Mark Your Calendar
- Open Gym – July 30
- Next Steps Class – July 26
- Potluck Lunch for the Hays – July 26
- Marriage Retreat – Sep 25-26
📢 Announcements
🚧 Education Building Bathroom Remodel
Renovations are complete!
📖 Summer Bible Study
* July 21st & July 28th are the last days!
Youth and young adults welcome.
📖 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.
📢 July Youth Newsletter ➡️ https://eastsidebaptistmooresville.com/youth/
⛹️Open Gym – July 30
Invite your friends!
🍽️ Potluck Lunch for the Hays – July 26th
Join us as we gather to celebrate Brian and Michele Hay and their 18 wonderful years with us at Eastside! While we are sad to see them go, we are excited for their next chapter. Let’s send them off with love and a delicious potluck lunch.
Bring a dish to share, and let’s enjoy this time of fellowship together. There will be plenty of food and warm memories. Save the date—July 26th!
❤️ Marriage Retreat – September 25-26
Strengthen your marriage at our upcoming retreat!
- Cost: $200 per couple
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Gnanakan
- Location: Camp Dogwood, Sherrills Ford, NC
Join us for a time of inspiration, growth, and connection. After the retreat, we’ll host a Saturday night outreach, and Dr. Gnanakan will also be speaking at Sunday service. Don’t miss this special weekend!
Discussion Questions for Whose Am I?
📖 Biblical Insight Questions
1. A New Creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)
- Why is it significant that “the old has passed away” and “the new has come”?
- How does this verse redefine a believer’s identity?
- Why can only God accurately tell us who we truly are?
2. Transformation, Not Information
- The sermon emphasizes that Christianity is about transformation, not simply knowing facts about God. Why is that distinction important?
- How does genuine salvation produce visible change in a person’s life?
- Why is relationship with Christ different from merely attending church or knowing Scripture?
3. Grace Changes Everything
- What does God’s grace accomplish that human effort never can?
- Why is grace essential to understanding our identity?
- How does the gospel free believers from living under guilt and shame?
🔨 Practical Application Questions
1. Leaving the Past Behind
- Why is it often difficult to stop defining ourselves by our past?
- What are ways people allow past failures or successes to shape their present identity?
- How can believers intentionally live in the freedom Christ provides?
- How does this identity influence your relationships, priorities, and responses to difficulty?
2. Showing Grace to Others
- We have received grace and should extend grace to others. Why is that sometimes difficult?
- How can remembering your own story help you be more gracious toward people struggling?
- What opportunities has God given you to reflect His grace this week?
3. Sharing Your Story
- Why are personal testimonies often powerful tools for sharing the gospel?
- How can your story point people beyond yourself to Christ?
🪞 Personal Reflection Questions
1. What Defines You?
- When you think about yourself, what identity comes to mind first?
- What does that reveal about your heart?
- Are there past experiences, sins, or labels that still influence the way you see yourself?
- What truths from God’s Word challenge those false identities?
- What would it look like to leave false labels behind?
Nursery Schedule
7/26 – Bobbi Sibley, Evalynn Nosker, Karen Moran
8/2 – Karen & Grace Brown