Come join us tonight at 6 pm for hot dogs & wear your favorite sports shirt.    

Tonight we start our first of three consecutive weeks of Inventory Lessons.   

Large group starts at 7  pm and Small groups start at 8 pm.

Lesson #9 Inventory

Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

 “Happy are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8) 

Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord” (Lamentations 3:40)

Leader’s Focus Question:

What are your thoughts about working your 4th Step?  Are you keeping your INVENTORY balanced?  Share about your experience working your 4th step.

Sermon for Sunday, August 19^th  SinSanity 

By Pastor Bob Young

This Week at Rafter J:

Sunday, August 19^th– Worship Service 10 am, Youth Bible Study 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Open Arena 1 pm – 5 pm

 Monday, August 20^th– Open Arena, General Public 7 pm  

 Tuesday, August 21^st – Women’s Ministry Meeting 7 pm                        

 Wednesday, August 22^{nd –} Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Sports Night Theme– Inventory Lesson                                      

Thursday, August 23^rd – Buck-Out 7 pm   

Friday, August 24^th – Arena Not Reserved                                                                                                                                                            

Saturday, August 25^th – Breakfast and Prayer 8 am

Other Information:

Sunday, September 9^th – New Bible study starting!  Studying the book of Isaiah.  6 pm in the CR room. 

Saturday, September 29^th – 1st Annual Garage Sale, bring your unwanted items to Rafter J for the sale.  Make sure everything is clean and have prices on the item.  WE Welcome anyone wanting to volunteer to help,  please talk to the Women’s Ministry Group.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 3^rd – Horse Power for Kid’s Benefit.  All proceeds going to The Kaufman County Children’s Advocacy Center.  Special guest speaker is Elsie Frost.  Carnival, Motorcycle Run, Trail Ride, Youth Buck-Out, and live music.  Volunteers will be needed for this day.  Rafter J is partnering with Kaufman County Cowboy Church and other churches.  Please see James Burt, Terry Carter, Janie Collins, Shirley Mc, Red, or Skip, if you have questions.  More info in coming weeks.

Testimony Night! 

Have you ever felt not good enough, not liked yourself, been emotionally/physically abandoned, or felt alone?

Do you struggle with FEAR?

We invite you to come hear how one person’s struggles brought her to God’s Glory.

Large group starts at 7  pm and Small groups start at 8 pm.

Isaiah 52:7- “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Sermon for Sunday, August 12^th  

“A Speeding Train”

Romans 1:18-32 & Romans 2:1-29

By Pastor Bob Young

This Week at Rafter J:

Sunday,August 12^th– Worship Service 10 am,  Youth Bible Study 10:30 am, Children’s Church 10:30 am, Open Arena 1 pm – 5 pm, Bible Study 7 pm (last night for the John Wayne’s Bible Study) 

Monday, August 13^th– Open Arena, General Public 7 pm                                          

Tuesday, August 14^th– Band Practice 7 pm                                

Wednesday, August 15^th – Celebrate Recovery 7 pm – Testimony                                           

Thursday, August 16^th– Buck-Out 7 pm  

 Friday, August 17^th – Practice Sorting 7 pm (registration $15)                                                             

Saturday, August 18^th  – Breakfast and Prayer 8 am, Quinlan Horse Show

Other Information:

Tuesday, August 21^st 7 pm – Women’s Ministry Meeting and pot luck dinner.

Recipes for the cookbook have been extended.  Please get recipes to Debbie Johnson, Cindy Brown, Barb Brockway, Shirley Mc, Janie Collins or Monica Vincent.  If you are interested in placing an Ad in the cookbook, please see Freddie Johnson.  Ad size & pricing: Business Card $25, 1/2 page $50, Full Page $100, Deadline date is Aug 21^st.

 
Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 3^rd – Horse Power for Kid’s Benefit.  All proceeds going to The Kaufman County Children’s Advocacy Center.  Special guest speaker is Elsie Frost.  Carnival, Motorcycle Run, Trail Ride, Youth Buck-Out, and live music.  Volunteers will be needed for this day.  Rafter J is partnering with Kaufman County Cowboy Church and other churches.  Please see James Burt, Terry Carter, Janie Collins, Shirley Mc, Red, or Skip, if you have questions.  More info in coming weeks.

We have a list of needed items at Locke Supply Plumbing, 1425 W Moore Ave, Terrell, TX (972) 551-2239. If you would like to purchase something off the list to help with our church building, please do so by visiting Locke Supply or if you have more questions, please contact Brother Bob at 972-872-5132.  We are also in need of CD’s to provide audio sermons.

Jim and Amanda would like to thank all for the prayers and well wishes for their new beautiful baby boy, Bradley!

SPONSOR Lesson #8

Large Group starts at 7 pm and Small Groups starts at 8 pm

We invite all to join us tonight as we approach our Inventory, come learn how to work step 4. 

Principle 4: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

 “Happy are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8) 

Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. (Lamentations 3:40)

Small Group Focus Question:

What is keeping you from finding a SPONSOR or an accountability partner? Why is it important for you to have a support team?