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 May 2012  
 May 27 
 "Great Gospel Music"
Praise Team Service
  
 May 20
"Good Friuts (and Vegetables)"
 Carry-in meal
 Acts 17:22-34  
 May 19
6 PM Movie - "Soul Surfer"
 Bethany Hamilton story
 May 13 
"Daughters of the living God"
 Mark 3:31-35
 Acts 16:11-15  
 May 6
 Deuteronomy 6:1-10
 Romans 12:1-2
 April 2012
 April 29 
 Luke 4:16-21
 Isaiah 58:6-12
 April 22 
 "God's word at work in you"
 2 Peter 3:1-9, 17-18
 April 15
"That you may believe"
 John 20:19-31 
 April 8 
"The One in the middle"
Easter Sunday
 John 19:16b-27
 John 20:11-18
 April 1
"To doubt, bring faith"
Palm Sunday & Love Feast 
 Matthew 14:21-36
 John 12:12-17
 March 2012  
 March 25
Youth Convention Speaker 
  
 March 24
movie night "Courageous" 
Share in this look at defining family life with purpose.
 March 18
"To hatred, bring love" 
 Luke 6:27-36
 John 3:16-21
 1 John 2:3-17
 March 11 
  "Living in the light"
 John 12:42-50
 March 8-11
  Women's Way of Christ weekend
Contact Pastor Dan to attend 815-238-3421
 
 March 4
message by Mardi Huffstutler 
 John 9:1-41
 March 1-4
Men's Way of Christ weekend
Contact Pastor Dan to attend 815-238-3421
 
February 2012 
 February 26
  "Make me an instrument of Your peace"
 Ephesians 3:1-13
 February 19
  "In the neighborhood"
 Acts 28:1-10
 February 12
  "The Intersection of Vision & Grace"
 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
 February 5 
 "Except for these chains"
 Acts 26:19-32 
 January 2012  
 January 29
 "Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?" 
 Isaiah 43:18-21
 January 22
 "Provision for a vision"
 Proverbs 29:18 
 January 15 
  "Winners & Loosers" by Mardi Huffstutler
 Carry-in Meal 
 Matthew 5:3-12 
 January 8
Covenant/Commitment 
"New life in Christ"
 Hebrews 8:7-13 
 Romans 7:7-8:17
 January 1
"What do you do when lost?"
 Acts 8:26-40
 Isaiah 53 selections
 December 2011
 December 25
       Gather with your family on
Christmas Day to share that God is with us.
More details... 
 read together:
 Luke 2:8-20
 Hebrews 8:7-13
 December 24
 Christmas Eve Service
at Parkway Center, 7PM
Avenue G in Sterling
 December 18
"Loved"
Christmas program
  Fourth Sunday of Advent  
 John 3:16-21
 Luke 2:1-7
 December 11
"Joy, of the Lord is my strength"  
Third Sunday of Advent
 
 Nehemiah 8:5-12
 Isaiah 55:12-13
 Luke 1:46-56
 December 4
 "Peace, built on justice"
Second Sunday of Advent
 
 Isaiah 9:2-7
 Luke 2:1-7
 November 2011  
 November 27
  "Hope, see the invisible"
  First Sunday of Advent
 Colossians 1:15-20
 John 1:1-5, 9-18
 November 20
 Prayer [?]
  message by Bob Smith 
   
Carry-in lunch at Noon
  
 
 Genesis 32:9-12 
 November 18
The Cotton Patch Gospel Musical
based on the Gospel of Matthew
from Clarence Jordan's translation of the gospels
 November 13
 So you want justice?
 Luke 18:1-8
 November 6 
Field hands 
 Luke 10:1-17 
 October 2011  
 October 30
Harvest ..... Justice!
 Genesis 8:15-22
 Galatians 6:7-10
 October 23
Out of D' ark 
 Genesis 9:7-17 
 October 20-23
Women's Way of Christ weekend
Contact Pastor Dan to attend 815-238-3421
 October 16
Youth Convention message 
 
 October 13-16
Men's Way of Christ weekend 
Contact Pastor Dan to attend 815-238-3421
 October 9
"Feed the hunger,
& thirst for righteousness" 
 John 21:15-25
 October 2
"153"
Bread & Cup Communion 
 John 21:1-14 
September 2011 
 September 25
 "Rely on God, Not Egypt"
 Isaiah 31:1-9 
 September 18 
  Message by Mardi Huffstutler
Carry-in lunch at Noon  
  
 September 11
 "Living the way of Christ"
 Ephesians 4:17-32 
 September 4
 "The Message has not Changed"
 2 Timothy 4:1-8 
August 2011
 August 28
 "The Language of Life"
  Hermeneutics for living
 Psalm 150:6
 August 21
 Message from Convention by Shane Hipps
"Reconciliation"
Carry-in Meal at Noon
 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
 August 14
 "Death"
Last week we looked at what is "Life". 
This week we will consider what is not life, but death.
 John 10:10
 Jeremiah 51:17-18
 John 3:18-20
 1 John 3:8-10
 August 7
"Life"
 Genesis 2:5-7
 Ezekiel 37:1-14
 Acts 2:1-4
  July 2011
 July 31 
  Youth bring the message & lead worship
Send-off for college bound youth with a
bike hike on canal 
 2 Corinthians 5:16-20
 July 24
"In all fairness"
M orris on Rockwood State Park
Cedar Ridge shelter
worship & picnic
 James 5:1-6
 Luke 16:19-21
 Malachi 2:17-3:5
 July 17
 "Today or Tomorrow?"
  Carry-in and baby shower following worship 
 James 4:13-17 
 July 10
"What do you have in your hand?" 
 Exodus 4:1-17 
 July 3
  "Wisdom from above for today"
  Send off for youth
 James 3:13-18 
 June 2011
 June 26   "Final warning 2nd Edition"
Message by Bob Smith
 Genesis 49
 Isaiah 25
 Luke 21 
 June 19  “Do not forget your past”  Deuteronomy 6:20-25
 June 12  “living the life”  Acts 20:13-16
 Acts 21:17-26
 June 5  “a new heaven, a new earth”
at Sinnissippi Park @ 10:30AM
following 2011 Brad Onken Memorial
Summer Sizzler 5K walk/run
 Psalm 19:1-14
 2 Peter 3:13
May 2011
 May 29  "Memory" 
Memorial weekend
  2 Peter 1:12-21
 May 22   "Yes, Lord"   2 Peter 1:3-11
 May 15    Message by Mardi Huffstutler
Youth prepare lunch at Noon
 
 May 8 "Daughters of the Living God"
Mothers' Day
  Numbers 27:1-11
 Hebrews 2:5-13
 May 1  “Not duty, not results,
by God’s grace, new life”
 Romans 5:12-20
April 2011
 April 24  Easter Sunday
"Not guilt, but life lived" 
 Hebrews 10:1-18
 Isaiah 61:1-3
 April 17 message by Bob Smith 
Palm Sunday & Love Feast
 
 April 10   "Ahead of the plowman"   Hebrews 11:1-6
 Amos 9:11-15
 April 3   "More or less expected"   Micah 6:6-8
 Mark 12:28-34
March 2011
 March 27   "A Community of Life"  Isaiah 58:6-12
 Acts 2:42-47
 March 20 "My Quest to Becoming a Disciple" 
message by Ben Bouwman,
Camp Menno Haven representative
  Youth prepare lunch at Noon
 1 John 4:7-12
 John 13:31-35 
 March 13 "Faith is gratitude lived" 
Women's Way of Christ weekend (10-13)
 Colossians 2:6-15
 March 6  "God's good purpose"
  Men's Way of Christ weekend (3-6)
 Ephesians 2:11-22
February 2011
 February 27 "Alive, by God's grace"   Ephesians 2:1-10
 February 20 message by Rita Wolf
 Youth prepare brunch at Noon
 
 February 13   "Love: overcome with good"  Romans 12:9-21 
 February 6  "Speaking to Life"  John 1:43-51
January 2011
 January 30    "Mourning into dancing"  Psalm 30:1-12
 January 23  “Connected, Equipped, and Working Properly"
message by Kevin Goertzen
Mission Network speaker
 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16
 January 16   "Living Creditable, this Calling"   Galatians 5:22-26
 January 9   "Once and Future Kingdom"     Isaiah 11:1-9
 January 2 (Fire at YWCA at worship time)
December 2010
 December 26 "Seeing the hope"  Luke 2:1-20
 December 24  Christmas Eve Service
Parkway Center 7PM
 Luke 2:1-20
 Matthew 2:1-11 
 December 19  Christmas Program
presented by the children & Praise Team
Fourth Sunday of Advent
 Jeremiah 31:31-37
 Colossians 3:1-17
 December 12
Once and Future
Third Sunday of Advent
  
(Snowed out) 
 Isaiah 9:1-7
 Isaiah 11:1-9
 Luke 1:46-56
 December 5  "Dwelling with us"
Second Sunday of Advent
 John 1:1-14
 Isaiah 7:13-17
 Matthew 1:18-25
     November 2010
 November 28 "Shaken solid"
First Sunday of Advent
 Hebrews 12:22-28
 Isaiah 2:1-5 
 Romans 5:1-11
 November 21 This week's thanks & worship of God
 in song, story, & acknowledgment of God’s
good care & leading by the gathered faith community.
 Colossians 3:16-17
 November 14 "Good Timing"  Romans 5:1-11
 November 7 "Delivered for good purpose"  Jeremiah 15:11a
 John 21:15-25
October 2010
  October 31 "Bring the little children unto me"
Child dedication service 
Carry-In Meal
  Luke 18:15-17
 October 24 "New for the purpose"   Ephesians 1:3-10
 October 21-24    Women's Way of Christ weekend
 October 17     "Fruitcake & Ice Cream"
through DVD presentation of Louie Giglio
 
 October 14-17    Men's Way of Christ weekend
 October 10   Written on their minds  Hebrews 10:1-18 
 October 3 One who serves 
World Communion Sunday
 Luke 22:14-27 
September 2010
 September 26 God's good purpose  Romans 8:18-28
 September 19 Ray & Karen Nachtigall & Jacob Good,
from SIMP leadership team
Carry-in Meal
 John 10:1-18
 September 12 Since God is good and God is great  Titus 3:1-8
 September 5 What then shall we say and do?  Romans 8:28-39
August 2010
 August 29   "The Anchor of Hope"
through DVD presentation of Louie Giglio
 Hebrews 6:17-20
 John 16:25-33
 August 22 "food for the mature" 
Worship of the God of all places at Washington, IL.
with Kathy Stinson
 Jeremiah 32:17-23
 Genesis 12:1-7
 August 15 "More than ceremony" 
Picnic at Rockwood Park in Morrison
 Hebrews 9:1-5, 10
 3 John 1:1-8
 August 8  "Apart from possessions"  Luke 18:18-30
 August 1  "Faith & Authority"  Luke 7:1-10
July 2010
 July 25   "Seeking Relief, Salvation"  Luke 5:17-26 
 July 18 ‎"Indescribable" 
through DVD presentation of Louie Giglio
 
Carry-in Meal
 Psalm 103 
 July 11   After you have worked all night  Luke 5:1-11
 July 10   Youth Cookout at Schreiner's Corner
 July 4  Instruments of God's peace
drawing on the Prayer of St. Francis 
 1 Peter 2:1-8
 Isaiah 32:1-8
June 2010
  June 30 Caring Place possibilities:
9 AM meeting with local church leaders
 June 27   Character of faith  2 Peter 1:3-11
 June 20 Message by Nels Nelson
Missions in Haiti
Carry-in meal 
 Luke 13:1-9
 June 13   Seek peace, and pursue it  1 Peter 3:8-12
 June 6  The work of the Church  Luke 4:14-21
 Colossians 1:15-23 
May 2010
 May 30   Holy, prepared for action  1 Peter 1:13-25
 May 23 In the Spirit
Pentecost
Visioning time
 Joel 2:28-31 
 Acts 2:1-41
 May 16 Message by Mardi Huffstutler
"Wait"
Carry-in meal 
 Acts:1-11
 Isaiah 40:28-31
 May 9 Faith to Share  2 Timothy 1:3-14
 May 2 Persons of Character  Proverbs 31:10-31
April 2010 
 April 25 Up Hill and Down,
A sending
 Jeremiah 29:7, 11-14
 Colossians 4:7-18
 April 18   Message by Mardi Huffstutler
Carry-in meal 
 
 April 11 He opened their minds  Luke 24:36-49
 April 10 Caring Place - Pancake Breakfast 7AM-1PM
at Self Help Enterprises
2300 West LeFevre Rd.
 April 4 Were not our hearts burning
Easter
 Luke 24:1-49
March 2010
 March 28 Triumph of service
Palm Sunday / Love Feast
 Luke 19:28-44
 Luke 22:7-38
 March 21 Unbind him, and let him go  John 11:28-44
 March 14 Forgiveness, A Step to New Life  Matthew 6:5-15
 Luke 23:33-34
 March 11-14 Women's Way of Christ weekend #17   Ephesians 2:8-10
 John 10:10b
 March 4-7 Men's Way of Christ weekend #17
 March 7   Message by Ed Livengood
  February 2010  
 February 28 Faith in Loss   Genesis 37:31-36,
  Nehemiah 1:3-5,
  Daniel 10:1-9,
  Acts 8:1-3,
 February 21 Loosed by faith   Matthew 16:13-20 
 February 14                        Faith to Love               notes  1 Corinthians 13:1-13
    Galatians 5:5-7
 February 7 Life for faith   Galatians 2:15-21 
January 2010
 January 31 "Epiphany"
message by Bob Smith
 Acts 9:1-19a 
 January 24        "Does 'Fear not.' = 'No Fear!'?"         notes   Isaiah 43:1-13
 January 17 "Where to search?"  Luke 2:41-52
 January 10           "What is in the presentation?"        notes  Luke 2:22-40
 January 3
           "No entitlement in this title!"          notes
 Luke 2:21
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