INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Pastor’s Paragraph p. 2 Prayer Concerns p.4 Serving this Week p. 3 Upcoming Events . p.5

July 23, 2015 Volume 5/ Issue 13

Bring your homemade/store bought ice cream and/or finger foods to share

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From the Pastor

Every day we make choices. Sometimes without even realizing we are making decisions. You made a choice to read this

article. Now you are making a choice to continue reading! Many of the choices we make are life altering. Who will you

marry? What job will I take? There are so many choices.

For the next few weeks, I would like to propose 10 choices that could have an impact on your life or the life of someone you

encounter that same week. My hope is that we each recognize the choice, consider our decision, and possibly challenge

another person with the same choice. Ready?

Choice #1: I Choose God’s Love

At the center of this identity question is the issue of God Himself. If there is a God, if He made the universe and me, if He knows me and

loves me and forgives me…well, that changes everything. But you have to choose that for yourself. Deep in the heart of every person is a

longing for the God who made him.

When someone tells you he believes in God, ask him to clarify which God he believes in. Some people are going around these days inventing

their own god according to their damaged moral compass. Others, grudgingly admitting there must be a god, turn to a caricature of God

they have picked up along the way. These gods are about as divinely ineffective as no God at all! Ephesians 4:6 reminds us there is “one God

and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”

John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal

life.” We must choose to believe with our whole heart not just that God loves, but that He truly loves me, as I am, with full knowledge of my

shortcomings. I choose to believe God loves me. What’s your choice?

Research found in 10 Choices by Dr. James McDonald.

Bro. Tommy

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SERVING THIS WEEK July 26 & 29

TELLERS Candice Williams & Charlie Crabtree

NEW MEMBER CLERKS

Carrie Crisp & Crystal Lorenzo

TRANSPORTATION

Big Bus: Wayne Drennan 655-2216

(Wayne will pick up passengers for both buses)

WATCHMEN

Sunday am: John Wearden & Tim Howell

Sunday pm: Manfred Thompson, Mark Martin

Wednesday: Tobin Abbott & Gary McCray

DEACON OF THE WEEK

Rod Meister

PASTOR’S PRAYER PARTNERS

Dwayne Welch Team (9:15am)

PRAYER GARDEN

June 25 ~ Darlene Norwood

August 1 ~ Beta Little

EXTENDED SESSION WORKERS

Newborns/Creepers:

Frances Watson, Dana Woods, Coletta Lively

Toddlers: Chandra Brock,

Charlotte Waters

2 Year Olds: Regina Steakley,

Connie Cook

3 Year Olds: Jo McCray & Sonia Martinez

4/5 Year Olds: Whitney Thetford &

Dawn Fee

Sympathy to...

Charles Hegwood in the

loss of his wife, Cleta

Rod Meister in the

loss of his father, Willard

Children’s Church Helpers Araceli DeLeon & Brenda Eaton

Youth Encouragers

Josue Lozano, Lael Tredway, Jackson Fee, Amanda Rodriguez,

Matthew Salisbury, Klarissa Rodriguez

July 27

@ 5pm

Quicksand

Golf Course

Thank You From …

Ruth Waldrep & Family

Cathy Ornelas

Sandra Dunn

Joy in the Morning

Tuesday, August 11

9:00am

Finger Food Fellowship

& Bible Study

Wednesday, August 5

6pm in CLC

Bring your favorite

finger food

Pregnancy Help Center

BBQ Chicken Fundraiser

Order a delicious BBQ Chicken this Sunday, July 26th after am service for only $8

The chickens will be delivered Sunday, August 2nd after the am service

FMI: Penny Smith 617-7618

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Praises: Inskeeps Visa approved Danny Ortiz is recovering well following surgery last week; at work

Prayer Requests:

Youth in Glorieta

Danny Karen McCleery - transferred to Brady nursing home for rehab

Dana Highsmith - released to return to work; pray she has clear vision to get to & from work, 1st employee meeting Aug. 13th

Andy Andrae - recovering at home after hospital stay for gall stones

Gwen Frederickson - will be fitted for a brace July 28

Rita Brown - (sister of Joy Sankey) under hospice care at home

Emma Smith - (1 yr. old daughter of Pete & Torie) will be having day surgery Aug. 10 to have tubes put in ears

Laura Libby - eye surgery postponed until Aug. 10 and only if back pain subsides and she can bend head for 45mins. of every hour

Mike Moynihan - in Shannon; blacked out, fell and broke ankle, will have to have a pin put in

Jeremy & Angela Newton - home to Madagascar next Friday 7/31; looking for new housing as Jeremy is taking on different job position

Wade Reeves - (Mary Bailey’s nephew) not doing well

Wanda Pratt - (sister of Will James) recovering from surgery well, starts chemo in August

Continue to Remember: All our national leaders and military personnel, Reagan Elementary, Jim Eaton, Jaci Mitchell, Pauline Kolster, Jack Rankin, LeAnn Sweeny,

Jean Mills, Waldine Morris, Sheri Young, Bob Knox, Rod Meister, DaNaune Bloodworth,

Harlan & Hazel McWilliams and DeeAnna Thompson, Ross Dutton, Pearl Simon

Peggy Raley - will have pain pump implanted in back

Daisy Farmer - not doing well, on hospice

Elizabeth Burgess - (mother of Betty James) in NM hospital for UTI, dehydration & high potassium, will move to skilled nursing for 20 days. Betty & Will are in NM having to make decision on where parents will reside

Jose Zapata - in Big Spring VA hospital; has been having mini-strokes & falling alot

Rod Meister - still having pain from neuropathy in feet

Leann Sweeny - (5 yr. old) mother is a kidney match but has to wait until Leann grows bigger

Stephen Ornelas - (Cathy’s step-son) recovering at home from hospital stay

Paul Ri chardson - Shannon 526; had both upper lower GI yesterday, no polyps or cancer; still trying to determine source of bleeding

Jo Hoover - fell again

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IBC Staff

Tommy Richardson Pastor

(325)276-0006

Josh Fee Youth Pastor

(432)268-3385

Glynn Dunn Minister of Music/Young Adults

(325) 276-1556

Brandy McGuire Preschool Director

Mary Rauch Financial Secretary

Crystal Lorenzo Education Secretary

Betty James Secretary/Receptionist

Ramiro Mendez Building Maintenance

Join the IBC Family in the Journey of Faith

www.ibcfam.org

WEEKLY REPORT July 19, 2015

Sunday School Enrollment 725

Attendance 309

Homebound Enrollment 16

Weekly Budget Requirement $17,223.75

Received this Week $13,855.31

Building Fund

Received this Week $214.00

Received this Month $942.00

Recognition

of School

Personnel

During Worship

During Sunday School

Serving Starts 8am

Monday - Friday

thru August 21

11:45 - 12:45 (CLC)

FMI: Esther Wyman 374-5312