OPPORTUNITIES

FOR NEXT WEEK

this week's    Birthdays

   April 14 - Chris Cannon

Lydia Jackson

Danny Joy

15 - Jim Haning

19 - Karrie Beth Watson

20 - Cameron Gilreath

DEACON OF
THE WEEK

Joey Werner (847-1560)

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER

Wednesday Night Supper 4/10/19

Adults Children

Hamburger Steak Chicken Nuggets

Baked Potato Chips

Salad

Dessert

Wednesday Night 4/17

Please note that due to Spring Break, we will not have our Supper or Awana meetings on this night.

The teens will be leaving at 8am to spend the day at Carowinds. If you're interested in going, please see Joel's announcements for more information.

We will be having a Prayer Meeting on this evening at 6:30pm. For those normally serving in Awana, Youth or other areas of ministry, please join us for this special time of prayer and discipleship.

Wednesday Night  Schedule

                                                    5:30pm         Supper

                                                    6:00pm         Awana Activities

                                                    6:30pm         Youth Meeting

                                                    6:30pm         Adult Prayer & Discipleship

                                                    7:15pm         Choir Rehearsal

HOMEBOUND                   Ruth Freeman

OF THE WEEK                     Call office for address                                                 

OUR STEWARDSHIP

FOR SUNDAY,

April 7, 2018

Sunday School 98

Budget $ 5,963.00

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 280.00

Back Pack Ministry 250.00

Operation Care 217.00

Reimbursements 203.00

Wed PM Supper $203.00

Total Offering $ 6,913.00

Budget Income to date: $89,221.12

Budget Disbursements to date: $100,559.30

Operating Budget: $ 50,250.59

Thank You

Dear Church Family,

We are so grateful for you prayers, cards and calls during Spanky's brother's passing. Rick was a paraplegic who spent 44 years in a wheelchair. He fought so many health problems, but now he is walking in Heaven.

We are blessed to be part of such a loving church family,

We love you all,

Spanky & Glenda Sellars

Easter Musical

Easter is quickly approaching and you will want to make sure you're here on Sunday, April 21st, as the choir presents, My Easter Story.

Several different Bible figures will tell us of their personal experiences with Jesus and how that meeting, His death on the cross and His ultimate triumph over the grave through His resurrection changed their lives forever. We will also hear how YOU can experience Jesus right where you are and have your life changed forever. So, invite your friends and family who may need to hear this Good News to join us as we worship the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

Goal: $5,500.00

Given to date: $2,695.00

CPR/AED Refresher Class

April 23 @ 6:30pm

If you are interested in taking this class, there is a sign up sheet in the foyer of the church.  There is a $10.00 per person fee for this class. Please sign up by 4/21 as we only have 25 available slots.

Flower Calendar

Please note that the sign-up sheet calendar for placing flowers in the sanctuary in memory or in honor of family members is now in the church vestibule.

Gym and/or CLC Usage

Please remember that if you'd like to use the CLC and/or gym for meetings or activities, there is a calendar in the church office that you must reserve your date and time.

Words to Ponder

If miracles are impossible, then the resurrection of Jesus could not have occurred, and we must look for some natural explanation of the events. But if miracles are at least possible, then we can be open to following the evidence without bias.

In other words, whenever we hear of an event that seems contrary to the laws of nature, we naturally raise our guard. But we also shouldn't prejudge the evidence by ruling out the possibility of miracles just because they don't fit our categories. It’s unscientific to decide the outcome of an investigation before examining the facts.

Consider the following true story. Near the end of the eighteenth century the Western world first encountered the duck-billed platypus. The platypus, which is indigenous to Australia, has fur over its entire body, is the size of a rabbit, and has webbed feet. Yet since it lays eggs, it reproduces like a reptile! When the skin of a platypus was first brought to Europe, it was greeted with complete amazement. Was it a mammal or a reptile? The platypus seemed so bizarre that—despite the physical evidence of the skin and the testimony of the witnesses—many Londoners dismissed it as a sham.

Not until a pregnant platypus was shot and brought to London for observers to see with their own eyes did people begin to believe. Until this happened, some of the greatest thinkers refused to accept the existence of the platypus. The initial problem was that it did not fit some people's view of how the world operated. So they rejected it and then reached a verdict even though the weight of the evidence said otherwise.

2 Peter 1:16 -For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Adapted from Josh and Sean McDowell, The Resurrection and You, (Baker Books, 2017) pgs. 24-25