Mark Your Calendar
- Youth Night – June 28
- Teen Serve Camp – July 13-16
- Kids Water Day – July 19
- Next Steps Class – July 26
- Marriage Retreat – Sep 25-26
📢 Announcements
🚧 Education Building Bathroom Remodel
Renovations are underway! The project is moving forward, and we’re excited to see it completed soon.
📖 Summer Mini Series
Deep questions and answers about our purpose and the meaning of life, special speakers, and hot topics! Plan to come! Sunday mornings at 11:00. For additional information, see the “Identity: Who Am I” page.
📖 Summer Bible Study – Started June 2nd
Youth and young adults welcome!
💬 Table Talk
🔥 Youth Event – June 28th
📢 The July Youth Newsletter is out! ➡️ https://eastsidebaptistmooresville.com/youth/
💁♀️ Teen Serve Camp! – July 13-16
Four days to serve others, grow spiritually, build friendships, and make a lasting impact through Christ-centered service.
**Mandatory Information Meeting July 12th @ 12:15 at Eastside Baptist Church
🤽🏼 Kids Water Day – Games & Snacks
📖 Next Steps Class – Starting July 26th @ 10am
This is a welcoming 4-week class designed to help you discover who we are, what we believe, and how to take your next step together in following Jesus. You’ll hear the story and mission of Eastside, explore the foundations of our faith, and learn how community, discipleship, and serving fit into life together as a church. Whether you’re brand new or ready to get more connected, this class is your pathway into community, growth, and service.
Discussion Questions for Relationships & Identity
📖 Biblical Insight Questions
1. Identity Shapes Conduct (Ephesians 4:1; Colossians 3:1–4)
- Why does Paul begin with who believers are before explaining how believers should live?
- Why does transformation involve both removing old patterns and replacing with new ones?
- How do truthfulness, kindness, forgiveness, and self-control reflect a changed identity?
2. Relationships as a Reflection of Christ (Ephesians 5; Philippians 2)
- Why does Paul connect spiritual maturity with the way believers treat one another?
- What does it mean to have the mindset of Christ in relationships?
- How does humility strengthen relationships rather than weaken them?
3. Abiding and Becoming (John 15; Philippians 2)
- Why is lasting change connected to abiding in Christ instead of trying harder?
- How does spending time with Jesus shape the way we think and live?
🔨 Practical Application Questions
1. Living from Identity Instead of Performance
- What identities do people commonly build their lives around besides Christ?
- How can identities (apart from Jesus) affect relationships and priorities?
- What changes when someone begins living from the security of being a child of God?
2. Relationships that Reflect the Gospel
- How should identity in Christ affect friendships, marriage, parenting, or work relationships?
- What habits help you remain connected to Christ throughout the week?
- What happens relationally when we drift spiritually?
3. Grace-Filled Interactions
- What would it look like to speak with more grace, patience, and kindness this week?
- How can believers respond differently than the surrounding culture during conflict?
- How does remembering God’s forgiveness help us forgive others?
🪞 Personal Reflection Questions
1. Who Are You Becoming?
- If someone observed your life, what would they say most defines your identity?
- Are your daily habits shaping you to become more like Christ?
- How consistent is your time with God right now? What tends to crowd out spiritual growth?
- What is one intentional step you can take this week to abide more deeply in Christ?
2. Your Relationships
What are practical ways to put another person’s interests ahead of your own?
Is there someone you need to show more grace, patience, forgiveness, or humility toward?
Nursery Schedule
6/28 – Haley Nosker, Jessica Lamberth, Charlotte Cha
7/5 – Jim & Janet Saunders