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"Reaching Forward Together"
Loving God, Loving Each Other, Loving to Share His Story

CHANGE FROM A DOLLAR:

      Jesus said: “I Am the Light of the World” (John 9:5).
      He said these words after giving sight to a man born blind. Later, when quizzed by the religious leaders, the healed man said: “One thing I do know, I was blind but now I see!”(John 9:25). Jesus brings light to the world, physically and spiritually.
      This Christmas season our church will resume our annual mission opportunity of bringing light to our community. In fact, we’re bringing 100,000 twinkling lights in our “Listen to the Lights” display. This is our ten-year anniversary of sharing a light show with our town. Annually, a total of about nine thousand persons come to see the nightly shows.
      We also will have two separate Family Nights (Dec. 8 & 15) with all the trimmings of bon-fires, train rides, free pictures with Santa, cookies and hot chocolate.
      Join me in spreading the good news about our light show! What a joy to resume this effort after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. We can use lots of help in working our nightly shows. See Dr. Dale Prudhome or Melanie Lindsey to sign up to volunteer. Jesus is still the reason for the season.

Sermon Titles for Morning Worship Services These are mp3 files - to download, right-click the play button and click "Save target as"
January 7		Happy New Year! (Psalm 1) - Dr. Dollar
January 14		A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) - Dr. Dollar
January 21		God’s Secret of Contentment (Philippians 4:10-14) - Dr. Dollar
January 28		The Boy Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2:41-52) - Dr. Dollar
February 4		Prepare the Way for the Lord (Luke 3:1-18) - Dr. Dollar
February 11		The Life of Jesus: His Baptism and Temptation Experience (Luke 3:21-4:13) - Dr. Dollar
February 18		The Life of Jesus: Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth? (Luke 4:14-30) - Dr. Dollar
February 25		The Life of Jesus: Calling the First Disciples (Luke 5:1-11) - Dr. Dollar
March 4		The Life of Jesus: Peter’s Great Confession (Luke 9:18-27) - Dr. Dollar
March 11		The Life of Jesus: The Last Supper (Luke 22:1-34) - Dr. Dollar
March 18		The Life of Jesus: Gethsemane and Jesus' Arrest (Luke 22:39-53) - Dr. Dollar
March 25		It's Still the Cross (Luke 22:54 - 23:49) - Dr. Dollar
April 1		Foolish or Faithful? (Luke 24:25-27) - Dr. Dollar
April 8		Beyond the Resurrection: A Great Gospel and Great Commission (Luke 24:44-53) - Dr. Dollar
April 15		Beyond the Resurrection: Great Power for Living (Acts 1-2) - Dr. Dollar
April 22		Beyond the Resurrection: Great Power in Praying (Acts 4:1-31) - Dr. Dollar
April 29		"...But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24) - Dr. Jason Burden
May 6		God's Ministering Family: Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18) - Dr. Dollar
May 13		God's Blue-Print for the Family (Ephesians 5:22 - 6:4) - Dr. Dollar
May 20		Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Eighteen (Proverbs 3:5-6) - Dr. Dollar
May 27		Remember Genesis 8:1, Exodus 2:24, Joshua 4:7, Psalm 42:6, Deuteronomy 8 - Dr. Dollar
June 3		Lord of the Harvest (Matthew 9:35-38) - Dr. Dollar
June 10		God's Manna from Heaven (Exodus 16) - Dr. Dollar
June 17		The Loving Father (Luke 15:11-31) - Dr. Dollar
June 24		The Syrian Waterboy (2 Kings 5:1-14) - Rev. Mike Wood
July 1		Lessons Jesus Taught His Disciples: Our Needs (Matthew 14:13-21) - Dr. Dollar
July 8		Lessons Jesus Taught His Disciples: Our Worries (Matthew 6:25-34) - Dr. Dollar
July 15		Lessons Jesus Taught His Disciples: Our Storms (Matthew 14:22-36) - Dr. Dollar
July 22		Lessons Jesus Taught His Disciples: Our Calling (Matthew 16:13-20) - Dr. Dollar
July 29		Lessons Jesus Taught His Disciples: Our Faith (Matthew 17:14-21) - Dr. Dollar
August 5		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "God is at Work in You" (Philippians 1:1-6) - Dr. Dollar
August 12		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "The Power of Grace" (Philippians 1:7-11) - Dr. Dollar
August 19		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "To Live is Christ" (Philippians 1:12-21) - Dr. Dollar
August 26		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "Stand Firm" (Philippians 1:22-30) - Dr. Dollar
September 2		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "What Jesus Did for Us" (Philippians 2:1-11) - Dr. Dollar
September 9		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "Holding Forth the Word of Life" (Philippians 2:12-18) - Dr. Dollar
September 16		A New Look at an Old Mandate (Genesis 1:28) - Dr. Brent Ray
September 23		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "God's Use of People" (Philippians 2:19-30; Isaiah 30:21; Acts 16:9-10) - Dr. Dollar
September 30		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "Knowing Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:1-11) - Dr. Dollar
October 7		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "Pressing Toward the Goal" (Philippians 3:12-16) - Dr. Dollar
October 14		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "Stand Firm!" (Philippians 3:17-4:1) - Dr. Dollar
October 21		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "The Peace of God" (Philippians 4:5-9) - Dr. Dollar
October 28		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "God's Secret of Contentment" (Philippians 4:10-14) - Dr. Dollar
November 4		Philippians, God's Letter of Joy: "My God will meet all your needs" (Philippians 4:15-20) - Dr. Dollar
November 11		Spread the Word! (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5) - Dr. Dollar
November 18		Ten Percenters (Luke 17:11-19) - Dr. Dollar
November 25		Why Jesus Came or Doesn't He Know What Time of Year It Is? (John 10:10b) - Mike Wood
December 2		The Word Became Flesh (John 1:1-14) - Dr. Dollar
December 9		To Us a Child is Born (Isaiah 9:1-7) - Dr. Dollar
December 16		Peace on Earth (Luke 2:13-20) - Dr. Dollar

Read the Bible through in a year!

Many of our members have chosen to participate in the “Read the Bible Through” project. In one year you too can read the entire Bible. It takes only about 15 to 20 minutes a day. Just think, you can read every word of God’s message to us contained in Old and New Testaments. There are no other “testaments” or books of doctrine that are from God…just the Bible. Make this year the time your life changed! If you would like to view or print the reading schedule, Click here for “Read the Bible Through in a Year.pdf” (76kb)

Or … “Read Through in Two”!

You may choose a new way of reading the whole Bible. It’s called “Read Through in Two.” The pace is not as fast and you can spend more time on readings you enjoy. Start a New Year out right. Begin your daily reading of God’s Word! You may view and download the Bible readings for the year by clicking here “Read Through in Two.pdf” (162kb)

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