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Hopefully, the roads will be very safe to drive on throughout the entire weekend.

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
-Cecil Frances Alexander

AndersonFerry Church of Christ
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We're glad to have you here! Please do us a favor. Take one of those yellow attendance cards out of the holder that's attached to the pew. Fill it out and drop it in the offering plate. We like to be able to place names with faces! But don't worry we won't single you out or make you stand or anything like that. Thanks for filling out the information!
We're finishing up a series of sermons on "Confronting Our Core Beliefs." Core beliefs are those thoughts we hold as true because of our experiences in life. We might not even know we believe them but they affect everything we say and do and our relationship with God and others. In order to grow and mature in Christ and experience the best in our relationship with Him and others, we must confront these beliefs with the truth of God's word! Last week we looked at the belief "I have to do everything perfectly or I am worthless." This belief often develops from personal rejection or having been loved conditionally based on our performance. It can make us think we have to be perfect in order to be accepted.
We can easily transfer this thinking to our relationship with God and try and earn our salvation through works or legalistic rules instead of realizing we're saved by grace through Christ's sacrifice on the cross for our sins. He alone was perfect. We will never be this side of Heaven. This is not permission to sin. It's the realization we fall short of perfection and we need to readily acknowledge our sins and shortcomings, bring them before God and seek His forgiveness, and ask His help through the Holy Spirit to overcome them in His power and strength. We don't have to hide, cover up or pretend. God already knows our sins and shortcomings. We can readily admit them to Him and each other. We can drop the masks. Accept His grace and extend that same grace to others. Then and only then can we begin to understand the depth of His love for us!

Of Interest to Parents:
Sunday Bible Hour.......classes for all ages 9:30 a.m.
Staffed Nursery...........located downstairs.
2’s & 3’s......................“Second Hour” - classroom AA
4’s & 5’s......................“Second Hour” - classroom BB
Jr. Worship..................dismissed from auditorium service
Wednesday Night Groups to start September 10th.
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The Week At A Glance
February 8 through 14, 2010

Know Why You Believe with Bill Oehler 7:00 pm Main Building (basement)
WOW 7:00 p.m. (Youth Center) (Women of the Word - all women welcome!)

Wednesday 10
              Church Secretary's Hours 9-3   (On Vacation)
              Youth Groups (all ages) 7:00 p.m.
              BASICS I 7:00 p.m. (meet in auditorium)

Thursday 11
              Church Secretary's Hours 9-3
              Food Pantry Open 10-2
              Creation & Evolution Class 6:30-7:30 for Teens* (taught by Bill Oehler)
                             (*this will be a six week class, don't miss it)

Friday 12
               Meal, Movie & More 11:00 A.M. (Seniors)
               Believe (6-9th grades)

Saturday 13

Sunday 14
               8:00 am Men's Prayer Time
               9:30 am Sunday School (Classes for all ages)
             10:30 am Morning Worship Teen Mission Team Meeting(after the morning service)
              6:30 pm Evening Service (The End Times)

"Study to show thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:15
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Come Join The Ladies Class- 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning
We're looking at the past through the rearview mirror. We will be reminded that God makes all things new everyday. That means what happened yesterday is truly yesterday's news. God wants us to move forward today, tomorrow, and beyond to become all that we were created to be. -Rosanne Miller

Ladies Fellowship Just a reminder that we will again meet for our regular fellowship March 2, 2010! The officers will be hostesses. All ladies are invited to join us! (Circle this date on your calendar!)
-Ruth Relaford

Want to Laugh a Little? Christian Comedian John Branyan is scheduled Sunday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bright Christian Church, 24457 State Line Rd. Tickets $8 per person, $30 family.

Cancellation Policy We don't want to call off services for just any or every reason, but we do believe God gave us wisdom to know that there are times when temperatures and the elements combine to make it dangerous to be out, let alone drive in it! In the interest of safety and common sense, there may be times when we will find it wise to cancel our services. In this event we will run the cancellation on Channel 12's cancellations list. We will also use our automated calling system to notify members. Sunday morning worship service will not be canceled except in an extreme emergency. Automated Calling System: if you are a regular visitor and would like to be notified of cancellations or event reminders, please call Danny Clark the elder in charge of this program. 451-1388 If you're a member who has never been called by this system, please call Danny to make sure your number is correct on his list or hasn't been accidentally overlooked.

VITAL SIGNS  Sunday January 31, 2010
Sunday School  50        Proposed Budget $3,832.00
Morning Gathering  112     Budget Income $6,629.00
P.M. 16                                           Over   $2,797.00
Haityi $565.00

Next Sunday: "Everyone Invite One!"
General Fund Balance   $5,730.63
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WHAT? Movie, Meal and More!
WHEN? Friday, February 12, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE? Movie upstairs main auditorium
  use front or ramp doors
WHO? featuring "Chef Chrissy"
  for a Soup & Sandwich Meal
  downstairs after the Movie.
COST? $6.00 each, Reservations
  needed by A.M. Tues. 451-5332

*Our programs in winter are always planned "Lord willing and weather permitting". If you have any doubts, call me!

Someone Needs You

Someone needs your smile today,
Your hug, your listening ear.
Someone needs encouragement
And gentle words of cheer.
Someone needs your helping hand,
Your letter - and what's more,
Someone needs your visit
To make their spirits soar.
Someone needs affection
When they are feeling blue.
Listen, Someone's calling
For a special friend like you!
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EVERYONE INVITE ONE!

Every member of the congregation is asked
to invite at least one person to the
worship service next week.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
10:30 A.M.

Reach out to at least one person with the love of God and
an invitation to come to service with you. It could make
an eternal difference in their lives!
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Friday Night @ Fred & Lori's
Hey teens! It's time for another Friday Night @ Fred & Lori's. This will happen Friday, February 26 @ 7:00 PM. Boys bring a 2-liter, girls bring bag of chips or other snack. See you there for some fun and games.

YMCA Lock-In
February 19-20, 2010 from 10:00 pm-7:00 am for Jr. & Sr. High. Cost is $12 per person plus bring pop or chips. Cost includes pizza. Activities include swimming, volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, and devotions. Gamble-Nippert YMCA. (Sponsored by the Western Hills Church of Christ) Meet in the church parking lot by 9:20 p.m.

Believe 2010 for 6th - 9th Graders
Believe 2010 is coming on Feb. 12 & 13. This event is for grades 6 - 9 and costs $69 This price covers the Believe event and breakfast on Saturday morning. You will need an additional $20 to cover Saturday lunch and dinner. Watch the bulletin for additional details as the event gets closer.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be June 21 - 25 this year! Mark your calendars.

Phone # Change
Fred, Lori & Ali all have cell phones now so we decided to stop our land line service. This means that our home # (922-8648) is no longer in service. Fred's cell # is 300-0819. Lori's cell # is 503-8569. Please make a note of the changes in your phone directories.

Thanks to Clem Moore Jr. for his help with computer problems this past week in the office. -Charlie Miller
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VBS Meeting February 27

This year VBS will be earlier from June 21 - 25. Given the state of the church budget and the fact that our curriculum company has made some changes that would require us to do costume upgrades we have decided to create our own theme, lessons, activities, craft, etc. (Fred has been looking at other VBS packages and they all will be about as expensive as what we currently use and most of them are lacking in valuable Bible content.) Our theme will be "The Plan of Salvation" based on Acts 2:37 - 39. In this passage are five steps in the salvation process that we call the 5-Finger Exercise: Believe, Repent, be Baptized, Forgiveness of Sins, Gift of the Holy Spirit. Each step will be the focus of one VBS evening. We would like to keep VBS to two hours each night, 7:00 - 9:00 PM.

So, we will be having a planning meeting for VBS on Saturday, February 27 at 6:30 PM to begin the process of creating our own VBS. This meeting is for anyone who plans on volunteering for VBS. We will go into detail about the basic plan. Then we will need to divide people into teams that will create one part of the program. There will be sign-up sheets at the meeting for each creative team: Lessons, Drama, Activity, Snack, Props, etc.

This will be a very enjoyable and rewarding VBS knowing that we have created the whole thing ourselves in order to teach some very specific and important information about God and his love for us to the children who will come to VBS. We have the ability to create our VBS so that it accomplishes some very specific things aimed at a very specific group. So bring your most creative self, mark your calendars and plan to attend this meeting.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!
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Snow removal Team:
Gerry R./Clem Moore
Seth Winch, Jared Yeggy
Chris B/Donnell Harris
Danny Clark/Randy C.
Special operations crew
George Fredrick
To volunteer or for questions call:
Gerry Radel 244-6939
Dick Hammerlein 662-5819
Thanks to all that can help.

Auditorium Cleaning Schedule
for: 2/7/10 Linda Radel
for: 2/14 Danielle & James T.
for: 2/21
for: 2/28 John O'Neill
*Call Dick Hammerlein 662-5819

Communion Preparation
February Dianne Clark
March Thelma Tumbleson
*Call Dick Hammerlein 662-5819

Communion Visitation
February 7 Gerry Radel
February 14 Dan Clark
*Call Dick Hammerlein 662-5819

Men Serving for May 2009
At Table:
              Danny Clark
              Randy Clark
Servers:
              Chris Brauninger
              Craig Spriggs
              John O'Neill
              Donnell Harris
Back Ushers:
              Jared Yeggy
              Bryce Bezdek
*Call Bryce Bezdek 347-3452

Nursery Schedule
February 7 Leslie Hamilton
February 14 Aimee Fay
February 21 Rosanne Miller
February 28 Lori Ragland
*Call Lori Ragland 922-8648

Worship Team Schedule
Feb. 7
Feb. 14
Feb. 21

Reserving/Calendaring All Events in the Main Bldg. Ruth Winch
  471-7174
Reserving/Calendaring All Events in Youth Center. Fred Ragland
  922-8648

Prayer Warriors Ministry

Earl Stevens, Senior Minister & Fred Ragland, Youth Minister
Bill Oehler, Associate Minister

Worship Him Through Prayer and Praise
Songs  "I Love You, Lord"
    "All Hail King Jesus"
    "I Will Call Upon the Lord"
    "How Majestic Is Your Name"
    "Great Is the Lord"

Worship Him Through Giving
Offering Song.......  "Beautiful One"
Prayer  Fred Ragland
Receiving of Tithes and Offerings
Offering Accompaniment

Worship Him Through Breaking of Bread
Communion Song  "I Gave My Life for Thee"
Meditation and Prayer  Seth Winch
The Lord's Supper  (Partake as Emblems are Passed)
Communion Accompaniment

Worship Him Through the Apostles Doctrine
Special Music
Morning Message  Earl Stevens
Invitation Song  "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus"
Closing Prayer
Closing Song (chorus) "Awesome God"

Worship Him Through Fellowship Organist
Postlude - Linger and Fellowship Pianist

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AndersonFerry Church of Christ
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