FEB 20, 2018

THE CHURCH VIS ITOR

Easter Special Offering

Christian Apologetics???? Have you ever heard these two words together? Christian Apologetics is simply presenting a reasonable defense of the Christian faith and truth to those who disagree. Christian Apologetics is a necessary aspect of the Christian life. We are all commanded to be ready and equipped to proclaim the gospel and defend our faith (Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Peter 3:15). That is the essence of Christian Apologetics. This is something we all need to work on.

Recently I made the acquaintance of a young man who is attending seminary in Dallas, and his specialty is Christian Apologetics as it relates to Evangelism. I inquired if he would be willing to come and share with us, in a class setting, some basics in this area and that is what prompted this article.

I think most Christians are not equipped to get into substantive conversations about their faith. What they believe and why they believe it. This is part of the goals of Christian Apologetics to equip us to defend the faith.

This Sunday I will place a sign-up sheet in the gathering area if you are interested in a class that perhaps will go deeper than you ever have before in your faith. Perhaps it will help you understand your faith like you never have before. If we have enough interest, I will plan a class for some time later this spring and, hopefully, all of us will grow together in our love and knowledge of God’s wisdom and truth.

3908 Ruth RoadRichland Hills, TX 76118(817)284-8679Senior Pastor: Paul KlausWebsite: www.rhccdoc.comE-mail: info.rhcc@gmail.com

Looking for Ski Poles

That is not a misprint! Pastor Paul is looking for two old ski poles you don’t want back to modify for a project he has in mind. If you have some just bring them by the office or to church on Sunday.

CHURCH CALENDARFEBRUARY

02.25 Week of Compassion Offering will be received. Prayer Ministry (8:45 am)

Seekers, Pioneers, Discipleship, Coffee House, Youth SS Classes (9:15 am - 10:10 am) Preschool/Kindergarten Music Class (9:15 am) Preschool SS Classes (9:45 am) Morning Worship Service (10:30 am), CWF Executive Board Meeting after worship "Experiencing God" Class (4:00 pm)02.27 CWF Visitation Day (9:30 am) Personnel Committee Meeting (6:30 pm)02.28 Adult Choir Rehearsal (6:30 pm) - Nursery available!

MARCH 03.01 “Blessed Threaders” meet in Fellowship Hall (10:00 am)03.04 Prayer Minister (8:45 am) Seekers, Pioneers, Discipleship, Coffee House, Youth SS Classes (9:15 am - 10:10 am) Preschool/Kindergarten Music Class (9:15 am) Preschool SS Classes (9:45 am) Morning Worship Service (10:30 am) Board Meeting (4:00 pm)03.07 Adult Choir Rehearsal (6:30 pm) - Nursery available!03.10 DMF Breakfast Meeting (8:30 am)

SERVING SCHEDULE 02.25.18

Deacons (Month of February) Judy Walther, Logan Dinkel,

Sandy Rutherford, Jamie HughesOffering Meditation

Evan LawsonThe Table

Ryon McCann & Bill WaltherChildren’s Moment

Paul KlausGreeters

Evan & Shay LawsonCoffee Fellowship

Mike & Carrie VisageCommunion Preparation

Dawn PhillippiCommunion Clean-Up

Kathryn Holiday & Donna Walker

02.25 - Mike & Carrie Visage03.04 - Alan & Linda Baker03.11 - Baked Potato Bar03.18 - Barney & Linda Barnette03.25 - Williams/Phillippi

FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE

& GIVING02.18.18

Sunday School - 30 Worship Service - 95 Faithful Giving (02.18.18) - $ 7,285

Please pray for the following:

Iris WoodallBeverly ObregonAlyssa Danley, granddaughter of Connie PhillipsBrenda MoranPreble LehewArlene KendallCarol Neill, mother of Carrie VisageMaxine GandyMildred SampsonGrace BennettDon DodsonKim Nelson, friend of Sarah FrazierNathan McGee, great grandson of Polly SlamaSarah WellmanBrenda Ledbetter

Crib Nursery Guardian Angel

Grandmas

02.25 - Melinda Carden 03.04 - Anna Noah 03.11 - Joan Burgett

Play Room Parent Helper

Schedule:

02.25 - Heather Hall 03.04 - Natalie Caruso 03.11 - Leah McCann

Tuesday, February 20CWF Night Group Meeting (6:30 pm)

Sunday, February 25CWF Executive Board Meeting after worship

Tuesday, February 27CWF Visitation Day

FEBRUARY CALENDAR

Worship has prov ided Lenten Devotional Booklets. They are available in the Gathering Area this Sunday. Please take one per family!

A Little “BRITE”ness from Linda Emmet Fox, author of Sermon on the Mount, has a precious devotion titled Around the Year With Emmet Fox: A Book of Daily Readings, where I found this gem on page 370:

“God is fully present here with me. God is the only real Presence—all the rest is but shadow. God is perfect Good and God is the cause only of perfect Good. The same fountain cannot send forth both sweet and bitter water…I am the child of God. In God I live and move and have my being, so I have not fear. I am surrounded by the Peace of God, and all is well. I

dwell in the presence of God, and no fear can touch me. I am not afraid of the past; I am not afraid of the present; I am not afraid of the future, for God is with me. The eternal God is my resting place and underneath are the everlasting arms. Nothing can ever touch me but the direct action of God Himself, and God is Love.’

My prayer for each of you is, as you read this quotation, maybe even out loud, that in that moment, you will feel the overwhelming love that God has for you, and that all fears will be cast aside: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

Blessings, Linda Barnette

February Birthdays:02.25 - John Bennett

MARCH BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

March Birthdays:

03.05 - Natalie Caruso03.08 - Alyce Payne03.09 - Doug Fulk03.12 - Jordan Hall03.13 - Loretta Cole, Gerry Evans03.22 - John Howard03.26 - Chad Baker03.31 - Wanda Neal

March Anniversaries:

03.12 - Earl & Gary Lou Geddes03.16 - Ryon & Leah McCann03.18 - Bill & Gay Agan

WELCOMENEW MEMBER:

Dorris Bender

Quote from: “Men of Courage” —by Dr. Larry Crabb

“Imagine what it would be like if our Christian communities were made up not of experts and ordinary folks but of elders and disciples: elders, men and women who know God well (who would insist, of course, that they barely know him, but who would observably live to know him better); and disciples, vast throngs of people whose hearts have been stirred by the possibility of actually knowing Christ, a possibility they see lived out in the lives of the truly mature. If reformation is to come, it will come through elders, not experts.”

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Quote from: “Becoming a Vessel of God’s Power” —by Donna Partow

“If we want to become vessels of God’s power, we need to make a conscious decision: I will remember. I will remember the deeds and the miracles God has performed, yes, even those performed long ago. Remembering what God has done is a choice. He doesn’t want us to remember for remembering’s sake, but so we’ll have the faith to believe that what he has done before, he can do right now.”

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Quote from: “True Freedom” —by Steven Fry

“Deep within, we all know that the essence of freedom is not independence. Rather, it is fulfilling our divine design. If there is a God, and He did make us, then the freest we can ever be is when we are living fully within that design. To live within our God-authored design is to submit to a boundary. And yet this boundary results in freedom.”

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Quote from: “Don’t Waste Your Life” —by John Piper

“It was becoming clearer and clearer that if I wanted to come to the end of my life and not say, ‘I’ve wasted it!’ then I would need to press all the way in, and all the way up, to the ultimate purpose of God and join him in it. If my life was to have a single, all-satisfying, unifying passion, it would have to be God’s passion.”

CWF NEEDS YOUR HELP!

CWF is now collecting wrapped candy for their Easter Basket project. You may bring “wrapped” candy on Sunday mornings or to the church office during the week. Thank you for your help!

What Do “I” Believe? What we believe about something often determines how we will act about something. Dare I say little belief often leads to little action.

I know all of our sports fans will get this analogy. If you are let’s say, a hard-core TCU fan, first you are fiercely loyal through good and bad seasons. You are a Horned Frog forever. Of course, you wear purple on Sundays to church. You may invest an entire Saturday to a game day including a lengthy time at the tail gate party and perhaps an after-game celebration if it is a victory. You may be part of organizations or associations that support the team long after you have graduated. Know anyone like that?

What does our belief as Christians motivate us to do? We read the Bible. Psalms tells us “God’s Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” We Pray. In fact, the Apostle Paul tells us to “Pray unceasingly” - in other words, pray all the time. As Christians we put God first - “Seek First the Kingdom” Matthew tells us. Look at our weekly activities and see how often that happens. Priority reflects what we believe and what is important. One of the hardest things we are called to do is “Pick up our crosses and follow Christ” which, without a doubt, means we will have to leave some thing or things behind. I shared with you on Sunday the question I had to ask myself. “If I say I believe in God and yet do nothing or almost nothing that God commands or directs us in His Word, do I really believe in God?” Dwell on that for a while and discover your answer to this question and look at your life and see where you have placed God. It will answer the question “What do I believe?”

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2018 DMF VALENTINE’S BANQUET

DMF VALENTINE BANQUET A SUCCESS! (THESE PICTURES SAY IT ALL)

BY THESE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN, IT LOOKS AS IF ALL HAD A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU TO OUR DMF FOR HOSTING SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT, FOR THE MUSICIANS AND SOLOISTS, FOR THOSE WHO SET UP AND CLEANED UP, FOR THOSE WHO WATCHED OVER THE CHILDREN, AND FOR THE MEAL FROM TEXAS ROADHOUSE.