Prayer List - WordPress.com · 8.02.2017  · 115 New allwin Road allwin, MO 63021 636.391.6697 [email protected] lafayettechurch.org Gatherings Sunday mornings 9:00am

Lafayette Church of Christ 115 New Ballwin Road Ballwin, MO 63021 636.391.6697 [email protected] lafayettechurch.org

Gatherings Sunday mornings 9:00am Worship Gathering 10:30am Bible Classes Wednesday evenings 7:00pm Bible Classes and teenEPIC

Shepherds Les Keim Greg Malcom Jackie Roland Dan Roper Jim Zeller

Stats, July 30, 2017 Worship 220 Classes 116 Offering $6,073.00 2017 weekly goal $8,600.00 2017 avg. weekly offering $8,888.64 2017 YTD variation vs goal 8,947.73 Ghana missions for July $1,335.42

Ministry Staff Mike Brown, Youth Minister [email protected] Bob Clark, Preaching Minister 636.346.2795 [email protected] Kyle Johnson, Neighborhood Interaction [email protected] Becki Pulley, Church Secretary [email protected]

Lafayette Christian Preschool Anna Weaver, Director [email protected]

A discernment team meets today to seek God’s leading for our small group ministry. Chiquita Brown was co-valedictorian in her CNA coursework. Give thanks for her hard work. Krista Rhoades is mourning the passing of her grandmother. Jaque Houston is mourning the loss of her mother-in-law, Jewell Houston. Judy Cooper remains in pain, but thankfully, not the agonizing pain she had after surgery. Paul Stone has been born again! Pray for him as he begins his new life. Brendon Noyes and Gracie Olderman are studying abroad at HUF. Hospice: Christeene Moore (Kathy Velloff’s mother), Carol Schreiner (former member), Traci Maners (Bob and Lourene Clark’s friend) Cancer treatment: Terry Pulley, Deb Leahy (former member), Barbara McKeel, and Carol Dalton (Charlotte McIllroy’s sister) Preparing for marriage: Dion Shaffer and Kirsten Sneed; Jordan Noyes and Kendra Stevenson; Luke Uebelein and Julianne Bigham

Assisted living and homebound Delmar on the Green: Calvin Uhls 338 and Velma Barfield (Pat Beach’s mother) 228; Gambrill Gardens: Fern Orme, 312E; Home: Judy Cooper.

Neighborhood interaction Give thanks for the new doors for interaction and service that have continued to open in our neighborhood.

International missions Burkina Faso: Pray for doors to be opened and more funding to be received for the girl's school project in the village of Niangaloko. Cambodia: Pray God will grant the Lavender church in Singapore knowledge and wisdom in their dedicated efforts to help the church grow in Cambodia. Asia: Pray for my time management between training, work, and ministry. — Logan

Summer church and parachurch As we pray for all of students during the summer break, remember those working with churches and parachurch ministries. Garrett Bender from Lewisville, TX and MaryKate Riffle from Lost Creek, WV are finishing up their work as summer youth ministry interns at Lafayette. Blake Buehrer has returned home safely from Honduras. Maleah Brown is interning with Christian Family Services here in St. Louis. Peyton Buehrer is a youth ministry intern at San Jose Church of Christ in Jacksonville, FL. Austin Gray is interning with North City Church of Christ in St. Louis. Donovan Tritschler interned with the Fairview Church of Christ in Columbia, MO.

Prayer List

Singing .............................................................................................................. Mike Brown When we sing from our hearts and minds we praise God and encourage each other.

We Shall Assemble #718 Hosanna #167

Shepherd’s welcome ................................................................................... Greg Malcolm We welcome and accept one another as Jesus welcomes and accepts each of us.

Cornerstone* All Who Are Thirsty*

Communion ...................................................................................................... Austin Gray All followers of Jesus are invited to participate as we remember and proclaim Jesus in the Lord’s Supper. The bread is the body of Christ. The juice is the blood of Christ. Gluten free bread is available in the kitchen.

Just As I Am-I Come Broken*

Offering ............................................................................................................. Austin Gray We worship God by giving God the first fruits of our income to express both thanks and trust. We seek to honor God as we give joyfully, generously, sacrificially, and dependably.

Reading of Romans 9:1-5 ..................................................................................Joe Johnson We invite God to shape us as we listen attentively to God’s Word.

Shine, Jesus, Shine #290

Message .......................................................................................................... Kyle Johnson Preaching is a time of worship: God is revealed and we respond with our hearts and lives.

Prayer opportunity ...................................................................... Greg and Dawn Malcolm If you would like to pray, exit the back of the worship center, turn left, and you will find the prayer room on the right just past the kitchen.

Mighty To Save* Lord, Reign In Me*

Child care ................................................................................Diane Weber and Cody Gray To drop off children (up to their third birthday), exit the back of the worship center into the foyer, turn left, and you will find the nursery at the end of the hall. Children are to be picked up immediately after the gathering.

#Songs of Faith and Praise Songbook *Song sheets - available at the Welcome Center

Worship Gathering August 6, 2017

Whether you are a first-time guest or have been gathering with us for some time, we are glad you are with us today. We are a family of Jesus-followers who gather each week to worship God and scatter each week to reflect God. Thanks so much for worshipping with us. Please join us in reflecting God throughout the week.

Please complete a blue guest card from the back of the worship center seats and place it in the offering tray as it passes you. We would love to be able to contact you to say hello. If you would like to know more about being a Jesus-follower, being baptized, or becoming a part of Lafayette, you are invited to meet with those in the prayer room just after the sermon. Turn left as you exit the back of the worship center; the prayer room is on the right just past the kitchen.

1 School supplies Today is the last day to bring your school supplies for Fair Haven Children's Home and Por Los Ninos Children's Home in Catacamas, Honduras. Please place your donations in the containers in the foyer.

2 Lafayette 101 Our adult class meeting on Sundays will feature Lafayette 101 presentations for the next four weeks. Presentations will include a CFS report, a presentation of the Lafayette discipleship plan, a short-term missions report on Honduras, and teaching about lessons learned from our Israel pilgrims.

3 Campus clean-up Being good stewards of our church campus is important to us at Lafayette. A 40 foot dumpster was delivered to allow us to do some summer cleaning. Teachers and ministry leaders are encouraged to make use of the dumpster this week.

4 Baptism “Follow me.” Remember those words from Jesus? If you are a Jesus-follower, do you remember the day you changed the direction of your life and began following him? Paul Stone was baptized recently. With his baptism he begins a new life of following Jesus as Lord of his life. Give thanks for Paul’s decision to follow Jesus!

5 Church office hours Due to vacation schedules, the church office will have irregular hours this week. You are encouraged to contact the staff before traveling to the office. Normal office hours (Monday—Thursday, 8:00am-1:00pm) resume on August 14.

Are you active on Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Do you enjoy posting family news? Inspirational stories? Memories? Do you like connecting with friends? Many people have found social media to be a pleasant and joyful experience. To all of you...carry on. I’d like to say a word to those who find social media a place to vent, fume, rant, and rage. May I suggest that before you post or like or retweet, you consider: “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be” (James 3:9-10). — Bob Clark

Welcome to Lafayette

Word of encouragement

5 Things to know this week

Aug ?? Float trip on the Meramec Aug 6 Kyle Johnson preaches Aug 6 Adult class: Lafayette 101: CFS report Aug 6 Small Groups focus group luncheon Aug 13 Adult class: Lafayette 101 Lafayette dscipleship plan Aug 16 New adult class: Gospel of John Aug 18 Superset Ice Cream Social at the church building Aug 20 Adult class: Lafayette 101: Short term missions report: Honduras Aug 27 Adult class: Israel Pilgrims Aug 27 LCM Back to School Ice Cream Party, 10:30am Aug 28 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sep 2 Superset Birthday Breakfast Sept 3 Holiday schedule: no classes Sept 10 Adult class: Lamenting with God Sept 10 teenEPIC to Ne-O-Tez Volleyball Tournament Sept 11 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sept 14 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Sept 15 Superset Crockpot Luncheon at the church building Sep 17 Church at the Park, 10:00am at Wildwood Community Park Sep 18 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sep 21 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Sep 25 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sep 28 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Sep 29 LCM Movie Night, 7:30pm outside the church building Oct 2 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Oct 5 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Oct 7 Superset Birthday Breakfast Oct 9 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Oct 11 Table Talk 5:45-7:15pm Oct 12 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Oct 15 LCM Pumpkin Decorating, after the worship gathering

Oct 16 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Oct 19 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Oct 20 Superset Brunch/Luncheon at the church building Oct 23 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Oct 26 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Oct 28 LCM Trunk or Treat, 4:00- 6:00pm in the church parking lot Oct 30 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Nov 2 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Nov 4 Superset Birthday Breakfast Nov 6 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Nov 5 DST ends Nov 9 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Nov 10-12 teenEPIC to Refuge Nov 13 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Nov 16 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Nov 17 Superset Thanksgiving Luncheon at the church building Nov 17-19 Fair Trade Market Nov 22 Holiday schedule: no activities on campus Nov 26 Neighborhood Interaction Angel Tree begins Nov 27 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Nov 30 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Dec 2 Superset Birthday Breakfast Dec 2 All-church Christmas Party (LCM Gift Exchange and Gingerbread House Party) Dec 4 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Dec 7 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Dec 8 teenEPIC Christmas Party Dec 11 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Dec 15 Superset Christmas Party at the church building Dec 17 Cider Sunday Dec 17 Neighborhood Interaction Angel Tree gifts due Dec 24 Christmas Eve Worship, 9:00am, no classes

Area events

Sep 10 Ne-O-Tez Volleyball Tournament Sep 22 CFS Annual Dinner Nov Adoption Month at CFS Nov 10 Refuge -- Area-wide Teen Retreat

Nov 11 CFS Trivia Night Nov 23 West Central Community Luncheon, 11:00am-1:00pm

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