New Sermon Series: Contagious Christian Living .... have you noticed that there are some folks who have a Christianity that is so vibrant and real and ... well, contagious? When people look at you and your family do they see something that they want? Just what is involved in a Christianity that is contagious? Wouldn't you like to have that. Pastor has distilled the essence of "Contagious Christian Living" down into four characteristics and plans to preach a six week series on them starting August 8.
Food Drive: Next week, please bring in some non-perishable food items and place them in the box at the back of the Great Room as a donation to the Osceola Food Shelf. We will be doing this on a monthly basis when we celebrate the Lord’s Supper (typically the second Sunday of the month).
Truth: We are engaged in a fantastic 26 week journey through “The Truth Project.” This professionally produced material will viewed and discussed in our small group Adult Bible studies. It is powerful … it is practical … it will change the way you think and operate. Make it a priority to stay for the Bible study hour today.
Cry Room: Parents, the Resource Room (Library) is equipped with a speaker that carries the audio of the services. Please feel free to utilize this room so that everyone can benefit from the morning services.
Bibles: Need an ESV Bible to follow the sermons or for the Bible study hour. We have copies available at the Welcome Table for just $8.
Grace T-Shirt: Want one of the “No Perfect People” Grace Church T-Shirts. We have a variety of sizes and they are going for just $5 each. See Amy G between the services to pick one up.
Prayer Chain: Have a prayer need that you would like to have the church family praying for? Send it to our prayer coordinator, Robyn at prayerlist@haralsonfamily.com or call 755-2677. If you would like to be on the prayer chain, please give her your name and e-mail address.
On Facebook?: If you are Facebook, connect to the church group where we post youth events and several church related photos. This will also help you learn the names of the growing Grace Family (Group: Grace Church Osceola)
Current Sermon Series: Pastor is preaching a series of sermons working through the book of John titled “That you might believe.” There is a wealth of information and challenge in this fourth book of the New Testament. If you missed last week’s sermon on “Fish Breakfast” You can get a CD of it from Cody for just $4 and then share it with a friend.
Prayer Gathering: Join others from the Grace family this Wednesday night for a weekly time of corporate prayer for the church. This will run from 6:30-7:30pm each Wednesday night.
Grace Family: Check out the pictures of the Grace Family in the hallway by the pop machine. If there are families there that you don’t know, make it a point to seek them out today and introduce yourself. Maybe get together over a meal. These pictures along with their names are also posted at our church Facebook group page.
Coffee Time: There is coffee available on the table near the kitchen window for our adults between the services to enhance your fellowship time.
Those Little Interruptions: Parents, please help us by reminding your children to use the restrooms prior to the start of the service so that we can minimize the movement of people during the preaching time.
Beep, Beep Beep: Please remember to turn off your phones and pagers as you enter the auditorium Sunday mornings.
Beverages: Thank you for not bringing beverages into the sanctuary during the Worship service. It helps cut down on distractions and also helps protect our chairs. As always beverages and food items are encouraged during the Bible Study hour.
Stock Gifts: If you would like to donate stock to the church as a charitable gift, we now have a brokerage account set up so that you can get the maximum benefit (for tax purposes) from you giving. Talk to Pastor or the church treasurer for details.
Set Up Crews: We greatly appreciate the faithful work of our set up teams who prepare our building for the Sunday morning experience on a weekly basis. If you would like to help out on a rotating basis, please chat with one of our three captains – DeWayne Weise (651-257-1474), Shane Jones & Becky Ekstrand (755-3004) and Mike Mallin (755-3110)
Last Weeks Numbers: Church (111), Sunday School (92), Offering ($5,100)
Preaching Schedule:
Aug. 8 – Sacrificial Submission (Start of Contagious Christianity Series)
Aug. 15 – Christ-centeredness
Aug. 22 – Contagious Blessing Part 1
Aug. 29 – Contagious Blessing Part 2
Sept. 5 – Consistent Integrity Part 1
Sept. 12 - Consistent Integrity Part 2
Sept. 19 – Saving Grace (Start of “Living in God’s Grace” sermon series)
Sept. 26 – Guilt and Grace
Oct. 3 – Sustaining Grace
Oct. 10 – Healing Grace
Oct. 17 – Liberating Grace
Oct. 24 – Offering Grace
Oct. 31 – Restoring Grace
Nov. 7 – Transforming Grace
Nov. 14 – Growing in Grace
Coming Events:
Aug. 2-6 – CEF 5-Day Club at Church(Evenings)
Aug. 4 – Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 6)
Aug. 7 – Science Museum of Minnesota trip for Grace Youth – 1:00-6:30pm
Aug.18 – Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 7)
Aug. 21 – Canoe trip on St. Croix River for Grace Youth – 10am-3pm
Aug. 22 – Missionaries Norman and Mary Brewer (Albania)
Aug. 22 – Potluck Fellowship
Sept. 8 – Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 8)
Sept. 22 – Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 9)
Oct. 2 – Leadership Retreat for Ministry Council
Oct. 3 – Missionaries Phil & Mimi Bjorklund
Oct. 3 – Potluck Fellowship
Oct. 6 – Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 10)
Oct. 20 – Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 11)
Oct. 22-23 – GLBC Annual Meeting
Nov. 3 - Teen/Adult Teacher Training – 6:30pm (Lesson 12)
Nov. 11 – SYSTEMA Martial arts seminar
Nov. 13 – Black Belt Exams
Dec. 12 – Winter Picnic Potluck at the ARC & Minnesota Teen Challenge
Jan. 7-8, 2011 – IMPACT Senior High Discipleship Conference (Bethel)
Feb. 4-5 – Grace Youth at Acquire the Fire
Feb. 25-26 – IGNITE Junior High Discipleship Conference (Bethel)
Oct. 15 – Kung Fu Martial Arts Seminar
Oct. 16 – Missionaries John & Patty Himes (Japan)
You’ve Got Mail: If you are on e-mail and do not get our weekly church updates, please give your e-mail address to pastor or contact him at doc_haralson@centurytel.net
Overflow Parking: We appreciate the kindness of Polaris and Xccent for allowing us to use their parking lots for overflow parking during our Sunday morning services. Please respect their wishes that we park in designated areas and leave room for large emergency vehicles to get through the gates.
Calendar: You can always stay informed on events going on at the church by going to our website (www.gracechurchosceola.com) and clicking on the “calendar” on the homepage.
Thots From Pastor's Desk:
• I eat my coffee straight from the can. Why dilute it?
• There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.
• There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.
• No one ever says 'It's only a game' when their team is winning.
From the Bulletin “Blooper” File:
• Hymn of Response: Crown Him With Many Cows
• The lovers in the exhaust fan are not working...
