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LEADERSHIP

SENIOR PASTOR Ken Abramson 218-209-0821 ken@grefc.org

ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP Steve Wick 630-699-1779 steve@grefc.org

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES Sarah Schrapp 701-429-1074 sarah@grefc.org

ELDERS

Each week one of our Elders serves as a contact person for our Sunday morning services:

TODAY Matt Grose – 218-360-1103 June 23, 2019 Tom Geisler – 218-326-0609 ELDERS

Ron Killian – Chairman

Gary Bordner

Tom Geisler

Matt Grose

Ed Grossman

Doug Hanson

June 16, 2019

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34384 County Road 63, Grand Rapids, MN 55744

WELCOME

We warmly welcome you to Grand Rapids Evangelical Free Church (GREFC)! We’re so glad you’ve joined us today. If this is your first visit, please grab an “I’m New” card located at the two entrances to the building to help you understand how Sunday mornings work here. We would love to connect with you! Please fill out a blue connect card and drop it off at the Welcome Center so we have a record of your visit and can contact you. We sincerely hope you will come back to visit us again next Sunday.

TODAY’S WORSHIP SERVICE

Worship Music Announcements

Message, Ken Abramson Communion

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING

Our church is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If you have a need, please ask an usher for a receiver.

THIS WEEK

TODAY Happy Father’s Day!

MONDAY Men’s Study – Manhood Restored: 6:30-8 pm, Pine Room. After:IF – Vivian Mabuni: 6:30-8 pm, Youth Room. Wedding Hostess Training: 7-8 pm, Office Conference Room. Men’s Softball: 9 pm – Field 1, Portage Park.

TUESDAY Ultimate Frisbee: 7-9 pm, Portage Park.

WEDNESDAY Revive MN: Meal & Training 12-3, Community Room & Worship Center. Discover MEMBERSHIP: 6:30-8 pm, Pine Room.

THURSDAY

Women’s Daytime Bible Study: 9-11 am, Kathy Miller’s, 24496 Great Sunset Rd., Cohasset.

Infuse Ministry Group: 6-7:30pm, Wick’s Home. Worship Practice: 7-9 pm. FRIDAY

Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s group: 6:30-7:30 am, Country Kitchen.

SATURDAY

WEEKLY PRAYER

FOCUS

FAMILY OF THE WEEK Chuck & Kathy Miller

MISSIONS FOCUS

Itasca Youth for Christ

9:00 Service 10:30 Service

Nursery (birth to 36 months) Nursery (birth to 36 months) Nursery is open the entire service.

Pathfinders 1.0 Pathfinders 2.0 (Ages 3-Grade 1) (Ages 3 – Grade 1) Pathfinders are dismissed from the service after the first set of worship songs.

GIVING UPDATE

Last Week Actual Weekly Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget

$6,210.88 $7,507.42 $161,692.29 $172,670.66

83

Baby bottles for

New Beginnings

Pregnancy Center

Fundraiser are due

back TODAY!

ABOVE ALL “Guard Rails” June 16th, 2019

Col. 2:21 “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch”…23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. Col. 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Col. 3:5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

Key Point #1: Looking upward (toward Christ) gives us power to deal with our sin. Key Point #2: Dealing with our own sin provides guardrails on our journey to know and follow Christ.

Heb. 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith.

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

New families are invited to join us for lunchimmediately after the 2nd service for a time ofgetting to know each other and some of thechurch leadership. You'll learn ways to connectand have an opportunity to ask questions.Please sign up at the Welcome Center or onlineif you plan to attend.

Young adults will spend a day canoeing on theWabana chain of lakes to the Joyce Estate.Meet at the Wabana Lake Boat Landing.

Boys and Girls ages 4-10 are invited for a dayof fun! Boys will be going "on safari," and girlswill "go camping." Girls are asked to pleasebring a cake mix and/or canned frosting for aproject. Please sign up at the Welcome Centeror online.

Join other local churches here at GREFC for anight of worship. There will be a shortmessage and lots of music from the worshipteam which is comprised of musicians frommany local congregations.

New families are invited to join us for lunchimmediately after the 2nd service for a time ofgetting to know each other and some of thechurch leadership. You'll learn ways to connectand have an opportunity to ask questions.Please sign up at the Welcome Center or onlineif you plan to attend.

Young adults will spend a day canoeing on theWabana chain of lakes to the Joyce Estate.Meet at the Wabana Lake Boat Landing.

Boys and Girls ages 4-10 are invited for a dayof fun! Boys will be going "on safari," and girlswill "go camping." Girls are asked to pleasebring a cake mix and/or canned frosting for aproject. Please sign up at the Welcome Centeror online.

Join other local churches here at GREFC for anight of worship. There will be a shortmessage and lots of music from the worshipteam which is comprised of musicians frommany local congregations.

Students entering grades 6-12, come watch a summer blockbuster followed by a sweet treat atDairy Queen. Stay in touch with others in youth group. It's also a great even to invite yourfriends along.

We invite you to help us make our facility a bit more homey. We're planning to add somefurniture for a prayer room, some cafe tables for our community room and a double oven forour kitchen. To participate, grab a card from the display in the foyer. Instructions on how togive are on the back of the cards. You can donate today at the Welcome Center or donateonline.

We invite you to help us make our facility a bit more homey. We're planning to add somefurniture for a prayer room, some cafe tables for our community room and a double oven forour kitchen. To participate, grab a card from the display in the foyer. Instructions on how togive are on the back of the cards. You can donate today at the Welcome Center or donateonline.

Students entering grades 6-12, come watch a summer blockbuster followed by a sweet treat atDairy Queen. Stay in touch with others in youth group. It's also a great even to invite yourfriends along.