1. Fasting – Many have participated in the beans and rice fast and have given money they saved on food or “cheat cards” to help the food pantry ministry feed the hungry. Fasting is a practice of Christ, and it helps us do spiritual inventory and takes away a dependence on food and reminds us of Christ’s words in Matthew 4:4, “Man cannot live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

2. Financial Peace – Fifty people from Garnett and Connection and neighbors kicked off the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University learning to live like no one else so we can give like no one else.

3. REVEAL – 55 people have taken the spiritual growth survey called “Reveal.” Thank you. This is a beginning stage of spiritual inventory as we begin a journey of Living Christ. Please use this link http://www.revealnow.com/slsurvey?uid=6275 to access the survey by October 22.

4. Retreat – 71 participated in the All-Church Retreat at New Life Ranch. Thanks to all who came or sacrificed so others could come. The weather was beautiful and the place was excellent, and the time together was even better than the weather and the place! We ate together, worshipped around the campfire, worshipped outdoors for Sunday am service, and focused on Psalm 46:10. Let’s do it again next year and double the number who come!

Courageous – The Movie
Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?

Taylor’s Life Group will be meeting tonight at 76:30 pm at the Cinemark at Tulsa, 10802 East 71st St., to see the 7 pm movie. Join us!

Thanksgiving Meal & Harvest Food Drive
The money given during the fast will go toward hosting a meal for those with no means or family to eat with on Thanksgiving. We’re hosting a Thanksgiving meal 11 am – 1 pm thanks to the generosity of Owasso Baptist Church making the meals, and we’ll go get it and serve it here at Garnett.

Student Ministry Parents (and Everyone else too!):
New curriculum is being fine-tuned, a calendar for the next year is being crafted, exciting new structure and opportunities are being developed and Sunday, November 13, to discover and discuss all the pertinent details. Get ready! More information about time and place soon.

NOTE: This meeting will not only be for the parents of students, but will be open to the entire church body. We all have responsibilities to know what is happening as well as engage where we can. Opportunities abound in student ministry and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to bless and be blessed in return.

Next Sunday Night Small Group will be November 6th. Stay tuned for more details.

Children’s Ministry
Kid City
A martial arts group called “The Combat Team” is coming Sunday, October 30, 11 am for our Kid City worship hour. The team captures attention of youth with high flying kicks, crushing concrete, smashing boards, and awesome displays of strength and power. But the purpose is to deliver a clear and powerful message using testimonies and personal experiences to effectively communicate the importance of a personal relationship with the Lord. The team travels throughout the world performing at churches, youth groups, prisons, and schools.

Hmong New Year
Will be held next weekend at Green Country Event Center.

Children’s Christmas Musical
Hey Kids – It’s time to start rehearsing for this year’s Christmas musical. Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, October 30. Watch for next week’s bulletin to get more details. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Erwin.

THE STORY is coming to Tulsa
Remember how we studied “The Story” last year? There is a unique opportunity to experience The Story through a musical journey from Genesis to Revelation December 3rd at 7pm in the BOK Center. World Vision is presenting “A Christmas Spectacular” featuring not only Christmas carols, but original songs relating to The Story. Artists on the tour include: Steven Curtis Chapman, Newsboys, Francesca Battistelli, Natalie Grant, Selah, Anthem Lights and Max Lucado and Randy Frazee. Group tickets are $18 each. If you are interested going with a group from Garnett, contact Janet in the church office at 918-663-3000 or garnettinfo@gmail.com.

OCWA Harvest Dinner
Oklahoma Christian Women’s Association (OCWA) is going to be holding their annual HARVEST DINNER Scholarship Fund Raiser on Thursday, November 17, at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ (747 S. Memorial). There will also be a Silent Auction and a Dessert Auction. Tickets are $ 9.00 for Adults, $5.00 for Children or $30.00 for the Family. See Kathy Erwin for tickets. They are on sale TODAY through Sunday, November 13.

Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University
Classes started Wednesday, October 19. If you didn’t sign up and are interested, we can still sign you up. Contact Lance Newsom.

Life Line Screening at Green Country Event Center
Protect your health by registering today for the 6 for Life Health Assessment for $79. Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners to schedule your appointment. Take control of your health, knowledge is empowering.

October 9th Announcements

Spiritual Growth Survey
The survey takes about 30 minutes, and the findings will help shape our decisions about how to create the best possible ministry strategies–ways to help us grow in Christ. So please type this link into your web browser and take time to help our church grow spiritually.

http://www.revealnow.com/slsurvey?uid=6275

PS – Staff will be available Sunday to help those who do not have access to a computer at home.

Garnett All-Church Retreat
We are looking forward to getting away for a weekend of fellowship and fun & games at the Fall Retreat. It’s not too late to sign up!

Please contact Beth West if you plan to attend part OR all of the Retreat. We need to have accurate numbers by TODAY.
All payment is due SUNDAY 10/9. Checks can be made out to “Garnett Church of Christ” with “Fall Retreat” in the memo line. See Beth with questions about this.

For those just coming over on the bus for Sunday morning worship, the cost is $10 and you need to sign up with Beth West.

On Sunday, October 16, weather permitting, Bruce Judd and Jerald Rider plan on riding their bikes to New Life Ranch for Sunday morning service. Bruce would like to invite any bikers to ride along with them, or anyone in a car/truck who would like to follow a bunch of bad boy (wanna be) bikers to services. They will meet anyone who would like to join them at the Loves at Hwy 412 & 69 at 9 am that morning. If you have any questions, please contact Bruce.

Student Ministry
Okay Students, I’m throwing down the challenge. We preach inclusivity of student ministry with the entire body. You are not tomorrow’s leaders, you are TODAY’S leaders. Let’s lead. We have an opportunity to share in the weekend all-church retreat with the entire church. Let’s lead them on how to have fun at a retreat. It’s not too late to sign up and your parents don’t even have to join us for you to participate! Come for the whole weekend or come for a day.

Parents / Students: See Lance Newsom after worship today for more details.

Dave Ramsey Peace University
If you missed the free preview night for the upcoming Dave Ramsey class, it’s not too late to sign up. Today, after worship, we will offer opportunities to ask more questions and enroll for the Wednesday night classes beginning October 19. Cost is $100 per family and we’re willing to offer creative ways to cover that cost if necessary. Our goal is to share this valuable information with everyone that would like to participate. Meet at Coffee Bar after worship.

Daughters of Anna
Because of the All-Church Retreat there will not be a Daughters of Anna luncheon in October.

Filipino Dinner and Auction
Mark your calendars for the Filipino Dinner and Auction to be held at Garnett on October 22 at 5:30 pm. Proceeds will go to Philippine Missions and the GAP (God Always Provides) fund. Tickets are $10 for the dinner and silent auction and you can purchase them from Annie Mileur after service on Sunday. If you have an item to donate for the silent auction, please see Beth West. For more information contact Annie Mileur.

Life Line Screening at Green Country Event Center
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
If you are age 21-80 learn your risk for developing 6 different chronic diseases.

$3 out of every $4 spent on healthcare is for treatment of chronic disease.

Better lifestyle habits can help prevent 80% of heart disease and 90% of type 2 diabetes.

The 6 for Life Health Assessment measures your risk of developing 6 chronic diseases, including heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetes, COPD and lung cancer. A customized report will determine which risk factors contribute most to your disease risk and are within your control to change. Finger-stick blood tests along with biometric measurements are included with this assessment. Green Country Event Center will be hosting a Life Line Screening preventive health event on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

This event is also being sponsored by SouthCrest Hospital
Protect your health by registering today for the 6 for Life Health Assessment for $79. Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners to schedule your appointment. Take control of your health, knowledge is empowering.

October 2nd Announcements

The Gathering
Our Gathering on October 5, 6:30-7:30 pm, will be a FREE preview of the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace class. We’ll have a preview and begin sign-ups for the class. The class will begin Wednesday, October 19, at 6:30 pm. For more information go to the Financial Peace University website www.daveramsey.com/fpu. (There will be an activity for children and students during this time.)

Garnett All-Church Retreat
There are still spots available for the Retreat Oct. 14-16th, so sign up with Beth today! There are options to come for the whole weekend (Friday night-Sunday morning) OR just come for the day on Saturday OR just come out for Worship on Sunday morning.

We plan to have a bus available to take people from the church parking lot to NLR & back on Sunday the 16th for our morning Worship Service. Cost is $10/person & the bus will leave at 8:30am & return around 12:30pm.

If you are signed up, if you still need to sign up, or if you have ANY questions, please see Beth West at the coffee bar after service or contact her at bethmariewest@gmail.com.

Deadline for final payment is October 9th.

Filipino Dinner and Auction
Mark your calendars for the Filipino Dinner and Auction on October 22 at 5:30 pm. Proceeds will go to Philippine Missions and the GAP (God Always Provides) fund. For more information contact Annie Mileur.

Student Ministry
Small Group will be at the Hillenburg home this Sunday evening from 6-8 pm. Guys bring drinks. Girls bring desserts.

Prayer and support from GSM to the Deavenport family for their recent loss.

Email Updates
We are in the process of updating email addresses for notification purposes. If your email has changed and you think we might not have the correct address, please let us know by contacting us at garnettinfo@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address listed in the directory, please let us know.

Life Line Screening at Green Country Event Center
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
-If you are age 21-80 learn your risk for developing 6 different chronic diseases.
-$3 out of every $4 spent on healthcare is for treatment of chronic disease
-Better lifestyle habits can help prevent 80% of heart disease and 90% of type 2 diabetes

The 6 for Life Health Assessment measures your risk of developing 6 chronic diseases, including heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetes, COPD and lung cancer. A customized report will determine which risk factors contribute most to your disease risk and are within your control to change. Finger-stick blood tests along with biometric measurements are included with this assessment. Green Country Event Center will be hosting a Life Line Screening preventive health event on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. This event is also being sponsored by SouthCrest Hospital. Protect your health by registering today for the 6 for Life Health Assessment for $79. Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners to schedule your appointment. Take control of your health, knowledge is empowering.

Spiritual Growth Survey Begins Now!
As a church, we want to do everything we can to support your spiritual growth. We want to know what’s helping you grow spiritually, and what’s getting in the way. So we need your help taking the REVEAL Spiritual Growth Survey that Greg Taylor talked about last Sunday. We will spend time taking the survey Oct 9, but we’d love for you to take it early so we can help those without computers to take the survey while together Sunday, Oct 9.

The survey is ready and you can take it now! Email us at garnettinfo@gmail.com

The survey takes about 30-35 minutes, and this important time that you can help our church grow spiritually. How? The survey findings will help shape our decisions about how to create the best possible ministry strategies–ways to help us grow in Christ. We know you are busy, but this is very important. And pass it along to all your friends who call Garnett Church of Christ their church home.

September 25th Announcements

Connection Church and Garnett Church Partnership Begins Today!
This is a huge day for Garnett Church of Christ and Connection Church. We are partnering in a significant way that we believe is part of a fulfillment of Jesus’s prayer for unity, that we’d all be one, that we’d learn from and grow together in Christ and not stand in the way when God’s Spirit is moving us to work together for a common cause of calling people far from God to become fully devoted followers of Christ. We are members of two different churches but citizens of the Kingdom of God together!

So today is the day we begin partnering with Connection Church in what is now called “Kid City”! Kid City is for infants to 5th graders. We invite all parents to come register your kids in the kiosks in Cafe Mosaic before or during adult worship. The children will be released to their worship and classes for Kid City at 10:30 am during Garnett worship. We are happy to have children of all ages in our Sunday gatherings for this first 30 minutes and then set them free for a little more kid-friendly loud movement learning about Christ and the Word. You can pick up your kids then at 12 pm after classes. If you have an infant – 2 year-old, you can check in before worship and pick up at any time.

We Need Your Help!
Sunday, October 9, we’re going to do something we’ve never done before. We’re asking you to bring your laptops, ipads, or any device that can pull up a web site. The reason for this is that we want to get everyone to participate that day in taking an online survey. We’ll be asking those with devices to help those without access to computers or difficulty using computers to take a Spiritual Life Survey that must be done online, because options change depending on responses you give.

The survey takes about 30 minutes. There will also be a way to complete this online later, and that internet link will be provided later, but we want to get as many people to do the survey while we’re here because we need a high percentage of us to complete in order to make the data meaningful. The survey findings will help shape our decisions about how to create the best possible ministry strategies to serve God and help our congregation grow spiritually. As a church, we want to do everything we can to support your spiritual growth. We want to know what’s helping you grow spiritually, and what’s getting in the way.

Tim Hawkins Live
Don’t forget Tim Hawkins, Christian comedian, is coming to the Green Country Event Center on Thursday, September 29, at 7 pm. Tickets are available online at greencountryeventcenter.com or in the mall after services through Rick Hayes or Tim Schweikhard. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. All tickets are general admission so come early to get a good seat.

Dave Ramsey: Financial Peace University
On Wednesday, October 5, at The Gathering we’ll have a preview and begin sign-ups for the class. The class will begin Wednesday, October 19, at 6:30 pm. For more information go to the Financial Peace University website www.daveramsey.com/fpu.

Garnett All-Church Retreat
Only 3 weeks until the retreat! Beth West needs to know as soon as possible if you are planning to attend. Please call her, email her, or find her after service. There is still space available!

There will be no service Sunday, October 16 in Tulsa. Our service will be held at New Life Ranch (where the retreaters will be.) We invite everyone to join us over there for Sunday service at 10am. We are providing bus transportation for those that would like to join as a group for the Sunday morning worship at the retreat site. For more info contact Beth West.

Filipino Dinner and Auction
Mark your calendars for the Filipino Dinner and Auction on October 22 at 5:30 pm. Proceeds will go to Philippine Missions and the GAP (God Always Provides) fund. For more information contact Annie Mileur at 918-627-4544.

Student Ministry
Summer Fundraising Update: Change Can Totals
The spare change drive, led by Student Ministry for the benefit of our “One More” campaign, raised a total of $1257.60! Thank you to all that participated. Empty cans are available at the coffee bar and we are ready to send them home with you again to make this an on-going fundraiser. Just think… If we did this every 3 months, we could raise an additional $5,000 in the course of a year. Every penny helps, and they all add up.

Student Small Groups Starting in October
Student Ministry Life Group will begin meeting on the first and third Sunday evenings of the month beginning October 2 from 6-8pm. Locations will vary from time to time with the October 2nd group meeting at the Deavenport’s home in Broken Arrow. Contact Lance Newsom for more information, or if you would like to assist in facilitating this ministry.

Directory Pictures
We still need pictures for our new directory of some of you. Niki Erwin has volunteered to take your picture today after services in the mall. This will be the last time we’ll be taking pictures before the directory is printed.

Email Updates
We are in the process of updating email addresses for notification purposes. If your email has changed and you think we might not have the correct address, please let us know by contacting us at garnettinfo@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address listed in the directory, please let us know.

Life Line Screening at Green Country Event Center
Life Line Screening will be at GCEC again this year on October 26 – and is offering a special discount for Garnett Members. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality preventive screenings at an affordable rate. See flyer in Cafe for more information.

Children
· Nursery provided for babies and toddlers – Hall 3.
· Two year olds thru 5th grade – dismissed at 10:30 till 12 noon for children’s worship and Bible classes in Hall 3

September 17th announcements

Outdoor Worship in the Grove – Sunday, Sep 18, 2011
Our outdoor worship will begin 10 am under the canopy of The Grove in the Southwest corner of the Garnett Church property. Bring your own lawn chairs and lunch. EVERYONE will meet outdoors and there will be no class. No baby nursery but we’ll all help hold and enjoy the babies! Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them! I tell you a mystery, (They) will not all sleep but they shall all be changed! ( – 1 Corinthians 15:51). (Rain plan is Phillips Hall)

For Sale
Washer and Dryer For Sale:  Kenmore Washer, 2 Years Old, Low Usage.  Maytag Electric Dryer, 15+ Year Old, but still working fine.  $300.  For more info, call Maud (Vann) Latimer.
Hope Harbor Open  House & Kid’s Day
September 24, 2011, 11 am-1 pm.  Beat the Heat!!  Cold drinks, air conditioning, inflatables, crafts, door prizes and more.  For more information or directions call 918-343-0003 ext. 221.
Connection Church Update
We have decided to go full steam ahead with the partnership with Connection Church and Garnett Church to jointly operate our Sunday morning children’s program. Next Sunday, September 25 is the launch of this partnership. Here are some of the details so we’ll be ready.

OK, first of all, nothing changes for our worship and class times. We worship at 10 am and classes start at 11:15.

Nursery: A baby nursery will still be staffed and ready beginning at 9:50 am.

Children start in Worship Hall together with us at 10 am: We welcome children of all ages in worship with us. They can stay the whole time or preschool or elementary age children can exit for kid-friendly supervised time during our worship. Watch and listen for the “Kid’s City” slide and cue for children to go to Kid’s City.

Check In: In the cafe you will use a touch screen to check children in for security and be given a label to keep for when you pick up after worship or after class if you choose.

Pick Up: You can pick up your child after worship or stay for a class and pick up after class at 12 pm.

Connection Church will begin their worship at 11 in Phillips Hall, and you are also welcome to join them for their worship services or attend a class. Their worship style is fairly loud instrumental, and the Garnett leadership encourages those who crave that style of worship to attend Connection Church and build on the relationships we’ve already developed.

Remember, we are members of different churches but we are ALL Citizens of the Kingdom of God. Jesus prayed in John 17 that believers would all be one. We do not interpret that to mean all churches to fulfill that prayer need to merge but to live and fellowship and serve as ONE body of Christ who died for all of us and reigns over all of us. Amen!

May God bless Connection Church as we welcome them into our home and make it their home as well.

Daughters of Anna
The Daughters of Anna will not have a luncheon this month.  The next luncheon will be Sunday, October 16.

Garnett/Connection Children’s Program
The Launch Team will meet this evening, September 18, 6-8 pm, in Room 201 of Garnett Church of Christ.  Greg and Brad Farnsworth with both speak and then we will break out into groups for training.  The Connection directors will cover their Order of Service and Policies and Procedures for each group.  Please bring a snack to share.  Child care will be provided.

On September 25 and October 2, Garnett Kids volunteers will train in their areas during normal class times.

On October 2, from 6-8 pm, the Launch Team will meet again to discuss the transition.  Please bring a snack to share.

By October 9 all Garnett volunteers will be on a monthly schedule.

Please feel free to attend any meeting or class.

Garnett All-Church Retreat
The All-Church Retreat will be October 14th-16th at New Life Ranch.  (Only 4 weeks away!) Activities include: skeet shooting, pony rides, hiking, fishing, volleyball, disc golf, canoeing, campfire, s’mores, and even a Haybus ride. Jared & Lauren Hard will be joining us to lead a time of worship on Saturday evening. Middle School and High School students may sign up and attend the All-Church Retreat, even if they are the only person from their family that is attending the retreat.

Find Beth West after service today for pricing, more details, and the sign up sheet. Spots are filling up!

Student Ministry
Small Groups Starting in October
Students, are you ready for Sunday Evening Small Group?
We’re starting back up in October on the first and third Sundays. Keep watching for more details.

Filipino Dinner and Auction
Mark your calendars for the Filipino Dinner and Auction on October 22 at 5:30 pm. Proceeds will go to Philippine Missions and the GAP (God Always Provides) fund.  For more information contact Annie Mileur at 918-627-4544.

Tim Hawkins Live
Don’t forget Tim Hawkins, Christian comedian, is coming to the Green Country Event Center on Thursday, September 29, at 7 pm.  Tickets are available online at greencountryeventcenter.com or in the mall after services through Rick Hayes or Tim Schweikhard.  Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.  All tickets are general admission so come early to get a good seat.

Dave Ramsey:  Financial Peace University
On Wednesday, October 5, at The Gathering we’ll have a preview and begin sign-ups for the class.  The class will begin Wednesday, October 19, at 6:30 pm.  After worship look for people wearing red bracelets and ask them for more information!  Or go to the Financial Peace University website www.daveramsey.com/fpu.

Life Line Screening at Green Country Event Center
Life Line Screening will be at GCEC again this year on October 26 – and is offering a special discount for Garnett Members.  It is dedicated to providing the highest quality preventive screenings at an affordable rate.  See flyer in Cafe for more information.

Sept. 11 announcements

Below is a list of members who do not have pictures for our new directory.  We would like to have as many pictures as possible, so for the next three weeks volunteers will be taking pictures after worship.  This week, Lundy Morrison is our volunteer and she will be on the east side of the mall to take your picture.  Next week we plan to take pictures again—this time under the grove of trees after our outdoor worship.

Julie Allami                                           Kay Anderson
Rusty Anderson                                   Steve & Debbie  Anderson
Penny Barbee                                      Bill & Sue Campbell
Ted & Anna Chainey                           Taylor & Megan Chinowth
Holly Coker                                           LaVonne Cory
Bert Crowder                                       Jim & Karen Curran
Jerry & Vivian DaVee                          Clyde Davis
Cheryl DeArmon                                  Doris DeArmon
Marjorie DeArmon                              Marcelline Dial
Tony & Cassie Douglas                        Earl & Ann Douthitt
Kevin & Michele Eichling                   Frank & Leslie Fermo
Matthew Foltz                                     Steve & Millie Frost
Betty Greenhaw                                  L. B. Guthrie
Ben Hall                                                 Lisa Hall
Johnny Harsha                                      Demyree Hayes
Jason Hayes                                          Joshua & Rebecca Hayes
Betty Haynie                                        Shawn & Teresa Haynie
Chad & Kendra Hellman                     James & Sandra Hill
Louise Hogan                                        Bernadine Holland
Jack & Janie Holt                                 Greg & Kathy Isom
Darlene Jacobs                                     Della Jones
Ron & Robin Lee                                 Carl Lolar
Stephanie Long                                   Scott McDaniel
Nathan Mabe                                       Katrina Martin
Jack & Mary Louise Mosteller           Jerry & Anora Muller
Justin & Tara Near                              Lance Newsom
Martin & Geneva Orr                          Todd & Kim Pitts
John Poblete                                        Melody Dawn Reed
Frankie Roemer                                   Guy & Carol Rutherford
Frank Sedivy                                         Ed & Holly Senior
Bobby & Cindy Smith                         Latiesha Tabb
Kirk & Sherri Taylor                            Mark  & Jan Tyler
Phil & Jan Upton                                  Jo Urton
Bert & Vera Vanderpool                    Lonnie Wadsworth
Charles & Michelle West                   Wanda White
Frances Wright

Honoring Marvin Phillips
There will be a come-and-go reception in his honor of Marvin Phillips 80th birthday Sunday afternoon from 2-4pm in the Great Room.

Garnett All-Church Retreat
The Garnett All-Church Retreat will be October 14th-16th at New Life Ranch.   (Only 5 weeks away!) Mark your calendars and join us for an all-church retreat to enjoy time together as a Garnett family. There will be games, food, fellowship–and s’mores! See Beth West for pricing questions & if you are ready to sign up and pay your deposit ($10 per family member).

FYI: Middle School and High School students may sign up and attend the All-Church Retreat without the supervision of an adult. All adults on the trip will agree to mentor and supervise our youth during this time. We are listening to feedback and we are learning as we go about how to effectively plan and develop this retreat, and we want to encourage as much participation as possible.   If you have questions or concerns about your child’s participation, feel free to contact Lance Newsom at (918) 694-9005.

Celebrating National Back to Church Sunday, Sept. 18
With great optimism for cooler weather we are planning an outdoor worship for Sunday, September 18, at 10 am.  We will all meet under the grove and sit at picnic tables, chairs provided, or you can bring your own.  There will be a sound system so it will be easy to hear.

There will be no classes; instead we will have outdoor fun activities.    Please bring your own lunch, or pick something up, and stay awhile.

Invite your friends, family and neighbors to join us!

Children’s Ministry Volunteers
We omitted Vanessa Hensley Douglass a few weeks ago when honoring children’s volunteers. Vanessa volunteers in the children’s program and we value her along with all the volunteers who tirelessly work to share Christ with our children at Garnett.

Filipino Dinner and Auction
Mark your calendars for the Filipino Dinner and Auction on October 22 at 5:30 pm. Proceeds will go to Philippine Missions and the GAP (God Always Provides) fund.  For more information contact Annie Mileur at 918-627-4544.

Tim Hawkins Live
Don’t forget Tim Hawkins, Christian comedian, is coming to the Green Country Event Center on Thursday, September 29, at 7 pm.  Tickets are available online at greencountryeventcenter.com or in the mall after services through Rick Hayes or Tim Schweikhard.  Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.  All tickets are general admission so come early to get a good seat.

Dave Ramsey:  Financial Peace University
On Wednesday, October 5, at The Gathering we’ll have a preview and begin sign-ups for the class.  The class will begin Wednesday, October 19, at 6:30 pm.  After worship look for people wearing red bracelets and ask them for more information!  Or go to the Financial Peace University website www.daveramsey.com/fpu.

Milestones

We took some time last week to share personal milestones of our faith. Things along the road that help us see our growth in Christ-likeness. Here are some things that were shared:

• Being kind to all people like Christ.
• Dear Lord, help me with Life’s situations to be more like Christ. In Jesus name.
• Spending more prayer (talk time) with God. Praying for favor and forgiveness. Pray for friends and family.
• I need to be more of an example of Christ for my teens.
• I need to work on reaching out to others with a glad heart. To freely offer my assistance where I see a need.
• Becoming more like Christ and helping my children with their choices in life to help them become more like Christ, also.
• Share my faith more.
• Work on more faith and strength.
• Live in the moment now with Jesus.
• Dying to self.
• Bringing my family to Jesus. Yearly or monthly attendance badges.
• Letting go of control and seeing God work!
• Overcoming deep pain. Trusting God to take care of the suffering.
• Mile Markers – 1. I remember that I received a “white” Bible for attending 13 Sunday school days in a row. 2. Memorized the 10 Commandments. 3. Asked to open prayer in class. 4. Asked to help teach.
• In but not of . . .
• Trying to be in the Word every day. Mile Marker suggestions: for daily Bible reading, memorizing scripture.
• I want to love like Jesus. From a Child: I want to learn about God.
• Post parenting prime of Christian/Kingdom life. Finding the best use of this era.
• Pray about everything!
• Courage.
• To live as an example of the grace that was given to me.
• Be a grandparent whose grandchild sees Jesus in me more than myself.
• Respecting others thoughts and opinions more. Understanding them more.
• I need to read the Bible instead of fiction and get back to Jesus.
• Reach out to those in need. Pray more faithfully.
• Loving Christ more and following Christ.
• Work on not being so judgmental about unimportant things.
• Use God’s gift to sing in a way that brings glory to Him.
• To be a student of the Word.
• To walk in obedience to God’s will. To learn more patience in class—to say less and listen more.
• I repent for critical, judgmental (toxic) thoughts about people. Thank you for Grace to remember to say, to myself, when I’m talking to angry people or different people or people infected with virus: “The power of God’s love is greater than this person’s anger, that this person is rooted and grounded in God’s love.” “Greater is He who is in me than getting offended.” I forgive everyone; I choose not to hold a grudge and blame.
• In the past I have been involved in service and areas I had strong conviction that God had called me to. I’ve gone through a transition in my life and I’m struggling to know where God wants me to serve. My prayer is for discernment.
• Understanding others.
• I need help learning to love moment by moment the family God has given me.
• I am learning the Lord is my portion (Lam. 3:24). I remember receiving beautiful Christiana children’s books for memorizing: Lord’ Prayer, 23rd Psalm, Beatitudes, 10 Commandments.
• A follower of Christ puts others before themselves.
• Discipline and self-control to be more like Jesus.
• Having grace, having forgiveness.
• More Christ-like.
• Showing kindness, having/showing compassion.
• Learning to forgive myself.
• To obtain more Christ-likeness and get others to do the same.
• Give up my idol for God.
• I want to give away my life to become a slave to Christ, for he is a good and kind master.

Taking a Break

No classes today. We’ll be back next Sunday with the September virtue and memory verse.

Change & Small Groups

Summer Change-Can Fundraising Project
This project sponsored by Garnett Student Ministry is coming to a close. You might remember that this fundraiser was designed to support Garnett’s “One-More” campaign… one more well, one more missionary supported, one more project, etc…

The change cans that were distributed at the beginning of summer will be collected Sunday, September 11. Please bring your cans and deposit them at the coffee bar Sunday morning. Thanks to everyone for your support in this effort.

Small Groups Starting in October
Students, are you ready for Sunday Evening Small Group?
We’re starting back up in October on the first and third Sundays. Keep watching for more details.

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