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Epiphany Begins New Study May 3:

The Shack by William P. Young.  You are invited!

Here's what Wikipedia says..."The novel was self published but became a USA Today bestseller having sold 1 million copies as of June 8, 2008.  It has also maintained its status as #1 Paperback trade fiction seller on the New York Times best sellers list since June 2008.

Young originally wrote The Shack as a Christmas gift for his 6 children with no intention of publishing it. After letting several friends read the book he was urged to publish it for the general public. Young and his two partners (former pastors from Los Angeles) had no success with either religious or secular publishers, so they formed Wind Blown Media for the sole purpose of publishing this one book. The Shack has achieved its #1 best selling success via word-of-mouth and with the help of $300.00 web site; nothing else has been spent on marketing.

The title of the book is a metaphor for “the house you build out of your own pain”, as Young explained in a telephone interview.   He also states to radio host talk show Drew Marshall that The Shack “is a metaphor for the places you get stuck, you get hurt, you get damaged...the thing where shame or hurt is centered.” 

So what is all the fuss about?  Come and see!  Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Conference Room.

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Life at 2nd Baptist Church of Germantown

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Easter 2009

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Our congregation is a growing community of believers. Our membership has increased by 40% (135 new members) in the last seven years, and God has blessed us to reach out to more and more people. Our mission is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to all of God's people. We are an integrated church serving an integrated community. We are situated in the Germantown/Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, which has been designated by a national publication as one of the five best integrated neighborhoods in America. Our congregation strives to reflect this diversity. We are a congregation of African, European, Hispanic, Asian and Native American descent. We are proud of our rich history of serving this community since 1866. We are meeting the needs of a new generation with a dynamic youth group, JAM (Jesus And Me). We are attracting families of all shapes and sizes, single parents, blended familes, divorced, widowed, and everything in between. We invite you to worship with us, and join us as we build up the body of Christ here at the corner of Germantown and Upsal.

The Second Baptist Library The Second Baptist Library is now back up and running!  Come visit the library on the second floor of the church to browse and borrow.  The library will be open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesday evenings from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.  If you have any questions or would like to donate books or time, contact Ben Nichols. We have up graded our audio system by adding wireless ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES to aid those who are hearing impaired. If you need to use one of the devices while attending any of our services, please go to the back of the sanctuary where the audio cabinet is located and see the person or persons that are attending to the audio system for that day. They will fit you with a device and show you how to use it. If at all possible, especially on Sunday mornings, it would be good to get to church early before the services start.   Thank you.  Audio/Video Ministry   Rev. Ernest Flores has written a book, Tempted To Leave the Cross, published by Judson Press.  It is a collection of sermons preached at Second Baptist over the last five years that focuses on the cross of Christ.   Click the link to purchase a copy.JudsonPress.com , Christianbook.com, or Amazon.com Or you can just come to Second Baptist one Sunday and get it there.  It will be in bookstores soon.  Here are some reviews on the book: "You will be blessed by this book. You will be engaged by this minister’s brilliant mind. You will be challenged by his messages. As a disciple of Jesus, you will come away from the reading of this text with tools to take up the Cross of Jesus and to follow the one who leads us to life more abundant and to life eternal!" —from the Foreword by Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.,Senior Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois

Church Staff Rev. Ernest R. Flores, Pastor (home # 215-848-6514), (cell #267-784-8606), ShepherdEast@aol.com Mr. John Custis, III, Minister of Music Mrs. Dorothy Kelly, Secretary Mr. Arthur Williams, Custodian The church web site address is: www.secondbaptistgermantown.org The church fax number is: 215-849-0799