First United Methodist Church, Clinton MS.» Bible Studies

Upcoming Bible studies

fumc — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:04:58 +0000

Please join us for our upcoming Spring Bible studies. Choose one that suits your schedule. “Faithful, Abundant, and True” Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore Monday Mornings, 9:30 a.m. January 23rd—March 7th Fellowship Parlor—Nursery Provided Mimi Davis—601-415-5626 “Faithful, Abundant, and True” Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore Monday Nights, 6:45 p.m. January 23rd—March 7th Fellowship Parlor—Nursery Provided Upon Request Nancy Pavy—601-924-1277 “James” by Beth Moore Friday Mornings, 9:15-11:30 a.m. January 20th-March 9th Fellowship Worship Center—Nursery Available Mot Lyons—601-924-4151

Fall Bible Studies

fumc — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:43:08 +0000

Monday Mornings:
“Gripped by the Greatness of God” by James MacDonald
Led by Mimi Davis
September 13-November 8, 2010
9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Parlor
Books are $16.00

Monday Nights:
“Jonah – Navigating a Life Interrupted” by Patricia Shirer
Led by Nancy Pavy
Begins September 13
6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Parlor

Friday Mornings:
“When Life is Hard – Turning Your Trials to Gold” by James MacDonald
Led by Mot Lyons
October 1 – November 12, 2010
9:15 – 11:30 a.m. in the Worship Center
Books are $13.00

Nursery on prior request – call and request early!

Thin Within

fumc — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:37:56 +0000

A new Bible study featuring a Biblical approach to lasting weight loss, this class will be on Sundays from 4:45-6 p.m., led by Gail Walker. It will be held in the Education building, the Rasberry room, #215. Nursery care will be provided at the church.

Thin Within is based on two principles – one is physical and one is spiritual.

The physical principle is that we should eat only when truly hungry and stop eating before we are full. At Thin Within, we use what we call a “Hunger Scale” to track eating patterns. We encourage people to eat when they are at a “0″, or truly hungry, and stop eating when they are at a “5″, which is before they are full. There are no good foods or bad foods – we simply want people to respond to their bodies’ God-given signals of hunger and fullness. When someone is truly hungry, we want them to have the freedom to eat a healthy and balanced meal at that time.

The spiritual principle of Thin Within comes into play because it is often hard for us to eat from a “0″ to a “5″ in our own strength. This is usually because we often eat as a response to being upset, excited, anxious nervous, depressed, lonely, etc. At this point, we are no longer eating for physical nourishment, but we are creating a relationship with food and turning to it to provide us with a way of dealing with emotional and spiritual issues. We are no longer looking to food to provide us with just physical life, but spiritual life as well. While food may provide some level of comfort for a very short while, food obviously cannot provide us with spiritual life. Only a relationship with our Heavenly Father can accomplish that.

Therefore, Thin Within takes people through a curriculum that is specifically designed to make sure they truly understand their relationship with their Heavenly Father. As people understand that true spiritual life comes through their relationship with the Father, their relationship with food will take a lesser role in their life.

Don’t settle for another weight loss program that only deals with the numbers on a scale. Make an eternal change in both your body and spirit!

Life Groups

fumc — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:18:49 +0000

FUMC LifeGroups will be kicking off the week of January 9th!

You will have an opportunity to sign up on Wednesday Jan 5th and Sunday Jan 9th. We have several new groups starting and some that are adding a few new members. Contact Casey Combest for more information: casey@fumcclinton.org or 601.924.6671