselves. We can be proud to walk as GLBT Christians! Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 1 Peter 3:3-4 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. II Timothy 1:7 And be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. Philippians 3:9 (4) A Positive Image We can present a positive image of Christ in a place where so many have seen only a negative image of the church. We can be a true light in a dark place! Ye are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. I Corinthians 2:12 Conclusion: So, let's take their purpose statement, which they have spoken for years, and make it our prophetic charge! Join us as we cover the Earth with His glory at Pride! Be a part of the 31 hours we have and LET THAT NEW SOUND (YOUR VOICE) BE RELEASED! *************************************************************************************************************
The Testimony
My Experience in Church – A Nightmare! (My Testimony) by Rocko
“I ain’t raisin’ no sissy…,” my father yelled (as he snatched the yarn out of my hands). He’d walked into my bedroom to find me crocheting and became furious. I used to hide in my bedroom and sew and crochet because I knew that if he saw me, he’d be angry. I was born and raised in a rural town in north Georgia. Chatsworth had about 5,000 people, and was the definition of the words “redneck” and “backwater”. I remember when they built the Arby’s, the whole town showed up for the grand opening. The police had to show up and direct traffic. It was disturbing… My father was a factory worker at one of the carpet mills there in the neighboring town (Dalton), and my mother was a nurse at the local hospital. We were a lower middleclass family with enough to survive with a little left over. My father, while a factory worker, was also a Baptist preacher. My mother was a Sunday school teacher as well as a nurse. The church we attended was a small, country church. It averaged about fifty to sixty on a good Sunday, and was one of the oldest churches in the area. I can remember as a child watching the pastor of the church preach and wondering why he was yelling. I never really got anything out of the services because they were always so negative and robotic. My earliest memory of my sexuality is around the age of five looking at guys and thinking that they were cute. At the time, I believe I phrased it more as, “I wish I looked like him.” Nonetheless, I still found guys attractive, and it didn’t occur to me that it was wrong. As the years progress, and as I began to mature, my parents began to panic, because I was becoming more and more predominately feminine. I can remember at the age of nine hearing my parents having a conversation about what to do with me, because they didn’t want me to “turn out to be no homo.” However, being basically raised by my mother, I was picking up on her characteristics, gestures, and movements. At the age of 10, my mother told me that I walk like a sissy and that she wasn’t going to tolerate a sissy for a son. Even though I knew that I was attracted to men, I didn’t really apply the term “homosexual” to me. Then, the year that I turned twelve, I was walking through the Wal-mart and a random guy stopped me and told me that he thought it was cool that I was so open about my homosexuality. I was completely and utterly devastated. If HE could tell, then everyone else could too--that event started my years of self-hatred. My 13th year was a tough one, as it is for most people. I was starting to learn about myself and learn what makes me tick, and I wasn’t very accepting of some of the things that I found out. I hated myself for being gay, and I would spend hours kneeling by my bed, praying for God to change me. I would lie in bed at night and cry because I just wanted to be “normal;” no matter what I did, nothing seemed to change. I was still attracted to guys, and still found myself hating the fact that I was attracted to them. After about a year and a half of doing this, I finally sat back and decided that I was obviously not going to change, so I had to be alone for the rest of my life so that no one else would know. That didn’t last long, I met my first boyfriend. He was sweet, loving, and gorgeous. Jet black hair that curled into little ringlets with jade green eyes, he was like something out of a magazine. He was ALSO the youth pastor of a church that my parents attended occasionally for revival meetings. He was twenty-six, and I was fourteen….he understood me, and I understood him, and we clicked. We were together for a little over a year, and he went to Venezuela on a mission trip. He was to be gone for two weeks. Two days into his absence I stopped eating and ended up in the hospital after about five days because of malnutrition. When he got back, I was still in the hospital (the doctors wanted to monitor me because they thought I was anorexic), and he came to see me. He walked in with a dozen red roses in his hand, walked to the bed and sat down. We talked for a couple of minutes, I told him that I missed him, and he told me he loved me. He got up after about fifteen minutes, kissed me on the hand, and told me that he loved me and that I would hate him for this, but I would understand later. He walked out, and I’ve neither seen nor heard from him since. I HATED HIM! It took me a while to realize what he’d done, but when I finally realized that he wasn’t coming back, I cried myself to sleep for a week out of grief. Then the tears of grief turned to tears of bitterness and anger. I hated him for leaving me. How dare he? Then, as time went on, the tears of bitterness and anger went away to leave no tears at all. I felt nothing, wanted nothing, did nothing. After about seven months of sitting around doing nothing but getting up in the morning, eating, and sleeping, I began to realize why he’d walked out like he had. Your partner should be PART of your life, not BE your life. He knew that I would never learn that unless he did what he did. I still miss him sometimes, but the pain is gone, and I love him for teaching me a lesson early in my life that a lot of people still haven’t learned LATE in life. After him, there were a few more here and there, nothing major. The year I turned sixteen was a turning point for me, because that was the year that I came out to almost everyone. I’d come out to my best friends and a few other people before then, but at sixteen, I decided to come out to everyone except my parents, teachers, and the pastor of my parent’s church. Almost everyone was accepting, and told me that it was ok, and I started to grow and mature as people accepted me. Meanwhile, things at home were quickly starting to heat up. I would lock myself in my room for hours on end just so that I wouldn’t have to see my parents and talk to them, because I knew that if I did, it would end up as an argument. My father, being excessively volatile, had already thrown me up against walls, through doors, across chairs, and onto the floor. I remember having to go to school one day and explain to the principal (it was a small, Christian school and we had to wear uniforms) why I couldn’t take the scarf from around my neck. My father, the night before, had tried to choke me, and had left bruises on my neck. My mother talked to me later and told me that I deserved it for agitating my father. I kept a bag packed at all times just in case I needed to leave. I DID leave a few times, but always came back within thirty minutes, because I had no where else to go. My parents had alienated me from all of my friends, I had no one to talk to, and nothing to look forward to in direction my life was heading. About six months after I turned sixteen, I tried to commit suicide for the first time. I took half a bottle of Tylenol before my stomach became so nauseated, that I threw the pills back up before they could do any harm. I was so sick of my life and where it was going that I didn’t care if I went to hell when I died or not, I just wanted to die! The second time I tried to commit suicide, I got insanely drunk on some alcohol that I’d illegally bought, and walked down the middle of the nearest highway in black clothes hoping that someone would come along and hit me. Luckily, no one came along, and I sobered up enough to realize what I was being, and went home. I was so ashamed of myself for not having the guts to go through with it. At the age of seventeen, I turned to God for help. I accepted Jesus as my personal savior at 17, and tried to turn straight, because I thought it was the “right” thing to do. I couldn’t do it, so I dismissed my experience at the altar as me getting caught up in the moment, and that I wasn’t really a Christian. About three months before my eighteenth birthday, the pastor of my parent’s church found out about my sexuality through his sister-in-law. She’d found my Myspace, and she showed it to him. He read my Myspace, printed out every single one of my blogs, and showed them all to my parents. I spent the next six hours trying to convince them that I was ok, and that I didn’t need psychological help. I finally agreed to see a therapist, just to get them off of my back about it. (One of the exceptions of the therapist was that he HAD to believe that homosexuality was wrong, so that he could help me get past it). I agreed to see a therapist, but it never happened. The pastor told me that he didn’t want to kick me out of church, because he wanted me there so he could preach to me and so I could get help, but there would be stipulations to my return to the church: I wouldn’t be able to sing in the choir anymore. I couldn’t be alone with any of the children for ANY period of time. I wouldn’t be able to hold any of the babies in the church anymore. I couldn’t be alone with any of the men in the church for ANY period of time. I wouldn’t be able to sing during congregational singing. I couldn’t pray in church. I couldn’t give prayer requests, unless they were directly related to myself and needing help. I couldn’t attend youth meetings. I was basically just there to be sitting on the bench and listen to the pastor bash me, but I agreed to the stipulations because of not wanting to listen to my parents. On the very last service, before my eighteenth birthday, the pastor preached on “The Dangers of Sodomy.” He pulled me aside in the foyer after the service and told me that I was walking on thin ice, and that God wouldn’t put up with my abominations for much longer. He told me that God has a deadline that, if it’s crossed, he cuts you off, he felt like that I was about to cross it. My father, that night, told me that I was about to enter into a very dangerous lifestyle and that “them homos would rather cut your throat than look at you!” I proceeded to tell him that the statement he’d just made was by far, the most ignorant one I’d ever heard. He gave me a black eye, and a good time was had by all. On my eighteenth birthday, my parents kicked me out. I moved in with a guy that I knew in Atlanta, and it didn’t work out very well. I moved around a lot after that, and finally ended up moving to North Carolina. In North Carolina, I started talking to someone from New Covenant named Jason Deshazzo. He helped me to understand that I could be gay and be a Christian as well. He invited me to come to church with him should I ever go back to Atlanta. I dismissed it, and told him that I didn’t think I would ever go to church with him. I’d taken a vow when my parents disowned me, that I would never set foot in church again. While I was in North Carolina, I met a guy named Mark. We hit it off immediately, and started dating a week after we met. He was in the marines, and left for Iraq about a month after we met. I would sit up all night until six o’clock in the morning waiting for him to get online just so I could talk to him for thirty minutes. He asked me to marry him when he got back and I said, "Yes!" He was coming back in December, and I couldn’t wait. I moved back to Atlanta in November of 2007, and lived with a guy that I’d met while living there the year before. I started hanging out with Jason and his roommate, Cliff, a lot; and they talked me into going to church with them one Sunday. That Sunday was a definite eye-opener for me. I began to realize that even though I’d turned my back on God, He was STILL right there with me! I began to grow in my faith and my walk with God, and am still continuing to do so to this day. In March, 2008, I found out that Mark had died in Iraq. I was destroyed! I cried myself to sleep at night for two months every night. I still cry every now and then, because it still hurts, but Jesus IS the mender of the broken hearted. In the Bible, Luke called Him “the Great Physician.” He’s still got a lot left to mend, but I no longer focus on the fact that Mark is gone. I focus on the memories that we have, and the fact that I’ll see him in Heaven. I miss him a lot, and can’t wait to see him when I get there. As I close my testimony, I want to make it completely and utterly clear that I did NOT have a bad life. My life was good compared to a LOT of other people’s. I’m not bitter about anything that has happened to me in my life, because I realize that “all things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28). Everything that goes in life, whether good or bad, it’s all working together to help me achieve whatever it is that I’m here for. My life’s quote: “Harsher punishment for parole violators”, Stan, "… And world peace!” Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality

Pastor’s Corner
by Pastor’s Angela and Joan and Deacon Ron Floda
Confession of Faith by Pastor Joan Castle		Take Hold of Your Blessings and Be a Witness by Pastor Angela Brown
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? I will be strong and of good courage. I will not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go. In righteousness I am established. I am far from oppression and destruction, and fear will not come near me; and from terror, for it will not come near my dwelling. No weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against me in judgment is condemned. For this is my heritage as a servant of the Lord, and my righteousness is of Him. God has not given me the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. God is for me, who can be against me?		Have you ever watched something on TV, witnessed something miraculous, or seen someone perform and it impacted you so much that you retold to someone else what you had seen. In those instances of sharing, you witnessed to someone about the natural. When we set out to share what God has done for us, sometimes we are nervous, scared, maybe so much so that we find that we are unable to speak about what has been done in our very lives. We need to take stock in ourselves and realize that what we have witnessed because and through God is more powerful than act witnessed on the TV, more miraculous than some trick we might have witnessed. God has done mighty works in our lives and as a praise to him, we need to tell somebody. When we witness, we might just save someone's soul and maybe their life. Prov 14:25-27 A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful. He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. This morning I was reminded that we need to take hold of the gifts and promises that we have been given. It is no accident that you are where you are. And just as you have been placed for your divine appointment, you have been given all the tools you need to achieve the goal that God has set before you. God does not call the equipped, he equips the called. Knowing this, know that God will supply all that you need and he will not give you more than what you can bear. You are loved and capable, take hold of the gifts that God has given you and take what has been apportioned to you to take. Phil 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
You Have A Calling
He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth. (Genesis 1:27-28, Message) But the ultimate goal of mankind's creation was not to simply take charge of the earth, but rather to bring it under the dominion of the Kingdom of God for the glorify Jesus: "for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created" (Revelations 4:11 KJV). The Lamb was slain from the foundation of the earth (Revelation 13:8), and the Father had the Bride of Christ in mind from the beginning. The Old Testament is full of types and shadows of what God was working towards - creating a people to enter into an intimate relationship to co-labor with the son for all eternity. From the very beginning of time, God had a calling in mind for each and every one of us. But to fulfill our calling, we have to be able to hear is voice and follow after him (John 10:27). Hearing his voice and declaring or demonstrating it is the basis of prophecy. And the testimony of Jesus is the Sprit of prophecy (Revelations 19:10, KJV).
Upcoming Events
July 4-6 - Gay Pride Outreach - Atlanta Civic Center Date TBA - Cinema Night - Free Movie at church 23 - New Covenant Turns 8 Years Old 26 - 6 PM Anniversary Praise Night 27 - 11 AM Anniversary Celebration Service 27 - 6 PM Anniversary Praise Night Date TBA - Family Reunion (Picnic in the park) - All Day Event August 2 - Reunited (Home Groups All Come together) Date TBA - Pool Party September Date TBA - Putt-Putt at Malibu Grand Prix in Gwinnett Date TBA Gentlemen's Brunch Fellowship October Date TBA - New Covenant Cinema Night - Free Movie at Church 18 - Pastor Appreciation Sunday Halloween Party - see November November 1 - Halloween Party Date TBA - Thanksgiving Potluck - Dinner and a Movie December 31 - New Years Eve Party - Back by Request
Announcements Atlanta 2008 Pride Festival Please set aside all non-urgent things and join us as we reach thousands of lost people, share our testimonies, pray for the sick, and let the Light of Jesus shine in this place! We've got exactly 31 hours to change our City. Friday, July 4, 6pm - 11pm Saturday, July 5, 11am - 11pm Sunday, July 6, 11am - 11pm Atlanta Civic Center 395 Piedmont Ave, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Official Website: http://www.atlantapride.org/ Entertainment Schedule Map Parade Route for Sunday at 1 p.m. Pastor Jasmine Jones will be speaking in the morning service on Sunday, July 6th. And our own Emil (Ghetto Gospel) will be performing on the Bud Light stage in the Rock, Rhythm and Rhyme Cafe, 2:15-5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Be sure to check out the 5-15 minute daily broadcast Growing in Revelation Knowledge from New Covenant Church of Atlanta Marietta Home Group Moved Effective June 3rd, the Marietta home group meets at Pastor Joan and Rose's home, 1575 Longwood Drive, Marietta, GA 30008 Friday Night Intercessory Prayer Is Cancelled at the church, please everyone pray at home on Friday nights until further notice. Heads of Ministries Meeting at the Church June 25th at 7pm. Food will be provided. Athens Corporate Worship Postponed Until Further Notice Holy Spirit Hour: Sunday, June 1, 2008 6 PM (until 7 PM), we began “Holy Spirit Hour” which is our Sunday evening service. We are “activating by faith” the miraculous power of God. We have a time of worship, the Prophetic, “dream and vision interpretation” (more on that below), dance, laying on of hands, anointing the sick, agreement prayers for miracles that are needed, etc. We are “cataloguing” requests and miraculous answers to prayers. Though we have seen many prayers answered, we are under one of the most OPEN heavens we’ve ever been under before, and now it is time to make our requests known, and testify to the results we see. We believe that God has been speaking to many of us about releasing the “Season of the Miraculous,” and especially the releasing of the sound of His Voice. Over the past several weeks, God has been speaking in His awesome “dream voice” to many in our congregation. At first, many were thinking, “I had too much pizza for supper and it affected my dreams.” Now, we’re beginning to see that God is “breaking through” to us in night visions and speaking to us in our sleep, showing us plans and strategies and clarifying steps for us to take. It’s time to begin “Dreaming with God.” I encourage you, start a dream journal, keep it beside your bed, and ask God to begin to speak to you, and bring those journals to church on Sunday nights and we will, as a congregation, begin sharing and journaling what God is showing us in dreams and open visions. If you need a miracle, these services will be geared toward faith being applied for your situation! Be here! Ministry of Helps We need your help on a one-time or regular basis in the area of cleaning the church. Let us know if you are willing to participate at least once see Deacon Chuck Markins or Sara & Shelley. The Don't-Have-a-Yard-Sale Sale New Covenant Church of Atlanta now has an open account with Treasure Mart, 3641 Pierce Drive (off Peachtree Industrial near Chamblee-Tucker), Atlanta, GA 30341 (770) 458-1200. Their hours for accepting consignments are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All you have to do is call and make an appointment to drop off your items for the church. They will price them and sell them for you (and they do get much more than you could get in a yard sale for the items). Be sure and tell them it's for New Covenant Church of Atlanta. It's a HUGE warehouse and you might get caught up for hours shopping there and finding the bargains. The items are priced, then if unsold, the price reduces 10% per month until sold. Items valued at $5.00 or less will only be held for 30 days and then reduced 50% (space is limited). Each month they will cut a check for the church and mail it. It's as simple as that, get rid of your junk, free up your time and enrich the Kingdom of God at the same time. If you can't get it there yourself, bring it to church with you on Sunday and Deacon Tonna will take care of it for you if it's not heavy furniture. Here's what they don't take: clothing, exercise equipment, electronics, rugs, mattresses/box springs, drapes, bedding, records, sofas, light fixtures. It's easy if you think decorative! Make sure your items are clean and in good condition. Thanks to so many who are already participating in this. Our church is beginning to reap the rewards! "GODSPELL" at Smyrna First United Methodist Church at Atlanta Rd and Concord RD (Spring Rd) In Smyrna Ga Shane Reed and his good friend are cast in this play and tickets go on sale this week. Show dates are July 18th at 7pm July 19th at 7 pm July 20th at 2 pm Tickets are $12.50 adults $10.00 for students 21 and under and seniors. You can see Shane with request or call him at 678-878-0563. New Covenant Anniversary Celebration Services July 26-27, 2008 -- Mark your calendars!!!!
Fire Institute Weekly Reading June 29-July 5 Catch up on your reading of 90-Day Bible (up to Daniel 8) and Chapters 9-10 of The Eternal Church by Bishop Bill Hammond July 6-12 Catch up on your reading of 90-Day Bible (up to Matthew 26) and Chapters 11-12 of The Eternal Church by Bishop Bill Hammond Come ready to discuss these.