LTC Awards
April 22, 2010
Individual Awards: Zach Owens: Song Leading-Gold, Bible Bowl-Bronze; Autumn Jarrett: Bible Bowl-Bronze; Chera Chaney: Drawing-Gold; Cody Buczyna, Chelsea Chaney, Jessi McGuire, and Cary Bryan-Bronze Bible Bowl
Service Awards: Gold- Jenna Bryan, Cary Bryan, Chelsea Chaney & Chera Chaney; Silver- Jacy Lovelace & Tina Bennett; Bronze- Jonathan Juarez, Jessi McGuire, Russ Russell, Kailee Jones, Zach Owens and Autumn Jarrett.
Group Awards: All Three Bible Bowl teams earned Bronze; 3rd & 4th grade puppet- Gold; Drama- Gold; Chorus- Gold.
They all did a great job and thank you for representing Merkel so well!!!
Teacher’s Appreciation Potluck Luncheon
April 22, 2010
We want to honor all our teachers from cradle roll through the adult class teachers with a luncheon Sunday after morning service in the family center. Everyone is invited and asked to bring a couple of potluck dishes and a dessert
Order of Worship
April 22, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Sermon: Michael Bryan
Song Leader: Shelton Boyd
Opening Prayers: AM-Scott Carey PM-Larry Gill
Closing Prayers: AM-Kelly Woolard PM-Lou David Allen
Lord’s Table: Jimmy Bellah, Finley Barnett, Andy Miller, Russ Russell, Jerry Russell, & Derrell Riggan PM-Jimmy Bellah
Pick-up Cards: Tyler Jones & Lincoln Russell
Worship Helpers: Robert Jackson & Joseph Reed
Nursing Home: Logan Cravens
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Devo: Billy Lucas
Song Leader: Lane Boyd
Prayers: Opening-Burl McCoy Closing-Joel Owens
Sermon Notes for Seeing God Clearly
April 18, 2010
Open PDF of sermon slides here: Seeing God Clearly
Download PowerPoint slides here: Seeing God Clearly
People think of God as a Michelangelo’s painting in the Sistine chapel depicting a gray bearded man floating through the clouds with a host of angels attending. Others see him sitting on a throne surrounded by clouds. Probably the most popular answer is a vision of God on a Judges bench with a scowl and his finger point accusingly right at them.
This does not come close to representing the Biblical view of God.
LTC
April 15, 2010
LTC awards will be presented during class Sunday; during announcements awards recognition.
Youth Activities
April 15, 2010
Look what’s coming up:
May:
23: Senior Day- we will honor our graduating senior after PM service
28: MHS Graduation
June:
5: VBS
6-10: LCCC Junior Camp session 3rd-6th grade
13-19: LCCC Senior session 7th-12th grade
20-27: Pecos River Encampment
July:
4-10: Tuba City, Arizona Mission trip
17-24: Wilderness Trek
Tuesday-Thursday School Program
April 15, 2010
It’s that time of year again when our Tuesday/Thursday School will present their program. This Sunday at 4:00 everyone is invited to come greet our visitors and watch the program. The teachers and students have been working very hard this year and they always have an enjoyable program. We have a lot of people from our community here as this is a wonderful outreach.
Order of Worship
April 15, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sermon: Michael Bryan
Song Leader: Lou David Allen
Opening Prayers: AM- Larry Gill PM- Shelton Boyd
Closing Prayers: AM- Mark Rogers PM- Jerry Russell
Lord’s Table: Jim Jacobs, Burl McCoy, Scott Adair, Ray Juarez, Rodney Russell, & Wayne Deen PM-Jim Jacobs
Pick-up Cards: Preston Jackson & Kyle Owens
Worship Helpers: Russ Russell & Canyon Jarrett
Nursing Home: Scott Carey
How Do You View Death?
April 14, 2010
Death surrounds us, we can’t escape it and we can’t escape constantly hearing about it. Turn on any TV news program and the lead story will almost always be about some violent death. Pick up any Newspaper and usually somewhere on the front page will be a story that deals with someone’s death. Some are uncomfortable with this constant reminder of our mortality.
Death is something that we will all one day face, no matter how religious you are, no matter how good you are, someday you will face death and then face the maker of the universe.
How do you view Death? H
ow have you prepared for this eventuality? Do you face our mortality with confidence or with fear?
John Claypool shares this story in Leadership, Vol. 12, No.1 “Winston Churchill had planned his funeral, which took place in Saint Paul’s Cathedral. He included many of the great hymns of the church, and used the eloquent Anglican liturgy. At his direction, a bugler, positioned high in the dome of Saint Paul’s, intoned, after the benediction, the sound of Taps, the universal signal that says the day is over. But then came the most dramatic turn: As Churchill instructed, as soon as Taps was finished, another bugler, placed on the other side of the great dome, played the notes of Reveille – It’s time to get up. It’s time to get up. It’s time to get up in the morning. That was Churchill’s testimony that at the end of history, the last note will not be Taps; it will be Reveille”.
Churchill’s understanding is straight from the scripture. Paul writing in I Thessalonians 4:13-18 encourages us for our death. The key to these verses is found in the words, “I want you to know what will happen to Christians.” The word “Christian” is a descriptive word that is given to those who are obedient disciples of Jesus Christ.
For those who serve God it is not a matter of life ‘or’ death, it’s a matter of life and continuing life in a new location. Maybe it’s time to consider if you are ready for that day!
God bless you all and have a great week,
Michael
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
April 8, 2010
We want to honor all our teachers from cradle roll through the adult class teachers with a luncheon Sunday, April 25th, after morning service in the family center. Everyone is invited and asked to bring a couple of potluck dishes and a dessert
