July 2, 2017Welcome to Gaston Christian Church. Please complete this tear-off strip and place it in the offering plate when they are passed. If you are a guest, please know that your presence is much appreciated and let this record of your attendance be your offering to us. We hope that everyone here today will be blessed by the songs, prayers and message. First Time Guest Returning Guest Guest from Out of Town Regular Attender Member

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Our Prayer ListPlease write any praises or prayer requests on your attendance card and place in the offering plate.

This Month’s Prayer Emphasis: Haiti Active Evangelism This Week’s Family Focus : Chuck & Frances Belk Dale Gardner went home to his Heavenly Father on Saturday.

We, along with his family, mourn his passing, but celebrate his long life of faithfulness and are confident in eternal future. Please pray for Mary Jane, Ralph, Mayme, Shannon, Carolyn, Julie and the rest of his family

Gary Patterson - recovering from a fall, four broken ribs Bobbie Jones - chemotherapy; upcoming bone marrow

transplant Clydean Bradley - health Kate T - health Lori Rayburn - health Karen Shaulis - health Danielle C (Dana Ramos’ daughter) - pancreatitis Dawn W - friend of Wroble's - cancer John M - friend of Mary Burton - cancer Jim M. (Madalyn Morehead’s brother-in-law) - heart issues LeRoy R. - (Mary Jane Gardner’s brother) Betty J (Dana Ramos’ aunt) - declining health Rick S. (Randall Slusher’s brother) - colon cancer Tracy Pate’s mother - health John P (Karen Shaulis’ brother) - health Joe & Ann Johnson (Melissa Slusher’s parents) - health Wendy & Albert G (Jay & Karen Shaulis’ family) - health Karole D. (sister of Karen Shaulis) - health Barry H. (relative of Gary Rayburn) - cancer Larry Hudson - pending surgery Jo Ann A. (friend of Ralph & Sue Smith) - health Heather R. (friend of Ralph & Sue Smith) - health Jolene R. (friend of Neil and Tracy Pate) - cancer Craig P. (friend of Bauers) - declining health Keith B. (friend of Tony & Leticia Cape) - cancer Those in need of salvation: (Annette’s family in Ireland) GCC growth:  5 more new families for 2017 Ali Patterson - Studying abroad Jordan Cox - Active Duty, Army Andrew S and family (Gail Baker’s grandson) - serving in

Guam Gaston Christian Church

Where Grace, Truth & Love AboundJuly 2, 2017

5339 S. New Hope Rd. Belmont, NC 28012704-825-8252 | www.gastonchristianchurch.org

Bible Classes, 9:30 am | Worship & Children’s Church, 10:30 am

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …”

Romans 1:16 (esv)

WI-FI: Our networks are all some variation of “GastonCC” and the password for all of our networks is “gaston316.”ONLINE GIVING: We now have a mechanism for

those who would like to give electronically (debit/credit/electronic check)! The online submission form is available on our website, www.gastonchristianchurch.org/give

TODAY: Please complete the tear-off attendance strip of

the bulletin and place it in the offering plate.

Our Kidz Block Student (pre -K thru 5th grade) will be dismissed after our announcements to the Fellowship Hall for their classes.

We are temporarily suspending our check-in process as well as the 2nd Hour Class for the Garage. For the

Children, Youth and Infants: We have classes for children pre-school age through middle school as well as an adult staffed nursery. Children are welcome to remain in "big church" but may also enjoy Youth Worship; just after the first song, our children will be dismissed to the Fellowship Hall for their time of teaching.The Lord's Supper is offered to everyone in attendance. We hold the bread and the cup until everyone has had the opportunity to be served so that we can take them together.Offering: Please place your attendance slips in the offering plates as they are passed. If you are a guest with us,

next few weeks, our 5th-8th graders will remain in the main service.

Building Fund SundayWED: 10:30 am – prayer groupTHU: 1:00pm-3:00pm Prime TimersSAT: A service for Dale Gardner is being planned. Time to be determined. NEXT SUNDAY (7/9):

"Postcards to Rome" continues.  Next Sunday the message will be, "Tug of War." Please read Romans 7:13-25 before next Sunday. Post a picture of you and the theme, “push or pull.”

JULY ISSUE of the Christian Standard magazine is available on the back table

SERVING: TODAY 7/9Communion Meditation Curtis Smith Dale GunterServe/Offering Prayer Randall Slusher

Richard PenlandCount/Serve Gary Orr Jason HunterServe Randy Grace Norb BauersStage Mike Griggs Logan Risch

Last Sunday: Attendance: 76 Offering: $2,176 Weekly Need: $3,675June Mortgage Fund: $290 (-$910) $1,200

needed

Postcards to RomeDead or Alive

Romans 6:1-23 (page 942)

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. ~ Romans

6:11, esv

Three objections:

(Romans 6:1-14) If sin brings an increase to God’s grace, should we ____ ______ so that God’s grace will increase more? ____!

(Romans 6:15-7:6) If we are no longer under the Law but under grace, doesn’t that mean we can ____ __________? ____!

(Romans 7:7-25) Does all this mean that the Law is _________? ____!

Three things we _______: (Romans 6:3) We know that when we were

baptized, we were __________ into _____ _________. (Romans 6:6) We know that our ____ _____ was

____________ with Christ. (Romans 6:9) We know that Christ was

______________ over _________

The _______ about ______________ We are ______ to sin, but _______ to God We ______ _______ justified; we _____ _________

sanctified. We are not under _____ but under ________

Legalism asks, “What’s the ________ I have to do? What can I _____ _______ with?”Grace asks, “How can I show my ____________?”

COMMUNICATEHow can we pray for you?

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