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Life Groups Tonight Assembly Times Assembly Times Assembly Times Assembly Times Sunday Class 9:00 A.M. Assembly 10:15 A.M. LIFE Groups 6:00 P.M. Wednesday 7:00 P.M. 102 N. Garden Ridge—Lewisville 75067 972-221-3561 Website: www.gardenridge.org Find us on Facebook This is a publication of Garden Ridge Church of Christ January 18, 2015 January 18, 2015 January 18, 2015 January 18, 2015 Struggling with hurts, habits or hang-ups? Ready for solutions? Come to Celebrate Recovery Come to Celebrate Recovery Come to Celebrate Recovery Come to Celebrate Recovery Wednesday Time: From 7 to 8 Room: Fellowship Center Come and join us Can We Set More Standards Like This? Let me give a shout out to our men’s softball team! They may not know how their attitudes made a difference during their play on the softball field, but fruit for our church family has been the result of their self-control and joy for the game. You see, sitting in the stands and across the diamond were people who witnessed graciousness in the face of defeat and good sportsmanship and it spoke to them. Your positive attitudes and teamwork was talked about with some who did not even attend your games! Gentlemen, thank you so much for representing our LORD in your everyday living! Living according to the high standards of the LORD can be challenging and frustrating. Compromise and rationalization come so easy. Before we know it, we begin to buy into the shal- low standards of the world and call it worship. That is exactly what happened when Moses was away from the Israelites for 40 days. Whether out of fear, ignorance, or a desire to control their fate, the people talked Aaron into making a golden calf and then celebrated and worshiped as if it was in honor to the LORD. It is crazy, isn’t it, what we are willing to rationalize? In Jeremiah’s day, the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians. They had been warned countless numbers of times about what their idolatry and disregard for the LORD would bring, but they would not listen. When Babylon came and laid siege to Jerusalem, conditions became so destitute that people did horrific things in an attempt to survive. God had clearly foretold what would happen if they turned away from their covenant with Him and they were now reaping what they had sown. Amazingly, instead of allow- ing their punishment to turn them back to God, they reasoned that it was their neglect of the Queen of Heaven (a false deity) that caused their problems (Jeremiah 44:15-23). They refused to wor- ship the LORD only and spurned His warnings. When the LORD told Israel to be holy as He is holy, it was not so they would be saved! They had already been rescued from their oppression and given promises of an inheritance (just like us). He called them to holiness because that is how life is best lived. When other nations witnessed a different standard that brought incredible blessings, they would seek the LORD for themselves. God wants people to see what they could experience if they surrendered to His ways, and what better way to show that than through the lives of those who profess relationship with Him? Once again, thank you gentlemen for you integrity, good sportsmanship and loyalty to the ways of the LORD. May your witness continue to produce harvest after harvest of good fruit for the Kingdom! Scott Garden Ridge Church of Christ Reaching Out. Sharing Jesus. Changing Lives. Ladies Retreat January 30-February 1 Featuring: Lisa Beck key speaker at Captivating Retreats with Ransomed Heart $70 Sign up in foyers
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Life G
roups
Tonight Assembly TimesAssembly TimesAssembly TimesAssembly Times
Sunday Class 9:00 A.M. Assembly 10:15 A.M. LIFE Groups 6:00 P.M. Wednesday 7:00 P.M.
102 N. Garden Ridge—Lewisville 75067
972-221-3561 Website: www.gardenridge.org
Find us on Facebook This is a publication of Garden Ridge Church of Christ
January 18, 2015January 18, 2015January 18, 2015January 18, 2015
Struggling with hurts, habits or hang-ups?
Ready for solutions? Come to Celebrate Recovery Come to Celebrate Recovery Come to Celebrate Recovery Come to Celebrate Recovery
Wednesday
Time: From 7 to 8
Room: Fellowship Center
Come and join us
Can We Set More Standards Like This? Let me give a shout out to our men’s softball team! They may not know how their attitudes
made a difference during their play on the softball field, but fruit for our church family has been
the result of their self-control and joy for the game. You see, sitting in the stands and across the
diamond were people who witnessed graciousness in the face of defeat and good sportsmanship
and it spoke to them. Your positive attitudes and teamwork was talked about with some who did
not even attend your games! Gentlemen, thank you so much for representing our LORD in your
everyday living!
Living according to the high standards of the LORD can be challenging and frustrating.
Compromise and rationalization come so easy. Before we know it, we begin to buy into the shal-
low standards of the world and call it worship. That is exactly what happened when Moses was
away from the Israelites for 40 days. Whether out of fear, ignorance, or a desire to control their
fate, the people talked Aaron into making a golden calf and then celebrated and worshiped as if it
was in honor to the LORD.
It is crazy, isn’t it, what we are willing to rationalize? In Jeremiah’s day, the Israelites were
taken captive by the Babylonians. They had been warned countless numbers of times about what
their idolatry and disregard for the LORD would bring, but they would not listen. When Babylon
came and laid siege to Jerusalem, conditions became so destitute that people did horrific things in
an attempt to survive. God had clearly foretold what would happen if they turned away from their
covenant with Him and they were now reaping what they had sown. Amazingly, instead of allow-
ing their punishment to turn them back to God, they reasoned that it was their neglect of the Queen
of Heaven (a false deity) that caused their problems (Jeremiah 44:15-23). They refused to wor-
ship the LORD only and spurned His warnings.
When the LORD told Israel to be holy as He is holy, it was not so they would be saved! They
had already been rescued from their oppression and given promises of an inheritance (just like us).
He called them to holiness because that is how life is best lived. When other nations witnessed a
different standard that brought incredible blessings, they would seek the LORD for themselves.
God wants people to see what they could experience if they surrendered to His ways, and what
better way to show that than through the lives of those who profess relationship with Him?
Once again, thank you gentlemen for you integrity, good sportsmanship and loyalty to the
ways of the LORD. May your witness continue to produce harvest after harvest of good fruit for
the Kingdom!
Scott
Garden Ridge Church of Christ
Reaching Out. Sharing Jesus. Changing Lives.
Ladies Retreat January 30-February 1
Featuring: Lisa Beck key speaker at Captivating Retreats with Ransomed Heart
$70 Sign up in foyers
Pray For... Megan McDivitt: Health
Eric Lanning: : Knee surgery Jan. 23
Tammy Lanning: Neurologist for migraine
Patricia Cassidy: health
Mike Peeples: Recovering from hip replacement
Sandy Smith: Health
Thalia Jones: Cancer
Jim Williams
Kerri Jarvis: RSD
Welcome Guests...
If you would like to know more about Garden Ridge
or if we can serve you in any way, please let it be
known on your guest card. (Please place your guest card in the contribution plate.)
We are glad you came today.
Wednesday Nite BiteWednesday Nite BiteWednesday Nite BiteWednesday Nite Bite Breakfast Burritos, Salad, Dessert Serving from 5:30-6:30
Adults $4, Kids 10 & under: $1
LCS Auction
March 21
Wedding Shower for Stephanie Alexander and Max
Lamantia (son of John and Jerri Lamantia) on
January 25 at 2:00 in the FC.
Selections: Dillard’s and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Baby Shower for Shelby “Rich” Keene
TODAY at 2:00 in the FC.
They are having a girl.
Selections: Babies R Us
LTC 2015
January 18th Sunday, Jan. 18 @ 12:30 for
Lunch & Launch of LTC.
For 3rd—12th Graders and their parents...including all coaches and
volunteers.
For more info: Danny or Karen Smith 940.206.7056 or
Announcing the birth of Olivia Michelle
Smith, to Jake and Erica Smith. Olivia was
born on January 13 at 6:30PM at 7 pounds
11.5 ounces and 19 inches long.
Congratulations to new grandparents, Nacho
and Maria Rios, new uncle and aunt Iggy and
Paola Rios!!!
Thank you note on bulletin board:
Garden Ridge Family,
Thank you so much for the cards, emails and flowers in
honor of my Aunt Geneva. She was a very special lady!
Love to you all, Pam White
Welcome to… Clint & Mikki Dean
4021 Block Dr. #2176
Irving 75038
214.649.7444 [email protected]
The honour of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Alexandra Alexis Ray Lawing
&
Justin David Hill
on Saturday, January 24th at 2:00
at Garden Ridge Church of Christ
A Nichols’ Worth…
By Philip Nichols
GIVING IS NOT GOD’S WAY OF
RAISING MONEY
GIVING IS GOD’S WAY
OF RAISING PEOPLE
Spiritual Friends Ministry EVERY CHRISTIAN
IS A
MISSIONARY
“The Mission”
To love the Lord our God, is the heart-
beat of the mission.
The spring from which our service
overflows.
Across the street or around the world,
The mission’s still the same,
PROCLAIM AND LIVE THE TRUTH
IN JESUS’ NAME.
Church and Community:
WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE
SEMINAR
Saturday, February 28
9am to Noon
John Fleming, a GR member, and sec-
ond degree black belt will be the teach-
er. This is for adult ladies and high
school girls.
Come learn awareness and prevention;
escape techniques; how and where to
strike if necessary; counter defense;
and how to discourage attacker from
trying again.
This is a free event but you must reg-
ister. Invite all the ladies you know to
come with you. This may save a life.
Registration TBA
Preschool Preschool Preschool Preschool Memory VerseMemory VerseMemory VerseMemory Verse
“Jesus is
the Son of
God.”
John 1:34
Nursery Workers Today (1/11) Anne Wilhitte Karen Matlock Diana, Emma, Abby W. Next Week Joy Rozell, Sara Foltermann, Megan Welch
1st1st1st1st----3rd Grade 3rd Grade 3rd Grade 3rd Grade Memory VerseMemory VerseMemory VerseMemory Verse
“For God so loved the world that he
gave his one and
only Son, that who-
ever believes in him
shall not perish but
have eternal life.”
John 3:16
Ridge Kids Giving The Ridge Kids Offering through February will go to buy diapers for Cap-tain Hope’s Kids– An organization that pro-vides for the needs of North Texas’ Hidden Homeless population...Children
Kids Worship Programs Christian Soldiers and Young Disciples meet today! Parents, please check your kids in and out for these programs. - Christian Soldiers 3 yrs old– Kinder Rm 101 (Old FC) - Young Disciples 1st-3rd Graders Rm 203 upstairs
Baby BlessingBaby BlessingBaby BlessingBaby Blessing is rescheduled for
February 8th.
Collide 4thCollide 4thCollide 4thCollide 4th----5th Retreat5th Retreat5th Retreat5th Retreat January31-Feb 1st.
www.grymonline.org
E-mail Trane: [email protected] Trane’s cell: 469.237.7494
HuddleocityHuddleocityHuddleocityHuddleocity “The Varsity Huddle” will lead Velocity for the middle schoolers in room 221, Wednesday, Feb 4, 7pm-8:15pm.
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a fun meal with friends)!
February 14th from 5February 14th from 5February 14th from 5February 14th from 5----9pm9pm9pm9pm
All 6th-12thers invited (and friends)
The cost is $3 per person. To Participate, text Trane To Participate, text Trane To Participate, text Trane To Participate, text Trane
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so we can assign you a role.
If you sign up after, you can still play, but you will most likely be assigned a more
generic role. (Note: this IS on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
Last week’s bulletin was incorrect.)
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The retreat is February 20-22 at
Pettijohn Springs Camp in Madill, OK.
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VALENTINE’S
MURDER MYSTERY
DINNER!
Save the date for this thrilling event:
Saturday, February 14 | 5pm—9pm
For all 6th-12thers (and friends)
See info above about how to sign up!
