Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The ministry is off to a warm and cozy start! To date, several members have donated funds, time, and material for this ministry. As of last Sunday, we have provided 2 prayer shawls, and 9 fleece blankets to comfort those who are going through a rough time. There are several fleece blankets completed and ready to be given. If you know of someone who could use prayer and love to wrap up in, please contact the church at 624-8302 or email chimestime@aol.com. You can also contact the same places if you would like to knit or crochet a shawl, or help with the fleece blankets.
BLTS (Bring Love To Someone)
As we near the Holdiay Season, our thoughts turn to those who are in need of the basic necessities of life. Food, clothing, furniture, warmth, etc. West Central Development has estimated that they will have around 40 families that can use our help. A box will be by the table at the back of the church from now until the week of Thanksgiving and then at Christmas time. Join the BLTS and make this holday season one to remember for several families. You can make donations to West Central Development any time. Their address is 313 Main St., Malvern, IA and the telephone number is 712-624-8172. Thank you for all your efforts to Bring Love To Someone.
SOS (Support Our Soldiers)
As you know, we have been providing casseroles for Carissa while her husband is serving our country> Since we are coming into the serswon of Thanksgiving, the Adult Sunday School class wil be collecting cards, and supplies to send to Chris and his unit. There are 200 soldiers in his unit and we would like to send them each a thank you. The youth have already made cards to send. If each of us would provide 2 "thank you" cards, we could thank a whole unit. Since there won't be any names on these cards, they could pass them along to other units. The soldiers are also in need of basic necessities and anything from home is a blessing and GREATLY appreciated. The gibbest item is socks. From there, they can use chap stick, tooth brushes, tooth paste, wipes, toilet tissue, hand sanitizer, hand soap, shampoo, etc. All cards and items will be sent to Chris and he will place them on a community table for all the soldiers to choose from. A box will be provided by the table at the back of the church for your items. You can also email chimestime@aol.com if you have any questions, or want to bring them to Joyfully Yours Country Decor. The deadline for gathering the above is November 1st. Help us say Thank You to a few of our service men and women.
Study Guide - Sept. 28th - Oct. 3rd.
STUDY GUIDE
Monday, September 28: Perfected; Hebrews 10:17. God doesn’t improve, He perfects. He doesn’t enhance, He completes. We still err and stumble. We still do exactly what we don’t want to do. When it comes to our position before God, we are perfect. When He sees each of us, He sees one who has been made perfect through Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, September 29: Set Apart; Read Galatians 5:22-23. Many times in our world we, as Christians, are despised, persecuted and mocked and singled out for our beliefs. It is in these times of persecution that we realize that the Holy Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. He encourages each of us to practice these fruits of the Spirit each day.
Wednesday, September 30: Rescued Heaven; Read John 5:24. When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him. When you recognize His wisdom, you will learn from Him. When you discover His strength, you will rely on Him, but only when He saves you will you worship Him.
Thursday, October 1: Let The Redeemed Say So; Read Colossians 3:10. Salvation is the process that‘s done, that is secure. Sanctification is the lifelong process of being changed from one degree of glory to the next, and growing in Christ, putting away the old, and taking on the new.
Friday, October 2: God Energizes Our Efforts; Read Colossians 1:28-29. Paul dreamed of the day that each person would be safe in Christ. How did he do it? What was his source of strength? He worked with all the energy that he possessed. As Paul worked so did God, and as you work, so does God.
Saturday, October 3: God Knows What’s Best; Read Proverbs 3:5. The problem with this world is that it doesn’t fit. It will do for now, but it isn’t tailor made as God would like it. We were made to live with God, but on earth we live by faith. We were made to live forever, but on earth we live for the moment.
Monday, September 28: Perfected; Hebrews 10:17. God doesn’t improve, He perfects. He doesn’t enhance, He completes. We still err and stumble. We still do exactly what we don’t want to do. When it comes to our position before God, we are perfect. When He sees each of us, He sees one who has been made perfect through Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, September 29: Set Apart; Read Galatians 5:22-23. Many times in our world we, as Christians, are despised, persecuted and mocked and singled out for our beliefs. It is in these times of persecution that we realize that the Holy Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. He encourages each of us to practice these fruits of the Spirit each day.
Wednesday, September 30: Rescued Heaven; Read John 5:24. When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him. When you recognize His wisdom, you will learn from Him. When you discover His strength, you will rely on Him, but only when He saves you will you worship Him.
Thursday, October 1: Let The Redeemed Say So; Read Colossians 3:10. Salvation is the process that‘s done, that is secure. Sanctification is the lifelong process of being changed from one degree of glory to the next, and growing in Christ, putting away the old, and taking on the new.
Friday, October 2: God Energizes Our Efforts; Read Colossians 1:28-29. Paul dreamed of the day that each person would be safe in Christ. How did he do it? What was his source of strength? He worked with all the energy that he possessed. As Paul worked so did God, and as you work, so does God.
Saturday, October 3: God Knows What’s Best; Read Proverbs 3:5. The problem with this world is that it doesn’t fit. It will do for now, but it isn’t tailor made as God would like it. We were made to live with God, but on earth we live by faith. We were made to live forever, but on earth we live for the moment.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Study Guide Sept. 7th - Sept. 12th
Monday, September 7: God’s Plans: Read Psalm 37:4. When we submit to God’s plans, we can trust our desires. Our assignment is found at the intersection of God’s plans and our pleasures. What do you love to do? What brings you joy? What gives you a sense of satisfaction? The longings of our heart are critical messages and are not to be ignored. God is too gracious to ask you to do something you hate.
Tuesday, September 8: Our Problem Is Sin: Read Romans 12:2. Real change is an inside job. You might alter things for a day or two, but the heart of the matter is and always will be the matter of the heart. Our problem is sin. We are in rebellion against our Creator, and we are cut off from the source of life. That is why the Bible uses terms like conversion, repentance, and lost and found. Society may renovate, but God re-creates.
Wednesday, September 9: Truth In Love: Read Psalm 89:14. The single most difficult pursuit is truth in love. Love is a difficult pursuit, and truth is a tough one too. Put them together and you are in for the ride of your life! Love in truth, and truth in love. Never one at the expense of the other. Never the embrace of love without the torch of truth.
Thursday, September 10: Safe To Believe: Read Romans 6:5-6. The resurrection is an exploding flare announcing to all sincere seekers that it is “safe to believe.” Safe to believe in heaven as our estate and the earth as its porch. Safe to believe in a time when questions won’t keep us awake and pain won’t keep us down.
Friday, September 11: The True Son of God: Read Mathew 8:25-26. Read this verse. Check it out. Open your Bible. Search for another time when the disciples corporately praised Jesus. You won’t find it. Only after the incident at sea did the disciples worship Jesus because they were the ones who were saved.
Saturday, September 12: A Parent’s Precious Prayers: Read Isaiah 54:13. Never underestimate the ponderings of a Christian parent. Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child. Who knows how many prayers are being answered right now because of the faithful ponderings of a parent. God listens to thoughtful parents.
Tuesday, September 8: Our Problem Is Sin: Read Romans 12:2. Real change is an inside job. You might alter things for a day or two, but the heart of the matter is and always will be the matter of the heart. Our problem is sin. We are in rebellion against our Creator, and we are cut off from the source of life. That is why the Bible uses terms like conversion, repentance, and lost and found. Society may renovate, but God re-creates.
Wednesday, September 9: Truth In Love: Read Psalm 89:14. The single most difficult pursuit is truth in love. Love is a difficult pursuit, and truth is a tough one too. Put them together and you are in for the ride of your life! Love in truth, and truth in love. Never one at the expense of the other. Never the embrace of love without the torch of truth.
Thursday, September 10: Safe To Believe: Read Romans 6:5-6. The resurrection is an exploding flare announcing to all sincere seekers that it is “safe to believe.” Safe to believe in heaven as our estate and the earth as its porch. Safe to believe in a time when questions won’t keep us awake and pain won’t keep us down.
Friday, September 11: The True Son of God: Read Mathew 8:25-26. Read this verse. Check it out. Open your Bible. Search for another time when the disciples corporately praised Jesus. You won’t find it. Only after the incident at sea did the disciples worship Jesus because they were the ones who were saved.
Saturday, September 12: A Parent’s Precious Prayers: Read Isaiah 54:13. Never underestimate the ponderings of a Christian parent. Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child. Who knows how many prayers are being answered right now because of the faithful ponderings of a parent. God listens to thoughtful parents.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Study Guide Aug. 31st -Sept. 5th
Monday, August 31: God Gives Rest; Read Matthew 11:30. There is a correlation between the way you feel about yourself and the way you feel about others. If you are at peace with yourself---if you like yourself—you will get along with others. The converse is also true, if you don’t like yourself; if you are ashamed, embarrassed, or angry, other people are going to know it.
Tuesday, September 1: He Is Coming Back: Read 1 Corinthians 15: 23. God has made a promise to us. “I will come back.” Do we dare believe this promise? There is a cautious part of us that wonders how reliable these words may be? How can we know He will do what He says? Why, because He has already done it once!
Wednesday, September 2: Nothing on Earth Satisfies; Read 1 Timothy 6:7-8. Satisfied? That is one thing we are not. We are not satisfied. We take the vacation of a lifetime, yet on the way home we dread going back to work. Contentment is a difficult virtue, because there is nothing on earth that can satisfy our deepest longings. We long to see God and we won’t be satisfied until we do.
Thursday, September 3: The Master Builder; Read Psalm 23:3. It is hard to see things grow old. We see our friends and family members grow old. We see the towns we grew up in grow old and we wish that we could make things new again. We can’t make things new again, but God can. He restores our soul. He will restore the vigor in our lives. He will restore the energy and He will restore our hope and our soul.
Friday, September 4: A Raging Fire; Read Romans 12:3. Resentment is the cocaine of our emotions. It causes our blood to pump and our energy level to rise, and it requires increasingly large and more frequent doses. There is a dangerous point at which anger ceases to be an emotion and becomes a driving force. A person bent on revenge moves further and further away from being able to forgive.
Saturday, September 5: You Have Captured God’s Heart; Read Isaiah 62:5. Have you ever noticed the way that a groom looks at his bride during the wedding? If the light is just right you can see the bride’s reflection in the groom’s eyes. What groom could bear to live without his bride? This is exactly how Jesus feels about each of us. Look long enough into the eyes of our Savior and you will see a bride. Who is this bride? You are, you have captured the heart of God!
Tuesday, September 1: He Is Coming Back: Read 1 Corinthians 15: 23. God has made a promise to us. “I will come back.” Do we dare believe this promise? There is a cautious part of us that wonders how reliable these words may be? How can we know He will do what He says? Why, because He has already done it once!
Wednesday, September 2: Nothing on Earth Satisfies; Read 1 Timothy 6:7-8. Satisfied? That is one thing we are not. We are not satisfied. We take the vacation of a lifetime, yet on the way home we dread going back to work. Contentment is a difficult virtue, because there is nothing on earth that can satisfy our deepest longings. We long to see God and we won’t be satisfied until we do.
Thursday, September 3: The Master Builder; Read Psalm 23:3. It is hard to see things grow old. We see our friends and family members grow old. We see the towns we grew up in grow old and we wish that we could make things new again. We can’t make things new again, but God can. He restores our soul. He will restore the vigor in our lives. He will restore the energy and He will restore our hope and our soul.
Friday, September 4: A Raging Fire; Read Romans 12:3. Resentment is the cocaine of our emotions. It causes our blood to pump and our energy level to rise, and it requires increasingly large and more frequent doses. There is a dangerous point at which anger ceases to be an emotion and becomes a driving force. A person bent on revenge moves further and further away from being able to forgive.
Saturday, September 5: You Have Captured God’s Heart; Read Isaiah 62:5. Have you ever noticed the way that a groom looks at his bride during the wedding? If the light is just right you can see the bride’s reflection in the groom’s eyes. What groom could bear to live without his bride? This is exactly how Jesus feels about each of us. Look long enough into the eyes of our Savior and you will see a bride. Who is this bride? You are, you have captured the heart of God!
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