The Good News 2109 W. Highway 377 - Granbury, Texas 76048

Justin Jeter 817-219-4910 - Tiffany Danna 817-876-0331 - Alex Smith 512-971-9411 Office 817-573-5431 - Website: www.fccgranbury.org - E-mail: office@fccgranbury.org

March 15, 2017

This Sunday:

Scripture Reading: Job 22:21-30 ♥ Sermon text: Matthew 6:7-15 Sermon Title: “Let Us Pray, Part 3 - Patterns of Prayer”

SIMPLE, POWERFUL EVANGELISM

In this day and age, many people think that evangelism is about coming up with the most clever social media campaign or most creative newspaper ad. And while these are useful channels for sharing the good news, the most effective evangelism still happens person to person, neighbor to neighbor. It’s not a “recruiting” process meant to serve numerical growth goals - it’s about meeting people at their point of need with the good news of Jesus, and standing ready to support them through the challenges of life with the agape love of Christ.

I have to brag on our friend, Rex Timms, this week. Rex came to me with a desire to reach out to new residents in his community, and we worked together to craft the following simple letter:

Hello, neighbor! My name is Rex Timms, and I’m a resident of Pecan Plantation and a member of First Christian Church of Granbury. I heard you moved in recently, and I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say hello and ask if there's anything that I or my church can do for you. I can be reached at 817-573-5805, and my pastor, Justin Jeter, can be reached at 817-219-4910 or at justin@fccgranbury.org. If you’d like to come worship with us, we’re at 2109 W Hwy 377 in Granbury, right next door to Tractor Supply. I hope you’re enjoying your new home, and I hope to meet you soon!

Peace and blessings, Rex

There’s an important difference between Rex’s letter and the promotional efforts of most congregations. The latter tend to focus on what they have: “We have this great building and these awesome programs! Come see us!” But this letter focuses on the recipient: “What do you need? How can we help?” Donald Miller argues that this is the key to effective evangelism - that it must not be about us, but about God and the people we’re hoping to reach.

If you are interested in doing something like this in your neighborhood, or just reaching out to people you know, let me know. I’d love to help you put something together!

Please and blessings, Justin

March 15, 2017 The Good News We Gather Together

The 2017 General Assembly is just four months away!

Register now at http://disciples.org/ga

Check out their Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/groups/docgeneralassembly/

‘I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me

through their word, that they may all be one.’ John 17:20-21a

REGISTRATION DISCOUNT DEADLINE

You have about three weeks before the early registration discount expires

on April 1st. Don't delay! Get registered today to get that

20% discount!

General Granbury Birthday Parade!

Our own Brandon LaBelle will portray General Granbury in this Saturday's General Granbury Birthday parade at noon!

This is a family friendly event on

Saturday and Sunday at the Courthouse Square. Vendors and music will be present.

Free Birthday cake will be provided.

Come join the fun March 18th and 19th

Thank you James Dickens

SENIOR CONNECTION WORKDAY THIS SATURDAY, 8:00 AM!

3128 Indian Gap St. (off Tin Top Hwy, turn on Spring Ct.)

Everyone who wants to help is welcome to join us for this ministry!

Dear Church Family, On behalf of my family and myself, I want to say “THANK YOU!” for your prayers, cards, calls and visits. Your kindness and love is very comforting. Love & Hugs! Mary Uebelhart

Under 1 Roof Campaign Just a quick reminder to stay up on your pledge for the roof.

We're getting close to paying it off - let's finish strong!

Original Loan: $125,000 ▪ Balance as of March 1st: $24,850 (Pledges were thru August, 2017)

Want to nominate someone for a leadership position in our church?

The 2017 Nominating Committee, chaired by Connie Chamberlain, was approved last night at the Board meeting. If you'd like to nominate someone for the positions of Moderator, Vice Moderator, Elder, or Deacon, please place a note in Connie's box by April 1. We'll have full descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of these positions in next week's newsletter!

Loving Spirit March 15, 2017 The Good News

Summer Camp is getting close!

Early Bird Registration deadline is April 1st (No Joke!) - Get a $30 discount!

Regular Price Registration deadline is May 1st After May 1st - Prices go up ANOTHER $40!

(Remember - the church will pay half of the Early Bird price. )

Kids' Night Out - Meal Coordinator Needed!!!

Super Kids' Night Out is scheduled for Friday, March 24th.

We are desperately in need of someone to cook - or pick up - food to feed our kids and volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering please speak to Pastor Tiffany.

Donations for Easter Egg Hunt Needed - ASAP!!

Donations of plastic Easter eggs and small individually wrapped candy (that will fit inside eggs) are needed as we prepare for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt held on Easter morning. Thank you for always making this event so successful! Please bring your donations of plastic eggs and wrapped candy to the children's table in the gathering area. Last day to accept donations is Thursday, April 6th.

SIGN UP!! It’s time to sign up for

What? Youth Mission Trip

Where?

Who? Grades 6 thru 12

When? July 3rd thru 7th

For more info just ask Alex! Sign up sheet is on Youth table in Gathering Area!

Sweet Hour of Prayer! March 15, 2017 The Good News

Adopt a Prayer Station

Holy Week is a special time for prayer and reflection. This year we want to provide the community with space and resources for connecting with God through prayer stations. These stations will be set up throughout the church building and grounds so that individuals can use them throughout Holy Week during designated times and office hours.

What is a prayer station? A prayer station is a space (as small as an end table or as big as a room or field) that often contains everyday objects or artwork/music, a scripture reference, and some simple instructions or reflection questions to guide the participant in prayer.

Examples:

♥ Example #1: A simple, interactive station could be housed on a small table featuring a shoebox covered in newspaper with a slit in the top (ballot box). On the table is a sheet of paper that contains a Bible verse about prayer and gives instructions to pray-er to use the provided slips of paper to write a prayer for the community and the issues of the community that one might read about in the newspaper. The slips of paper can then be inserted into ballot box.

♥ Example #2: A small table that features two bowls on it--one containing water and the other containing small sponges. A tri-fold poster can feature scripture about "living water". A single paragraph reflection is printed that invites people to consider physical and spiritual thirst along with instructions for participants to take a sponge and place it in the water bowl asking God to refresh our spirits with living water and then directions to squeeze some of the water out while praying about how God calls us to provide "water" to those who are thirsty.

♥ Example #3: An outdoor station might include laminated cards posted in a folder pouch near an exit of the building. The cards invite pray-ers to walk to the grounds of the church or sit outside and notice nature. This card could contain scripture verses and some reflection questions that encourage the participant to compare his or her own faith development to the growth of the trees and plants on the grounds.

What does adopting a prayer station involve? An individual, family, or group/class can commit to providing a station. This adoption includes coming up with the idea/or borrowing idea, gathering materials for your station, providing Pastor Tiffany with a one sentence description of your station and communicating your space needs (big or small) to her, and the actual set up and take down of station. We'd like to have the stations go up between April 3-9 so they can be experienced from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday (April 9- 16). Take down should be completed between April 16-19th.

Resources? Please see Tiffany if you'd like to view or borrow her "Prayer Station Resource Notebook". It has great photos and descriptions of prayer stations that will spark your creativity. Many internet sites, including Pintrest, contain great resources for prayer stations.

Sign Me Up! Please contact Pastor Tiffany to sign up for a space. You do not need to have a developed idea to sign up--the ideas will come. We just need to know that you or your group wants to develop a station.

For Health and Strength March 15, 2017 The Good News

Next meeting Tuesday, March 28th

at 12:30 pm in the Gameroom at Lakestone Terrace

New members are always welcomed!

If you have questions, contact Rogers Coleman at 817-326-3253.

Diabetes Support Group

will meet Thursday, March 16

at 6 p.m. at Lakestone Terrace.

We will begin taking A1C readings at 5 p.m.

before our meeting.

There is no charge for any of this.

A bit of levity for lent!

GOD'S PLAN FOR AGING

Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His wisdom God decreed that seniors become forgetful so they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things, thus doing more walking. And God looked down and saw that it was good.

Then God saw there was another need. In His wisdom He made seniors lose coordination so they would drop things requiring them to bend, reach and stretch. And God looked down and saw that it was good.

The God considered the function of the bladder and decided seniors would have additional calls of nature requiring more trips to the bathroom, thus providing more exercise. God looked down and saw that it was good.

So, if you find as you age, you are getting up and down more, remember it's God's will. It is all in your best interest even though you mutter under your breath.

SIX IMPORTANT FACTS TO REMEMBER AS WE GROW OLDER

▪ Death is the number 1 killer in the world.

▪ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

▪ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.

▪ All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

▪ In the 60's people took LSD to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal.

▪ Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today may be a burning issue tomorrow.

Nurse Judy :-)

RESPITE CARE (Adult Day Care)

FRIDAYS - 10 am - 4 pm Designed to help families who care for a loved one at home 24 hours a day.

If the patient is ambulatory, not bedfast, or can be

transported by wheel chair, the church, in cooperation with

Interim Hospice, will care for that person at the church.

Lunch is provided! Please call the church office at 817/573-5431 to Register.

March 15, 2017 The Good News

See Nurse Judy in the church?

Ask her to check your blood pressure. She'll do it on the spot!

Judy Boss, RN Parish Nurse

Medical Equipment and Supplies

Please stop in and see what we have that you might use.

Any questions? Call Judy at 719-502-6536 Check with us before you buy or rent equipment!

Thank you to the many who have donated the

supplies and equipment.

Zumba Class Thursdays at 6 pm in the gym!

Ongoing programs at FCC!

Day by Day

Sunday, March 12, 2017 In Worship: (9am) 74 (11 am) 94

Sunday School: Many friendly folks! Pledge: $7,105.00

Non-Pledges: $1,709.00 Helping Hands: $7.00

Memorials: $50.00 Under 1 Roof Pledge: $531.50 Week of Compassion: $35.00

Upcoming Events:

Wed., 03/15 7:30 am DM’s Prayer Grp 5:30 pm Praise Band 5:45 pm Bell Choir NO Youth Group 7 pm - Choir

Thur., 03/16 10 am DW Prayer & Study 6 pm Zumba 6 pm Diabetes Support Group

Fri., 03/17 10 am Respite Care

Sat., 03/18 8 am Senior Connection Workday!

Sun., 03/19 A Great day to worship! 9 am Celebration Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Service

Mon., 03/20 10 am Prayer Shawl Ministry Workday

Wed., 03/22 7:30 am DM’s Prayer Grp 5:30 pm Praise Band 5:45 pm Bell Choir 6 pm Youth Group 7 pm - Choir

Thur., 03/23 6 pm Zumba

Fri., 03/24 10 am Respite Care 6-9 pm Kids’ Night Out!

Senior Connection In coordination with Meals on Wheels and the Senior Center, helping senior citizens with repairs and odd jobs they have.

Volunteers always needed! Call the church office to help.

What’s going on @ FCC? There is always something going on!

For more information about a project or committee, check out the “Serve” table in the Narthex or call the church office

or one of these contact people:

Adopt-a-School: Marvin Stewart 936-336-0508 Bereavement Dinners: Clynice Baker 817-579-9646 Community Garden: Kenny Martin 817-559-4365 Disciples Men: Rick Ricks 682-936-2578 Disciples Women: Ginnie Pumphrey 817-291-7569 Health/Wellness: Judy Boss 817-964-3299 Librarian: Ann Lockard 817-579-7732 Outreach: Jone Snider 817-279-0377 Prayer Shawl Ministry: Kay Cupples 817-573-9566 Carole Wright 817-573-9120 Respite Care & Wellness: Rogers Coleman 817-326-3253 Senior Connection: Tim & Shannon Bubel 817-579-9088 Weekend Food For Kids: Ray Gaddy 817-937-9786

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES 3/03 Troy & Joanna Allemond 3/12 Austin & Betty Bond 3/16 Pat & Joachim Ortmeyer 3/17 Fred & Dee Spencer 3/18 Rick & Laura Ricks 3/18 Bill & Joyce Brock 3/19 Aubry & Priscilla Fisk 3/21 Len & Melanie Gregory 3/24 Jim & Kay Cupples 3/27 Jim & Carol Dudley 3/29 Ed & Im Spatzierath 3/30 Joel & Mary Beth Smith 3/31 Bruce & Linda Hayes

MARCH BIRTHDAYS 3/02 Rex Timms, Harold Ware, 3/03 Gauge LaBelle 3/04 Clarence Whitesell 3/05 Jane Graver, Letitia Winquist 3/06 Clinton Talmage, Dennis McConn 3/10 Bruce Hayes, Carol McCann 3/11 Will Heiner 3/13 James Dickens 3/16 Pat Hendrickx 3/17 Dave Tompkins 3/19 Jim Oglesby 3/21 Mona Welch 3/23 Beth Danna 3/25 Darlene Clark, Colleen Knapp 3/26 Ron Branstetter, David Cummings 3/27 Jeremy Heiner, Patsy Morgan 3/28 Ben Kirkland

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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7 pm Board Mtg

6 pm Zumba

7 pm Elders’

Mtg

10 am DW

Book Club

Flower Calendar 03/05 Rick & Laura Ricks 03/12 Rick & Laura Ricks 03/19 Joyce & Bill Brock 03/26 Bruce & Linda Hayes

10 am DW

Prayer & Study Group

10 am DW

Meeting

9 am Celebration Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Service

6 pm Diabetes Support

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Elders: Melanie Gregory Bonnie Holmes Elders’ Mtg. Prayer: Candy Stroup

9 am Deacons: Fran Mount Marvin Stewart

11 am Deacons: Jim Cupples, Barbara & Gary DePriest, Andrea & Frank Jensen, Drake Sanders, Sydney Sanders, Carole Wright Comm. Prep: The Jensens

Worship Leaders: 03/05 Betty Bond 03/12 Rick Ricks 03/19 Connie Chamberlain 03/26 Kathy Murray

10 - 4 Respite

Care

5:30 pm Band Practice 5:45 pm Bell Choir 6 pm Youth Grp 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

10 am Shawl Min.

Workday

7:30 am Men’s Prayer Grp

Kids’ Night Out 6-9 pm!!

MARCH 2017

12:30 pm Parkinson’s Support Grp at Lakestone

Terrace

7 pm Ash Wednesday

S P R I N G B R E A K

9 am Celebration Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Service

9 am Celebration Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Service

9 am Celebration Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Service

7:30 am Men’s Prayer Grp

7:30 am Men’s Prayer Grp

7:30 am Men’s Prayer Grp

7:30 am Men’s Prayer Grp

5:30 pm Band Practice 5:45 pm Bell Choir 6 pm Youth Grp 7 pm Choir Rehearsal

5:30 pm Band Practice 5:45 pm Bell Choir NO Youth Grp 7 pm Choir Rehearsal

5:30 pm Band Practice 5:45 pm Bell Choir 6 pm Youth Grp 7 pm Choir Rehearsal

5:30 pm Band Practice 5:45 pm Bell Choir 6 pm Youth Grp 7 pm Choir Rehearsal

6 pm Zumba

6 pm Zumba

6 pm Zumba

6 pm Zumba

10 - 4 Respite

Care

10 - 4 Respite

Care

10 - 4 Respite

Care

10 - 4 Respite

Care

World Day of Prayer

8 am Senior

Connection Workday

Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying The Good News March 15, 2017

Arbor House: Gene Stephens The Cove: Ben Allen & Ann Allen Courtyards: Jan Tatlock Granbury Care Center: Ross Wolfe

The Oaks: Jan Tobey In Fort Worth: Ann Pliler, Kenn Horn

In Georgia: Don Sneed

Please pray for our Respite Care program and its volunteers, and for the children & faculty of Brawner Intermediate School. Please pray for the children & young adults with addictions, and the care givers for those listed above.

We honor and pray for all those serving in the U.S. Military and those close to us.

Military Prayer Concerns:

E3 Lucas Baker PV2 Cole Barro E3 (HN) Marett Cupples PO2 Robert Decker Pvt. Marcos Gaddy

SrA Dustin Johnson LT Celeste Martin MCPO Ross Martin PO1 Wesley Pinska Capt. Sarah Swale

Bob Ackerman Nathan Beatty, friend of Presley Thomas Marian Brincken, Joyce Brock’s Mother Jack Brown Willis Calder Bob & Faye Campbell, friends of Betty Wheeler Charlotte & Earl Caraway, John Caraway’s parents Katie Carpenter, daughter of Marsha & James Dickens Nicole Clark Peggy Cloud, friend of Jim & Kay Cupples Pat Cottle Beth Covey, Michelle Samuel’s sister-in-law Evelyn Craig, Travis Duncan’s sister Baby Preston (with the Davis family) William Duncan, Travis Duncan’s brother Adrian Edwards & Family, friend of Julie Newton Jackie Elizalde, the Branstetters granddaughter Arther Ferrill, Dave Ferrill’s brother Cindy Freeland, friend of Kathy Murray Frances Gideon, friend of Bert and Colleen Knapp Holden Glenn, nephew of one of our home school families Steve Goad, friend of Libby Lanzara The Griggs/Begely family, parents & Gr.parents of Megan Erlenheim & Benjamin Griggs Rolan Hallensworth, friend of Willis Calder Pat Haygood Joe Henderson Shawn Hobbs, friend of Diane Hibbs Tom Holland Barbara Hussey Jack Hussey Jay Hussey, Barbara & Jack Hussey’s son Andrea Jensen Carey Johnson, friend of Jim Oglesby Priscilla Kilcrease Pat Kirby Bert Knapp

Bill Larkin, brother of Connie Chamberlain Sandy Little David Manning, Shirley Scrimger’s son & Andrea Manning’s husband Don Mansir, Gayle Mansir’s husband Dede Martin Carol McCann Margaret McCreight, Marilyn Whitesell’s mother Noah McHaney, Fravel McHaney’s 3 yr old grandson Dail & Lynelle McMillan Justin Mowry, friend of Rick & Laura Ricks Carissa Mueller, friend of the Whitesell’s Donna Erst Pace, friend of Ava Davis Lynn Parker, friend of Rick Ricks Frank Parks Ruth Reece Steve Richardson, Cindi Williamson’s cousin Laura Ricks Mary Sanders, Sydney & Drake Sanders’ grandmother Bill Seibert, father of Susie Bentham Austin Shirley, Lexy Brock’s nephew Misty Slater, Carol McCann’s daughter Leslie Slay, uncle of Hollye Brown Lauren Stewart Maggie Tansill, mother of Bonnie Holmes Rex Timms Addie Townes, friend of Christa Heiner (11 yrs old) Katie Walley & baby Ana, Lynda Pinksa’s niece Allen Wammack Harold Ware Lauren Weinstein, Rick & Laura Ricks daughter Clarence Whitesell Faye Wirsdorfer, friend of Jim Oglesby Tom Worley, husband of Dorice Worley Jerry Yeaman, Bob Yeaman’s brother

Prayer Concerns:

Note: Names will be listed for six weeks unless we hear otherwise from you. Thank you!

Names added this week: Shawn Hobbs

Those in Care Centers & Homebound: