DECEMBER SERMON SERIES

THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS
  6— A Green Christmas
13— A Blue Christmas
20— A Gold Christmas
27— A White Christmas

HOLY HANDS SIGN CORP - DECEMBER 6th

The Holy Hands For Christ Sign Corp wants to present special music at both of our worship services on the 6th of December. It’s their gift to us for allowing them to use our church building for practice every year. Make it a point to be here and encourage them as they share Christmas music in sign language with us.

CHRISTMAS DINNER THEATRE - DEC. 6th

The SonShine Boys will be in concert with Spoken4 for a Christmas concert in Kokomo, December 12th. It’s a dinner Theatre that will be held at the Grotto (or Kokomo Booster Club) just across from Dairy Queen on US 31. Tickets should be bought by December 6th so that the proper amount of food can be purchased for our guests.

THE J.O.Y. OF GIVING

  Again, this year, we’re having our “J.O.Y” manger.

  You’ll find the manger back by the Sound Booth filled with slips of paper that tell you the age, gender and gift suggestion for a specific needy boy or girl that you can by a gift for this Christmas. Then, just wrap the gift, and bring it back to church for our missions team to pass out

SERMONS FOR NOVEMBER

PLAN “B”

  1— B imitators of Christ

  8— Youth Sunday

15— B Joyful

22— B Thankful

29— B Submissive

THANKSPIRATION—6 pm November 22nd

We ought to be giving thanks to God every day… but Thanksgiving is a very special season of the year and we want to celebrate it with a Thankspiration—that’s a combination of food, fun and singing. If you have some special music you’d like to share, or songs you’d like to have us sing together, talk to Steven Rohde or Jeff.

Sign up sheet for the food will be on the baptistery in a week or so.

TAKE A SACK & BRING IT BACK

Again, this Thanksgiving, we’re going to give you an opportunity to help people with food. We call it our “Take a Sack and Bring it Back” program. We’ll supply the sacks, you supply the produce. Canned goods, potatoes, paper goods, sugar, whatever—then bring the sack back the next Sunday for our Food Pantry people to sort through.

Deadline: Monday November 23rd.

NEW CLASS AT SUMMIT THEOLOGICAL

Summit Theological Seminary will offer a class called “Calibrate” (aligning your life with Christ) taught by Kendall Faull beginning Thursdays beginning November 10th at 7:00 pm. For more information call 765-472-4111. First 68 people who enroll are free. Seminary is located at 2766 Airport Rd. Peru, IN

OCTOBER SERMON SERIES

BASIC TRAINING
4 – Eating With The Troops
11 – Joining The Ranks
18 – Time In The Trenches
25— The Final Battle

SONSHINE BOYS IN CONCERT

October 10th Kewanna, IN at the Mt. Hope church 7 pm

October 24th at the Gospel Barn in Bluffton, IN

Annual Meeting and Carry-in

This past year has been eventful in many ways, and next year promises to hold new excitement and challenges, so if you were ever going to come to an Annual Meeting—this would be the one.
WHEN: Sunday October 11th starting at Noon.
WHAT: Carry-in followed by reports of the past and info on future.

King TUT and the Exodus

Visit King Tut and learn about the Exodus. Yes, King Tut had something to do with Moses and the Israelites when they left Egypt, and he’s on display at the Indianapolis Children’s museum. On October the 17th about a dozen people have paid for tickets to go pay him a visit and also have a lesson on his part in the Biblical Exodus.

We’ll plan to eat before we go in and discuss what we'll see.

If you’d like to go, tickets will be still be available

$15 for adults and

$8 for 18 and younger.

Trunk Or Treat

It’s time for our annual Fall Festival, and it’s going to be great! There will be a costume parade (no scary or gory outfits please), games, food, a hay ride… and of course, candy. Sign up now to help out with the events (it’s for the kids, remember) and get your car decorated and fill the trunk with candy, then back up your car in the circle and open ‘er up. And if you can come help set up, many of us are going to eat at the church after worship and get things ready.

When: Sunday October 18th beginning at 4 pm
What: Parade and devotions followed by everything else

We’re going to need lots of volunteers and extra candy, cakes and corn bread, so sign up to help us make this a memorable and Christ filled event for everyone

AUGUST SERMON SERIES

Dr. Seuss And God

2—The Zoad In The Road
9—The Places You’ll Go
16—Green Eggs And Ham
23—Yertle The Turtle
30—Fox In Sox

COME CAMP AT CANAANLAND

Actually, you don’t have to camp out, you could just come out and enjoy food and fellowship around the camp fire (and it is good food and even better fellowship).
When:21st thru the 23rd (having a picnic that Sunday afternoon)
Where: CR 50 S. a mile west of France Park (we’ll have a map)
What: Camping, food and fellowship
For more information: Call Dave Larimore

SPOKEN 4 IN CONCERT HERE—AUGUST 30th.

This great Gospel quartet will be performing at our church building. Singing News Magazine says they are a group, not only dedicated to Southern Gospel music, but to make it as excellent as they can."

Concert will begin at 6 pm. SonShine Boys will open and then turn it over to our feature group. Love Offering will be taken up to defray their costs.

UPCOMING SONSHINE BOYS CONCERTS

August 1st—Kokomo IBN Saud Grotto: 7 pm.
* Performing with Hoosier Harmony Quartet
* Cost $5 per person.
* Located at 150 S. Reed Rd (US 31)

August 16th—Fairland Christian Church, Niles Michigan: at 6pm

August 29th—The Gospel Barn in Bluffton, IN: at 7:00 pm.
* Singing with Spoken4

Words That Will Change Your Life

5—(Dave Broad & Conrad Hartsch preach while Jeff's on vacation)
12—Adopted
19—Transformed
26—Loved

Thanks Be To God For:

* A great VBS. A total of 54 kids. And a blessing upon Stephen Rohde for organizing this activity this year.
* All those who stepped up and dressed up (like Romans) to teach the VBS kids about Jesus.
* Those who preached while Jeff was on vacation.
* An exciting Tent Revival. About 120 in attendance. May God especially bless all those who prepared food and helped set up and tear down.

Eric Turrill and LeAnn Cossairt will be joined in marriage July 11th, 3:30 pm at our church building

Our Youth Group will be going to the Creation Museum in Kentucky the weekend of July 17 and 18. Keep them in prayer as they learn about God’s active role in making our world.

McHale Concert - July 11th

The Jubilees, Family Ties (pictured at right) and the SonShine Boys request your presence at our Southern Gospel concert July 11th at 6 pm at the McHale Performing Arts Auditorium. Advance Tickets are $10 (can be purchased at Canaan Bible Book store or from one of the quartet) and will be $12 at the door.

Help requested by SonShine Boys.

In order for us continue to bring in the finest in Gospel groups into our area, we need you to prayerfully consider how to help us meet our attendance goals for this year (break even point is 150 in the audience) The more people you can get interested in attending, the better chance we have to continue this ministry. Thanks for your continued support, Larry, Jeff, Smitty and Dave.

June Sermons

The Boy Prophet
7—God Looks On The Heart
14—To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice
21—God Forbid

Words That Will Change Your Life
28—Freed!

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Wonderful Wednesdays To The Rescue

JAM is over for the season… but fret not little elementary school kind of people, Greg is coming to the rescue with Wonderful Wednesdays starting Wednesday June 3rd. He’ll have policemen, firemen and other RESCUE minded emergency personnel stopping in throughout the summer to teach the kids safety tips. 6:30 til 7:30 pm

VBS - June 22nd thru 26th

June 22nd thru the 26th (6 pm til 8 pm) we’ll be having VBS here at the church building. You’ll visit Rome during the days when the Apostle Paul was a prisoner there and talk to various merchants and soldiers and learn to make things they used back then. Plus, you’ll have a private audience with Paul himself and be able to ask him about Jesus and the early church.

Tent Revival June 28th

Thanks to the kindness of Spring Creek Christian Church—we have a tent we’ll be putting up in the front yard (we’ll use it for VBS) and we thought “A TENT!” Let’s have a Tent Revival. So, one night only—Sunday June 28th—we’ll get out the hand fans and eat, sing and worship in a big tent. Picnic starts at 5:30 pm. Worship at 7 pm

SonShine Boys In Concert

The SonShine Boys will be in concert at
* The Gospel Barn in Bluffton Indiana June 6th
* Miami County 4H fairgrounds (for vespers) June 21st at 6:00pm
* Tent Revival here at our building June 28th
* NACC July 1st in Louisville, KY 1:00 p.m.

MAY SERMON SERIES

The Boy Prophet
10—The Faith of a Mother
17—If you want to hear — You need to be near
24—When Obeying Makes No Sense
31—Mizpah

WORSHIP WITH MOTHER

BRING YOUR MOTHERS - AND OTHERS

Mother’s Day is May 10th and we’d like to remind
that there are plenty of invitation cards still on back
table for you to give your family and friends.

· All the ladies will receive a special flower,
· The SonShine Boys quartet will sing “When Momma Prays”.

Worship will be at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m

DEAF CONCERT

HOLY HANDS FOR CHRIST FOR CHRIST—May 17th
The deaf ministry (Holy Hands For Christ) have been working very hard putting together this year’s concert and they’ll be performing here on Sunday May 17th at 6:00 p.m.. All monies from the offering will go to help send deaf children to summer camp.

GOSPEL CONCERT

GOSPEL CONCERT AT McHALE

MAY 30th

The SonShine Boys will be in concert at McHale the last Saturday of this month at 6:00 p.m.. They will be joined by:

· Dustin and Kaila (a powerful duet from Northern Indiana) and

· The Eternals (a great trio from Tipton, IN)

Be sure to invite a friend to come with you as these groups sing praises to God’s grace and love.

APRIL SERMONS

Old Fashioned Tent Meeting
5 – The Message of the Tent
12 – The Hidden Room

Circles of Influence
19 – Look Across the Table
26—Walk Across the Street

Fireproof Movie Night

April 17th, we'll be having another movie night featuring "Fireproof". There will be free popcorn, drinks and childcare.

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Movie begins at 7 p.m.

PASSOVER MEAL—APRIL 9th

Thursday Night, April 9th (beginning at 6:00 pm) we will have our annual Passover Celebration. Come step back in time and partake of the meal Jews have eaten since their Exodus from Egypt. In addition to a sumptuous meal, you’ll learn how Jesus used the imagery of this meal in His “Last Supper” before He was crucified for our sins.

EASTER WORSHIP SCHEDULE

While we actually celebrate Easter every Sunday morning at the Lord’s Table (Communion) the annual holiday of Easter gives us the added ability to focus on this wondrous defeat of death’s power. Come join with us as we rejoice:

First Service: 8:00 a.m.
Easter Specials: 9:30 a.m. followed by a
continental breakfast.
Second Service: 10:30 a.m.

(If you have a poem, song or reading you’d like to share during the 9:30 hour, see Jeff).

SONSHINE BOYS’ SCHEDULE IN APRIL

12th—Joining in the specials on Easter morning 9:30 a.m.
18th—Performing at McHale Auditorium—6 p.m.
25th—Singing at the “Gospel Barn” in Bluffton, IN.

Also, their new CD “It’s Raining Sunshine” is now available.

UPWARD FOOTBALL KICKS OFF

First Game will be April 11th.

Games will be held at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

If you’d like to help work the Concession Stand or be available to coach or referee, Trampas could still use you.

MARCH SERMON SERIES

Old Fashioned Tent Meeting

1 – Enter by the Gate
8 – Royal Priesthood
15 – Time At The Altar
22 – Washing Up
29—The Place Of Worship

JEFF'S GOING TO JAIL FOR MDA

It’s always an honor to help out the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and Jeff has been asked to be locked up (with a phone) so he can line up donors to help fight this terrible disease. Expect a call March 3rd around 9 am… or donate ahead of time.

To find out more about their fine organization, visit: http://www.mda.org/

H.O.P.E. ANNUAL MEETING

The Linwood Christian Church has relocated and taken a new name: “Connexion Pointe Christian Church”. They will be hosting the Hispanic church planting gathering March 8th. This is an excel-lent opportunity to find out how Rafael is doing in his ministry, as well as the dreams God has given him for the future.

Place: 625 Columbia in downtown Lafayette.
Date: March 8th from 6 til 8 pm
Special Speaker: Lance Hurley, Executive Director of CDEA, to speak on the need for church planting in America
RSVP desired (they’re serving a light meal)

LETTER FROM MEXICO

(From Garnet Calzedo - Mexican Medical Missionary)

Thank you again for the wonderful boxes you sent to the border. I am always so amazed at the nice things you send.

I think perhaps the influence of (Senator) Donnelly may have made a difference. We have no way of knowing for sure. (Javier) said he was there about 15 minutes. They just looked at one of the letters that was sent by the people in U.S. He said the guy walked away, came back and said it was approved. Thank you all so much for your help.

Sounds like you ladies have been really busy. God bless you all. I delivered another baby yesterday. It was really hard as the Mom was only 16 and the cord was around the neck. It took a lot our of me too, but all is well. I had been so very sick Sat. and Sunday. My throat swelled almost shut and I was one very sick lady. The poor gal came in on Sunday and I knew I just couldn't deal with it then. She was just beginning labor so I sent her home and prayed all day the Lord would hold her off until at least Monday. He did. I was still weak, but at least a whole lot better than Sunday. God is sooooooooo good.

February Sermons

Something Old

Something New

1 – First Love
8 – Youth Sunday
15 – Til Death Do Us Part
22 – The Wedding Feast

Upward Football Kicks Off

Upward Football is a program that helps kids have fun learning to play flag football in a safe, encouraging, and God-centered atmosphere. Every child plays, every child learns, and every child is a winner.
Sign up now to volunteer for coaching and refereeing.

· Coach and Ref Meeting: February 22nd—5 till 7 p.m. (open to public)

· Registration: February 23rd—3 till 6 pm Tuesday thru Friday (here at the church building)

· Coaches’ Meeting: March 8th at 6:00 pm

· Evaluation Week: March 16th (Monday) thru March 21st (Saturday)

· First Game: April 11th—last game May 30th

Youth Sunday - February 8th

We have such a great youth group, we enjoy allowing them to take charge of Sunday services every 2 or 3 months. On February 8th, come and encourage our youth and cheer Ben Bonsett on as he shares his insights from Scripture.

Valentine Party - February 14th

Signup to bring your sweetie to a Christian Valentine’s Party.
Meal begins at 6:30 pm (please sign up by Feb 8th so we have an idea how many to plan for).
THEN, at 7:30 we’ll be screening “Fireproof” - a powerful movie starring Kirk Cameron, about a fireman who’s a hero to everyone but his wife. It’s not only an entertaining video—it offers real insights on how to make our marriages stronger. (Child care provided)

Fireproof Movie Synopsis

At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter's adage: “Never leave your partner behind”. At home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.

His wife Catherine always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter...just like her dad. Now, after 7 years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being "good enough" for her
husband.

Arguments over jobs, finances, housework, and outside interests have readied them both to move on to something with more sparks. As the couple prepares to enter divorce proceedings, Caleb's father challenges his son to commit to a 40-day experiment: "The Love Dare." While trying to stay true to his promise, Caleb becomes frustrated time and again. He finally asks his father, "How am I supposed to show love to somebody who constantly rejects me?" Is it too late to fireproof his marriage? His job is to rescue others. Now Caleb Holt is ready to face his toughest job ever...rescuing his wife's heart.

Tobagganning - February 28th

Pokagon State Park has the state’s only refrigerated toboggan run (think a roller coaster where you have to carry the cart back to the start). We’re getting a group together to go February 28th, right after men’s prayer breakfast. If there’s enough snow on the ground, you could rent skis for a cross-country skiing experience. Any youth must be accompanied by an adult.

Summit Theological Classes

Summit Theological Seminary (just south of Peru on US 31) will be offering the following classes in February:

How To Share Your Faith (taught by Kendall Faull) followed by

Ephesians (taught by George Faull).

Classes every Thursday night in February from 7:00 pm til 9:30. The first 65 students are free and DVDs will be available for purchase. For more information, call 765-472-4111.

JANUARY SERMON SERIES

i-Truths for an i-Pod Generation
4 – i-Surrender
11 – i-Serve
18 – i-Give
25 – i-Live

GAME NIGHT

GAME NIGHT—JANUARY 24th
Saturday, January 24th at 6:00 pm we’ll be having a game night at the church. We’ll are asking everyone to bring a 2 liter bottle of pop and their favorite finger foods (there will be signup sheets in the back) as well as a few card tables. Games will be supplied.

Sign Language Classes

Every Saturday from January thru March, Kerri Butcher will be teaching sign language to all comers from 9:30 til Noon. They’re objective will be to continue their ministry of putting on programs in area churches to raise money for helping the hearing impaired to receive hearing aides, and other devises to help them function in our world. Monies are also used to fund deaf children who would like to go to a Christian camp.

Their Concert this year will be themed: “Jesus Christ, the Original Superman!”
For more information call 574-601-1236

From Our Files

* Does your child need a tutor? Angie Peck is a skilled licensed educator who has tutored children for several years now. From pre-school through High School, she has the patience and love to help your child deal with the struggles of catching up when they get behind… and she does this as a Christian teacher who has a desire to make learning a joy for your son or daughter. For more information, call 765-398-4996.

* How To Share Your Faith is a seminar that will be offered at the Summit Theological Seminary (just south of Peru on US 31). Classes, taught by Kendall Faull will be offered every Thursday night in January beginning on the 8th from 7:00 pm til 9:30. The first 65 students are free and DVDs will be available for purchase. For more information, call 765-472-4111.