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Rafter J Cowboy Church Bulletin for Sunday, November 25th

 

Sermon for Sunday, November 25th, 2012 

“Wisdom’s Protection Program”

Scripture: Proverbs 2:1-22

By Pastor Bob Young

This Week at Rafter J:

Sunday, November 25th–Worship Service 10 am, Youth Bible Study 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Open Arena 1 – 5 pm

Monday, November 26th– Open Arena, General Public 7 pm                        

Wednesday, November 28th – Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Testimony Night             

 Thursday, November 29th– Buck-Out 7:30 pm                      

Other Information:

Monday, December 5th– Women’s Ministry Christmas party 6pm at Sunflower Park Nursing Home in Kaufman. The ladies would like to give each resident a blanket/throw (they have found a great deal on them) if you would like to donate, help or attend this event, please see Robbyn or Laurie.
Saturday, December 8th – Christmas Parade sponsored by the Youth Group. Youth Christmas Party and Lock-In at 7 pm.  See Monica or Dave Vincent with questions.
Sunday, December 9th – Rafter J is proud to partner with Tammy Cope in supporting “Operation Expiration”. We are gathering needed items to send Military Care Packages to our military overseas.  We will be collecting items until Sunday, December 9th. There is a list of items needed on the CR table and a box to place the items in. If you would rather donate funds, the funds will be used to purchase these items as well.  We would like to encourage the Children and Youth to write letters to our solders so that we may send them with the packages.  Another way to help is to provide manufacturer’s coupons. These coupons can have an expiration date of 3 months.  Please cut the coupons and return them to Carol or Red, we will make sure Tammy recieves them www.operationexpiration.net

Sunday, December, 9th –Budget Meeting after church service to vote and pass 2013 budget.  All Church members are encouraged to attend this meeting.

January 25 & 26, 2013 November –Cowgirl Get Together in Tyler – Tickets $10. Please see Debbie or Shirley for additional information.  http://cowgirlgettogether.com/index.html

Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church – Wednesday, November 21st

Come and Give Thanks!

Serving Pizza and Tea at 6:30 pm

Large group starts at 7 pm
Thanksgiving Day is a time to be thankful for all that God has given us.
Let us be thankful not only on Thanksgiving Day but give Him thanks for everyday.

Psalm 95:1-6 “O Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, And a great King above all gods, In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it; And His hands formed the dry land. Come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.”

Rafter J Cowboy Church Bulletin for Sunday, November 18th

Sermon for Sunday, November 18th, 2012 

“Off With Their Head”

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-23 and Colossians 3:1-25 & Colossians 4: 1-6

By Pastor Bob Young

This Week at Rafter J:

Sunday, November 18th–Worship Service 10 am, Youth Bible Study 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Open Arena 1 – 5 pm

Monday, November 19th– Open Arena, General Public 7 pm                     

Wednesday, November 21st– Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Giving Thanks Night (additional info provided in Other Info)             

Thursday, November 22nd–Thanksgiving Day – No Buck-Out                         

 Saturday, November 24th – Men’s Ministry Meeting 6 pm

Other Information:

Wednesday, November 21st – All are invited to Celebrate Recovery for our Giving Thanks Night. We will have pizza and tea at 6:30 pm. Our Giving Thanks program will start at 7 pm. If you have any questions, please see Andy, Red, Jr. or Carol.

Saturday, December 8th – Christmas Parade sponsored by the Youth Group. Youth Christmas Party and Lock-In at 7 pm.  See Monica or Dave Vincent with questions.

Sunday, December, 9th – Rafter J is proud to partner with Tammy Cope in supporting “Operation Expiration”.  There is a list of items needed for Military Care Packages to send our military overseas.  We will be collecting items until Sunday, December 9th.  We will provide a box to place items in.  If you would rather donate funds, the funds will be used to purchase these items as well.  We would like to encourage our congregation and each church ministry (Arena, Children’s, Celebrate Recovery, Men’s, Music, Women’s and Youth) to take a list and commit to the items on the list.  Also, we would like to encourage the Children and Youth to write letters to our solders so that we might send them with the packages.  Another way to help is to provide manufacturer’s coupons. These coupons can have an expiration date (ah, Operation Expiration) of 3 months.  Please cut the coupons and return them to Carol or Red, we will make sure Tammy receives these coupons.  If you have any questions, please see Carol or Red.  www.operationexpiration.net

January 25 & 26, 2013 –Cowgirl Get Together in Tyler – Tickets $10. Please see any of the ladies in the Women’s Ministry for more information.  Information will be posted in the bulletin periodically over the next few months.  http://cowgirlgettogether.com/index.html

Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church – Wednesday, November 14th

Amends Lesson #16
Large group   starts at 7  pm and Small   groups start at 8 pm
Principle 6:  Evaluate all my relationships.  Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.
“Blessed are the merciful.” (Matthew 5:7)
“Blessed are the peacemakers.” (Matthew 5:9)
Step 8:  We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” (Luke 6:31)
Making your amends is the beginning of the end of your isolation from others and God.  The AMENDS acrostic will help you get started.

Admit the hurt and the harm
Make a list
Encourage one another
Not for them
Do it at the right time
Start living the promises of recovery
Leader’s  Focus  Question: How can you begin to live the promises of recovery?  What promises of recovery have come true in your life?
Amends  Lesson Prayer:
Our Father, I pray for willingness, willingness to evaluate all my past and current relationships.  Please show me the people who I have hurt, and help me become willing to offer my amends to them.  Also, God, give me your strength to become willing to offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me.  I pray for Your perfect timing for taking the actions Principle 6 calls for.  I ask all these things in the name of Jesus, Amen.