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Wade Burleson, Lead PastorDan Heath, Business Admin./Worship

Ted Kuschel, Media/Senior AdultsBill King, Hospital Chaplain

Chris Myers, Celebrate RecoveryBrad Hawkins, Young Married Adults

Marisa Sauls, Women’s Ministry

John Stam, Ministries Admin./MissionsKevin Choate, Singles/Refuge

Adam Weatherford, Worship/CommunityJoseph Drueke, Students

Rusty Moles, Middle School/MediaSarah Weatherford, Children’s Ministry Rachel Dorrell, Nursery/Children’s Asst.

The Ministry Staff of Emmanuel

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2505 W. Garriott • Enid, Oklahoma • 580-237-0602www.emmanuelenid.org

SUNDAY, JANUArY 4 9:00am Traditional/Blended Service 10:30am Refuge Service 5:15pm Celebrate Recovery, Gym

TUESDAY, JANUArY 6 7:00am Men’s Discipleship, SS100 6:30pm English as a Second Language, CS 7:00pm Singles Volleyball, Gym

WEDNESDAY, JANUArY 7 9:00am KDO 12:00pm Table Talk with Ted, HUB 3:00pm Senior Adult Games

THUrSDAY, JANUArY 8 9:30am MOPS, HUB

FriDAY, JANUArY 9 9:00am KDO

January 4, 2015

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Community … it’s definition, description and the reasons it is an essential for our assembly here at Emmanuel

Enid is the topic of today’s talk. I can’t emphasize enough how important our emphasis on community is for the future of our church. It’s not a program, it’s a way of life.

We will observe the Lord’s Supper in both

our worship services today. Guests, feel free to participate with us as we celebrate all that Christ has done for us, and as we begin a new year enjoying Him!

We just concluded the best calendar financial

year we’ve ever had at Emmanuel. We have three months remaining on our fiscal year (January, February, March), but it is truly a miracle that we paid for our auditorium remodel without borrowing a penny. Thank you for your faithfulness to our church!

Our Sunday schedule resumes the normal times of worship next Sunday — 8:00 a.m., 10:30 Refuge,

and 11:00. In addition, our Sunday morning small groups, Kids Worship, and morning snacks will all be back with us! Thank you for your flexibility this holiday season.

G uests, we are thrilled you have chosen to begin the New Year with us at Emmanuel. Immediately after the

service, Rachelle and I along with others from our church would love to meet you in the HUB. If possible, plan to stop by and introduce yourself to us.

Welcome to Emmanuel! Let’s Worship!

The Lord’s Supper ...There is no better way to begin a new year of worship together than to remember and celebrate the new life we have been given in Christ.

Jesus broke the bread and told His disciples it represented His broken body. He shared the wine and spoke of His blood ... the blood shed on our behalf when he endured the cross. Yes, it is merely a wafer and cup of juice, but it represents the truth that “Jesus bore our sins in his body on the cross” (I Peter 2:24) and was judged in our place.

As we worship today, think gratefully about the depth of meaning in what we are doing. “Do this in remembrance of me.”

Finally, we ask that you please be sensitive to those around you who may have difficulty going to the tables and ask them if you might bring the elements to them. Thank you for a servant’s heart.

Research shows that those marriages which last at least ten years have a far greater likelihood of lasting a lifetime. Recognizing the foundational needs of these first ten years in establishing a solid relationship that grows beyond the blinded bliss of the dating phase, through the early romance of the marriage, and on to the reality of life as a couple and family, Wade and Rachelle Burleson will lead a community group for married couples who've been married ten years or less at the Grace Place on Sunday nights at 6:00 p.m.

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Please join us this evening at 6:00 p.m. for our large group worship time followed by break-out groups. There is a “newcomers” group each time to help familiarize you with the structure and purpose of CR. We have a meal at 5:15 for those who are interested in joining us then.

Our mature adults at Emmanuel love getting together just as much as teen-agers do! God created people to be socially engaged, no matter how “old”. Interpersonal appeal is especially fun when group members share a common joy in Christ’s rich love for us.

At Emmanuel we have a Seniors Activities Committee. We plan "away trips" as well as activities on campus. Just last week we chartered a comfortable bus to Wichita and

enjoyed dinner and a Christmas musical at Crown Uptown Dinner Theater. The committee will continue to plan future out-of-town adventures.

On campus in 2015 we will continue our popular weekly “Game Day” every Wednesday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the HUB. The gathering consists of tables full of seniors playing a variety of table games, while sharing our lives, enjoying snacks, and bursting into laughter. "Table Talk" is our small group that meets every first and third Wednesday of every month in a conversation over a chapter of Scripture, currently in the story in Acts — how Christ grew his people from the beginning, and now includes us — half-way around the world and two millenniums later.

Keep alert to our publications about all we offer for older adults. We invite you to connect. That's what Christian people are all about - loving one another.

Emmanuel's Senior Adult Community in 2015

Ted KuschelSenior Adults/Media

Kids! Kids! Kids!Emmanuel Enid is so blessed with young families and the best kids around. This week Kids Day Out picks up again and we would like to remind you that if you need a day for mom (or dad) and want your kids to enjoy a caring learning experience, check out our Kids Day Out program. Available for children 6 weeks through Pre-K, we meet from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday and/or Friday (your choice of once or twice a week!). More information is available in the nursery, in the Pre-K area, the HUB, or the church office. We would love to welcome your children into this program.

Next Sunday, we will be back with Kids Worship and our regular children’s programs. AWANA will pick up on Wednesday, January 14th. We are so looking forward to being with your kids each week and sharing the love of the Lord with them.

“CR hasprovided me a safe place to share my heart with others

who are dealing with similar issues without

fear of judgment.”

WEDNESDAY @ EMMANUEL ... beginning Wednesday, January 14th, our regular evening schedule will pick up again beginning with our Fellowship Meal at 5:00 p.m. Peggy Bowers always has a great meal available and you can’t beat the price — $5.00/6th grade through adult; $3.00/PK through 5th grade; with a maximum of $20/per household! If you are not already on the reservation list, call the church office at 237.0602 to add your name.

At 6:00 p.m., Pastor Wade will lead a Bible study in the HUB

on “Eternal Reward and Judgments.” At the same time, our children meet for AWANA and our Middle School students have FUEL.

At 6:30 p.m., our adult choir program meets and our High School students meet off campus for FUEL.

There is something for everyone!

SUNDAY EVENiNGS @ EMMANUEL ... will start up on Sunday, January 18th. Along with our Celebrate Recovery program and “Win in Ten” which begins on January 11th, Pastor Ted will lead a Bible study in the HUB; we’ll have a ladies Bible study, parenting class, and more! Again there is something for everyone as our Children’s Choirs begin a new semester to prepare for a special spring program on April 26th and our youth have The Landing in the Connect Space.

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WOMEN’S MiNiSTrY @ EMMANUEL ... we have a full range of Bible studies and other opportunities for our ladies to become involved in learning and growing together. Evening groups will be available on Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday with two morning groups on Wednesday, and an afternoon group on Thursdays in Hennessey. Child care is available for all women’s activities meeting at the church and we hope you will watch for the full list of studies and times to find a study group that is just right for you!