Worship Leader Robert Smtih # 993 What A Mighty God We Serve

Volume XLVI I I
Number 39
For those who take the time to read
scripture slowly and carefully two
truths emerge. The first is we are all
sinners. All of us share the same
damage, the same failure, the same
brokenness. The story of Noah, where
God adds water to His new world starter kit makes this very clear. God
chooses a righteous man, the best the
world has to offer, and almost before
he’s off the boat sin has grabbed hold
of him. Even the best of us are sinners.
Worship Leader
# 993 What A Mighty God We Serve
The second truth the Bible spells out
for us is that God loves sinners. God
loves us so much he gave his son for
us. Even the worst of us is still loved
by God not because we deserve it but
because that’s who God is, that’s how
God acts.
So whoever you are, wherever you
came from, you’re sitting with a bunch
of folks who are sinners. Just like you.
And just like you they’re loved by God.
That’s what we’re here to proclaim this
morning. We’ve gathered to worship
the one who loves us and loved us even
when we were unlovable.
—Randy
Robert Smtih
# 171 Above All Else
Welcome
Robert Smith
# 533 I Am A Sheep
Scripture Reading
Dan Spaeth
Luke 15:11-24
Prayer
# 324 Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed?
Dan Spaeth
# 769 May I Call You Father?
Communion
Corey Boucher
Bread
# 377 He Still Came
Cup
# 377 He Still Came
Offering
Corey Boucher
Body Life
Corey Boucher
Prayer Time
Robert Smith
Dismiss Bible Hour (2yrs.-2nd gr.)
Robert Smith
# 1014 Jesus Loves Me
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Sermon
Welcome to worship.
October 4,2015
Blessing
Lord Reign In Me
“Go Wash Your Hands”
Randy Brown
Randy Brown
The following remain on our prayer list: Frank and
Janice Farris, Harrison Wilborn, Evelyn Urbick,
Rosalee Cleveland and Ray Shannon. Jenny Slavik
will have a procedure in Sugarland tomorrow. She is
hoping the procedure will prevent her from having hip
surgery. Dorothy Williams has been in the hospital in
Houston this week due to heart issues.
You are invited to the The Annual Acappella Picnic
at the Hallettsville Church of Christ on Saturday,
October 10 from 10-3. Come and sing along or sit
back and enjoy the singing. A meal will be provided.
1. When scripture says “all have sinned,” what does
this mean in your life? How does the fact you’ve
sinned affect your day to day activity?
2. How do you deal with guilt? Ignore it? Deny it?
Imagine it? Do you ever doubt your forgiven status and your place in the family of God? Why or
why not?
3. The church is the community where forgiveness
reigns. What should this look like? Why would
this be attractive to outsiders?
4. Living a life of being forgiven and forgiving is
proof we believe the Kingdom has come. What
does a forgiven life look like? What does a
forgiving life look like?
5. When we pray, forgive us our sins, there is a
cosmic aspect to our words. We are the world.
What are some sins all humans share? What are
the results of the sins? What is the Kingdom’s
response to these sins?
Next Sunday we will be serving lunch in the annex
immediately following worship.
Bring a dish and
come prepared to share a meal with your brothers and
sisters. If you have been visiting and plan to be here
next week, please be our guest.
Dear Central,
Thanks to Randy Brown for the lovely service and
thanks to the church for the meal, cards and prayers.
Our mom was so blessed to have Central as her church
family. Thanks for all your love and concern.
The Family of Estella Martinez
Trunk or Treat
In keeping with Central’s Mission
Statement: “To be God’s heart and God’s
hands in this community and beyond,” I
want to take up this week’s bulletin article
with the e-mail that Jodie sent out from
Andrea the other day. If you have ANY
questions, please feel free to ask Andrea
or me and we will do our best to answer,
explain, or clarify anything we can. I
strongly believe this to be a great avenue
to reach out to our community; how do I
know? I’ve seen it repeatedly work and
we cannot go wrong putting faces to the
sign out front to let people know we are
human too.
4. If someone would like to donate
funds toward a bounce house, that would
be a HUGE draw for our community.
Wednesday night, October 28, from 68pm we are hosting a Trunk or Treat for
our Central families and the community
around us! This is an excellent way to
bring Central to the community. Yes, there
will be other churches doing this, but for
our nearby community, we will be serving
them! To do this easy, large project we
need 100% commitment from our Central
family. Here is how you can help:
The most important need is the
trunks. It’s hard to have a Trunk or Treat
without the trunks! Every family can do
this, including younger and older
members. If you have younger children
and want to have them participate, this is
absolutely possible. And kids get a big
kick out of serving the community too!
They can do both! If you need ideas,
please come see Joey or Andrea for ideas
on how to dress your trunk
up. “Pinterest” is a fabulous way to find
ideas.
1. Host a Trunk! What this means is
you bring your car/truck/suv and decorate
the trunk. I have attached examples to this
email for you to see some ideas. You can
go elaborate or simple! Make it more fun
by dressing up yourself!
WEDNESDAY
Sept. 23, 2015
Bible Study
141
THURSDAY
Oct. 1, 2015
Ladies Class
13
SUNDAY
September 27, 2015
Bible Class
AM Worship
Evening Service
Small Groups
CONTRIBUTION
WEEKLY BUDGET
148
229
105
Dismissed
$ 9,566.72
$12,399.00
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION
$19,000.00
YEAR-TO-DATE
$567,212.91
Fiscal Year October to October
2. Donate CANDY! Now is the time
to hit up the stores before the candy prices
skyrocket!
Buy the individual piece
candy. We are hoping to see possibly 200
kids or more! So make sure you have
enough candy. We will have a setup of
some kind near the Welcome Center or
possibly under the new Central Student
Ministry Board in the foyer. Please
donate candy, and we will distribute that
among the cars if we need to help those
that run out. You may begin donating
candy TODAY!
3. I am recruiting a couple of students
to face paint. Of course, they don't know
that yet.
5. If we serve food, usually it is
something simple. That is an available
"Station".
6. REGISTRATION — We will
need at least four people to handle
registrations. This is a way to keep track
of visiting community, send them a thank
you note, invite them to church! This job
requires happy, positive, energetic
(bilingual is a plus, but not mandatory)
people!
Sign up starts this Today! We need
to know ASAP that you are willing to
help! Sign up with Andrea!
Thank you for wanting to make Central
a better church family. Reaching out to
our community is one of the easiest ways
to bring our community together and
share Jesus at the same time.
Be Jesus,
— Andrea Wrape