Sundays Bible Class All Ages 9am Worship 10am Life Groups 1st /3rd Sunday All Church 2nd Sunday Fellowship Lunch

1st and 3rd Mondays Men’s Bible Study at Building 7pm Women’s Bible Study at Building 7pm

Wednesday Bible Class All ages 7pm 1525 McPherson Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Email: cobluffchurch@msn.com Phone: 712-322-8144

Web: councilbluffscoc.org

Shut-ins Eunice Peoples, Marge Rickertsen, Betty Pennington,

Amanda Larsen, Ted Franklin, Delores Bolte

College Students Lauren Deckman, Brooke Dollen, Juwan, Taylor Kinney, Thad Kinney,

Caleb Leinen, Elizabeth Ponce, Emma Seilstad, Keri Slyter, Collin Smith

Military Bob and Terry’s Son: Bobby Duncan

Nova Deckman’s Brother: Billy Harris Mike and Glenda Petersen’s Son: Nate Petersen

Deb Kinney’s Son & Daughter-in-law: Jon & Lynn Kinney Cathy May’s Son: Chris Buckles

Austin Hunter’s Sister: Makenzie

We are a Bible centered, unified family of believers called to an ever-deepening relationship with Christ. We will pursue Christ through study, prayer, and fellowship. We recognize

that we are sent to the larger community surrounding us to plant the seed of the Gospel and to demonstrate God’s love and Christ’s life.

Those to Keep Wrapped in Your Prayers:

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Areas to Serve

Thank you for worshipping with us today! If you, or others you know, have a need that we may help you with, please let us

know. No matter what the situation, there is hope in Christ Jesus and it is our goal to

Share him here.

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Welcome Visitors

Visitor Information

Media Parker Seilstad Education Bill Leinen Building Maintenance Keith Smith Rick Ogle Men’s Bible Study Mitch Dollen Benevolence Jack Loftus

Worship Services Jonah Leinen Secretary Nova Deckman Women’s Ministries Andrea Leinen Nursery Cathy Buckles Teens Dylan & Jordan Ford

Greeters Parking Lot Call to Worship Opening Prayer Song Leader Table Talk Closing Prayer Announcements

Lori Seilstad Caroline Seilstad Roger May Troy Kinney Jake Sola David Montague David Seilstad Justin Leinen Parker Seilstad

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Stephanie Slyter Carol Pantoja Nova Deckman Rick Ogle David Seilstad Justin Leinen Troy Kinney David Montague Bob Helton Keith Smith Dylan Ford Austin Hunter John Leighton Nathan Leinen Ron Holcomb

Ministries

August 9th, 2020

Building Prep for Opening Saturday morning August 15th from 8am until noon we will be preparing the building for final move in! Volunteers needed to make this final push to finalize cleaning for our move in. Please see Andrea Leinen if you can help out. School Supply Carnival On Sunday August 16th from 4pm to 6pm we will host the Foster Family School Supply Carnival. Due to the concerns with covid 19 dinner will not be provided this year and only 10 stations will be set up to provide an open space for social distancing. If you are interested in volunteering or would like to donate school supplies please see Lori Seilstad or Sandra Dollen. Bible Classes There will be no bible classes at this facility. When we return to our McPherson Ave location bible class will resume September 6th. Lessons, Seilstad Sister Story Time, and the bulletin will continue to be available online at councilbluffscoc.com and in our “Our Church” app each week. Park & Praise Come praise our Lord together Wednesday nights at 7pm on the lawn of our McPherson Ave location. We invite you in your car or park yourself on a lawn chair or blanket while we worship together. Bridal Shower Please join us for a bridal shower to be held in honor of Emily Scheffler on Sunday, August 23rd at 2pm at the church building. She is registered at Target and on Amazon.

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Please Pray for

Prayers Requests & Announcements

Delores Bolte Dewayne’s health Carol Koletzke Friend Mary Will Pennington Recovering from surgery Wendell Dishman Saitic Nerve pain Jackie Brady Aunt Covid 19 Cathy May Recovering from surgery Brian Deckman Continued chemo Bob Koletzke Knee pain Delores Bolte Son Dewayne Ted Franklin Overall health Evalina H. Health Jason Leinen Protection and Health Roger May Liver Cancer Delores Bolte Knee Those given diagnosis of CV-19 Doctors Nurses First responders Healthcare wkrs College Students Military Shut-ins Eldership

Elders

Ron Holcomb 712-352-1324 Troy Kinney 402-510-5267 Bill Leinen 712-325-8234 David Seilstad 712-323-4061

Minister

Brian Deckman 918-809-0681

It’s often said that when we make plans, God laughs. Some-times, we make plans without considering God at all. But other times, we think our plans make sense with what we think God wants to do with our lives. But, if we haven’t consulted with God about our plans, chances are He has something bigger and better in mind for us.

Israel’s King David enjoyed a special relationship with God. At this point in scripture—after countless battles, setbacks and re-treats—David finally had a firm grasp of the throne. No matter the circumstance, David kept praising God, writing many beautiful works of praise to the true King.

God may steer your plans elsewhere, but His plans and pur-poses are always greater.

So when David realized God was just living in a tent for years while David was living in a palace, he knew something needed to be done (2 Samuel 7:2). David figured his next step would be to get to work on the temple, but God had better plans.

Rather than allow David to build God’s house, God assigned that to David’s successor, who would be one of David’s sons. What’s even more special is God declared David’s line would continue for-ever, as Jesus would eventually take the throne.

David never got to see the temple come to fruition during his lifetime, but he was assured of a greater honor—the promise of hav-ing his bloodline continue forever (2 Samuel 7:16).

God may steer your plans elsewhere, but His plans and pur-poses are always greater. And when we continually submit our plans to Him, He’ll turn those into greater blessings than we could ever hope for or imagine.

Building a New You

August Birthdays & Anniversaries

9th Andrea Leinen 9th Ted Franklin 10th Terry & David Montague 17th Iva & Ted Franklin 20th Jason Scheffler 21st Tim Pantoja 22nd Matt Ogle 24th Jerry Dollen

Ladies Tea—is on hold until further notice.

Congregational Scripture Reading

Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible,

but not with God; all things are possible with God."

Ministry Updates