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My Dear Friends in Christ,

Well summer certainly rolled in with a heat wave!  Whew!  Sure hope you have been able to stay cool!

We are still going strong here getting our ideas and plans ready for the fall... which will be here before you know it!  We are in the midst
of some changes to our staff.  Excited to see where the Lord will lead us.  Change is good... so we anticipate a fantastic opportunity to
involve new people in our Ministries.  

We have new Children's Ministry Pastor.  Bill Baker will lead this ministry and he has already begun to recruit volunteers for Children's
Church, Wednesday night Missionettes and Royal Rangers and Sunday morning Kids Church!  If you would like to be a part of this,
please contact him at bbaker@christchapel.org or his assistant, Misty, at medwards@christchapel.org.  We will also be holding our
Vacation Bible School (VBS) August 1, 2, and 3 in the evening.  It will be a time for the ENTIRE family to participate. Contact Misty to
register.

I would like also to formally inform you that I have invited Pastor Jeff Nordin to rejoin our staff as our Worship and Fine Arts Ministry  
Director.  Jeff is very excited about returning and has asked that I would share with you a few of his thoughts concerning the future so
as to give you a “heads-up” as to what to expect.

You are invited to come and meet Pastor Jeff on Wednesday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.  All previous and current
Music Ministry participants (in all aspects of the Ministry) are invited to come... as well as anyone who would like to join.  

Pastor Jeff and I humbly ask you to pray about being involved with the worship ministry.  I believe God has great things planned for the
choirs, worship teams, instrumentalist, dance, drama, mime, sign, prayer and all other areas of ministry.  As you well know, our God is
SO great and awesome!  He is able to go above and beyond all we can dream or imagine!  In that regard, Jeff recently provided me
with a quote from a line in a book he has been reading which states: "What sets lion chasers apart isn't the outcome.  It's the courage
to chase God-sized dreams.  Lion chasers don't let their fears or doubts keep them from doing what God has called them to do".  

We will not be having our Sunday evening worship service for the summer.  Please take this time to be with your family and friends and
enjoy the evenings together! We will announce when we will return to our evening services.  But in the mean time, come Sunday
mornings... and be cool!!!

Don't forget we will continue all our Wednesday evening classes, Home Groups and Sunday School throughout the summer. I
look forward to seeing you on Sundays as together we will give praise and glory to our King...Jesus!

And a blessing for you:  MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU. AND MAY THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE TO
SHINE UPON YOU AND MAY THE LORD BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU. MAY YOU READ THE WORD OF GOD AND FEAST AND BE
MADE JOYFUL. MAY YOU FIND PEACE THAT SURPASSES UNDERSTANDING. MAY YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO EVERY CRISIS YOU
ARE FACING, BECAUSE YOU WILL FIND IN THAT BOOK THE LORD OF GLORY. AND HE WILL LIFT YOU UP ABOVE THE SHADOWS
AND SET YOUR FEET ON THE SOLID ROCK. HE WILL PLACE IN YOUR HEART A NEW SONG. HE WILL BE THE GLORY AND THE
LIFTER OF YOUR HEAD, AS YOU SEE THE FUTURE WITH JOY AND NOT DESPAIR. IF GOD IS WITH YOU, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.
GIVE HIM PRAISE AND GLORY.

In His Service,

Pastor Bill and Lynna
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Business Administration
Early Childhood Education
Pre-K to Grade 4
Elementary Education
(Non-certification)
Psychology (Counseling)
Associate of Arts
Bible
General Studies
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Associate of Science
Early Childhood Education
Certificates
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Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Arts
Children’s Ministry
Christian Education
Christian Ministries
Pastoral Counseling
Pastoral Ministry
Theological Studies:
- Biblical Languages
- Philosophy and Religion
- Biblical Studies
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Daily Devotional
By Dr. Charles Stanley In Touch Ministries
Daily Devotional 2
By Joyce Meyer Ministries



        The Christian Principle of Joy is a Fruit of the Spirit

    Joy is not the same as happiness. Happiness can be attained with a newly acquired object, a car,
or clothing or appliance, for example. A sunny day can make someone happy, or a bouquet of
flowers. Usually happiness is a result of something external. But joy is internal. It is not an emotion, but
an inner appreciation and sense of satisfaction due to a spiritual reality.

  For every Christian, the number one desire should be to experience joy even in the face of negative
circumstances. In Hebrews chapter 12, believers who are tempted to become weary or discouraged.
They are urged to recall examples of faith demonstrated by God's people who preceded them, taking
into consideration all they endured and especially remembering Jesus Christ. "let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set
before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God."

  Jesus believed God's promise in Psalm 16:10: "For You will not leave my soul in Sheol (the grave),
nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption." Jesus believed God would raise Him from death,
and ultimately fulfill the remaining future prophecies concerning Him. He knew that his sacrifice would
pave the way for the nations to come to God. Therefore Jesus could have joy inside. He did not focus
on the immediate circumstances, he looked to the future, even while suffering an agonizing death on
the cross.

  Paul brought the Word of God to Thessalonica. Some people gladly received the Word, but as Acts
chapter 17 reveals, there was a group of legalistic Jews who were hostile. The resistance intensified
to the point that the entire city was rioting and out of control. The situation was so tense that Paul and
Silas had to leave in the middle of the night.

  Later, Paul sent Timothy to check on the believers and was joyful to hear Timothy's positive report
of their steadfastness. For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we
rejoice for your sake before our God. (1 Thessalonians 3:9) Even in the midst of chaos and
opposition, the believers were joyful. And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having
received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 1:6)

  Rather than external things being the cause of joy, the Bible shows that spiritual realities produce
joy in a believer. In Psalm 16:11, the Psalmist writes, "In Your presence is fullness of joy." Being aware
of God's presence in every situation produces joy. On the night of Jesus' arrest, at the last meal he
shared with His disciples. Jesus taught them to retain the Word of truth, and then said His joy would
remain in them, and they would experience fullness of joy (John 15:11). He also comforted them: "You
now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from
you." (John 16:22)

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The love of learning and a consuming desire to know God continues to characterize the College.  The Woodbridge Campus has been in
existence for approximately 5 years as an accredited institution of higher learning.  The educational philosophy of the college
encompasses the classic ideals of learning but within the context of Christian community as it forms men and women for Christian
leadership in the Church and the world.  The emphasis is on the cognitive concepts of learning with the belief that the assimilation of
truth, at its very core, is transformative.  The academic year of 2009/10 saw the college with a student body of approximately 166
students matriculating to either Associates of Arts or Baccalaureate degrees in the 16 different academic programs.  We graduated our
3rd class in May/2010 that included 16 students and are on track to graduate 12-15 students in May/2011.  The college continues to
experience the favor and faithfulness of God as He exceeds our expectations.  Our faculty has grown from 31 instructors to 38 instructors
whose passion is to teach truth and see students’ lives transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit regardless of the subject being taught.  

Please drop by and talk to one of our academic advisors.  Our fall 2010 semester begins on August 24th – so it is not to late to start your
academic future.