Order of Service
Living By Faith
Romans 1:8-17
 Welcome/Reminders
Call to Worship
Worship Through Song
Worship Through Giving
Worship Through Hearing God’s Word
Worship by Living for God
 
Church Events

NMI Meeting
The NMI Council will meet  at 4 pm.
 
Adult Mission Lesson
There is an Adult Mission Lesson Sunday, September 16 at 6:00 pm.
 
Alabaster Offering
We will be taking up our Alabaster Offering on Sunday, September 23. Alabaster Offering goes towards purchase of land and construction of churches, schools, medical
 facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers.
 
40 Days of Faithfulness
August 19-September 30
I pledge to trust God to be faithful and will demonstrate that trust by increasing my faithfulness in: Tithing, Prayer, and Scripture. God promises blessings that we cannot contain if we are faithful in our giving. We believe that God keeps his promises!
Let’s live like we do!

Worship Prayer:
Bless this service of worship,
Dear Lord. May we receive new depths of understand and new heights of insight. May the wisdom we gain in Christ make us faithful in every good work to honor the Lord our maker.
 
The Goal
1 Peter 3:8-9
1) The Goal—Harmony
2) The Means—Real Love
3) The Reward—Blessings for all

NMI Meeting
There will be an NMI meeting Sunday, July 15 at 4:00 pm.
 
Special Guest
This evening, Ashley and Tracey Hord with their children Esther, Joseph, and Hannah will be here speaking. They are serving in Lesotho, Africa. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 6pm Sunday. The Gladewater and Longview churches have been invited. Please bring finger foods and enjoy a wonderful time.

Ladies Night
It’s been a busy few weeks, but we’d like to have a little get together this month. Ladies Night at Chili’s Thursday, July 19 at 6:30 pm! Please contact Didi Henderson with any questions. (903) 315-9549
 
Vacation Bible School
Join us as we venture onto an uncharted island where kids survive and thrive. Kids will anchor in the truth that Jesus carries them through life’s storms. We will be exploring the island nightly July 30-August 3 from 6-8:30pm. Kids who are registered by July 22 will receive a special gift the first night they attend VBS, Registration is available online at:
https://vbspro.events/p/events/kcn2018
 
We are also in need of volunteers!  Volunteers need to be registered TODAY so that we can plan appropriately for the number of workers we’ll have available. If you plan to volunteer (this includes teenagers) you are required to complete a NazSafe training session. You can register as a volunteer online at: https://vbspro.events/p/events/kcn2018
 
VBS Decorating
Saturday, July 21 we will have a day
devoted to decorating for VBS. There is something for everyone to help with, no matter physical limitations. The decorations really help set the tone for the week and the kids absolutely love them! Decorating will start at 9:00 am. If you have any questions, please see Carolyn Wesson or Connie Friesen.
 
VBS Worker’s Meeting
Next Sunday, July 22, there will be an informational meeting for ALL VBS volunteers.
f you can make it, please attend! This helps everyone get on the same page and
ensure VBS is a success!
 
VBS Program
On August 5, the kids will present the annual VBS Program at 10:45 am.
There will be no Sunday School this day.
 
Thank You
Thank you for going above and beyond for providing food for the Mattie Phillips
funeral meal. You showed how much the church loves people.
Your support and love is seen and appreciated.
 
Miracles
1) Get ready for them: Look to and talk with God about needs
2) Get set: Believe that God will answer
3) Go!: Do something in faith about the need
 
“None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.”
- Marshal Foch, French Marshal WWI

Grateful for Grace
Matthew 22:1-14

Order of Service: 
Welcome/Reminders
 Call to Worship
Psalm 130:5-6a
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.”
 Worship in Song
 Worship in Giving
“Give unto God and bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” Psalm 103:2
 Worship in the Word
 Worship in Sharing the Joy with Others

NMI Meeting
There will be an NMI meeting Sunday, July 15 at 4:00 pm.
 
Sunday School
The Branches, is in middle of a study of “The Beatitudes-Living a Blessed Life”.
July 8—The Peacemakers
July 15— The Persecuted
 
Vacation Bible School
Join us as we venture onto an uncharted island where kids survive and thrive. Kids will anchor in the truth that Jesus carries them through life’s storms. We will be exploring the island nightly July 30-August 3 from 6-8:30pm. Kids who are registered by July 22 will receive a special gift the first night they attend VBS, Registration is available online at:
https://vbspro.events/p/events/kcn2018
 
We are also in need of volunteers!  Volunteers need to be registered by Sunday, July 15 so that we can plan appropriately for the number of workers we’ll have available. If you plan to volunteer (this includes teenagers) you are required to complete a NazSafe training session. You can register as a volunteer online at: https://vbspro.events/p/events/kcn2018

Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys

Adult Mission Lesson
There will be an adult mission lesson at 6:00 pm tonight. The lesson will be held here at the church and Connie Friesen will be giving the lesson.
 
Children’s Camp
Children’s Camp will be held July 1-5. Regular registration must be mailed by
June 18 and will be $230. No registrations after June 18.
 
Sunday School
One of our two adult Sunday School classes, The Branches, is starting a study of “The Beatitudes-Living a Blessed Life”. This is a 7-week study from the Foundry/Nazarene Publishing House.
June 10 - Those Who Mourn
June 17 - The Meek
June 24 - The Righteous & Merciful
July 1 - The Pure in Heart
July 8 - The Peacemakers
July 15 - The Persecuted 

NazSafe Training
Sunday, June 24 from 3:30-5:30pm we will be holding a NazSafe Training.
Anyone on a board/committee or who works with children/youth is required to take this training. Pastor Powell would ideally like all members of our
congregation to attend this session so that they are informed and aware.

Happy Birthday!
6/13 Junior Leach
 
Happy Anniversary!
6/10 Neal & Cathy Copeland
6/11 Mitchell & Caroline Powell
 
 
“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you
worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every
desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. We pray this so
that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him,
​according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
 
 
How God would grow His church:
 
Give us a worthy objective
(salvation for us and others)
 
Give us a vital fellowship
with each other
 
Callus to a serious commitment

​Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys
 

Adult Mission Lesson
Sunday, June 10, there will be an mission lesson at 6:00 pm. The lesson will be held here at the church and Connie Friesen will be giving the lesson.
 
Teen Camp
Teen Camp will June 18-22 at Scottsville.
 
Children’s Camp
Children’s Camp will be held July 1-5. Early registration must be mailed by June 4 and will be $195. Regular registration must be mailed by June 18 and will be $230.
No registrations after June 18.
 
Sunday School
One of our two adult Sunday School classes, The Branches, is starting a study of “The Beatitudes-Living a Blessed Life”. This is a 7-week study from the Foundry/Nazarene Publishing House.
June 3 - The Poor in Spirit
 June 17 - The Meek
June 24 - The Righteous & Merciful
July 1 - The Pure in Heart
July 8 - The Peacemakers
July 15 - The Persecuted 

Order of Service

Welcome/Reminders
 
Call to Worship
“Let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
 
Musical Worship
 
Hearing the Word of God
 
Being Salt and Light
 
You Are...
Matthew 5:13-16

Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys

Order of Service
Welcome/Reminders
Mother’s Day Celebration
Musical Worship
Tithes and Offerings
Hearing the Word of God
Leaving to Share With Others
His Love Endures Forever
Psalm 118:1

Mother’s Day
Today we have a special photo-op area in the foyer for you to take a photo with or for your mom in celebration of Mother’s Day.
 
Collecting Flip Flops
Our Links family will be with us on Sunday, May 20. Between now and
then we will be collecting flip flops of all sizes to donate to them for an
outreach ministry in Manila.
 
NMI Meeting
There will be an NMI council meeting on Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 pm. 

Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Richard Darnell
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys
-Jay Westbrook—Kidneys

Baby Day
Our babies and toddlers will be honored today during the service.
 
Mother’s Day
On May 13, we will have a special photo-op area in the foyer for you to take a photo with or for your mom in celebration of Mother’s Day.
 
Collecting Flip Flops
Our Links family will be with us on Sunday, May 20. Between now and then we will be collecting flip flops of all sizes to donate to them for an outreach ministry in Manila.
 
NMI Meeting
There will be an NMI council meeting on Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 pm here at the church.
 
Thank You
My Loving Church Family,
Thank you so much for helping my family and myself out when I was down after surgery. The meals were excellent and helped tremendously. The cash helped out with snacks and payed for my RX. Thank you Thank you.
-Jessica Moniz 
P.S. You are all amazing and wonderful brothers and sister in Christ

Church Election Results

Church Board
Cathy Copeland     Connie Friesen     Dwight Friesen
Jimmy Leach     Mike Smith     Mitch Smith
 
SDMI Director
Carolyn Wesson
 
SDMI Board
Jane Dollar     Didi Henderson     Connie Smith   
Sharron Westbrook     Bo Wesson
 
NMI Director
Deb Williams
 
NMI Council
Linda Alley     Cathy Copeland     Connie Friesen
Judith Leach     Gloria Stewart
 
NYI Director
Penny Stewart
 
Assembly Delegates
Cathy Copeland     Neal Copeland

Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Richard Darnell
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys
-Jay Westbrook—Kidneys

Children’s Quizzing Challenge
Tonight at 5:00 pm, our children’s department quiz team is hosting a fundraiser and challenging our adults to a quiz off! The subject will be the book of Matthew. Hot dogs and chili dogs with all the trimmings will be for sale during this fun event! For more details,
please see Sharron Westbrook or Connie Friesen.

Church Elections
We will hold our annual church elections on Sunday, April 22.
 
Adult Mission Lesson
This month’s adult mission lesson will be held in the fellowship hall on
Sunday, April 22 at 6:30pm. Please bring finger foods to share!
 
Church Safety Seminar
Kilgore Police Department will be holding two seminars about church safety. Seminar 1 will be on Saturday, May 12 and Seminar II will be held on Saturday, May 19. Both seminars will be from 8am-5pm at First Baptist Church. Registration cost is $35  per person. For more information visit www.AimsConsulting-Training.com. To register email
aimsinfo@aimsconsulting-training.com Or call 214-957-9412.

​Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Richard Darnell
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys
-Jay Westbrook—Kidneys
 

Adult Mission Lesson
There will be an Adult Mission Lesson at Sharron Westbrook’s at 6:30 pm.
 
Easter Egg Hunt
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, March 31 at 10:00 am at our Dudley Road property. Please bring sandwiches, chips, and cookies or desserts. Lemonade and water will be provided. Don’t forget your lawn chairs and Easter baskets. We still need candy for filling all of our eggs. We do not need any plastic eggs. Thank you for helping make this such a fun event for the kids every year!
 
Children’s Quizzing Challenge
Sunday, April 15, at 5:00 pm, our children’s department quiz team is hosting a fundraiser and challenging our adults to a quiz off! The subject will be the book of Matthew. Hot dogs and chili dogs with all the trimmings will be for sale during this fun event! For more details, please see Sharron Westbrook or Connie Friesen.
 
Helping Hands
Helping Hands is in need of peanut butter, green beans, corn, and personal products.

Bulletin Announcements
If you have an announcement you would like published in the Sunday bulletin, please fill out an announcement form located on the bulletin board outside of the church office. For convenience, this form is also available online at our website under Bulletin > Announcement.  This is the only way that announcements will make it into the bulletin. This also helps ensure that all of the correct details and logistics are explained to our congregation. All forms are due by Wednesdays at noon. If you have any questions,
​please see Melanie Wesson.

Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Richard Darnell
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys
-Jay Westbrook—Kidneys

Crisis Care Kits
Below is the list of items & quantities we need for Crisis Care Kits:
Shampoo-9
Bar soap-24 
Toothpaste-9
3 pk. Toothbrushes-6
Bandaids-9
Fingernail clipper-10
Hair comb-8
Hand towels-24
pocket size Kleenex-38
 
Chili Cook Off
Our annual chili cook off will be held on Sunday, February 25 with a
showing of The Resurrection
of Gavin Stone.
 
A former child star, Gavin Stone, reaped fame and fortune on a sitcom. People were only looking at him these days as the subject of TV tabloid segments with
clichéd cautionary captions like, "Where Are They Now?"
 
This former child star is back in his hometown of Masonville, Ill., and he’s in trouble. After trashing a hotel Gavin's been sentenced to 200 hours of
community service. Gavin's assignment seems to be about as far removed from his experiences as it could be:
Masonville Bible Church. It isn’t long
before Gavin wanders past the church's auditorium where there are drama
auditions taking place. And it’s evident to him that the would-be cast is in need of some divine intervention itself.
 
Soon Gavin is auditioning for the role of Jesus. Never mind that he doesn't know much about church, Bible or Jesus
himself. Never mind that he lies about being a believer. No, never mind any of that. Gavin's just desperate to be in the spotlight one more time. Little does he suspect that the role he covets will providentially shine its own spotlight on his broken life and needy soul.
 
Note:  A movie geared towards children will also be shown at the chili cook-off in their own separate area with adult
supervision will be provided.
 
Helping Hands
Helping Hands is in need of
peanut butter, green beans, corn, and personal products

Nursing Homes
-Charline Carter
-Richard Darnell
-Dot Smith
-Lerline Stokely
 
Health Concerns
-Darlene Bradford
-Ben Copeland—cancer
-Edward Petty—Kidney Dialysis
-Thomas Rogers—Kidneys
-Jay Westbrook—Kidneys