Worship Guide to See How God Is Faithfully Worship Guides on Every Chair, Hanging Signs, Providing for Our Church
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Let the Elders, Staff Team, and our Prayer Team know how we can be praying with you and for you this week: L ______________________________ E ______________________________ T ______________________________ ______________________________ U ______________________________ S ______________________________ ______________________________ P ______________________________ R ______________________________ A ______________________________ Y ______________________________ W ______________________________ I ______________________________ T ______________________________ H ______________________________ ______________________________ Y ______________________________ O ______________________________ U ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 300 east main street | johnson city, tn 37601 | 423-302-0346 | redeemercommunity.com WELCOME TO THE REDEEMER COMMUNITY REDEEMER STAFF TEAM CONNECT CARD We’re happy you’ve joined us today! As you look around you this morning, you’ll see a January 13, 2019 wonderful mix of first or second time guests, folks who attend our gatherings regularly, and Steven Blackburn | Community Life Pastor those who call Redeemer their church family. We hope you’ll encounter God among us this [email protected] morning as we sing and pray, study and share communion, and then scatter to serve and Chris Eger | Executive Director & Worship Pastor love. Extend a hand to those around you as we all settle into the Redeemer fold this morning! [email protected] OUR MISSION Jim Fickley | Equipping Pastor Our mission is to enjoy Christ, love His friends, and engage our world. We do this first by [email protected] applying the Gospel of Jesus to our everyday lives. We are also focused on carrying out this Gretchen Hicks | Office Admin & Event Host mission locally and globally. Check out who we’re working alongside on page 7. [email protected] ___________________ Teardown Team Teardown Setup Team Setup Jeff Martin |Lead Pastor SMALL GROUPS [email protected] m We are committed to keeping those who call Redeemer their church home connected m to one another; what’s more, we are working hard to scale this ministry in order to help Nathan Meeuwenberg | Student Minister meet each other's need for community. To learn how and when you can join a small [email protected] group, contact [email protected]. Jeff Smythe | Family Life Pastor [email protected] PARENT’S CORNER ELDER TEAM This morning our Redeemer Kids are learning about the Ten Commandments (Toddlers Partner Redeemer Mark Collins, Jeremy Davidson, ______________________________________________ Anywhere I'm needed! Anywhere Kids Redeemer and Pre-K), that God Speaks (Kindergarten), and how God is Strength (1st-6th grades). Help Jim Fickley, Jeff Martin, JT Thomas __ m m your child learn and even memorize the key ideas from their class below! m PARTNERSHIP I'm beginning a relationship with Jesus! with I'm beginning a relationship Toddlers - Preschool (up to 4 years old) serve: to I'm ready Yes! The Redeemer Partnership is made up of those about: leadership to talk to like would I "Listen to advice and accept instruction, choosing to say, “I belong here.” If you are that you may gain wisdom in the future." - Proverbs 19:20 m m m ________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________ interested in joining the Redeemer Partnership, Kindergarten contact Chris at [email protected]. "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a Regular Attender Attender Regular voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”" - Isaiah 30:21 OUR MINISTRY PARTNERS m 1st - 6th Grades Casa De Libertad @ casadelibertad.org "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak." - Isaiah 40:29 Cru @ blueridgecru.com Fundaniños @ fundaninos.wixsite.com/fundaninos AT HOME THIS WEEK LXI @ movelxi.com • Who became the leader of the Israelites after Moses? (Joshua 1:1–2, 6) Safe Families @ bethany.org/knoxville • What did the men take from the middle of the Jordan River? (Joshua 4:4-7) YoungLife @ uppereasttennessee.younglife.org • Why was it important for the Israelites to build a memorial to remember this event? Returning Guest Returning • What are some ways that God has provided for you that you think He would like for COUNSELING RESOURCES you to remember? If we can help you or someone in your life find m • When are times you need God to strengthen you? Why not pray and ask Him for needed counseling resources, please contact strength right now? Jim Fickley at [email protected]. ____________________________________ WEEKLY NEED-TO-KNOWS _____________________________________ 1) We’d LOVE to have your child join us either before the main worship service begins GIVING REPORT or during the 6-7 minute break just before the sermon! Average Weekly Financial Need $13,846 2) Check-in for all ages 0-12 can be found just up the stairs on the 3rd floor. Simply Last Week’s Giving $10,294 First Time Guest First (if (if applicable) ________________________________________________ follow the 3rd floor signs to your child’s check-in counter! January Financial Need $60,000 ________________________________________________ (if (if applicable) m __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ January Month-to-date Giving $10,294 3) Private nursing stations for mothers are located on the 2nd floor in the corner ___________________________________________________ room adjacent to the worship service (to the right of the main entry stairwell). Total YTD Need (Aug 1st-Jan 7th) $313,846 Total YTD Giving (Aug 1st-Jan 7th) $371,389 I am a: Name Spouse Children Address Email Phone Birthdate 2 7 Sermon Series: Messy Church Sermon: Bloom Where You Are Planted COLLEGE LUNCH WEDNESDAY MORNING MEN'S GROUP Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-24 Speaking: Jeff Martin Attention college-age folks! On Sunday, A group of men of all ages is forming for a January 27th, we’re buying you lunch! study of Proverbs. "As iron sharpens iron", Stick around after the second service for older men and younger men can sharpen a free lunch and solid fellowship. Contact each other. There will be no homework and [email protected] with any owning the book is optional. Just come questions! Welcome back! ready to learn from Proverbs and from SMALL GROUP SIGN-UPS other men walking through their faith. We Here at Redeemer, we believe that we were will meet at Maple Street Biscuit Company made to enjoy Christ, love his friends, and on Wednesday mornings from 6:30- engage our world with the love and hope 7:30am beginning this week, January 16th. of the gospel. We've witnessed again and again the great richness that follows from UNASHAMED knowing others and being known in return Beginning in late January, join with Marie as we follow Jesus together. In addition to Sodergren and a small group of other Sunday services, one of the primary ways we Redeemer women for an intimate, careful do this is by living life together in community. study of Christine Caine’s book Unashamed. We'd love for you to jump into this with us, so sign up for one of our Small Groups this Geared purposely toward women who morning at the windows over Roan. have been sexually assaulted, this group is intended to help each woman reclaim her WOMEN'S THURSDAY BIBLE STUDIES identity as God’s blessed and beloved child Women, hone your Bible Study skills, by working to break the patterns of shame renew your mind, and refresh your heart as that too often trap victims of sexual assault we dig into the book of Ephesians. This will in isolation and bondage. If you are not be a workshop-style Bible Study where ready for a group study but would like to talk time will be allotted each week for study with someone who has been through this, of scripture together and quiet reflection. please do contact Marie. For those women Offered both morning and evening at the interested, this will be a 6-8 week book study home of Jodi Thomas (609 Live Oak Ct. in Marie's home. Call or text Marie at (608) Johnson City), you can expect minimal 408-0308. We'll be happy to help with book to no homework. More information costs as needed. about materials and childcare to follow. For those in need of more in-depth processing Contact Jodi Thomas at (615) 584-1833 or or counseling, we’d love the opportunity to [email protected] with any questions. put you in touch with a Godly counselor or Both morning and evening studies will therapist. Contact Marie at the above number begin January 24th and will end April 25th. for assistance with this. OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE GIVING, CONNECT CARDS, PRAYER NEEDS We have an urgent need for detail-oriented Place your financial gifts, Connect Cards, women and men to come and help us and Prayer needs in the baskets on the communion tables just after this morning’s produce our weekly worship gathering. sermon during our time of response. Check Picture this: getting these chairs in place out the Giving Report on page 7 of this for worship, helping your team put out worship guide to see how God is faithfully worship guides on every chair, hanging signs, providing for our church. Here are some other CALENDAR EXPLORE banners, and flags, and then checking off all ways you can give: January 13 - Small Group Sign-ups Website: redeemercommunity.com the smallest details to make sure we're ready •