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Lead Me to the Cross:
1 Hour Prayer Challenge
*10 minutes/day, 6 days/week, 4 weeks until Easter*
Wake up 10 minutes earlier than normal for prayer. Just 1 hour/week.
Do the ACTS prayer model every day.
A = Adoration. Praise God for who He is.
Read Psalm 18:1-2; Psalm 27:1,4; Psalm 46:1-2, 10; or Psalm 47:1-2.
C = Confession. Tell God how we've sinned. Be specific.
Read Psalm 51:1-2, 7, 10, 12.
T = Thanksgiving. Praise God for what He's done in your life, or in the lives of
those around you. Track the ways He's answered prayer using a notebook.
S = Supplication. That's a big word for asking. Ask God to work in a variety of
ways, depending on the day of the week. (See below)
Monday: Pray for "My Circle." Lost friends, family members, co-workers.
Tuesday: Pray for your family… whatever their needs are. Husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, in-laws.
Wednesday: Pray for our area students, school administrators, teachers. College students, too.
Thursday: Pray for city, county, state, federal government officials. Upcoming elections.
Friday: Pray for those who serve in law enforcement, fire and rescue workers, military personnel, and their families.
Saturday: Pray for our church leaders. Minister, elders, deacons, ministry leaders.
Prayer Requests
Ongoing needs for prayer:
Roger Hatzenbuehler, Wilbur Henderson, Scott Garman, Jim West's parents, Julie Lichty, Morgan Vitosh (will have surgery March 16), military personnel (Todd Merrill, Justin Chitwood, Zach Davidson, Ty Davidson, Aaron Sturm, Kevin Campbell)
People dealing with ongoing cancer concerns: Louise Field, Leila Jenkins, Lois Bernadt, Marlene Kruse, Norma Mittan, Riley Moore, Brenda Moss, Tom Bartels, Linda Woolsey, Elsie Watson, Beverly Habrich, Dot Brownie, Marcia Robinette, Helen Hogelucht, Karen Mayhew, Neva Schultze, Steve Percival
New prayer requests: Gale Rodgers' newborn twin granddaughters (Isabela and Sophia Stubbs - born prematurely in Omaha); Gale Rodgers' aunt, Lucille Salts (breast cancer)
Don't Forget....
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 14. Set your clocks forward one hour Saturday night before you go to bed.
Men, Please Note....
You are invited to attend the Freed Men's Conference on Saturday, April 17, at Pershing Auditorium, 8 a.m. to noon. For $35 you will get a FreedMan T-shirt, and "man-style worship," followed by the Husker Red-White spring game.
Coming Up....
WEDNESDAY, 6:30 p.m.: High school youth group; 7 p.m.: Junior high youth group (6th - 8th grade); PALS Youth group (4-year-olds through 5th grade); Adult Bible study; 8:10 p.m.: Choir practice
SUNDAY, March 14 (Daylight Saving Time begins.)
..... 8 a.m.: Early worship service
..... 9:15 a.m.: Opening time, followed by Sunday School classes for all ages
..... 10:30 a.m.: Worship service, followed by Board meeting (March 14)
..... Noon: Last week's message on KWBE
TUESDAY, 9 a.m.: Ladies' Bible study
SATURDAY, March 20, 12:30 p.m.: Leave for "Rock and Worship Road Show," Concert in Council Bluffs.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 26, 27: Elders' retreat
FRIDAY, April 16, 7 p.m.: Good Twins concert; benefit for Deaf Missions
SATURDAY, April 17, 6:30 a.m.: Leave for Freed Men's Conference at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln.
Deacons, Elders, Greeters,
Children's Workers, Please Note....
We will have new serving schedules before the end of March. If you know of particular Sundays during April, May, or June when you will not be able to serve (including those who are in the nursery, Wee Worship and Junior Worship), please leave a note of those dates on Louise Searcey's desk, so that the schedule can be more accurate.
Welcome to the Family!
We welcome Jenny Barr, who was baptized during the early worship service Sunday morning, March 7th. Jenny is the daughter of Jim and Marsha Barr and is a senior at Hastings College. We also welcome Amanda Eisenhauer-Lovell, who was baptized during the late service, March 7th. Amanda has been attending worship services here recently with her daughter, KateLynn, who is in the 2nd grade. Our prayers are with both Jenny and Amanda for their continued faithfulness.
Thank You!
We would like to thank everyone who helped get us through the losing our sister, Wanda, who kept her membership in our church all these years. The good words of Clayton and the hymns from Virg Marshall and the very good luncheon served to our extra large group that we didn't know was coming. Thank you.
Wayne Colgrove and family
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Thanks to all the young people for their special music Sunday morning: Vocal solos by Josh Dorothy, Tessa Thompson, and Annie Bock, as well as an original keyboard solo by Jace Schmidt. All of these young people are submitting audition tapes to Nebraska Christian College for New Way Singers and the summer tour.
You Are Invited....
The family of Marlin and Mickey Kliewer invite you to an open house at the church on Saturday, March 13, 2 to 4 p.m., in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary.
Kids and Parents,
Please Note....
There will be no Wednesday night bus service for the rest of the school year.
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Serving Sunday
March 14, 2010
ELDERS: Scott Fitzwater, Sam Kohler
COMMUNION MEDITATION: Scott Fitzwater
DEACONS: Randy Cole, Ben Fitzwater, Norm Frerichs, George Gallisath, Marlin Kliewer, Keith Oltmans
USHER: Rod Warford
SHUT-INS: Ron Spitsnogle, Randy Cole
GREETERS: M/M Russell Smith
SLIDES AND SOUND SYSTEM: Gloria Portenier, Daniel Barr
WEE WORSHIP: Janene Fitzwater, Cassie Minor
JUNIOR WORSHIP: Rebecca Lundstedt
NURSERY: Michelle Blaser
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COUNTING THE CONCERNED
Sunday School..............................90
Sunday Worship..........................169
Regular Offering.........................$2,795.00
Weekly Budget............................$3,050.00
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Have You Been Adopted?
Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, "I know all about adoption; I was adopted...."
"What does it mean to be adopted?" asked another child.
"It means," said the girl, "that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!"
John, the disciple Jesus loved, reminds us that "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1).
Aren't you so glad that you are on God's heart? Aren't you so glad that God sent His One and Only Son to die for you, so that you could be His child, too? "Lord, thank you for adopting me as your son. In Jesus' Name, Amen." |
