Tuesday, October 14, 2008
from tommy & suzanne
please pray for our friends (and "charter" members of our lifegroup), holly and neal mccoy. it was confirmed last week that they were pregnant with their third child, but yesterday they had a miscarriage. please also pray for their two boys, mac and south, as holly and neal try to explain this to them. mac is four (old enough to understand that he was going to be getting another sibling) and south is two.
from brandi mccay
"My friend Brooke that lives in my neighborhood is going through a very hard time. When I was in New York last week, I called her she seemed like she was doing fine. She got into an argument with her husband about his daughter from a previous marriage. (She said it wasn't a huge argument) She hasn't seen or heard from him in 5 days. He turned his phone off; however, he did call his mother once and told her not to call him that he would call her and that he was "fine". He has drinking issues, and they fight about that as well due to the things he says while intoxicated. Please pray for them!
Thanks,
Brandi McCay"
Thanks,
Brandi McCay"
Sunday, October 12, 2008
News....
please scroll down below to read several things that were announced last week!
add to that:
~FALL FESTIVAL~
candy is needed!!! placed individually wrapped candy in the bin in the foyer! we don't want the kids to be disappointed!
also...pick up a "ticket" or pack of "tickets" for the fall festival and give them to friends! what a great outreach opportunity!
add to that:
~FALL FESTIVAL~
candy is needed!!! placed individually wrapped candy in the bin in the foyer! we don't want the kids to be disappointed!
also...pick up a "ticket" or pack of "tickets" for the fall festival and give them to friends! what a great outreach opportunity!
Authentic Relationships...Week 2
today was another good lesson!
verses for this week were RUTH 1:1-18
what are some times when friends have come through for you?
deaths, divorces, etc
what keeps you from having deep relationships?
busyness/time, pride, risk involved
even God doesn't like to be alone! deep down we all have a hunger for those deep relationships!
why was ruth so loyal to naomi?
how she was treated, naomi's character, naomi's love, loyal to the dead (her husband/naomi's son), respect, compassion/empathy (ruth lost her husband, but knew that naomi lost her husband AND 2 sons)
what do you think of when we say home?
security, safety, love, belonging
culture vs. blood ties:
culture:
~friends:
1. co-workers: don't always see outside of work, see them more than anybody, common thread
2. church family: breaking bread. common thread
3. neighbors:
4. married-in-family:
blood:
sometimes hard to show love, respect, loyalty, etc., to family. however you have no choice in blood ties!
how do you show ultimate loyalty?
death, sacrificing time, giving of self
there is a blessing that comes from loyalty!
***the rest of the story (after ruth 1:1-18): ruth remarried a true man of God who was also wealthy. she had children and was the great-great grandmother of king david and the great x-grandmother of Jesus!***
CHALLENGE FROM GENO:
read ruth. how have you sacrificed for your friends and/or family?
***REMEMBER THAT THE VERSES THAT NEED TO BE READ FOR EACH SUNDAY ARE LISTED TO THE RIGHT!!! THE VERSES THAT ARE BESIDE THE DATE ARE THE VERSES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED THAT DAY - SO READ THEM THE WEEK BEFORE!***
verses for this week were RUTH 1:1-18
what are some times when friends have come through for you?
deaths, divorces, etc
what keeps you from having deep relationships?
busyness/time, pride, risk involved
even God doesn't like to be alone! deep down we all have a hunger for those deep relationships!
why was ruth so loyal to naomi?
how she was treated, naomi's character, naomi's love, loyal to the dead (her husband/naomi's son), respect, compassion/empathy (ruth lost her husband, but knew that naomi lost her husband AND 2 sons)
what do you think of when we say home?
security, safety, love, belonging
culture vs. blood ties:
culture:
~friends:
1. co-workers: don't always see outside of work, see them more than anybody, common thread
2. church family: breaking bread. common thread
3. neighbors:
4. married-in-family:
blood:
sometimes hard to show love, respect, loyalty, etc., to family. however you have no choice in blood ties!
how do you show ultimate loyalty?
death, sacrificing time, giving of self
there is a blessing that comes from loyalty!
***the rest of the story (after ruth 1:1-18): ruth remarried a true man of God who was also wealthy. she had children and was the great-great grandmother of king david and the great x-grandmother of Jesus!***
CHALLENGE FROM GENO:
read ruth. how have you sacrificed for your friends and/or family?
***REMEMBER THAT THE VERSES THAT NEED TO BE READ FOR EACH SUNDAY ARE LISTED TO THE RIGHT!!! THE VERSES THAT ARE BESIDE THE DATE ARE THE VERSES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED THAT DAY - SO READ THEM THE WEEK BEFORE!***
Sunday, October 12th Prayer Requests
mary & lee:
lee's last trip was last week!!! mary's brother/sister-in-law are going to counseling - mary sent them the love dare book!
lisa & geno:
michael (lisa's brother) got married yesterday! pray for lisa's family from up north as they travel back home after the wedding. also, the closing on geno's mom's building was this week - and his mom is 70 today!
joanna & john:
pregnant! due in march
demetria & kevin:
kaden will start light box therapy for the psoriasis. he is also on new meds. please remember russ as he deals with anxiety issues.
susanna:
sister involved with a married man (she is divorced).
jenny & cory:
jenny's mom is still doing o.k.
jessica:
court was thursday. she is now jessica CASE again! she thanked everybody for their prayers through this and stated that she was on stand for about 8 hours thursday.
jennilee & brad:
brad's department was layed off this week. pray for a job (per geno, around here!). brad asked that we keep the older guys in his department in our prayers - the ones that were close to retirement...
we have a mission team leaving this friday for turkey
remember everyone through this economic depression that we are about to go through - but especially those individuals who are in their 50's and 60's who have lost so much of their retirement
lee's last trip was last week!!! mary's brother/sister-in-law are going to counseling - mary sent them the love dare book!
lisa & geno:
michael (lisa's brother) got married yesterday! pray for lisa's family from up north as they travel back home after the wedding. also, the closing on geno's mom's building was this week - and his mom is 70 today!
joanna & john:
pregnant! due in march
demetria & kevin:
kaden will start light box therapy for the psoriasis. he is also on new meds. please remember russ as he deals with anxiety issues.
susanna:
sister involved with a married man (she is divorced).
jenny & cory:
jenny's mom is still doing o.k.
jessica:
court was thursday. she is now jessica CASE again! she thanked everybody for their prayers through this and stated that she was on stand for about 8 hours thursday.
jennilee & brad:
brad's department was layed off this week. pray for a job (per geno, around here!). brad asked that we keep the older guys in his department in our prayers - the ones that were close to retirement...
we have a mission team leaving this friday for turkey
remember everyone through this economic depression that we are about to go through - but especially those individuals who are in their 50's and 60's who have lost so much of their retirement
Monday, October 6, 2008
from robbin hensley.....
Update on my cousin - Jared is home recovering from the gallbladder surgery. Tests on the liver biopsy came back good - non-malignent. He has a f/u visit with a heart doctor regarding his "mild heart attack". Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers!
Another prayer request, if you don't mind. I spoke to my mother over the weekend. They have been doing lots of tests on my Granny (in Ohio). She has only 1 working kidney (it has been that way for years), which now is not working so well. They are planning to start sending her to dialysis. I had no idea what that meant until now. I didn't know what it was, how involved it is or how long it takes. Also, that will make it more difficult for her to travel. Thank goodness we took that cruise this year!
Thanks again!
Another prayer request, if you don't mind. I spoke to my mother over the weekend. They have been doing lots of tests on my Granny (in Ohio). She has only 1 working kidney (it has been that way for years), which now is not working so well. They are planning to start sending her to dialysis. I had no idea what that meant until now. I didn't know what it was, how involved it is or how long it takes. Also, that will make it more difficult for her to travel. Thank goodness we took that cruise this year!
Thanks again!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Authentic Relationships...
today we started a new study - this one will take us through the end of the year! it is called "Authentic Relationships - being real in an artificial world".
geno had bookmarks typed up with verses on them (and a letter from him on the back). the verses correlate to the date that we will be talking about them. i have decided that it will be easier to keep a list of this over to the right - so go over and scroll down.
be sure to read the verses for the next sunday during the week. see what God is telling you through them instead of just what He is telling geno!
today we talked about John 15:9-17 "Being a Real Friend".
some of the questions that came up were:
~do you have a friend that you can just stop by and see anytime (i.e. on your way home just decide to "run by" and visit)?
~what drew you to your best childhood/high school friend?
~did your friend ever sacrifice for you?
we talked about apprentices and said that if we are going to be "real" friends, we need to see how it's done - to be an apprentice of the BEST friend - Jesus Christ!
5 things that we said Jesus did for His friends:
1. He got on their level
2. He spent time with them
3. He showed compassion/empathy
4. He prayed with and for them
5. They ate together - A LOT!
in closing, we noted qualities of a good friend:
~reveals thoughts & feelings
~respects their friend's wishes
~sacrifices for each other
~encourages their friends to develop and use God-given talents.
(i will try to take notes each week and post them here during this Authentic Relationships study - stay tuned!)
geno had bookmarks typed up with verses on them (and a letter from him on the back). the verses correlate to the date that we will be talking about them. i have decided that it will be easier to keep a list of this over to the right - so go over and scroll down.
be sure to read the verses for the next sunday during the week. see what God is telling you through them instead of just what He is telling geno!
today we talked about John 15:9-17 "Being a Real Friend".
some of the questions that came up were:
~do you have a friend that you can just stop by and see anytime (i.e. on your way home just decide to "run by" and visit)?
~what drew you to your best childhood/high school friend?
~did your friend ever sacrifice for you?
we talked about apprentices and said that if we are going to be "real" friends, we need to see how it's done - to be an apprentice of the BEST friend - Jesus Christ!
5 things that we said Jesus did for His friends:
1. He got on their level
2. He spent time with them
3. He showed compassion/empathy
4. He prayed with and for them
5. They ate together - A LOT!
in closing, we noted qualities of a good friend:
~reveals thoughts & feelings
~respects their friend's wishes
~sacrifices for each other
~encourages their friends to develop and use God-given talents.
(i will try to take notes each week and post them here during this Authentic Relationships study - stay tuned!)
~**NEWS**~
**READING AT GEORGE ELEMENTARY**
kim sims still needs people to read to children. if you have time on a friday, please e-mail lucaslifegroup@hotmail.com and i will get the information to you!
**LOVE DARE BOOKS**
this is the book used in the movie Fireproof (which you NEED to go see if you haven't already!). there are books available for purchase at the welcome center or through the education office. the cost is $10 (they are $15 if you buy them at lifeway!)
**FRIDAY FELLOWSHIP**
meets friday mornings from 9:00-11:00 in d201 for breakfast and Bible study. childcare is available!!
**FALL FESTIVAL**
october 31st! we will be doing trunk-or-treat again. be ready to bring individually wrapped candy to drop off. we usually have about 300 visitors here - SO - this year, the monday after the fall festival, 100 people are needed to go visit these visitors. contact us at lucaslifegroup@hotmail.com if you would like to help out and were not in lifegroup to sign up!
**OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD**
y'all, really. our goal CHURCHWIDE is 1,000 boxes. the challenge is to do one for each member of your family. if our WHOLE CLASS did this - we'd have 118 boxes just from the adults (i did this from an old class roll - so i figured people who come most of the time - not ones who have moved, etc.). this does not include children! so relaly, we could have about 150 shoeboxes JUST from the lucaslifegroup!!! i can't tell you how much my family enjoys this every year. i CHALLENGE you to do the same!
**GROWTHGROUPS**
wednesday nights at 6:00. there are some awesome classes to choose from and it's not too late to jump in!
**A CALL TO PRAYER**
each sunday in d201 from 5:30-5:50, you can join others in a special time of prayer for our pastor search committee and for the man that God has chosen to serve as pastor of chbc.
**FAITH**
a second fall FAITH begins on tuesday, october 14th. for more info, please call the missions and evangelism office.
kim sims still needs people to read to children. if you have time on a friday, please e-mail lucaslifegroup@hotmail.com and i will get the information to you!
**LOVE DARE BOOKS**
this is the book used in the movie Fireproof (which you NEED to go see if you haven't already!). there are books available for purchase at the welcome center or through the education office. the cost is $10 (they are $15 if you buy them at lifeway!)
**FRIDAY FELLOWSHIP**
meets friday mornings from 9:00-11:00 in d201 for breakfast and Bible study. childcare is available!!
**FALL FESTIVAL**
october 31st! we will be doing trunk-or-treat again. be ready to bring individually wrapped candy to drop off. we usually have about 300 visitors here - SO - this year, the monday after the fall festival, 100 people are needed to go visit these visitors. contact us at lucaslifegroup@hotmail.com if you would like to help out and were not in lifegroup to sign up!
**OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD**
y'all, really. our goal CHURCHWIDE is 1,000 boxes. the challenge is to do one for each member of your family. if our WHOLE CLASS did this - we'd have 118 boxes just from the adults (i did this from an old class roll - so i figured people who come most of the time - not ones who have moved, etc.). this does not include children! so relaly, we could have about 150 shoeboxes JUST from the lucaslifegroup!!! i can't tell you how much my family enjoys this every year. i CHALLENGE you to do the same!
**GROWTHGROUPS**
wednesday nights at 6:00. there are some awesome classes to choose from and it's not too late to jump in!
**A CALL TO PRAYER**
each sunday in d201 from 5:30-5:50, you can join others in a special time of prayer for our pastor search committee and for the man that God has chosen to serve as pastor of chbc.
**FAITH**
a second fall FAITH begins on tuesday, october 14th. for more info, please call the missions and evangelism office.
Sunday, October 5th Prayer Requests
jenny & cory:
continue to pray for jenny's mom. she got a good report friday!
lori & kris:
lori's mom lost her job a while back and does not have insurance. they are trying to get her on tennessee's version of medicaid. she has diabetes and the insurance is much needed!
brie & t.c.:
brie doesn't have a voice! also, reagan has a rash that keeps coming up and they don't know what it is from! keep brie's mom, susan, in your prayers as david travels driving a big truck
wendy & roger:
there is a little boy harrassing gracia at school (4 yrs old). also, remember the family members/friends of the madison central student who committed suicide.
demetria & kevin:
kaden has severe psoriasis. the canton flea market is this thursday! russ is having an extremely hard time coming to anything at the church - he is in pre-school at chbc.
mary & lee:
mary's brother/sister-in-law are separated.
emily & jeff:
emily's sister (who divorced in december) is getting married this month.
lisa & geno:
the closing on geno's mom's office building is this week. also, lisa's brother is getting married this coming weekend and geno is officiating! lisa's cousin has been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer.
suzanne & tommy:
tommy's bank - merger (we don't know if it is with citibank or wells fargo!). suzanne's great-aunt - omega marvil - is in the hospital with diverticulitis.
continue to pray for jenny's mom. she got a good report friday!
lori & kris:
lori's mom lost her job a while back and does not have insurance. they are trying to get her on tennessee's version of medicaid. she has diabetes and the insurance is much needed!
brie & t.c.:
brie doesn't have a voice! also, reagan has a rash that keeps coming up and they don't know what it is from! keep brie's mom, susan, in your prayers as david travels driving a big truck
wendy & roger:
there is a little boy harrassing gracia at school (4 yrs old). also, remember the family members/friends of the madison central student who committed suicide.
demetria & kevin:
kaden has severe psoriasis. the canton flea market is this thursday! russ is having an extremely hard time coming to anything at the church - he is in pre-school at chbc.
mary & lee:
mary's brother/sister-in-law are separated.
emily & jeff:
emily's sister (who divorced in december) is getting married this month.
lisa & geno:
the closing on geno's mom's office building is this week. also, lisa's brother is getting married this coming weekend and geno is officiating! lisa's cousin has been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer.
suzanne & tommy:
tommy's bank - merger (we don't know if it is with citibank or wells fargo!). suzanne's great-aunt - omega marvil - is in the hospital with diverticulitis.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
From the Hensley's.....
What's going on with the Hensleys, you ask???
It was a very chaotic summer! We were out of town a lot and the baby (Aliza) was sick a good bit of the time. Now, trying to get past all of that, we are working very hard on the weekends to ready our house for the market (copying the Rapers, hopefully with the same success!). Todd and I can barely move from the physical labor - as we are now both desk jockeys. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, eh? Anyway, we apologize for being so out of touch this summer and are working to get back on track.
More importantly, I have an urgent prayer request at this time. My very close cousin, Jared Reviea, is in the hospital. He was having pain and difficulty breathing. They ran tests and found spots on his liver. They said that the spots would have to be removed as soon as possible, but in the meantime, they continued to run more tests. They determined that he had a heart attack. While on the testing machines, he had another heart attack. The cardiologist came today and said that he has an enlarged heart and heart valve. They are doing more testing and an MRI to determine what needs to be done for this issue. Jared is 28 years old. He was just married in May and is helping to raise his 2 step daughters. Please say some urgent prayers for him and his new family.
It was a very chaotic summer! We were out of town a lot and the baby (Aliza) was sick a good bit of the time. Now, trying to get past all of that, we are working very hard on the weekends to ready our house for the market (copying the Rapers, hopefully with the same success!). Todd and I can barely move from the physical labor - as we are now both desk jockeys. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, eh? Anyway, we apologize for being so out of touch this summer and are working to get back on track.
More importantly, I have an urgent prayer request at this time. My very close cousin, Jared Reviea, is in the hospital. He was having pain and difficulty breathing. They ran tests and found spots on his liver. They said that the spots would have to be removed as soon as possible, but in the meantime, they continued to run more tests. They determined that he had a heart attack. While on the testing machines, he had another heart attack. The cardiologist came today and said that he has an enlarged heart and heart valve. They are doing more testing and an MRI to determine what needs to be done for this issue. Jared is 28 years old. He was just married in May and is helping to raise his 2 step daughters. Please say some urgent prayers for him and his new family.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
FIREPROOF!
on september 26th, chbc is renting out a whole theater for the showing of fireproof. per geno, this movie is about a fireman who puts everything into his job and neglects his marriage. it is made/produced by the same people who did facing the giants.
here is a link to the trailer that was posted on youtube. it looks awesome!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5lSu6GkC2k
here is a link to the trailer that was posted on youtube. it looks awesome!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5lSu6GkC2k
Sunday, August 31st Prayer Requests
~tommy/suzanne~
friends from greenwood, lauren & claire green, had twins - ann grace and mamie. ann grace is struggling more with a heart condition. both are a little over 2 lbs now. their blog is http://laurenandclairegreen.blogspot.com
~geno/lisa~
lisa is sick (throat) and can't talk. also, she is going to be home alone for 10 days while geno goes on the mission trip to peru.
~jeff/carly~
carly was sick sunday (and is pregnant, SO she can't take medicine!). also, they had a wreck this week, but are o.k.
~jessica~
getting things ready at the base to aid when gustav hits
~lee/mary~
hurricaine evacuees
~melissa
cousin-in-law just got back from kosovo. he was at a bonfire and something blew up in it. he is burned really bad - and is a newly wed. his name is kevin kennedy.
~wint/allison~
wint's brother in law who lives in mobile (he has been our coast guard person in the 4th of july program) - helping with hurricaine issues
***remember our troops
***shelters at broadmoor and vida abudante
friends from greenwood, lauren & claire green, had twins - ann grace and mamie. ann grace is struggling more with a heart condition. both are a little over 2 lbs now. their blog is http://laurenandclairegreen.blogspot.com
~geno/lisa~
lisa is sick (throat) and can't talk. also, she is going to be home alone for 10 days while geno goes on the mission trip to peru.
~jeff/carly~
carly was sick sunday (and is pregnant, SO she can't take medicine!). also, they had a wreck this week, but are o.k.
~jessica~
getting things ready at the base to aid when gustav hits
~lee/mary~
hurricaine evacuees
~melissa
cousin-in-law just got back from kosovo. he was at a bonfire and something blew up in it. he is burned really bad - and is a newly wed. his name is kevin kennedy.
~wint/allison~
wint's brother in law who lives in mobile (he has been our coast guard person in the 4th of july program) - helping with hurricaine issues
***remember our troops
***shelters at broadmoor and vida abudante
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
shan and jenny
i got the prayer list from church and it said that shan's grandmother passed away. please keep them in your prayers.
by the way - if you want to get the e-mail every day from church, just call and ask the receptionist to add you to the daily prayer e-mail! it's a good way to keep up with prayer requests that are needed at chbc!
by the way - if you want to get the e-mail every day from church, just call and ask the receptionist to add you to the daily prayer e-mail! it's a good way to keep up with prayer requests that are needed at chbc!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
News............
WELCOME RECEPTION
for Dr. John Bisagno and Mrs. Uldine
~~~homemade ice cream~~~
~~~homemade ice cream~~~
sunday, august 24th
5:00 p.m.
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LADIES PAJAMA PARTY
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LADIES PAJAMA PARTY
thursday, august 28th
6:00 p.m.
$7
~if you need childcare, this must be pre-registered~
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MOMS & MORE
monday, august 25th
6:30
mrs. dianne will be speaking!
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GROWTHGROUPS FALL 2008
6:00 p.m.
$7
~if you need childcare, this must be pre-registered~
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MOMS & MORE
monday, august 25th
6:30
mrs. dianne will be speaking!
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GROWTHGROUPS FALL 2008
:Bible Study Made Effective
:From Now to Eternity
:Project George,
Beyond the Microwave
:Six Secrets to Lasting Love
:From Now to Eternity
:Project George,
Beyond the Microwave
:Six Secrets to Lasting Love
Sunday, August 24th Prayer Requests
~Shan/Jenny~
they got a message during church to go to the hospital - shan's grandmother isn't expected to make it much longer. also, jenny's sister amber is on her way to california (michael is driving her out there) - she is going to be a travel nurse.
~Prentiss/Laura~
a friend found out he has prostate cancer
~Brad/Jennilee~
friends just lost a baby and are pregnant again. a guy that brad works with is going through a lot (is being audited at work, just lost his dad, and his mother-in-law is terminally ill)
~Cory/Jenny~
ms barbara
~Jeff/Emily~
both are sick
~Geno/Lisa~
geno is going on the peru mission trip in 2 weeks
~Tommy/Suzanne~
will be traveling the next 2 weekends.
~David/Brandi~
brandi is traveling. she had a bad pap smear a few weeks ago and will have follow up testing this week.
they got a message during church to go to the hospital - shan's grandmother isn't expected to make it much longer. also, jenny's sister amber is on her way to california (michael is driving her out there) - she is going to be a travel nurse.
~Prentiss/Laura~
a friend found out he has prostate cancer
~Brad/Jennilee~
friends just lost a baby and are pregnant again. a guy that brad works with is going through a lot (is being audited at work, just lost his dad, and his mother-in-law is terminally ill)
~Cory/Jenny~
ms barbara
~Jeff/Emily~
both are sick
~Geno/Lisa~
geno is going on the peru mission trip in 2 weeks
~Tommy/Suzanne~
will be traveling the next 2 weekends.
~David/Brandi~
brandi is traveling. she had a bad pap smear a few weeks ago and will have follow up testing this week.
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