• 9:00 AM – Doors Open-Setup and Fellowship
• 10:00 – 11:00 AM – Discipleship Classes for Teen, Adults & Children
• 11:15 AM – Family Worship Service
• 10:00 AM May 27^th  – Coffee Klatch

Second and fourth Wednesdays, May 9^th and 23^rd

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Text: James 5:13-20

Join us at the church facility or call-in via the teleconference number (instructions at Information or on our website).

Coffee Klatch

Coffee Klatch format:

 10:00 AM – eating and fellowship

10:30 AM – table topics as we continue eating

Faith Partner: Vandalia Elementary School

 Spring Social

We will have a Spring Social on Sunday, May6th following services.  Please see Gloria Long for food signup.  We will need help setting up tables for the social and cleaning up afterwards.  Please invite family and friends for a time of food and fellowship.

Transformation Church (TC)

We are continuing forward with the TC Action Plans.  Meetings will be scheduled and announced as needed.  Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. PLEASE keep all this in your prayers.  If you have questions or comments please see Pastor Joel or Hillary.

Important Dates To Remember

Pentecost               Sunday, May 27^th

Donations

Make all donation checks payable to Christian Reconciliation Fellowship or CRF. Offering is taken up during worship or may be given to an usher.  Cash envelopes and Debit/Credit card slips are also available.  For questions see Karen Irusta.

 Prayer List

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10:00 – 11:00 AM – Discipleship Classes for Teen, Adults & Children

11:15 AM – Family Worship Service

10:00 AM April 29^th – Coffee Klatch

Second and fourth Wednesdays, April 11^th and 25th

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Text: James 5:12-15

Join us at the church facility or call-in via the teleconference number (instructions at Information or on our website).

Coffee Klatch

Coffee Klatch format:

 10:00 AM – eating and fellowship

10:30 AM – table topics as we continue eating

Faith Partner: Vandalia Elementary School

We need SMOD uniforms for Vandalia!  Please bring uniforms to services by Sunday, April 1^st.  If you would rather make a monetary donation then make checks payable to CRF and give to Hillary Irusta.  THANK YOU!  You can also continue to bring Paw Mart items to services and place in the bin.  Please keep Vandalia in your prayers.   If you have questions please see Hillary or Pastor Joel.

Prayer List

Baptism

If you or anyone in your family (any age) is thinking about baptism please see Pastor Joel and/or Hillary as soon as possible.

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Palm/Passion Sunday

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Class at 10:00 am

Family worship at 11:15 am

Maundy Thursday (Annual Lord’s Supper)

We will gather on Thursday, April 5^th at 7:00 pm for Maundy Thursday our Annual Lord’s Supper.  Come join us as we reflect upon “Christ crucified.”  Please invite family and friends to join us.

Easter Sunday (Resurrection Celebration)

Join us on Sunday, April 8^th as we joyfully celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ!  Classes will be at 10:00 am and family worship will be at 11:15 am.  Please invite family and friends to come rejoice with us.

“He has risen! He is not here!”

Transformation Church (TC)

We are continuing forward with the TC Action Plans.  Meetings will be scheduled and announced as needed.  Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. PLEASE keep all this in your prayers.  If you have questions or comments please see Pastor Joel or Hillary.  Our next TC meeting will be Sunday, April 1^st at 2:15 pm.  We will end by 3:30 pm.

First Annual GCI Intern Gathering

Pastor Joel and Hillary will be out of town April 13-15 for the First Annual GCI Intern Gathering!  This year’s Gathering will be held in Flat Rock, NC.  We ask for your prayers for a safe and grace filled event.

Spring Social

A spring church social is tentatively scheduled for Sunday May 6^th.  If you are interested in planning this social please see Pastor Joel, Hillary or Karen as soon as possible.  Thanks in advance.

Important Dates To Remember

Pentecost               Sunday, May 27^th

Donations

Make all donation checks payable to Christian Reconciliation Fellowship or CRF. Offering is taken up during worship or may be given to an usher.  Cash envelopes and Debit/Credit card slips are also available.  For questions see Karen Irusta.

LESSON PLAN

Lesson #1 James 1:1-4

Lesson #2 James 1:5-8

Lesson #3 James 1:9-11

Lesson #4 James 1:12-15

Lesson #5 James 1:16-18

Lesson #6 James 1:19-21

Lesson #7 James 1:22-25

Lesson #8 James 1:26-27

Lesson #9 James 2:1-7

Lesson #10 James 2:8-13

Lesson #11 James 2:14-26

Lesson #12 James 3:1-5

Lesson #13 James 3:6-12

Lesson #14 James 3:13-18

Lesson #15 James 4:1-10

Lesson #16 James 4:11-17

Lesson #17 James 5:1-6

Lesson #18 James 5:7-12

Lesson #19 James 5:13-15

Lesson #20 James 5:16-20

The Office of Reconciliation Ministries is part of the Worldwide Church of God. Their mission states that they exist “To share the good news that God has reconciled all mankind to Himself through Christ and that we can all get along.” Please visit their site to learn more about racism and reconciliation. Be sure to check out the Resources page.

We highly recommend a video titled Called to be Free, by Living Hope Video Ministries. It’s an awesome video about the journey of the Worldwide Church of God from legalism to grace, from heresy to orthodoxy, and from being a cult to being part of the Body of Christ. The video will inspire you and encourage you as you learn about a modern day miracle. The video is available for $4; shipping is free in the U.S. Click here to watch online for free or to order. Living Hope Video Ministries is not affiliated with the Worldwide Church of God.

The Shack by William P. Young is a powerful little novel that will enlighten you about Trinitarian theology. This novel will challenge the way you view the Christian faith. You can order The Shack from Amazon.com or through TheShack website by clicking here.

Here is a place for you to worship.  As we worship our great Triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – we deepen our immersion into their life.  We worship God the Father as Jesus revealed him – Our Father.  We worship Jesus as the Savior, Creator, and Lord of life.  We even worship the Holy Spirit as we enter into the presence of God with him and he “himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.” (Romans 8).

My favorite worship comes from Job.  He lost everything – his fortune, his family, and in some way even his faith.  Job responded to life with worship.  Sometimes there is nothing we can do but worship.  We are prayed out.  Counsel doesn’t help.  So we worship.  Here’s the passage that moves us to worship (Job 2):

At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised.”

In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

Now you worship with us with your own words, words from the Bible, a song, a poem, or just a moment of silence…

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost/Spirit,

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen!

Or…

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Sprit,

now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

A favorite of all Christians comes from Jesus himself – I call it the Perfect Prayer…

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

now and for ever. Amen!

From Paul to the Thessalonians is my prayer for all of you (1 Thessalonians 3:11-13)…

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you.  May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.  May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. Amen!

Now it’s your turn…let’s pray…

Second and fourth Wednesdays of each month (except holidays)

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Text will be announced

Location: Church facility or teleconference

Teleconference instructions:

Call (712) 432-1690

When prompted enter  838887#.

Once connected to the live conference, every caller will be able to talk.   The following keys are available:

*3 – Exit the call

*4 – Instructions

*6 – Mute/unmute

Each meeting is also recorded and the most recent meeting is available for you to listen to:

Call: (712) 432-1285
Enter 838887# when prompted

Please be aware that long distance charges may apply when you call these numbers!

• There is one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• God the Father made all things through the Son, sent the Son for our salvation, and gives us the Holy Spirit.
• The Son of God, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, was born of the virgin Mary, fully God and fully human, and is the perfect revelation of the Father and the perfect representative of humanity. He suffered and died on the cross for all human sin, was raised bodily on the third day, and ascended to heaven. Standing in for all humanity before the Father, Jesus Christ provides the perfect human response to God. Since he died for all, all died in him, and all will be made alive in him.
• The Holy Spirit brings sinners to repentance and faith, assures believers of their forgiveness and acceptance as God’s dearly loved children, and works in them to conform them to the image of Jesus Christ.
• The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God that testifies to Jesus Christ. The Bible is fully authoritative for all matters of faith and salvation.
• Salvation comes only by God’s grace and not by works, and it is experienced through faith in Jesus Christ. Christians respond to the joy of salvation when they gather in regular fellowship and live godly lives in Jesus Christ.
• We look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come.
• For details on what we believe click here.