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Record of Faithfulness |
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Giving:
General Budget $2607.00
Christmas Angels $50.00
Total Giving $2657.00
Attendance:
Tradtional 55
Contemporary 64
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Upcoming Events |
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Children's Program Practice5-7PM Every Sunday Hand Bell Practice
6:30 PM Sunday Women's Bible Study
9 AM Monday -- Youth Center
Every 3rd Saturday Youth Trash Pick-up
Meet at Church 10:45 AM
Thanksgiving Fellowship and Puppet Show
Wednesday Nov. 25 6PM
Thanksgiving Basket Building Nov. 22 9-10 AM
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Members in Ministry
Nov 23
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Child Chat Laura Colomb
Ushers TBA
Prayer Concerns Steward
Glenn Whitaker
Nursery Susie Carnes
Contemporary Service
Child Chat Denise Acker
Greeters Kennamer family
Projection Wyatt Buffington
Nursery Regina Filmore
Sunday School Nursery
Sharna Kennamer
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Birthdays & Anniversaries |
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November 20 Birthday
Kyle Saylor Birthday
November 21
Birthday
Laura Grace Ayers
Loretta Bridges |
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HOLIDAY CHURCH HOURS |
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The Church office will be closed Thursday Nov. 27 and Friday Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Any Bulliten or Newsletter items should be submitted no later than 1PM Tuesday November 26.
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New Life Line
November 19, 2009
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Greetings!
This Sunday, we will spend some time with the lectionary passage for Thanksgiving Day. Let's hear this story of Jesus' healing of ten lepers.
11On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, 13they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" 14When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean. 15Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. 16He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. 17Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? 18Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well." (Luke 17:11-19 NRSV)
What a wonderfully appropriate story as we approach Thanksgiving. Here we have the story of 10 who were healed by Jesus and one outsider who was made whole because of his attitude of gratitude.
- What do you think the lepers expected when they called to Jesus for mercy?
- The other 9 lepers did exactly what Jesus commanded them to do. In fact, there healing comes as the result of their obedience as they are healed as they follow Jesus' instructions to go and show themselves to the priest.
o Why do you think that Jesus criticized them?
o Is it possible to be obedient but not whole/saved?
- All ten lepers had faith. What was the difference between the faith of the Samaritan leper and the other 9?
- In verse 10, Jesus tells the Samaritan that his faith has made him well. The word translated well (sozo) can also be translated healed/saved/made whole.
o It what ways have you been made whole by your encounter with Jesus?
o How have you expressed your thanksgiving for that gift?
o Why is it so easy to forget to thank God for our blessings?
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Sherill
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Help Put them Together!!
Thanksgiving Food Basket Building will be this Saturday the Youth are welcome to help with this worthwhile project. Meet a the church between 9 and 10.
Janie Franks
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ARTISTS WANTED!!!
CHRISTMAS FLOAT HELP:
We need CREATIVITY!! We need HELP!!! We need YOU!!!
The Grant Christmas parade will be Saturday, December 6th at 4p.m. We are planning to have a float in the parade this year and we need your help. We need ideas and people to come together to work on the float to get it ready. If you can spare a couple of hours to help work on it please let me know ASAP. We want to tie in the theme with the children's Christmas play "Joyland."
Adults and youth are all welcome to help pull this together and make it happen. We have not had a float in the parade in a couple of years so we are looking forward to it this year. Give me a call or email me at 728-2347 or cgayers@nehp.net if you would like to help.
Thanks,
Greta Ayers
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REMINDER THIS SATURDAY NOV. 22
Youth Bonfire at the Church from 5 until 8 PM. Dinner will be hot dogs and hamburgers. Youth are asked to bring $2.00 each, or $1.00 after the first child in the family, and a 6 pack of drinks. Join us for this fellowship and fun!! Bring a lawn chair and marshmallows too!!
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THANKSGIVING DINNER
AND PUPPET SHOW
Penny is back with her wonderful cooking. On Tuesday November 25, there will be a Thanksgiving meal and puppet show and fellowship. Please join us for the fellowship!!!
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THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!
The youth fundraiser went really well!! With the meal sale and silent auction the youth made about $730.00!!! WOW!! That doesn't even include the kid auction money!!
Thanks so much to everyone who participated and donated and came and ate!! We had a terrific time and appreciate you all so much!! | |
Weekly Prayer
I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.
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Church Office Hours
9 AM - 1 PM Monday Through Friday
728-2093
Church Staff
Pastor:
Sherill Clontz (256) 508-3760 (cell)
Secretary:
Katie Buffington 728-3570
Contemporary Worship Leader:
Milanda Taylor 728-3099
Contemporary Music Director:
Jim Holcomb 587-0217
Children's Ministry Director:
Greta Ayers 728-2347
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