May 16, 2017 Volume 50 Issue 20

Ministry Team: Jill Crandall

Bruce Daughtry Tammy Frintz

Brian McGonagill Glen Moore

Eleanor Nelson Mark Schinnerer

Charlie Weatherford

DEACONS Travis Crandall

Johny Harris Larry Mitchell Mike Owens Virgil Smith

Glenn Wells

SHEPHERDS Barry McDowell

Jimmy Neatherlin J. R. Stroble

Our Door is Open Anyone wanting to meet

with our Elders is en-couraged to contact any of the elders to set up a

time.

Sunday Services

Sunday Bible Class 9:00 am

Morning Worship 10:00 am

Evening Worship

5:00 pm

Wednesday

Fellowship

Ladies Bible Class 10:00 am

Wednesday Night Meal

6:00 pm

Bible Class

7:00 pm

Summer Bible Classes for kids

Play-dough, Legos, building blocks, and Bible journaling…sound like fun??

Come join Kindergarten though 5th grade on Sunday mornings this summer

and enjoy all of this with us! We will need lots of help, so let Jill know if

you would like to be part of the fun! (Youth kids, you can help, too!)

Wednesday evening services will be spent as a family! We will all gather in

the auditorium to share in some of our own members’ stories of faith.

Please bring your kids – we will have opportunities for the kids to partici-

pate in services, as well.

Promotion Sunday – May 28

We will have promotion Sunday this year on Sunday, May 28. We will have

some special treats for the kids to celebrate another year of growing in

God’s word. Please make plans to join us!

VBS June 5-9

Don’t forget to register for VBS this year if you haven’t already! You can

register in the foyer or online at www.vbspro.events/p/sunset. Volunteers –

please register online, too!

Blessings Box

Our new blessings box has been hung outside the building, and we need

your help to fill it! Please have your kids bring any non-perishable items to

place in the box for those who have a need for them. Let’s all help serve our

community!

~Jill

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Family Camp will be June 21st to June 25th this year at Mountain View Christian Camp. This year’s speaker is Joey Cummings. Spaces are filling up quickly so get yours reserved today. You must come into the office and have your $25.00 deposit to reserve your space. Spaces are a first-come first-served basis and are priced as follows, plus the deposit: R.V. Campers: $50.00 per R.V., Dorms: $75.00 per family, Motels: $100.00 per room, White House: $150.00 per room.

2017 MVCC Camp Sessions: If you are willing to help some of our Sunset kids with a Camp Schol-arship please mark Camp Scholarship on your check and drop it in the offering plate or come see Eleanor in the office. All Sunset kids receive a 50% discount so make sure you get with Bruce before

registering or do the paper application. This discount is only for kids who attend church here.

Session 1: July 2nd-8th (ages 8-15) Director: Leland Mallett

Session 2: July 9th-15th (ages 13-18) Directors: Bruce Daughtry and Taylor Robles

Session 3: July 16th-22nd (ages 8-13) Director: Bruce Daughtry

Session 4: July 23rd-29th ages (13-18) Director: Ray Young

Announcements

This Week’s *Anniversaries & Birthdays:

May 16th-Brooks Ballard, *Mike & Amanda Harrington

May 17th-Zach Downen, Fred Ybaben

May 18th-Curtis Cox, *Kenneth & Eva Cruz, Blake Walden

May 19th-Jamie Downen, Angela Veilleux, Tyler Wilson

May 21st-Dan Bannister

May 22nd-Grayson Layton, Jeremy Vargas Jr.

Vacation Bible School is June 5th-June 9th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Please register your children online at http://vbspro.events/p/sunset . Join us as we become hands on inventors and discover how we were lovingly crafted by God. Jill is having a work day on Saturday, May 20th at

10:00 am in the Bus Barn. They will be cutting, painting, and assembling decorations for VBS.

The vans will be going to camp this summer! If your child needs a ride please come by the of-fice to fill out a permission slip and put their name on the list. Also if you would like to help drive this summer please get with Bruce or Eleanor so you can take a test. The test needs to be done for

insurance reasons.

The office will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

Volunteers for Wednesday night meals are needed. Sign up on the calendar in the kitchen or call the office at 887-1278.

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Prayer Requests

Jeanne Beeson fell and broke her hip. She is at Carlsbad Medical Center on the third floor.

Remember the following as they continue to heal: Linda Harris

Shut-Ins: Grace Autry, Bob and Velma Brown, Durees Carriaga, Pauline Crisman, Audrey Fisher,

and Vivienne Garner.

Prayer Connection Cards: The Acosta Family, BPA Students, Nasi Burt, Madison Coates, Jimmy Lara Jr., and Jody

Owens.

The Bible Is Meant to Transform You, not Just Inform You

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT).

I was once asked what the best translation of the Bible is. My answer was, “When you translate it into your life.” That’s what Bible study is all about. If you’re not translating God’s Word into your life, you’re not studying the Bible the way God intended.

God gave us the Bible to transform us, not simply inform us. It should give us a bigger heart, not a bigger head. James 1:22 says, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (NIV).

In other words, God wants our beliefs turned into behavior.

God makes his purpose for the Bible even more explicit in 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work” (NLT).

The purpose of the Bible is more than just showing us what is wrong in our lives or how we should live. God gave us his Word to radically transform our lives.

The Bible describes itself in different ways. For example, it calls itself a hammer, a sword, and a scalpel. All of these are tools designed to make radical changes. God intends for the Bible to dramatically change our lives.

The Bible also describes God’s truth as milk, water, bread, and meat. What do all those things have in common? If you don’t eat or drink them regularly, you’ll die. We were never meant to live without the Bible.

The Bible is essential to our lives because it gives us life. In fact, the Bible also talks about Jesus as the Word of God. John 1:14 says, “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son” (NLT). God gave you the Living Word, Jesus, to be the author and finisher of your faith, and he gave you the written Word to prepare you to live out your faith.

Talk It Over

The Bible is more than a mere wisdom dispenser or repository of information. How do you see God using the Bible to transform your life?

Jesus is the Word of God. Talk about how intimacy with the Bible is connected to intimacy with Jesus.

What are some ways you can practice doing God’s Word and not just reading it?

Brian’s Corner

Sunset Bulletin Sunset Church of Christ 1308 W. Blodgett St. Carlsbad, NM 88220

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Sunday, May 21, 2017- 10:00 a.m.

Speaker:

Mark Johnson

Worship Leader:

Mark Schinnerer

Welcome:

Andy Harris

Scripture:

Tracy Dearing

Communion Service

Bruce Daughtry

Men To Serve Communion:

Jesus Fierro

Caleb Giblin

Mike Harrington

Johny Harris

Brady Henry

Karson Henry

Kelly Henry

Jim Hughes Thank you for serving! If unable to serve during

worship, please call: Kelly Henry at 706-3304.

Sunset Church of Christ

Sunday Morning Bible Class 127

Sunday Morning 268

Sunday Evening

Wednesday, May 10th

Ladies Bible Class 22 Wednesday Services 123

Greeters:

Blue Team

Welcome Desk:

Patti Johnson

Nursery Attendant:

Martha Huereque

Checks: $7,145.00

Bills: $436.00

Change: $2.00

Online Giving: $505.00

Total: $8,088.00

Average: $10,195.35

Weekly Budget: $9,524.00

Weekly + or (-) $671.35

Communion Service Schedule

May 28th-Johny Harris

June 4th-Andy Harris

June 11th-Kelly Henry

June 18th-Aaron Irving

Contribution & Attendance For Sunday May 14th

The meal is at 6:00 pm and Bible class starts at 7:00

pm. We will be serving hot dogs.