THIS WEEK

WELCOME! We’re glad you’re here and have decided to join us today!

We pray and expect you will connect with God and have an experience with the Holy Spirit

who heals, guides, comforts and saves.

Our teacher this morning is Lee Stover. Lee and his wife, Jenna, attend the Living Water Sheldon campus and have been members of the church for about 6 years. They have two boys: Lincoln, who is two and a half, and Lennox, who is just over three weeks old. Lee graduated from Northwestern College in Orange City in 2010 and an internship led him into his job as Marketing Director at RISE Ministries where he’s been ever since. He also has a deep passion for music that he pursues by co-owning a DJ service called “Stovetop Productions” and he recently released an independent Christian hip-hop album at the beginning of the year. SCRIPTURE: John 3:16 SUMMARY: What is the gospel? We talk a lot about the Gospel message and how to live that out, but what exactly does the Gospel mean? We continue our sermon series dedicated to answering this question. KEY POINTS: - If the gospel is the good news, what’s the bad news? Romans 3:23 - Bad news is still bad AND real even if we aren’t aware of it - The gospel, the “good news,” can be broken down into this formula:

God-man-Christ-response - What is our response to the good news? - What does it really mean to believe? Romans 10:9,10 - What are the two ways we believe? A. (Heart) B. (Mouth) - The first part of the word “Gospel” = (GO) NOTES:

GET INVOLVED

OUR FAMILY It's QUESTION time again! Our sermon series during June will be focused on your questions, so start sending them in to any of the pastors. We look forward to hearing from you! Pastor Jason jasonvanwyk@gmail.com Pastor Garry gdnyenhuis@gmail.com Pastor Jesse jsswalhof@gmail.com or email: secretary@livingwateroc.com

INFANTS

NURSERY: Nursery is available throughout the service for newborns thru 2 years

The nursery is located in the room next to the kitchen.

CHILDREN

LITTLE TREASURES: Sunday school for 3 yrs and older

Meets in the large room by the nursery the last Sunday of each month

ADULTS/FAMILIES

SECOND SUNDAY: An ongoing project of collecting food items on the second

Sunday of each month. Requested donations will be announced prior to the sec-ond Sunday. On the second Sunday, donations can be placed in the grocery cart in the front lobby area. Items will be placed in the Sheldon Living Water Food Closet and given to those in need and in partnership with Love, INC.

COMMUNITY GROUPS: Small groups of people who enjoy staying connected

to each other by discussing life, studying scripture, playing, eating, serving, and investing in one another. Contact Shirley Elgersma shirleyelgersma@gmail.com

7-4-3 GROUPS: Groups of about 7 people gathering for a meal 4 times over a 3

month period. Contact Shirley Elgersma shirleyelgersma@gmail.com

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Bible study, fellowship and prayer for men -

college-age or older. Meets 2x a month on Wednesday evenings beginning at 7:00pm. For more info, contact Dale Schmidt at dschmidt19@msn.com

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Meets every other Tuesday evening at 7:00pm.

For more info contact Nicole Tubergen ncltbrgn@gmail.com Brittany Negus

bklaahsen@gmail.com or Sara Wolthuizen sarawolthuizen@hotmail.com

Sun, May 20 9:30am Coffee Shoppe 10:00am Worship - Little Treasures meeting today not meeting next week due to the holiday

Mon, May 21 6:00pm Unity Meal (SH) This is a free meal, everyone is invited! Thank you to Bethel Reformed Church for

providing the meal and volunteers this month. Tues, May 22 7:00pm Women’s Bible Study (SH) 7:00pm OC MST (OC) Wed, May 23 7:00pm Men’s Bible Study (SH)

Meet at Pastor Jesse’s house - 920 11th St, Sheldon IN THE BACK YARD! TAKE A LAWN CHAIR. Inside of house OFF LIMITS! See you then!

Fri, May 25 7:00pm Financial Peace Class (SH) Questions? Contact Jason Vander Berg 712-363-4643

Sat, May 26 10:00am Chemical Dependency Support 12-step (OC) Meeting off campus this week

CHURCH STAFF: Campus Pastor (SH): Jesse Walhof (jsswalhof@gmail.com) Campus Pastor (OC): Jason Van Wyk (jasonvanwyk@gmail.com) Pastor of Discipleship: Garry Nyenhuis (gdnyenhuis@gmail.com) Secretary/Event Coordinator: Donna Kurtzleben (secretary@livingwateroc.com)

LEADERSHIP:

Council Chair: Wayne Dykstra (wdykstra68@gmail.com) LifeJacket Chair (SH): Deb Johnson (debjohnson1022@yahoo.com) Ministry Support Team Chair (SH): Corey Elgersma (corey.elgersma@isbservicesinc.com)

Mon, May 28 - 7:00-11:00am - Pancake Breakfast (OC) Fundraiser to benefit our various LW youth ministries

CALENDAR BEYOND THIS WEEK

Living Water Community Church is seeking an organized and proactive Christian individual to serve as a part time administrative assistant at our Sheldon Campus. This person will understand and fully support the mission of Living Water and exhibit maturity, sensitivity and leadership skills. The qualified candidate will work directly with our pastoral staff to ensure all administrative tasks are efficiently and effectively implemented. The qualified candidate should have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks at once. Those with experience in managing general office responsibilities will be prioritized. For a full list of the Administrative Assistant job requirements and qualifications go to Living Water’s website at www.forallwhothirst.com. You may submit your application to Pastor Garry at gdnyenhuis@gmail.com. Applications will be accepted until June 1.

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