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Q41 N&te4Managing Editor: Pastor John Luginbuhi Editor: Susan Nixon November 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

Can it be that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away? We all know what that means: Christmas and 2014 are not far

behind!

Psalm 106:1 says, “Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His loving kindness is everlasting!” You

and I have much to give thanks to the Lord for!

Despite the difficulties and heartaches of life, we have so many things to say, “Thank You!” for to our faithful God!

Indeed, we should even give thanks for the difficulties and heartaches; for it is in and through these that our faith is

strengthened as we experience the power, mercy and love of God. It is through these times that we become more like

Jesus!

No matter what is going on in our lives, we should continue to thank our faithful God for the love, grace and mercy that

caused Him to send His only begotten Son Jesus to come to this earth for the specific purpose of dying on the cross to

pay for our sins and rising from the dead on the third day and then giving us eternal life as we trust in Him! We should

continue to thank Him and praise Him for all of His blessings to us as individuals, as families, as a church family. We

should continue to thank Him for His provision, His protection, His guidance, His truth! So many things to thank and

praise Him for!

My prayer for each of us is that this Thanksgiving is a bit more than just family gatherings, turkey and potatoes, and

football. My prayer is that it is also a time of reflecting upon the faithfulness of our God...and thanking Him for it!

“Pastor John

couple, being married in 2013:

Lavar Peterson and

(December 7th)

THANKSGIVING EVE

SERVICE!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

27, 7PM —8PM!

JOIN US FOR A TIME OF

TESTIMONY,

THANKSGIVING AND

WORSHIP!

PIE SOCIAL TO FOLLOW SERVICE! BRING YOUR FAVORITE PIE!

WE’LL PROVIDE THE WHIPPED CREAM! ©

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WE CONGRATULATE Ryan Hamilton and EricaSowers on their October 5 wedding, as well as LeeCharles and Sarah Herington on their October 12wedding! Let’s pray for them as they have begunthis wonderful new chapter in their lives!

Also please continue to pray for the following

MARK 10 8

Martina Muskett

Trivia Question

Last month’s trivia question:What was the name of Moses’ brother? Aaron(Exodus 7:1) Answered by Zach Yale

This month’s question: Who said: “If thou be the Son ofGod, command that these stones be made bread?”

Send your answer to [email protected]. Please include your full name.We’ll announce the winner in next month’s newsletter.

Please continue to pray for the following military men and

worn en:

Ricky Lee (Nellie Lee’s son), Sean Begaye and Jana Sheffield

(Susan Nixon’s niece), all in Afghanistan

Adam Sowers (Ft. Hood, Killeen, TX)

Jesus Ubanda (Mike & Christina Nye’s son-in-law), in the

Marines, on deployment

Thank you so much for your service to our country!

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Change for Change

The 5th & 6th grade Sunday

School Class at GBC wants to

change lives! A container at

the Welcome besk is for

your spare change!

The class has decided to givethe money collected to the Haines family (BlakeHaines is the young man who was severely injuredin a trampoline accident in Tucson in earlySeptember. His parents are missionaries withUnited Indian Mission, the same missionorganization that Broken Arrow Bible Ranch isunder).

Grace Notes November 2013

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BLESSINGS FAMILY JOHN STUFFING

CARVE FEAST LUGINBUHL SWEET POTATOES

COOL WEATHER FOOTBALL PARADE THANKSGIVING

CORN FUN PASTOR TURKEY

CORNUCOPIA GIBLET GRAVY PICTURES YODER

CRANBERRY HOLIDAY PUMPKIN PIE

FALL HUNGER STEVE


UPCOMING PULSE (ENTERING

GRADES 6-12) EVENTS!

Sunday School every Sundaymorning at 9AM at the church.Meeting of the Pulse everySunday night at 6:00 PM at thechurch.

Activities coming up:Saturday, Nov. 9: Video Scavenger Hunt! Pizza 5 PM @ GBC

Monday. Nov. 11: Pie-Making (Fundraiser) 8 AM @ GBC

LADIES’ CHRISTMAS

BANQUET

At Broken Arrow Bible Ranch

Saturday, December 14!

Watch for details!

DO YOU WANT TO BE

added to our church’s

email list? You will

receive prayer requests

and updates, reminders

of upcoming events of

the church, missionary letters, etc., etc. If you would like

to be added, simply send a brief note to Pastor John at

[email protected]. If you would like to be

removed from the email list, please send a note to that

same email address!

GET

INVOLVED!

You are invited to get involved in the Life Groups (small

group Bible study and fellowship) that are currently

meeting.

-Monday night: 7 PM —9 PM at the Luginbuhls’ home,

303 Cactus Rd, Gallup. A study in the book of 1 Peter!

-Tuesday night: 7 PM at the Silva’s home, 621 Vanden

Bosch Parkway, Gallup

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Friday, Nov. 22: “Put the Giving in Thanksgiving” Community

Outreach TBA

On Saturday, October 19, the Youth Group went to McCall’s

Pumpkin Patch in Albuquerque. What a blast! Great fun for

everyone! Hope you came!

GET IN ON THE FUN!

Contact Pastor Steve for more details

EXPLORE

WITH US

2013 Year Verse“Let us consider how we may spur one

another on toward love and good deeds.”Hebrews 10:24


“OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD!”

We are blessed to be involved again this year - as we have been for a number of years! - with “OperationChristmas Child”, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse (www.sarnaritanspurse.org). Since 1993, the Samaritan’sPurse has collected and delivered more than 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 100countries. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Operation Christmas Child expects to collect another 9.8 millionshoebox gifts in 2013.

Individuals, families and groups fill empty shoeboxes with gifts of toys, school supplies, hygiene items andnotes of encouragement. During National Collection Week, Nov. 18-25, 2013, Samaritan’s Purse willcollect the gift-filled shoeboxes at more than 3,500 drop-off sites in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. GraceBible Church is one of those drop-off sites. At the processing centers (see below), a Gospel pamphlet, in thelanguage of the child who will receive the shoebox, is placed in each box.

After the boxes are prepared for overseas shipment at eight major processing centers across the UnitedStates - Atlanta; Boone, N.C.; Charlotte; Dallas; Denver; Honolulu; Minneapolis; and Orange County, Calif. -

Samaritan’s Purse and its partners will deliver the gifts to children in more than 100 countries on sixcontinents.

NOTE: Donors ($7 per shoebox) can find out the country where their shoebox gifts are delivered by usingthe donation form found at samaritanspurse.org. Click on “Support” and “Follow Your Box”.

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are collected in the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada,Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

More than 500,000 volunteers worldwide, with over 100,000 of those in the United States, are involved incollecting, shipping and distributing shoebox gifts.

So, Grace Bible sisters and brothers in Christ, let’s get involved! Empty shoeboxes can be found in thefoyer of our church. Please read the instructions prior to packing a shoebox. “Completed” shoeboxes are dueat the church no later than Sunday, Nov. 24, Noon. Last year, folks from our church packed 89 shoeboxesfull of goodies for children around the world. Lets’ see if we can top ]J this year! We in America have somuch... the children of the world have so little. Let’s help them have a little nicer Christmas. Let’s help themhear about Jesus Christ!

Thanks to everyone who helped with the Helfenbeins’ Halloween Ministry!


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Remember that there is....

Weekly Men’s Prayer on Thursday nights (7:00) atchurch; andMonthly (usually first Saturday of the month)Men’s Breakfasts at Don Diego’s Restaurant, 801W. Hwy 66, Gallup 8AM —9AMNext Men’s Breakfast: Dec. 7! Join us!

The deadline forDecember’s newsletter isNovember 17th . Please sendentries to

[email protected] [email protected]

COMINGSOON!

Quarterly Business Mtg (Noon)

Deacons’ Meeting (5 PM)

The Lord’s Table Observed (during A.M.

Hands of Hope Evening at GBC: “Caring for

Our Community” 6:30 PM

Baby Shower for McGraw & Noggle Twins

Elders’ meeting (6 PM)

Deaconess Meeting (PM)

Craft Sale at GBC (9AM —4 PM)

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service at GBC

Men’s Breakfast at Don Diego’s Restaurant

PLEASE CHECK THE BULLETIN FOR OTHER EVENTS /ACTIVITIES!

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November 5

November 10

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November 15

November 17

(2:30 PM)

November 19

November21

November23

November 27

(7 PM—8 PM)

December 7

(8AM—9AM);


Chicken and Broccoli Aifredo

Recipe of the Month:

2. Heat butter in skillet. Cook chicken until browned, stirring often.

Ready In: 20 MinutesServings: 4

3 Add soup, milk, cheese, black pepper and linguine mixture and heat through. Serve with additionalParmesan cheese.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2013 Allrecipescom Printed from Allrecipes.com 10/24/2013

This recipe can easily be adapted to use leftover turkey.

Rated: ****

Submitted By: Campbell’s Kitchen

Photo By: Allrecipes

Cook Time: 20 Minutes

“Linguini is mixed with pieces of tender chicken and broccoli flowerets and coated with a rich, satiny Aifredosauce featuring Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup to make a quick and fabulous dish.”INGREDIENTS:

1/2 (16 ounce) package linguine Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup1 cup fresh or frozen broccoli flowerets (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less

Sodium)2 tablespoons butter1/2 cup milk1 pound skinless, boneless chicken

breast, cut into cubes 1/2 cup grated Pannesan cheese

1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell’s® 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepperDIRECTIONS:• Cook linguine according to package directions. Add broccoli for last 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain.


Special bays in NovemberNational American Indian Heritage Month

1 All Saints Day, National Authors Day

2 Booklovers Day

3 Daylight Savings Ends, Sandwich Day

5 Election Day

7 National Bookstore Day

8 Cook Something Bold Day

10 Forget Me Not Day

11 Veterans Day

12 Young Readers Day

13 World Kindness Day

14 — 20 National Geography Week

17 Take a Hike Day

18-22 American Education Week

19 Gettysburg Address 1863

20 Universopal Children’s Day

21 Parent Involvement Day

22 Go For a Ride Day

23 National Adoption Day

27 Chanukah Begins

28 Thanksgiving Day


WORDS OF PRAISE AND THANKS!

OLD TESTAMENT:

“YADAH”: To throw or cast; to give thanks; to laud or praise; to confess something about God; to confess one’s own sin.

Used: 114 times in CT, in the following ways: praise (53x), give thanks (32x), confess (16x), thank (5x), make confession

(2x), thanksgiving (2x), cast (lx), cast out (lx), shoot (lx), thankful (lx).

Example: 1 Chronicles 16:8

“TODAH”: Confession, praise, thanksgiving; giving of praise to God; thanksgiving in songs of worship; thanksgiving choir

or procession; thank-offering; sacrifice of thanksgiving. Used: 32x in CT, in the following ways: thanksgiving (18x), praise

(6x), thanks (3x), thank offerings (3x), confession (2x). Example: 2 Chronicles 29:31

“Y’DAH”: To praise; give thanks. Used: 2 x in CT (Dan. 2:23, 6:10)

“HALLEL” [think, “Hallelujah”]: To shine; make shine; to give forth a clear and distinct sound. Example: Psalm 35:18

NEW TESTAMENT:

“DOXA”, “DOXADZO” [think, “Doxology”]: Glory; to glorify (over 200x). Example: John 9:24

“EULOGEO” [think, “Eulogy”]: To speak well of (16x). Example: Luke 1:64

“AYPANOS”: To praise (lix). Example: Luke 2:13

“EUCHARISTIA” [think, “Eucharist”]: Thanks (over 50x in noun and verb form). Example: Ephesians 5:4

God uses all of these words to describe praising and thanking Him! Perhaps He is trying to tell us something!!


YOU MAY NOT KNOWTHAT....

1. Gallup was recently chosen as the “Most Patriotic Small Town in America” by Rand McNally, the largest map

publication in the nation! The award was given based on submissions to Rand McNally by folks in the Gallup area. A

front-page article in the October 15 -31, 2013 issue of the “Gallup City Limits” describes the process and the award. It’s

wonderful for our great town to be recognized in this positive way!

2. As of October 13, 2013, a new law went into effect in Gallup that states that all minors must wear a helmet while

bicycling in Gallup. The penalty for violating the ordinance is a $100 fine for the first offense, $200 for a second, $300 for

a third. The ordinance also states that the Gallup Police Department can confiscate the bicycle of the person violating

the ordinance. We can’t wait to see the Police fine and confiscate the bicycle of some little 9 year old girl riding her bike

around without a helmet on!

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A Thanksgiving Day Prayer

Lord, so often times, as any other dayWhen we sit down to our meal andpray

We hurry along and makefast the blessingThanks, amen. Now please pass the dressing

Were slaves to the olfactory overloadWe must rush our prayer before the food gets cold

But Lord, I’d like to take afew minute moreTo really give thanks to what I’m thankfulfor

For my family, my health, a nice soft bedMy friends, myfreedom, a roofover my head

I’m thankful right now to be surrounded by thoseWhose lives touch me more than they’ll ever possibly know

Thankful Lord, that You ve blessed me beyond measureThankful that in my heart lives life ‘s’ greatest treasure

That You, dear Jesus, reside in that placeAnd I’m ever so gratefulfor Your unending grace

So please, heavenly Father, bless this food You’ve providedAnd bless each and every person invited

Amen!

--Scott Wesemann


“WE THANK GOD UPON EVERY REMEMBRANCE OF YOU!”

Philippians 1:3-4

Thank you so much for all of your prayers, words of encouragement, gifts, cards, dinner (etc.!) during the PastorsAppreciation month of October! We thank you, too, for the very wonderful “special offering” love gift to us! We areawed at God’s love for us, shown through you! We most definitely feel loved, appreciated and encouraged! Weappreciate YOU and thank the Lord for you! It is a privilege and blessing to serve alongside of you in the cause of JesusChrist here at Grace Bible! Thanks again for all you have done for us! We love you!

- Pastor John and Linda, and Pastor Steve

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