1901 Vickie Drive

Del City, OK 73115

405-672-1311 Visit us on the web: www.delcitychurch.org

Volume LIII Number 2 Date: 01/11/2009 Email: office@delcitychurch.org

January 11, 2009

Song .....................................................When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder - 852

Welcome and Announcements .......................................................... Taylor Cave

Song ...................................................... All People That on Earth Do Dwell - 532

Song .................................................................................. We Will Glorify - 578

Bread ......................................................................... By Christ Redeemed - 366

Cup ......................................................................... His Grace Reaches Me - 113

Contribution ........................................................ More Precious than Silver - 273

Song .......................................................... I’m Gonna View That Holy City - 970

Message .......................... “Mythbusters #1: Diary of a Sad Man” - Shawn Fowler

Invitation Song ....................................... When This Passing World Is Done - 259

Closing Comments ..................................................................... Vaughn Sullivan

Prayer .................................................................................................. Jim Hale

Song ........................................................................... Firm Foundation - Screen

Worship Leader: Vaughn Sullivan

Evening Services Worship Leader ............................................................................ Harold Phillips

Opening Prayer .............................................................................. Mike Harman

Lesson ................. “Quieting Spiritual Tachycardia: 1 John 3:19-24” - Jeff Gardner

Closing Prayer ....................................................................................... Jim Hale

We have programs for children, kindergarten and younger,

during both worship and class time. Check in at the

children’s desk near the east entrance for details.

Kent Casteel

SERVICE TIMES

Sunday Worship ..................... 9:30 a.m.

Bible Classes ............ 10:40 a.m.

Newcomers ............. Rm. 105 College .................... FLC 203

Adult Singles ............ Rm. 103 Young Adult ............. Rm. 108

Parents of Teens ...... FLC 205

40s & 50s ................ Rm. 104 All Ages ..................... Chapel

50+ ........................ Rm. 106 Evening ..................... 5:00 p.m.

Small Groups .............Call Office

Wednesday Early Class ................. 4:30 p.m.

Bible Study ................ 7:00 p.m.

MINISTERS & STAFF Shawn Fowler ............ Preaching sfowler@delcitychurch.org

Taylor Cave ................ Outreach caveman@delcitychurch.org

Jerred England ................. Youth jengland@delcitychurch.org

Shelly Stephens ........... Children sstephens@delcitychurch.org

Pam Turbyfill ..............Secretary pturbyfill@delcitychurch.org office@delcitychurch.org

Donna Wright .............Secretary dwright@delcitychurch.org office@delcitychurch.org

ELDERS

Kent Casteel Elmer Cochran Roger Gambill Jim McWhirter

Tom Poteet Dutch Schneider

Darrel Sullivan Vaughn Sullivan Rob Swarb Melvin Thompson

Available for prayer

requests this week.

Hope Harbor

Children’s Home & Academy

JANUARY/FEBRUARY CALENDAR

01/14 .................................. Men’s Breakfast, 8:30am @ Don’s

01/15 ......................... Men’s Basketball @ 7:30pm in the GYM 01/25 ...................................... Clark Baby Girl Shower @ 2pm

02/02 ................................ Women’s Breakfast - 8am @ Don’s 02/08 ................................................ Baby Dedication Service

02/15 ....................... Sweetheart Banquet (sign-up next week) 02/22 .................................................................. Blood Drive

SYMPATHY: ♥ To Anna Johnson and family on the death of her brother,

Alton Kelly. Services were in Tahoka, TX.

♥ To Brook England on the January 2nd death of her

grandfather, Johnie Patterson. Services were in New

Braunfels, TX.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEALS:

Wednesday night meals will resume on Jan. 14th at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $3 per person, or $10 per family. Please sign-up at the

information desk if you plan to attend. The menu for the 14th is spaghetti & meatballs.

ITEMS FOUND: A number of items have been turned into the office in the past

several weeks. We have two men’s watches, a woman’s watch, a ring, an earring, a charm/pendant and a tie-tack/stick-pin. If

you’ve lost jewelry lately please contact the church office.

NEW ADDRESS:

Lori Cordova is now stationed in Korea and her contact information is below. Email address: loricordova@cox.net

Lori Cordova

731 AMS PSC 3 BOX 504

APO AP 96266-0005

UPCOMING SHOWER:

Baby girl shower for Matt & Maria Clark January 25th at 2pm in the FLC

Registered: Babies R Us; JC Penney

DONATIONS NEEDED:

Ruby at the Luther Church of Christ is in need of small jewelry boxes. Any type is appreciated, but especially the cardboard

box with lid. These items will be used to package donated jewelry. Donations can be dropped off in the church office.

WORDS OF THANKS: To my awesome church family - I love each of you beyond

measure! Words cannot express the joy, security, trust, hope and love that fills my soul knowing so many of you lift my

name, my girls & parents names to God daily. I’ve been

blessed to experience first hand the power of your prayer life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate the cards

so many of you have sent, they really lift my spirits. In Him forever ~ Beth Pearson

Jerry Richard Burks, II - Afgan. Joe Gilmore - Iraq Don Little - Iraq

Timothy Little - Germany Casey McCrady - Germany

Members Serving Abroad:

Lavern Beabout Roger Clopton Mildred McNeil

Jessie Molder Jean O’Neal

Members In Long-Term Care:

Family & Friends: (Prayer requests will run 3-weeks unless otherwise requested)

Gary Aldridge’s parents, Nilo & Rita Aldridge (Tulsa) Tommie Biggers’ aunt, Oneida Hart Leigh Cobb’s grandmother, Sequita Wright (Purcell) Reta Cross’ loved ones in the McAlester area

Vanessa Babbit, Wellington resident and friend of many Dennis’ daughter, Dena Gentry & son, Dion Dennis Sue Gentry’s mother, Vinita Shoffner-Barker Jim Hale’s friend (and former member), Earl Robinson Vicki Hunt’s brother, Remmel Wilson, Jr., and father, Remmel Wilson, Sr. Belinda Kemp’s father Tom Leeds’ sister, Sue Ledford (awaiting lung transplant) Maria Moore’s daughters and their future w/her Alicia Nichols’ mother, Paula Parrick, her friend Billy Rusher & children Addie Parrington’s loved ones, Vera Lewis & Margie Eiswerth John Renwick, missionary in Scotland (cancer) Dennis & Irene Roof’s great-granddaughter, Dani Lynn Walker Darrell Sharber’s parents, DC and Erma Sharber

Schoelen’s friends, Mary Jo Draeger & Vickie Neighbors Maribeth Snapp’s mother, Kathryn Dick, and acquaintance,

Marilyn Hill Sullivan & Sharber’s acquaintance, Phyllis Campbell Teresa Traynor’s brother, Kent Morgan, and aunt, Barbara Morgan Rob Weaver’s acquaintance, Jacquelyn Powell (cancer)

MEMBERS/LOVED ONES AT WELLINGTON PARKE: Vera Benefiel (Jean Dyche’s Aunt) ♥ Lois Boardman Hillard Borchert ♥ Ray & Lucy Clopton Bill & Pauline Derrick ♥ Juanita McMillon ♥ Helen Smallwood

Euel & Lora White (Lisa McWhirter’s Parents)

COTTAGES: Kathleen Hale (Jim Hale’s mother) ♥ Jeane McWhirter

Wayne & Ella Pistole (Gary Pistole’s parents)

HOSPITAL/TESTS:

LaDean Kelly - Manor Care #450-B Dave McGlathery - MW Regional #3339

MEMBERS AT HOME:

Richard Back Chad Barney Denice Barton J. Campbell Eloise Champlain Pat Henderson

Donald Kellison Kenneth/Billie Lane Dave McGlathery Wes McVay Melvin Pursley Wanda Scott

Bea Scruggs Helen Smallwood Meredith Taylor Cathy Trent

PICK-UP WILL BE

WEEK OF FEB. 1. WISH LIST AT

INFO DESK

ALL SERMON CDs THAT HAVE BEEN IN

THE BOX OVER SIX WEEKS WILL BE REMOVED ON MONDAY. IF YOU’VE

REQUESTED CDs PLEASE PICK THEM UP AT THE INFORMATION DESK.

NEWS FROM

JERRED

VITAL STATISTICS

12/28/08 & 01/04/09

Morning Assembly 12/28 ........... 495

Morning Assembly 01/04 ........... 551

Bible Class 12/28 ...................... 405 Bible Class 01/04 ...................... 451

Sunday Evening 12/28 ................ 82 Sunday Evening 01/04 ................ 70

Sunday CareForce 12/28 ........... 115

Sunday CareForce 01/04 ........... 155 Mid-Week 12/31 ....................... 428

Mid-Week 01/07 ....................... 216 Contribution 12/28 ......... $14,847.50

Contribution 01/04 ......... $22,997.05

Faith, Hope & Love Contributed to Date .. $1,088,651.91

Pledged .................... $1,067,122.00

2009 Year-To-Date

New Christians................................ Identified Christians ........................

New Family Units ............................ Births .............................................

Special thanks to everyone, especially all who provided pie, for making our year-end devotional with Eastside and Ridgecrest churches a success. We had 428 people in attendance, and about 200 folks enjoyed the pie and coffee. Extra pies were donated to the Meals-On-Wheels ministry.

Thanks again! - Taylor

Week of January 11, 2009

• This Sunday night we’ll meet from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in

the YC. We’ll have devo and an activity. Be there!

• We leave for Winterfest this Friday at 5:00 p.m. We

should return at about 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. The packing list and info have been mailed. If you’d still

like to join us, the regular price is $102.

• We’ve started reading our Daily Bible. If you still

need one, they are available in the YC for $5.

Larry Scott Jeannie Ketcher Louise Bunge’

Jean Dyche Margurette Ginn Juanita Burks

Nancy Hale George Ann Owen

Experience Daily Bible Reading

• BABY DEDICATION SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8th:

This will be a special Sunday morning service of prayer,

blessing and safekeeping for babies and their families. If you have a child that is 2 years old or younger that has not

previously participated in this service, please pick up a form at the children’s desk. Forms need to be returned to the desk

by Sunday, January 25th. Invite your friends and family to be a part of this service of thanksgiving.

• CHILDCARE FOR TONIGHT, SUNDAY, JANUARY 11th:

Birth - kindergarten: JR and Tonia Aduddell

1st - 6th Grade: Mandy Holmes and Vickie Craig

• THANK YOU TO OUR TOY WASHERS:

The volunteers listed below show up every Monday to wash

our children’s toys and equipment. We thank you for your diligence in keeping our kids healthy and safe:

Mythbusters #1 Diary of a Sad Man: An Introduction to Ecclesiastes

Q: Who wrote Ecclesiastes? A: Most evidence points to _______________ ______________________________.

Ecclesiastes 1:1

“Teacher” =“Quohelet=” One who gathers an ___________________________.

The Latin word for Quohelet is _________________________________.

Ecclesiastes 1:12-13

Ecclesiastes 2:9

Q: What is Ecclesiastes about?

A: The futility of life “__________________ ____________ ______________.”

This phrase is used almost _________________ times in Ecclesiastes.

Ecclesiastes 1:9b, 2:11b, Ecclesiastes 2:17a, 4:1

Q: What’s so bad about life “under the sun”? A: At least 5 reasons:

1. It’s _____________________________________.

Ecclesiastes 1:2-4

1. It’s _____________________________________.

Ecclesiastes 5:6-7

1. It’s _____________________________________.

Ecclesiastes 1:8-9

1. It’s _____________________________________.

Ecclesiastes 1:10-11

1. It’s _____________________________________.

Ecclesiastes 1:12—15

Q: Why is this book included in the Bible?

A: God wants us to see what life is like _________________________ _______________.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Real hope is not found by focusing on life under the sun; real hope is found by focusing on life _____ the _________.

“For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good

works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

(Ephesians 2:10)