This Week at Christ Church Fort Worth

July 19, 2014

It is well

from Darius Johnston

"Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband: is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well:"

(2 Kings 4:26 KJV)

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,

It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Hoaratio Spafford penned these words to the popular hymn, It is Well with my Soul, in the midst of tragedy. He had lost his son to scarlet fever, his business to the Great Chicago Fire, and his four daughters to a ship wreck. Yet his faith was not in the circumstances of his life but in God. Later in life, the Spaffords had three more children and founded a mission in Jerusalem to serve the poor.

The Shunammite woman was also in a desperate place. She had provided food and a place to stay for Elisha when he passed through her city. God had miraculously granted her desire for a child. When the child was grown, he fell ill and died. Still she said, "It shall be well" (v23). Then again when she me Gahazi, Elisha's servant, and he asked about her familiy, she said, "It is well" (v26). Elisha came to the house, prayed to the Lord and the boy was raised to life.

Can you relate to Hoaratio? Do you feel like you have lost everything or all seems to be going wrong? Our faith is not in circumstances of life but in the God that created life. Both Hoaratio Spafford and the Shunammite woman chose to put their faith in God during the dark days of their lives. Where is your faith? In God or in your own ability to work your way out of where you are? Once we learn that God is in control and His way is always better, our life will be better, not always easier, but better. 'Whatever my lot,' there is peace in knowing He is in charge, not me.

This Sunday

This is a Test, Part 2 | July 20 | 9:00 am and 10:45 am

This Sunday Pastor Darius Johnston continues the teaching series, This is a Test. He will be sharing insights from the life of Abraham. You will not want to miss this series! Invite your family and friends to join you for this Sunday.

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Current Classes | 2014 |

The Gathering, 7:00 pm, Main Auditorium

7:00 pm     Divorce Care, Glenda Routh, Room 125
                   Grief Share, Ron Pope and Jane Duke, Room 119

7:30 pm A Man and His Work, Men's Bible Study, Randy

Putnam, Tommy Trigo, Dennis Detweiler,

Room 124 (Cost: $10)

Grow 301: Spiritual Practices, Pastor Lionel Bailey,

Room 121

The Power of God's Names, Pastor Steve Bryant,

Room 127

Undaunted, Sherian Brown, Room 122

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Extreme Adventure

July 20 | 2014 | 9:00 am and 10:45 am

This week we start a new series titled "Family Farm." Children will learn that families are a lot like farms. On a farm we plant seeds, then water and take care of them. After some time, we get to harvest all of the amazing things that we planted. The type of seed we planted will determine what type of harvest we will have. It's the same way in a family. If you want to reap a harvest of love, then you have to plant seeds of love in your family. If you want parents who honor you, you must plant seeds of trust in your family. Throughout this series, children will learn to plant the seeds of prayer, affirmation, time, honor, obedience, faith, commitment, forgiveness, and sacrifice.

In this week's lesson, children will learn we can use some of the same principles of "planting seeds" in our family. Each day, every word we say, action we take, way we treat and react to our parents and siblings are all "seeds" being planted. If we want to have kindness and forgiveness in our family, we must "plant seeds" of kindness and forgiveness. They learn that you get what you plant. You must plant the BEST seeds so that you can reap the harvest of the BEST seeds in our family.

Golden Ticket Memory Verse

July 20 | 2014 | 9:00 am and 10:45 am

"Go into all the world and preach the good news..."

--Mark 16:15

Agape Island

July 20 | 2014 | 9:00 am and 10:45 am

Lesson: I will Share Good News with Others

Bible story: Saul and Barnabas in Antioch

Acts 11:19-26, 13:1-4

Bible verse:

"And you will be my witness, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

--Acts 1:8b

Nursery

July 20 | 2014 | 9:00 am and 10:45 am

Toddlers & Twos:

Unit 3: I am Growing

I Can Talk

Our focus this week will be to teach the child to be happy he can talk.

Our Bible verse: "[God]...leads me." Psalm 23:2 (NIV)

Our action verse:

Joshua talked, and I can too.

God's people played trumpets. Toot, toot, toot.

Joshua marched with his feet. Stomp, stomp!

I am growing, and I just can't stop.

Threes:

Unit 2: God is with Noah

God's Promise to Noah

Our focus this week is for the child to be able to tell that the rainbow reminds us of God's Promise.

Bible verse: "God said,...I do set my bow in the cloud." Genesis 9:12-13 (NIV)

Life Application: Promises: To encourage the child to keep simple promises.

Water Baptism

July 27, 2014

If you would like to be baptized in water as a public confession of your faith in Christ, please complete the form online or contact the church office, 817-292-9292.

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