september 2012 heath church of christ newsletter

Danielle Higgins Baptized August 5, 2012

Chris Kirby Baptized August 19, 2012

Ashley Kirby Transferred August 19, 2012

Brett Kaminsky Transferred September 2, 2012

Jennifer Kaminsky Transferred September 2, 2012

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

~John 8:12 (NIV)

Additions

Galatians 6:2 – “Carry each other’s

burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the

law of Christ.”

The Apostle Paul explains that we fulfill Christ’s law,

the law of love, by bearing each other’s burdens.

Christ’s law of love is very practical. It invites us to

enter each other’s lives, roll up our sleeves, get our

hands dirty, and help shoulder the load of life’s

burdens. A women shopping in the mall shared that

she witnessed one elderly person pushing another

elderly person in a wheelchair. She smiled when she

heard the friend in the

wheelchair comment to

her friend, “When you

get tired we’ll trade.”

This is what members of

Christ’s Body do: when

one member grows tired

we trade and offer love

and support.

(Continued on page 2)

Special points of interest

• September events are highlighted on page 4. The full calendar is on page 6.

• New Wednesday Night class information can be found on page 5.

• You can receive this newsletter by email. Just go to www.heathchurchofchrist

.com/newsletter.htm.

Inside this issue

Mission of the Month—

Dave & Donna Linn

Team Expansion

Venezuela

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News and Statistics 4

September Calendar 6

Children’s Ministry 8

Student Ministry 10

September 2012 Newsletter

Bearing Each Other’s Burdens ~Greg Robbins

Heath Church of Christ

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Bearing Each Other’s Burdens (continued from page 1)

Two requirements are necessary if we

are going to fulfill Jesus’ law and bear

each other’s burdens. One

requirement is that we have to be

honest with one another about what is

taking place in our lives. When

someone asks you, “How are you?”

how do you normally respond?

Probably most of us respond by

saying, “fine.” But the truth is that we

are not always fine. Sometimes we

are worried, hurting, angry, or sad.

The church should be a

place where we can be

honest about how we

are really feeling.

Fulfilling the law of love

requires such honesty.

Related, a second

requirement for fulfilling

Christ’s law is that we have to make

time for one another. Supporting a

person who is being honest about a

struggle in their life takes time. We

cannot bear each other’s burdens if

we don’t know one another. We

can’t bear each other’s burdens if we

only come to church when the

weather is cold and it is the off season

for our kid’s team. We can’t carry

each other’s burdens in a hurry.

Fulfilling this command cannot be

microwaved; rather, it takes time and

commitment.

In our fast-paced world we need to

make the most of the time that we do

have. In our classes and small groups,

carve out a few minutes for bearing

each other’s burdens by sharing and

praying for one another. Take

advantage of the fellowship time

between services. Over a cup of

coffee, ask someone sincerely, “How

are you?” and then give them the gift

of a listening ear.

Maybe God has placed an individual or

family on your heart. Perhaps you

could be a good

steward of your time

by sending a card,

making a call, or inviting

a hurting person over

for a warm meal and

conversation?

I recently read this card

posted in one of our Sunday school

classrooms: “Thank you all for

prayers, cards, and calls during a very

tense time for me. It is so reassuring

to have such special friends in Christ.”

Through simple acts we bear one

another’s burdens. This is what it

means to be the church. This is what it

means to fulfill the law of Christ. This

is what it means to belong to one

another in the Body of Christ. When

we belong to the Body of Christ we

do not face the burdens of life alone.

(Continued from page 1)

. . . help the weak, be patient with everyone. I Thessalonians 5:14

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Mission of the Month

With a desire to live out the book of Acts, David and Donna Linn

felt called by God to leave their first ministry near Williamstown,

KY in 1987 and become church planters in Caracas,

Venezuela. Working with Team Expansion, 14 churches have been

founded since that date. Vision 2020 goal is to see these churches

multiplied into 120 inside and out of Venezuela by the year 2020.

During this past decade the Linn’s founded the Casarapa

Community Church. Beginning in 2000, the church met in the open air under a

shade tree. Today it is the largest of the Venezuelan mission churches hosting

three Sunday services, multiple staff, dozens of cell groups, and is reproducing

itself in new church plants. Some 700 people have been baptized in this church

in the past decade with a present attendance at nearly 800.

The Linn’s also helped found the Potter’s Inn Camp, a year-round camp/retreat

center where hundreds have come to know the Lord, scores have been

baptized, and dozens more called into Christian service. In 2009, a Bible

institute was established to help multiply national leadership, pastors and future

missionaries. It has over 100 students.

The Linn's returned from the field in 2010 in order for David to serve as

president of the National Missionary Convention, Lexington, KY, now called

ICOM (International Conference on Missions). With two children in college

(Deshay and Dionna) and one finishing high school (Dawson), they presently live

in Indianapolis assisting their children in transition while still heavily involved in

missions.

Currently, their mission involvement is four-fold: 1) Development of Vision

2020 in Venezuela with frequent trips back and forth to Venezuela and other

countries. 2) International Student outreach in Indianapolis through English

classes, especially among Asian & Muslims, 3) Mission mobilization & teaching in

local churches, through courses like Kairos (helping churches accomplish the

Great Commission) and Jonathan Training (best practices in missions today.) 4)

Interim Director of Train International, helping missionaries and churches be

more effective in missions.

While the door is still open for the Linn's to return full-time to Venezuela, it is

anticipated that by the summer of 2013 they will know with greater clarity

God's direction in the next season of their lives. They appreciate your prayers

as they seek God's will in this matter. Thank you for your involvement in their

lives and service to the Lord.

DAVE & DONNA LINN Team Expansion Venezuela

5900 South 650 East Whitestown, IN 46075 [email protected]

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Statistics for August, 2012 Attendance 2012 2011

Weekly Average 472 499

Missions Faith Promise Offering

Monthly Faith Promise $7,322.00

Actual Monthly Offering $6,443.00

Monthly Promise Year to Date Promise

87.99% 89.34%

General Fund

Actual Needed

$45,968.00 $50,400.00

Landmark Fund ($200,000.00 by March 2013)

August Offering Offering to Date

$8,581.00 $194,695.00

Parking Lot Fund ($26,530.00 needed)

August Offering Offering to Date

$200.00 $8023.00

Thursday Morning Ladies’

Bible Study It's back! The Thursday Morning

Ladies’ Bible Study resumes this

month and will be meeting each

week, 10:00-11:30am in Room 117.

New Sermon Series On September 16th we are

beginning a short sermon series,

"Questions I Want to Ask God." If

you could ask God one question

and you knew He would give you

an answer, what would you ask?

Greg will be answering questions

submitted by the congregation in

this series.

Visitors Reception Our next Visitor Reception follows

2nd service September 16tk at

11:35am in the Fellowship Café. If

you are new to HCC, we would

like to get to know you better,

answer your questions, and

introduce you to the church staff

and leadership team. Please join us.

Christmas Program Rehearsals for the 2012 Christmas

begin September 16. Adults & teens

are invited to meet upstairs for

rehearsal Sunday evenings from 5:00

-5:50pm. This schedule allows

everyone to participate in The Story.

The program, entitled A Christmas

To Remember, will be presented

Sunday, December 16 at 6:00pm.

Those interested in participating are

asked to visit the display in the

church lobby, put your name and

contact information on the sign-up

sheet and take one of the musical

books.

Odd Jobs Ministry Did you know we can help with simple odd

jobs you have around the house? In the past

6 months The Odd Jobs Ministry has had

40 requests from 24 different people. A

current project of this ministry is replacing

the crosses in front of the church building

that were damaged by the wind storm

(super derecho) in July. If you have a job

you could use some help with, just fill out a

form at the Odd Job Ministry display in the

lobby and someone will contact you.

Our Sympathy

The Heath Church of Christ extends

sympathy to the following families:

Family of Kay Fultz, Dorothy (Dot)

Hepner’s mother

Family of Barb Jowett, Gail Vidler’s sister-

in-law

Family of Bob and Joyce Snoor, Mary

Hannum's brother and sister-in-law

Family of Ida Rohrer, Brian & Kevin

McElwain's aunt

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The Heath Church of Christ is happy to announce

The Story, a series designed to help everyone have a

more complete understanding of God’s Word. This

program will be offered from September 2012 through

April 2013.

The Story is a book of selections from the Bible arranged

chronologically that reads like a novel. During this 31 week experience every

member of the family reads their own version of The Story. The Bible reading

will be complimented by group teaching times allowing everyone to ask

questions, build friendships and gain new insights.

Sunday Evenings (6:00pm)

✫ The Story for Adults during our

Fireside Service

✫ The Story for Teens during LIFE

Groups

✫ The Story for Kids (pre-K, K-2, and

3-6 groups)

Wednesday Evenings (7:00pm)

✫ The Story Ladies’ Bible Study

Find out more about The Story and/

or order copies of The Story at our

website, www.heathchurchofchrist.com.

Falling in Love with

Jesus Again DVD Study Bob Russell leads a verse by verse

study of Matthew’s Gospel using lots

of practical stories and illustrations.

The Gospel of Matthew

Falling in Love with Jesus Again meets

Wednesday nights at 7:00pm in the

Fireside Room.

Everybody needs the

essentials! That’s what you get

in this powerful, entertaining DVD

series from Focus on the Family.

Essentials of Parenting brings to you

the top child-rearing experts—with

practical wisdom, honest confessions,

and decades of experience.

Essentials

of

Parenting meets

Wednesday

nights at 7:00pm

in the café.

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September 2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 9:00a Blended Worship & Bible Classes

10:30a Modern Worship & Bible Classes

6:00p Fireside Service

6:15p End of Summer Skating Party

3 4 6:30p WCF Board Meeting

5 6:30a Men's Bible Study -Fellowship Cafe

9:00a Last Call Food Distribution

7:00p -8:00p Midweek Bible Programming for Children, Teens and Adults

6 6:30p Board Meeting

7:30p Elders Meeting

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6:00p The Story Adults, The Story Teens, The Story Children

10 8:00a XYZ departs on Jonah Trip (through Sept 13th)

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12 6:30a Men's Bible Study -Fellowship Café


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14 15 10:00a-2:00p WCF Fill My Cup Lord Event



11:35a Visitors Reception


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8:00p Missions Committee Meeting

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september 2012 heath church of christ newsletter

Documents

christs law of love

law of christ

jesus law

load of lifes burdens

fellowship time

elderly person

members of christs body

light of life