Creekside Connection

A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF LITTLE PAINT FIRST CHURCH OF GOD

Volume 3, Issue 6 March 2012

Pastors Points to Ponder

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in Gods grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:3 As Dianne and I get ready to celebrate our third Easter with you, Pauls words reflect our hearts. We have great joy as we see the development of your partnership with us in the ministry of Jesus Christ in this community. We are catching the vision to be the body of Christ rooted in Jesus Christ, growing in the truth of His word, and reaching the community with the Good News of Christ. I have said on numerous occasions that we exist for two reasons: to make new disciples of Christ and to become better disciples. As we as believers continue to grow and mature in Christlikeness, we should be seeking to share with our friends and loved ones the new life we have found in Jesus. This Easter season we will be helping you in your efforts to reach out to those you know who need the Lord. In addition to our Easter service April 8, we will be having our childrens Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday April 7. This is a perfect nonthreatening opportunity for you to invite unchurched families with children. Details can be found page 2. Then on April 14, the week after Easter, we will be showing the movie Courageous. I strongly recommend this film for anyone you know who desires to strengthen their family. This movie will especially challenge fathers. Courageous is a film for school children to grandparents. There will be no charge. We will have tickets available March 25 which you can give to those you would like to invite . If you can place an advertising poster at your work, please let me know. On Sunday April 15, I will begin a sermon series on the family entitled Becoming a Courageous Family. This series will focus on the topics of marriage and parenting with Gods plan. I think you will agree these are topics that need a Biblical perspective in these times. God has begun a new work in us here at Little Paint and His desire is that we carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Lets be praying for these events that those we ask to come will be open to our invitation and that Gods Spirit will anoint these efforts to reach unbelievers for Jesus Christ. Praying with joy because of our partnership in the Gospel, Pastor Jeff

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...We exist for two reasons: to make new disciples of Christ and to become better disciples.

Inside this issue:

OUTREACH EVENTS 2

YOUTH SPAGHETTI DINNER

HOLY WEEK EVENTS

CHURCH WORK DAYS

CHURCH DIRECTORY

KFC LOCK-IN

CALENDAR

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Outreach Events Planned
In an effort to help make more disciples (as Pastor Jeff described in his article), we have planned several events this spring to reach out to our community and those who dont know Christ. the table in the narthex to give to friends, neighbors, and relatives. Donations of individuallywrapped candy are being collected. If you can volunteer your time to help, please sign the sheet on the bulletin board. a special service celebrating our risen Lord.

Courageous
Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. When tragedy strikes home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. This movie will be shown at the church Saturday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be available beginning Sunday, March 25. Admission is free. Invite others to join you for this powerful movie.

Easter Eggstravaganza
On Saturday, April 7, at 11:00 a.m., we will host our second annual Easter Eggstravaganza. This event will include an Easter egg hunt, hot dog lunch with all the trimmings, a special Easter lesson for the children, and a 40 inflatable obstacle course. Invitations are available on

Easter
Its a well-known fact that more people attend church on Easter and Christmas than any other Sunday. Use this opportunity to invite others to join you for church. We will have

Showing at Little Paint First Church of God April 14, 7:00 p.m.

Youth Spaghetti Dinner

Our high school students have the opportunity this summer to attend the International Youth Convention (IYC) in Denver, Colorado. IYC is all about life change. This IYC students are going to dig deep into an entire theme chapter. Romans 8 will be the foundation, and the theme is LIVE! LIVEfree, LIVEawakened, LIVE empowered, LIVEconnected. While these trips are somewhat costly to attend due to travel expenses, they are absolutely worth every penny. You can have a part in this life -changing event for these students. First of all, begin to pray for each student who will attend. Pray for Gods Spirit to minister and speak to their hearts clearly. Pray that they will respond and make decisions that will be lifechanging. Secondly, you can help them by supporting upcoming fundraising events. Sunday, March 25, the youth will host a spaghetti dinner immediately following the morning worship service. Please stay and support the youth with your attendance and give a generous donation to help pay their expenses. LIVE 2012 IYC Theme LIVEfree LIVEawakened LIVEempowered LIVEconnected.

Holy Week Events Planned

The following events are planned for Holy Week, April 2-6: Our church will provide lunch on Friday. If you would be willing to help provide an item for the lunch, please contact the church office. Pastor Jeff will be speaking at the community service on Friday. Maundy Thursday We will not have our normal Wednesday evening services April 4 but will have a special service Thursday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m. We will observe the ordinances of communion and foot washing. If you have never participated in foot washing, you are welcome to come and observe. Page 2

Community Services
From 12:00-1:00 daily the Week of April 2-6, First Methodist Church in Prestonsburg will host a service for the community. Lunch will be served immediately following the service each day.

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death even death on a cross! Philippians 2:8

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Church Work Days Scheduled
To ready the church for spring and to prepare for company, Saturday, March 24, and Saturday, March 31, have been designated as church work days. Plans are to work from 8:00 a.m. until noon each day.
March 24 & March 31 8:00 a.m.12:00 Noon

Church Web Site

In an effort to have a better presence on the Internet, we are in the process of changing over our blog site to an official web site. When we are ready to reveal our new look, we will provide you with our domain name. Understanding that the Internet has become the new Yellow Pages, we are excited about this step which will enable seekers to find us more easily. The web site will allow us to take advantage of many great tools including posting audio files of sermon series, creating photo albums, and to have the church directory password protected on-line and available to church members.

church lot. If you have any time that you would be willing to give, it will be appreciated. If you are unable to come on a Saturday but have time during the week that you could work on a project, feel free to call the church office and work out a time convenient for you. Bring rakes, rags, shovels, and other tools you feel might be helpful.

There are many projects that need to be done. There is a job for everyone from light work such as polishing the furniture in the sanctuary to heavier work like hauling away fallen trees in the

Church Directory Coming Soon

The directory is about completed, but we are in need of a few of your pictures.
As most of you know, family pictures were taken as a fund raiser for the youth attending the International Youth Convention in July. (Special thanks to Bonita Rice, Sharon Conley & Kelli Holbrook for their time, talents, and energy!) Plans are to use those family pictures to create a new and much-needed church directory. The directory is about completed, but we are in need of a few of your pictures. If you did not have a family picture made, we want to be sure to include you in the directory. Bonita has agreed to be available to take make-up pictures for a couple Sundays. If you would like to provide the church office with a picture we can scan to include in the directory, please submit it to Dianne White. Prior to printing the directory, we will be asking everyone to verify their information for accuracy. Your help will be appreciate to ensure we get this booklet as accurate as possible. Be watching for details soon!

KFC Lock-In Success

Imagine 27 children between the ages of 3-12 in the fellowship hall playing active, loud games for over an hour, enjoying pizza, a fun skit, having an awesome time of worship and praise and a special message just for them. Now think of ice cream sundaes, a movie, sleeping bags, conversations, long
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talks, sleeping in the church, and a pancake and cereal breakfast. You have just experienced the first ever Kids for Christ lock-in. Many thanks to ALL who helped with this eventTrudy Wilkins, Morgan Colvin, Bonita Dove, Angie Conley, Beth Phelps, Angela Taylor,

Singing praise!

Deanna Rice, Paige Taylor, Alley Rice, Andrew Brown, Andrew Rice, Tim Miller, Angie Conley, and last but not least: Kristina Johnson and Kim Conley for staying the night! We praise the Lord that one guest prayed to receive Christ making a long (but fun) night more than worth it!

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Calendar
3/24 - Church work day 3/31 - Church work day 4/1 - East District Youth Rally 4/2-4/6 Holy Week Community Services at First Methodist 4/4 - No Wednesday service 4/5 - Maundy Thursday service 4/7 - Easter Eggstravaganza 4/8 - Easter Sunday 4/8 - No P. M. Service 4/14 - The movie Courageous 4/15 - New sermon series The Courageous Family begins 4/22- East District rally (P.M.)

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