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Dr. David O. Dykes
Pastor
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LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS, but with God's grace and peace, you can deal with the
trouble that comes into every life. In fact, I've written a book
entitled, "Handling Life's Disappointments." If this
Sunday is your first time to worship with us, please stop by the room
next to our GABC Bookstore in the Worship Center building after
worship and I'll be glad to give you a free copy of this book. I'd
also love to meet you and answer any questions you might have about
Green Acres.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHIE HUVAL! This Sunday morning, we're going to be recognizing
Richie's creative skills. He received a national Telly Award for his
video commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 entitled On That
Day. The Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected national
and international competition that showcases the best videos, web
commercials, and films. It receives over 11,000 entries annually.
We're PROUD of Richie for receiving this prestigious award!
BETHESDA HEALTH CLINIC is one of our Partners in Community Service. They
provide high-quality free health care for the working uninsured
citizens of Smith County. The Tyler Museum of Art (on the TJC
Campus) is currently showing the Healing Arts exhibit. This exhibit
will run until May 27, and features works of art by Bethesda
patients, staff, doctors, and volunteers. I encourage you to stop by
the Art Museum and show your support for Bethesda.
NEXT SUNDAY I'LL START a new ten week series in Galatians called
"GRACE-FRUIT: Jesus Living in You." When you fully
surrender your will to Jesus, He will produce the following character
qualities in your personality: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. Understanding
this powerful spiritual truth can be life-changing!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WALK WHERE JESUS WALKED? I'm beginning to send out information to people who
might be interested in traveling with me to Israel in February of
2013. If you'd like a brochure, please call Arlene at 903-525-1118.
Or you can stop by the Bethany Suite and request a brochure. A week
of studying the Bible in Israel is like a year in seminary.
Because He
Lives ...
Pastor David
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Sunday Morning Bible Study
At Green Acres, we believe it is vital for EVERYONE to study the
Bible in relationship with other believers -- children as well as
adults. If you haven't found YOUR unique place in SMBS, the beginning
of this New Year is the ideal time to start. Check out the SMBS Guide, or begin with the SMBS Finder.
There is a place for you in Sunday Morning Bible Study.
Celebration & CrossWalk Worship
This Sunday morning the Pastor continues his series of messages,
"Galatians: Don't Stray From the Grace-Way." This week's
message is "Rotten Living That Leads to Loss" Galatians
5:16-21. Copies of previous messages in the series are available
online in the GABC Media Archives.
Bulletin & Order of Worship
Here is your link to the Sunday Bulletin,
and the Celebration
Worship Order of Worship for Sunday,
May 20.
New Public Wi-Fi Code This
Sunday
Many of you who use your cell phones, or other digital
devices to follow the sermon notes on Sunday morning are aware that
you must log-in to the GABC Public Wi-Fi network in order to take
advantage of that service while you're on campus. The Wi-Fi log-in code is posted at the Worship Center
Welcome Center, and in the south foyer of the CrossWalk Conference
Center.
You may also be aware that the code changes every 90
days (not every week as a few of you have alleged ;^)
As yet another service to our Life Support subscribers, we are going
to begin including the code in this feature each week. (Of course,
you're still going to have remember it!) A few folks have suggested
that you might consider adding it to your contacts or including it in
a note on your device so you can access it when you're ready to
log-in on Sunday morning.
All of this is particular pertinent this week, because the code is
changing again this Sunday.
The new Public Wi-Fi Code is:
KPDQM-EBOKN
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Ken Warren
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WITH OUR BULLETIN INFORMATION SEPARATED by ministry area, it is sometimes difficult to get a
combined picture of all that is really going on. So, this week, as
our summer ministry season "goes to the starting blocks," I
thought I would list some of the major summer events that make up
JUST THE FIRST MONTH of summer, to give an idea of the variety of
opportunities that our ministries provide.
June 3 -
College Colombia Mission #1
June 4 -
Main Campus Vacation Bible School
June 4 -
Summer Day Camps Begin
June 8 - 7th
Grade Mission to the Metroplex
June 9 -
Praise Alive High School Choir Tour
June 9 -
South Campus "Kid Fish"
June 10 -
Pastor's Discovery Dinner
June 12 -
Women's Tuesday Bible Studies Begin
June 16 -
College Colombia Mission #2
June 16 -
Real Life Singles Father's Day Fishing Day
June 18 -
Real Life Singles North Tyler Bible School
June 18 -
Family Oklahoma Mission #1
June 20 -
Middle School Camp
June 20 -
WIRED Singles Great Escape
June 23 -
High School Kansas City Mission
June 25 -
Middle School Percussion Camp
June 25 -
South Campus Vacation Bible School
June 25 -
Family Oklahoma Mission #2
SEE WHAT I MEAN?!
Now, the
purpose of listing all of these opportunities is not impress you, it
is, as always, to INVOLVE YOU in what's happening this summer at
GABC. Although the deadline may be passed for some of these events,
there is still time to take advantage of others. Check out the
details in the different ministry sections in this week's
bulletin, then, as one famous manufacture has been known
to say, "Just Do It!"
It's going
to be an exciting summer. I hope you, and your family, are part of
the excitement.
Ken Warren
Senior
Associate Pastor
kenw@mail.gabc.org
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Ever wondered what it's like for a
child in Uganda who walks miles a day to fetch water for his family?
You and your family can experience the feeling of carrying a
jerry can of water while helping out a great ministry. Join
Parental Care Ministries, May 19 at Rose Rudman park by running in a
basic 5k race, a competitive Carry-A-Jerry 5k, or a Family Carry-A-Jerry. All
proceeds go to help Parental Care Ministries minister to children in
Uganda.
Register online here.
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You are not
the oil, you are not the air-merely the point of combustion, the
flash-point where the light is born.
You are
merely the lens in the beam. You can only receive, give, and possess
the light as a lens does.
If you seek
your self, "your rights," you prevent the oil and air from
meeting in the flame, you rob the lens of its transparency.
You will
know Life and be acknowledged by it according to your degree of
transparency, your capacity, that is, to vanish as an end, and remain
purely as a means.
(Thanks to all who responded to our Food For Thought
survey last week.
We appreciate your feedback!)
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Matthew
5:14-16
- The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language
"You're here to be light, bringing out the
God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going
public with this, as public as a city on a hill.
If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going
to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand.
Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand - shine!
Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to
others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous
Father in heaven."
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If you notice a GABC member or ministry in the news, and
you haven't seen it here, be sure to let us know.
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May 13
Attendance
Sunday
Morning Bible Study
Morning
Worship
4,792
Giving
Budget
Weekly Budget Target
$260,742
Weekly Budget Receipts
$269,021
Building Fund
Building Fund Weekly Receipts
$14,714
Total Building Fund Receipts to Date
$29,802,798
Current Building Fund Loan Balance
$8,105,450
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