Autism Ministry Proposal

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Autism Ministry Proposal

• Living the Reality of Our Vision

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Autism Ministry Proposal

• The Vision God has given us
• for CPC is to be
• Passionate for God in Jesus Christ

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Autism Ministry Proposal

• The Vision God has given us
• for CPC is to be
• Passionate for God in Jesus Christ
• Demonstrated in our worship
• Our love for one another
• Our compassion for His world
• Fueled by the Gospel
• Fired by the Holy Spirit

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Autism Ministry Proposal

• Growing in our passion for Jesus
• leads us to grow in our love for one another

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• 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
  Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the
  God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our
  troubles, so that we can comfort those in any
  trouble with the comfort we ourselves have
  received from God. 5 For just as the sufferings
  of Christ flow over into our lives, so also
  through Christ our comfort overflows.
• 2 Corinthians 13-5 (NIV)

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• 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus
  Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants
  for Jesus sake. 6 For God, who said, Let light
  shine out of darkness, made his light shine in
  our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge
  of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 45-6

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• 34 A new command I give you Love one another.
  As I have loved you, so you must love one
  another. 35 By this all men will know that you
  are my disciples, if you love one another.
• John 1334-35

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• 14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims
  to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith
  save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is
  without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you
  says to him, Go, I wish you well keep warm and
  well fed, but does nothing about his physical
  needs, what good is it?
• 17 In the same way, faith by itself,
• if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
• James 214-17

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• Bob and Eileens story

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Autism Ministry Proposal

• History of this proposal
• Bob and Eileen came to Steve and Robbie
• Bob, Steve, and Robbie came to session
• Session approved this presentation

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• What are the needs?
• In CPC?
• In the community?

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• So, what next?

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• So, what next?
• We begin by loving Jesus, and seeing Him clearly

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• 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he
  withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.
  Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot
  from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a
  large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed
  their sick.
• 15 As evening approached, the disciples came to
  him and said, This is a remote place, and its
  already getting late. Send the crowds away, so
  they can go to the villages and buy themselves
  some food.
• 16 Jesus replied, They do not need to go away.
  You give them something to eat.

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• 17 We have here only five loaves of bread
• and two fish, they answered.
• 18 Bring them here to me, he said. 19 And he
  directed the people to sit down on the grass.
  Taking the five loaves and the two fish and
  looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke
  the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples,
  and the disciples gave them to the people. 20
  They all ate and were satisfied, and the
  disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken
  pieces that were left over. 21 The number of
  those who ate was about five thousand men,
  besides women and children.

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• So, what next?
• We begin by loving Jesus, and seeing Him clearly
• Next we see the task

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• What are the needs?
• Bob, Eileens and Shawns needs
• Other families at CPC

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• What are the needs?
• Bob, Eileens and Shawns needs
• Other families at CPC
• Beyond CPC?

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• This is overwhelming!

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• This is overwhelming!
• So is feeding 5,000

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• This is overwhelming!
• So is feeding 5,000
• Jesus is asking us
• to bring our five loaves,
• and two fish.