COMING EVENTS September 23 – Card Ministry – 5:00 p.m. September 23 – Small Groups meet October 4 – Feed the Football Team October 6 – Ladies’ Day – Miami, OK October 6 – Movie Night October 7 – Card Ministry – 5:00 p.m. October 8 – Ladies’ Night Out – 6:00 p.m. October 9 – Love Meals October 14 – Singing to shut-ins October 21 – Card Ministry – 5:00 p.m. October 21 – Elders/Deacons Meeting October 27 – Great Days of Service October 31 – Trunk or Treat BIBLE READING PLAN FOR 2018 September 23-29 - 2 Chronicles NOTICE: The elders have committed $1,000 for Disaster Relief on the East Coast. If you would like to add to this fund, please give your donation to one of the elders or D.J. by October 7. Freddie Vivion – September 23 Gary Boren – September 23 Jo Reta Ramsey – September 25 Kendall Odle – September 27 John and Sammie Stafford – September 30 Eutaw and Debbie Ragland – September 25 IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS/ ENCOURAGEMENT Health Concerns/Long Term Illnesses Brenda Forrest remains in Hillcrest with severe health issues. Dutch Longenbaugh is recovering from back surgery and may require surgery on a broken ankle. Judy Coppedge has a very serious foot issue. ON-GOING SERIOUS ILLNESSES Cancer/cancer treatments : Charles Finney, Keith Martin, Leslie McCarthy, Pat Crowell, Doyle Downing, Gabriel Crabtree, Colt Rowland, Patsy Carroll, Sherry Worley Seizures – Payton Stanley, Cathy Nations Jeff Mitchell - kidney disease Gertrude Teague – heart problems Zach James – awaiting heart transplant Candy McBride – kidney disease Dallas Madole – foot injury SYMPATHY We extend our sympathy to Kendall Odle and her family in the loss of her mother, Freda Odle. Her services were September 18. We also need to remember Vivian Finnell at this time. Her sister passed away in New Mexico this week. Congratulations! Julie Gidney gave birth to a baby boy on September 18! This means a new great grandson for Don and Pat Stafford, and a grandson for John and Jennifer! LITTLE BLESSINGS Many are the gifts and favors That we harvest every day. Never knowing they are blessings That are graced upon our way; That are favors of the Lord, For our Christian faith and duty And devotion to accord. Little blessings, gifts and favors That enrich our daily life And enhance our strength and courage To endure the woes of strife. Gifts of love, too rife to notice- That are blessing every day, To protect us and endure us At our labor and our play. Author Unknown SERMON TOPICS FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 Sunday AM - “Jesus’ Message to Laodicea” (Revelation 3:14-22) Sunday PM “ Are You Listening to God?” (James 1:22-24) SERMON NOTES: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ YOUTH NEWS Bible Quiz Question What is the only debt Paul said we should have? (Answer in Romans 13.) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations to Gracie, Makenzie, and Hunter Vivion for answering last week’s trivia question correctly! Memory Verse: Romans 14:1, “Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.” UP-COMING EVENTS October 6 – Movie Night October 7 – Tri-State Youth Services October 27 – Great Days of Service October 14 – Singing to shut-ins