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A Time of Beginning
Traditionally we think of January as a time of a new beginning. It’s a time of thinking about taking better care of ourselves. It might be by starting that diet. Or perhaps this is the day you join the gym and start an exercise program. Perhaps as a Christian January might be a good time to start that new diet of spiritual food. Or strengthening your Godly relationships and understanding of God’s word. This January there will be an opportunity to begin taking care of your spiritual life whether you are a man, women, or teenager.
MEN OF GRACE
Women’s Bible Study
MOVE 2013 Youth Revival
Men of Grace Meeting Starting January 7th, 6:30-8PM
Women’s Bible Study
Starting January 10th, 6:30PM
MOVE 2013
Youth Revival
Starting January 31st
6:30PM
Mark Your
Calendar
January 2013 | Monthly Newsletter of Living Grace Church
1 Timothy 4:12 ESV
Let no one despise you for
your youth, but set the
believers an example in
speech, in conduct, in love, in
faith, in purity.
MOVE 2013 TIS THE SEASON
On December 16th we were all treated
to wonderful singing by our children
during the worship part of our service.
Sitting in the sanctuary on Sunday
mornings you have no idea just how
many children we have here at Living
Grace.
It was amazing to see how many chil-
dren our wonderful volunteers work
with each week. .
And what a blessing to see all their
smiling faces and to hear the joy in
their voices as they sang for the rest of
us.
To all our children’s workers
MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU!
You may remember that last year our Refuel youth Group
here at Living Grace Church hosted a youth revival called
MOVE. Last year we averaged 350 youth a night for three
incredible nights. It was a time not only of growing spiritu-
ally, it was also a time for our youth to grow in taking re-
sponsibility. Our Refuel group worked very hard during the
revival. They invited, greeted and helped in so many ways
to make the revival a huge success.
This year
MOVE 2013
will be held January 31st-February2nd at 6:30PM.
According to Mike Humphress, “One of the things that has
been a great blessing in REFUEL over the last few months
is that we now have a youth praise and worship band. The
band is made up entirely of our youth. We had several col-
lege kids from Campbellsville University who came and
worked with our youth and helped them put the band to-
gether. The group has put in a lot of practice and have
worked really hard and
they are getting better
every week.” This group
of dedicated youth serv-
ing other youth is one
more example of growth
by our
REFUEL GROUP.
The Real Thrill
Philippians 2:1-4
If therefore there is any encouragement in Christ, if there
is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the
Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy
complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the
same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do
nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with hu-
mility of mind let each of you regard one another as more
important than himself; do not merely look out for your
own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
During the last year we have been blessed to see The Real Thrill ministry grow from one that operated only during the holidays into a ministry that is used and doing God’s work through out the entire year. As we finish up 2012 and start to look at 2013 let’s take just a minute and look back at the opportunities you had to volunteer and serve as part of “The Real Thrill.” Perhaps you started the year off by helping with the food drive in January. If you remember we decided to have the food drive after the holidays because that was the time of year the local food banks in Campbellsville and Greensburg were at their lowest. Or maybe you were one of
The volunteers who helped make the widows and widowers Valentines dinner such a success. And if you remember we had a lot of request from the attendees hoping we would do it again this year. Remember last spring as we collected flip flops to be sent to Ghana Africa? Or perhaps you were part of helping to send missionaries to Ghana as part of Feed the Orphans last summer. And for the second year we all took part in the Change for Change campaign. Once again you helped with your change to dig wells in Africa to supply fresh drinking water to those in need. And who can forget Thanksgiving at Living Grace Church? This year we had 350 people sharing
Thanksgiving dinner and “Open MIc” night together. And as in years past you invited the campers who work the holiday season at Amazon. And the men from the Healing Place. And in December you did caroling at local nursing homes and were a blessing to those who can no longer get out or who feel alone during the holidays. Currently the food drive is going on once again. And it’s time to not only reflect. It is also time to decide for 2013 what will be YOUR “REAL THRILL?”
From December 30 through February 3, LGC is going to be
downloading “Apps for Life.”
In this 6-week message series, I hope to show and convince
you that faithful, consistent, diligent practice of spiritual
disciplines will truly grow you as believers in Christ. A great
Christian writer once said (and I paraphrase), “You can’t be a
true disciple of Jesus and not practice spiritual disciplines. To
be a disciple means you love the disciplines.”
Each week, we will tackle a spiritual discipline to learn these
tools reshape our thinking, feeling, and doing before Lord.
Much like a good workout at the gym or taking a nice, long
therapeutic walk around the neighborhood, the spiritual
disciplines refresh, rejuvenate, and energize your faith in
Jesus and your intimacy with God.
Would you download these Apps for Life? Here are the 6
apps we will be talking about.
Dec. 30 - Words with Friends - a focus on Scripture
reading and memory.
Jan. 6 - FaceTime - a focus on the power and variety of
prayer.
Jan. 13 - Square - a focus on tithing, giving, and
stewarding of God’s resources.
Jan. 20 - PayPal - a focus on work, debt, financial
wisdom and being a faithful steward.
Jan. 27 - Calorie Count - a focus on how fasting
intensifies spiritual fervency and focus.
Feb. 3 - DropBox - a focus on evangelism and how to
share your faith with others.
Blessings to you for this new year. Let this be one that is
completely given to the Lord.
Happy New Year,
Shane
Dr. Shane Garrison
Transitional Pastor, Living Grace Church
A Word From Pastor
MEN OF GRACE
MINISTRY Meeting Agenda
January 7, 2013
“Father’s, do not exasperate, provoke, your
children; instead, bring them up in the
training and instruction of the Lord.” (Eph
6:4 NIV)
Agenda
Prayer ( Lord’s Prayer Mat 6:9-13, NIV)
Thank and acknowledge attendees
Present
Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Purpose Statement
Statement of Biblical foundation for all leader-
ship: (Titus 2:1-2, 6-8, 11-15 NIV)
Introduce core members with their testimony
Entertain atten-
dee questions,
idea, meeting
schedule(1st
and 3rd Mon-
day), time (6:30
-8PM), activi-
ties
Prayer
Our Grace Group has decided to book a trip this
coming spring, during spring break, to New
York City. We are going to charter a 56
passenger tour bus and are only going to take
the first 46 that wish to go. This will allow
everyone a little extra room on the bus to move
around. The dates are as follows: Leave
Campbellsville on Friday morning March 29,
2013 and leave New York City on Wednesday
morning April 3, 2012 heading home. The main
reason for our trip is to attend worship service
on Easter Sunday morning at the Brooklyn
Tabernacle and attend their Tuesday night
prayer service.
We also plan on visiting Ground Zero and St.
Paul's Chapel as well as touring many other
landmarks and seeing the sites. There is plenty of time to save your money
before it’s time to go. The cost for the bus will
be $200.00 per person, which covers all
transportation, and there will be 5 nights of
hotel stay which we are hoping will cost in the
low $100 range per night. Some couples may
want to split a room and some singles as well,
which will reduce the cost per person. The only
other expenses should be the cost of food and
whatever the cost to see the sites as well as
your personal expenditures. If anyone is
interested, message me or give me a call at
Green River Glass (789-3709) or my cell phone
(469-6106).
From Ricky Janes
Rauch Grace Group
The Rauch Grace Group will be starting a new study by
Max Lucado entitled “Just Like Jesus.” The concept of
the book is “God loves you just the way you are, but he
refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be Just
Like Jesus.”
Please join us for this exciting study that will be held on
Thursday nights at 6:30 starting January 3rd. This study
will be held at the Rauch Ranch.
For directions and questions about this study please call
Dave or Lorna Rauch at
(270)932-1971.
Pray for the
Pastor Selection Team
As our Pastor Selection Team continues to look through all
the applications coming in for the position of Lead Pastor
here at Living Grace let’s all make a commitment. Let’s
make a commitment to pray. Not only pray for the team.
Let’s also be praying for the man God has already called to
lead us in the days, months and many years to come.
Pray our team has wisdom, and discernment from God as
they work together searching for the right man.
And let’s not forget to pray for ourselves and each other dur-
ing this time of transition. Let’s pray that each of us contin-
ues to grow spiritually to prepare our-
selves for the new pastors arrival.
Pray that God will give each of us
boldness to invite the lost to come to
know Jesus here at Living Grace
Church.
And pray that each and everyone of us
would find the ministry that we are
called to volunteer in.
“God is good all the time
And all the time God is good”
Matthew 25:35
“ For I was hungry and you gave
me food, I was thirsty and you
gave me drink, I was a stranger
and you welcomed me, naked
and you clothed me, sick and in
prison, and you visited me.”
For You are my rock and my
fortress;
Therefore, for Your name’s
sake,
Lead me and guide me.
The Women’s ministry would like
to invite ladies of all ages to join us
for a meeting on January 28, 2013 at
6:30pm. We will meet in the large
conference room. Someone will be
at the front door to direct those not
familiar with the conference room’s
location! The purpose of our
meeting is to get together to
formulate plans as to how we can
collectively serve Christ through
serving others. Some items to be
discussed will be providing meals
for families during various life
events. If you don’t enjoy cooking,
there are many other ways you can
participate. Bring with you your
ideas of how we can invigorate and
excite the women at Living Grace to
become a unified body of servers.
See you on January 28th!!!
Meal Preparation Guidelines
The LGC Women’s Ministry
would like to assist families
during life events such as the
birth of a child, illness,
recovery from surgery, etc., by
providing a light lunch and/or
an evening meal for up to 3
days as needed.
On the occasion of death, we
can also assist a family by
providing one of the following
options for a bereavement meal
served in the LGC Cafe:
Hot/Cold Buffet /Beverages
- Up to 35 people
Sandwiches/Chips/Beverages
-35 to 50 people
Desserts/Beverages
- for 50+ people
If you know someone in our
congregation that would benefit
from this service, please contact
the Women’s Ministry at Living
Grace Church (789 0916) as
soon as possible when such a
need arises.
Suzie Bradley plans to begin the winter women's bible study on January 10th 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the large conference room. The name of the study is
"Living Beyond Yourself
Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit"
by Beth Moore.
The study will begin with an intro-ductory session followed by 10 weekly sessions.
Women’s Ministry Meal Preparer Questionnaire
Matthew 25:40 “When you did it for the least of
these,
you did it for Me.” Jesus
I would like to join the LGC Women’s Ministry in
the
preparation and delivery of family meals to the home.
Name
______________________________________
Address ____________________________________
___________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________
______________________________________
I am willing to provide –
___ __ Lunch Meal
_____ Sandwich meat/cheese
_____ Soup/crackers
_____ Bread, chips
_____ Fruit/cookies
_____ Beverages
___ __ Evening Meal
_____ Main Dish/Casserole
_____ Vegetable/Salad
_____ Dessert
_____ Rolls, Beverages
_____ OTHER
_____ Restaurant Gift Certificate (Take out)
_____ Kroger card for meal preparation expenses
_____ Delivery of food that I have prepared
_____ Delivery service for foods prepared by others
_____ Preparation of food provided by others
I am available –
___Sun ___Mon
___Tues ___Wed
___Thur ___Fri ___Sat
___ Morning ___Afternoon ___Evenings
(after 5pm) ___Anytime
I am available to provide a family a meal –
_____ Once or twice a year
_____ Monthly
_____ Anytime, as often as needed
Bereavement Meals
I would like to participate in bereavement meals by
providing the following:
_____ Vegetable/salad
_____ Casserole
_____ Dessert
_____ Rolls
_____ Beverages
_____ Receive food at Café prior to meal
_____ Prepare Café for meal
_____ Serve food during meal
_____ Provide clean-up after meal
_____ Provide funds to cover cost of meat for meal
January 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
2
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Grace Groups Sanders 6:00pm Janes 6:30pm McMahan 6:30pm Awaken College Ministry 7pm
3 1 Prayer Meeting In Sanctuary 6:30pm
32Collins Grace Group 6:30pm Octane 6:30 -8pm Refuel 4:30-8pm
3 Rauch Grace Group 6:30pm
4
5
6 Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Grace Groups Sanders 6:00pm Janes 6:30pm McMahan 6:30pm
7 Men Of
Grace Meeting
6:30-8PM
8 Prayer Meeting In Sanctuary 6:30pm
9 Collins Grace Group 6:30pm Octane 6:30 -8pm Refuel 4:30-8pm
10 Rauch Grace Group 6:30pm Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm Large Conference Room
11
12
13 Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Grace Groups Sanders 6:00pm Janes 6:30pm McMahan 6:30pm
14
15 Prayer Meeting In Sanctuary 6:30pm
16 Collins Grace Group 6:30pm Octane 6:30 -8pm Refuel 4:30-8pm
17 Rauch Grace Group 6:30pm Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm Large Conference Room
18
19
20
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Grace Groups Sanders 6:00pm Janes 6:30pm McMahan 6:30pm
21 Men Of
Grace Meeting
6:30-8PM
22 Prayer Meeting In Sanctuary 6:30pm
23 Collins Grace Group 6:30pm Octane 6:30 -8pm Refuel 4:30-8pm
24 Rauch Grace Group 6:30pm Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm Large Conference Room
25 26
27 Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Grace Groups Sanders 6:00pm Janes 6:30pm McMahan 6:30pm
28
29 30 Collins Grace Group 6:30pm Octane 6:30 -8pm Refuel 4:30-8pm
31 MOVE 2013
Youth Revival
Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm Large Conference Room
1 MOVE 2013
Youth Revival
2 MOVE 2013
Youth Revival