SHEPHERDS Doyce Brumley ................................ 624-2316

Kent Houck ....................................... 372-7060

Bob Johnson ..................................... 372-5589

Gary Johnson .................................... 372-6760

John Kirkpatrick ................................ 624-8617

Kent Sampson .................................. 372-0092

MINISTERS

Preaching Minister Dean Bryce ............................................ 372-7439 Director of Campus Ministry Monty Daffern ....................................... 372-5682 Family Minister Jake Perkins ........................................... 613-6988 Associate Family Minister Derrick Tharp ................................ 918-207-7299 Campus Minster Matt Mills .............................................. 762-0461 Children’s Ministry Coordinator Karen Strande ........................................ 612-6225 Benevolence Minister Sid Davis ................................................ 880-6587

STAFF

Secretary Ann Brumley .......................................... 372-7439 Facilities Manager Jeff Littau ............................................... 742-6162 UC Secretary Kasey Yerby ........................................... 372-5682

March 9, 2014

Sunday Bible Classes ...................... 217

Sunday Morning Worship ............... 528

Sunday PM (B/G) ............................. 58

Wednesday PM Bible Class ............ 292

Weekly Contribution ........... $11,292.41

Tonight @ 5:00

Life Groups – Series: “Overflow”

(Various Locations)

The BIG Group – Pride Not Allowed

(1 Corinthians 4) In the Auditorium (Dean Bryce)

Potluck to follow

Order of Worship

March 16, 2014

We Will Glorify – John Thomas

Call to Worship

Ephesians 2:4-10

How Great Thou Art

In His Presence

Holy Ground

Holy Ground

Oh, The Depths and the Riches

Communion – Jack Bayles

Contribution – Jack Bayles

Dismissal to Children’s Church

A New Creature

Jesus’ Tales of Grace – Dean Bryce

Do You Know My Jesus

Shepherd's Prayer – Bob Johnson

Make Me a Servant

JESUS’ STORIES OF GRACE

1. “Go ___________ to what you KNOW is true.”

2. Victor Hugo’s tale of grace –

3. Story 1: _________ 14:16-24

God’s kindness is readily _____________ to the

willing.

4. Story 2: _________ 18:8-14

God’s kindness comes ________ to the honest hearts.

5. Story 3: _________ 15:11-32

God’s kindness is so ___________ it appears

contrary to good ____________.

6. Story 4: ____________ 21:33-41; Luke 20:9-16

God’s kindness endures but is not ___________.

MAR

16

TODAY Bridal Shower—Jamie Haga

MARCH 18

Mission of Hope

MARCH 19

NO CLASSES Devotional in Auditorium

MARCH 15-20

Family Mission Trip

Medina, Texas

UC Mission Trips Colorado/Houston

MARCH 20-22

Soul Winning Workshop Tulsa, OK

MARCH 26

Elder’s Forum

APRIL 2

New Bible Classes Begin

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough

to keep from meddling with them while they do it."

Theodore Roosevelt

IMPACT

HOUSTON

"This is the 14th year in a row God has allowed us to help serve at Impact Houston Church of Christ! It is beautiful to watch HIM work through us in so many ways. We will be door knocking, playing basketball, VBS singing, a cookout, and lov-ing on children. Thanks to this Body of Christ for praying for us and providing funds to make this trip possible.”

Our Mission in Denver is to partner with the Lakewood Church of Christ and make contact with the homeless and the runaways. Each day at noon we will serve lunch at the court house lawn where many of the homeless gather. In the afternoons we will visit local parks and hand out socks and personal hygiene items. We will close each day serving dinner at a shelter for runaways in Denver. Please pray for a successful and safe journey.

Nursery Available: For those with small babies or toddlers, attended nurseries are available. Ages birth to 24 months will be in the nursery at the end of the east hallway. Morning attendants are Susan Lalman, Jenny, Harrison, and Melanie Daffern. All 2-3 years old will be in Room 208 attended by Melissa Mills and Ashley Daubenspeck. Ladies Class: Will not meet This week due to Spring Break . Bridal Shower: For Jamie Haga, daughter of Tead & Pattie Haga, Today, 2-3 p.m. at the home of Shelia Sampson, 616 N Sangre. Jamie is registered at Murphy’s, Williams-Sonoma, and Dillard’s. Commuiion Preparation: We need a volunteer or volunteers to prepare the communion each week. Please see Greg Dilbeck if you are interested in taking on this ministry. Thank You: “To our church family, Thank you for the prayers and tremendous love and support for our Sophia the past two and a half weeks. You all have been amazing. May God Bless and keep your families safe and well. Love, the Price Family” Prayer Request:

Paula Kennedy, Bertie Logan's daughter, requested prayers for her husband, Richard. He is in Intensive Care in the VA Hospital in OKC and was to have lung surgery Friday for his pneumonia.

Dolores' Holcomb’s brother, Rene ("Renny") Bilano, is in Baylor Medical Hospital in Grapevine, TX, with pneumonia, sepsis, kidney failure, and an irregular heart beat. It's been a touch-and-go week for him.

Jim Winters is home recovering from a heart procedure

NEWS & ANNOUCEMENTS

Jake & Allison Perkins

Last week the church learned that the Jake Perkins’ family plan to move to the Texas Panhandle in mid-June so he can become the preacher for the Canadian church. Although this developed rather quickly, it was not done rashly. We are sad to lose a won-derful Family Minister, dear friends and valuable servants to this congregation. Most of us are disappointed but confidently know God help us as we move forward. We believe that. We will continue to remind each other of God’s goodness in giving us this family for 5 years. Below are Jake’s responses to questions about his new work in Texas.

What brought you to Stillwater?

Allison and I were excited 4.5 years ago to come to Stillwater to follow a youth and family ministry vision set out by our elders. Moving here was like a homecoming in many ways and the idea of working in a new and excit-ing area was both a challenge and a joy.

How did this preaching opportunity develop?

A good friend of mine and former colleague, David Dun-can, gave the Canadian Church of Christ my information and they contacted me about preaching for them. At first, Allison and I didn't think too much about it but simply gave the idea some thought and prayer. Over the weeks we continually saw God's hand at work in the opportuni-ty. We finally went to visit the church and the community and we were happy with what we saw. Throughout the past few months we have slowly felt God leading us in this new direction.

When do you move?

We will head toward Canadian in mid-June and begin the new ministry of preaching shortly after we move. We are delaying our departure from Stillwater until then be-cause we want to help the teens and families launch a good summer and we especially want to go on the sum-mer mission trip in Buena Vista.

What are your heartfelt wishes for the work you are leaving in Stillwater?

We just simply want to see God glorified and we believe that will be done the more this family ministry moves to-ward building faith at home, connecting intergeneration-ally, and as it reaches to the lost. We are going to miss so many good friends in this congregation. We have had an amazing few years here, and we are sad to leave. But we trust that God will continue the good work that has been started here. We know that He is greater than any ministry, minister, person or anything else in all creation.

Family Mission Trip - “Arms of Hope”

Thank you so much church family for your generosity to

Arms of Hope. Together we raised $3900 for the moms

and children in Medina, TX. Your donation will go to

change lives, begin new life directions, and teach people

the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Thank You . . .

GRADES 7-12

Sunday

1:00 p.m. Drama Erica Cook, Coach

2:00 p.m. Puppets Vanessa Wedlake, Girls Coach

Derrick Tharp, Boys Coach

GRADES 3-6

Sunday

1:30 p.m. Chorus Karen Strande, Coach

2:30 p.m. Drama Chanc & Holly Bergbower, Coaches

3:30 p.m. Puppets David & Deana Whitley, Coaches

DATES:

NO PRACTICE TODAY !

April 6 April 13/Show & Tell

(Coaches may add additional practices if needed)

OTHER EVENTS:

Art/Photography/Jennifer Gilliland, Coach

Bible Application/Jake Perkins, Coach

Scripture Reading/ Keith Cook, Coach

Song Leading/Matt Thomas, Coach

Speech/Roger Osburn, Coach Coaches will be in contact with each other about practices/meeting!

LTC PRACTICE SCHEDULE

EVERYONE

Sticky Faith 2.0

Teens + Parents: Beginning March 30th, our teens and par-

ents will be launching into new heights of faith build-

ing. Sticky Faith 2.0 is an eight-week series on Sunday morn-

ings designed to connect faith to the home and faith to every-

day life. All teens in 6th grade through 12th grade are invited

to share in this wonderful opportunity. We hope you will commit to being present on Sunday morn-

ings at 9 am and taking part in the conversation and faith build-

ing. Some of the topics we will pursue are:

What is the Real Gospel?

Sticky Conversations

Sticky Faith that Lasts

Connecting for the Future

Sticky Friendships

And more . . .

Without a doubt, this series will be a huge blessing to your

family. So mark your calendars for March 30th at 9:00 a.m.

and join us for Sticky Faith 2.0 - Connecting Faith Everyday!

LifeGroups:

New series - The Holy Spirit

Begins March 30th - Spirit Forgotten. Join us.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2014

Mark your calendars for June 29, 30 and July 1, 2 for

an evening VBS. This year we will be following the

lead of our teens who are creating a VBS for a mission

trip in June. During our evening program we will use

the teens to help with skits and teaching. Volunteers

will be needed to decorate rooms, assist with class-

rooms, manage sign ups, create evening meals and

snacks, organize outreach with follow up. VBS is a

great activity to involve every-

one. Sign-up sheets will be availa-

ble in May.