School Supplies for Belview
We are going to help Belview restock their school supplies for this coming school year! The following items are requested and can be brought in now through July 26:
24 count Crayola Crayons
Glue Sticks
Ticonderoga Pencils
Kids Scissors
Pencil Boxes
Markers
Fall Semester Small Groups
Looking for a community that will encourage you, pray with you, and help you know God better? Belmont Small Groups are starting back up again this fall and are the perfect place to find your people and build lasting relationships. Fall signups open on August 30, and we would love to have you join a group!
Feel a nudge to do more? We are also looking for leaders who are willing to host a group this semester --you don’t have to have all the answers; you just have to be willing to ask the right questions and open the door. Tap the button below if you are interested in leading a Small Group this Fall Semester.
Fall semester small group leaders
GriefShare—Next Session Begins August 3
The GriefShare program offers help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. This group is a safe, welcoming place where everyone understands the difficult emotions of grief. If you or someone you know could benefit from this class, please contact Stephanie Breeding at 540-320-7848 or Brenda Arnold at 540-230-4237. Meetings Begin Monday August 3, at 6:00 pm in Room 1027. You can also tap the button below to email Brenda.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Belmont will host a blood drive on Thursday, July 23, 2:00-7:00 pm. Tap the button below to schedule your donation!
Ways to Give
We currently have two ways that you can give to Belmont. They are:
Online: www.belmontchristian.org
Worship: cash or check placed in the offering boxes
You may also mail checks to 1500 Peppers Ferry Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073
Children’s Ministry
Belmont Kids (K-5th Graders) and Belmont Preschool (Nursery-Preschool) are available during both worship services!
**On Sunday, July 19, we will have a Family Sunday! Belmont Kids will not meet. Preschoolers are invited to sit with families as well, but we will have preschool classes as well as nursery available for both the 9:00 am and 10:30 am service. We hope that you enjoy this time to worship as a family! **
Child Celebration Ceremony
On Saturday, August 8, at 6:00 pm, we will have a ceremony to celebrate several milestones in a child’s life. If you have new baby (0-2 years) that you would like to dedicate, this will be included in our celebration! We will also be honoring our children who will be leaving preschool and entering kindergarten, as well as our children leaving elementary school for 6th grade! These are exciting milestones in a child’s life, and we want these children, as well as their families, to be celebrated! If you would like to register your child, please tap the button below to email Ashley Butts.
Bodybuilders (7th-12th Grade)
We’ll be working at the Rescue Mission every Wednesday this Summer!
Sign up will go live tonight at 8:00 pm! Only 10 spots available each week!
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Message Notes:
Luke 6:27-36 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Big Idea : Stop Hurting. Start Healing.
2) Address your wounds.
3) Shift your paradigm from not harming to actively healing.
Identify the Scar: Name the specific hurt or "dry season" you are carrying.
Check Your Engine: Like Elijah, identify if your spiritual struggle is being worsened by physical burnout (lack of rest, poor health).
Fight for Relationship, Not Pride: Choose one "enemy" or difficult person to bless this week through prayer or a proactive act of kindness.