MARCH 24, 2019 LEADERSHIP ELDERS. Visit grefc.org/events for more information on any event or class

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1 LEADERSHIP SENIOR PASTOR Ken Abramson ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP Steve Wick DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN S MINISTRIES Sarah Schrapp sarah@grefc.org MARCH 24, 2019 ELDERS Each week one of our Elders serves as a contact person for our Sunday morning services: TODAY Tom Geisler March 31, 2019 Ed Grossman ELDERS Ron Killian Chairman Gary Bordner Tom Geisler Matt Grose Ed Grossman Doug Hanson Visit grefc.org/events for more information on any event or class 2 Ways to Use the Connect Card 4 Ways to Give To Connect: Let us know you were here, share your info, and let us know how we can help you. For Prayer: Your prayer requests are sent to our Pastors and Elders each week. Thanks for visiting us today! Online at grefc.org Text to Give office@grefc.org County Road 63, Grand Rapids, MN Mail to Sundays in the CR 63 Offering Box

2 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, Pastor Ken Abramson CHILDREN S PROGRAMMING 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 to Grade 1) (Age 3 to Grade 5) Pathfinders are dismissed from the service after the first set of worship songs. BRICK Bible Instruction Class (Grades 6 & 7 New Youth Room) Our church is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If you have a need, please ask an usher for a receiver. GIVING UPDATE Last Week Actual Weekly Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget $6, $7, $76, $82, THIS WEEK MONDAY Women s Bible Study: 6:30-8 pm, Adult Conference Room. Couple s/mixed Bible Study: 6:30-8 pm, Classroom 3. Men s Mentor Study: 6:30-8 pm, Classroom 4. TUESDAY Dominican Republic Mission Trip: March Young Adult Volleyball: 7-11 pm, Worship Center. WEDNESDAY Adult Study Mentor: First Night, 6:00-7:15 pm, Adult Conference Room. THURSDAY Student Ministry March Madness: 6-9 pm, Community Room. Update Your Contact Information We are working on a new directory. If you consider GREFC to be your church home, please provide us with your contact information on the orange card in the bulletin. Place completed cards in the offering boxes. If you need a new family photo, please contact Michelle Schwake at michelle@grefc.org. EVERY WEEK WEDNESDAYS Family Meal: 5-6 pm. Chili/Hot Dogs/Fruit Salad/Chips Donation: $2 for ages 8+, $1 for ages 7 and under. Please sign up! Kidz ROC: 6-7:15 pm. KidZone. Open to kids ages 3 through grade 5. Immerse: 6-7:45 pm. Worship Center. Open to students in grades 6-8. Infuse: 6-7:45 pm. Worship Center. Open to students in grades Mentor Adult Study: 6-7:15 pm. Adult Conference Room. FRIDAY Iron Sharpens Iron Men s Group: 6:30-7:30 am, Country Kitchen. Currently studying 1 Peter. Open to all men. WEEKLY PRAYER FOCUS FAMILY OF THE WEEK Karston & Karla Klev MISSIONS FOCUS Psalm 99.5 Christian Radio

3 ABOVE ALL Oh By The Way! March 24 th, 2019 Col. 1:9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Gift # 1 God has qualified you. 5. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he existed before all things. 6. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because in him all things hold together. 7. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he is the head of the Church. 8. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he is the firstborn from the dead. 9. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he is God. 10. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he is our Savior. Gift # 2 God has delivered you. Gift # 3 God has transferred you. Gift # 4 He has redeemed us. Gift # 5 He has forgiven us. (Col. 1:15-20) Oh by the Way: 1. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he is the image of the invisible God. 2. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he is the firstborn of all creation. 3. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because he created all things. 4. Jesus must be preeminent in all things because everything he created exists for him.

4 Our Dominican Republic team leaves this week! Please keep them and the families they will be serving in your prayers each day: safe travels, relationships grown, and the power of Jesus to change lives! This study starts this week! Men's study starts tomorrow (Mon.) at 6:30 pm. Mixed group adult study starts Wed. at 6 pm. Book cost is $10. Sign up at the welcome center or online. Our Dominican Republic team leaves this week! Please keep them and the families they will be serving in your prayers each day: safe travels, relationships grown, and the power of Jesus to change lives! This study starts this week! Men's study starts tomorrow (Mon.) at 6:30 pm. Mixed group adult study starts Wed. at 6 pm. Book cost is $10. Sign up at the welcome center or online. Students in grades 6-12, join us for a night of ping pong, video games and hanging out. This is a great time of connecting as a group and having fun together. All men and the kids in their lives are invited to a bean bag tournament. A light dinner will be served and varying levels of tournament brackets will be set up. Cost: $5 at the Welcome Center or at the door. Sign up at the welcome center or online. Students in grades 6-12, join us for a night of ping pong, video games and hanging out. This is a great time of connecting as a group and having fun together. All men and the kids in their lives are invited to a bean bag tournament. A light dinner will be served and varying levels of tournament brackets will be set up. Cost: $5 at the Welcome Center or at the door. Sign up at the welcome center or online.

5 Families with students attending District Blitz need to have all forms completed and a $50 deposit submitted by March 27. If you're unsure about what is or isn't submitted, you can find your student's status, along with all the forms, at the entrance to the Youth Room. We are excited for two major events coming in April! Make plans to attend our Easter services and our Open House Celebration. Both are open to the entire community. Word of mouth is always the best way to bring people to our doors, so be sure to invite your neighbors, friends, co-workers, and family. More details in the coming weeks. Families with students attending District Blitz need to have all forms completed and a $50 deposit submitted by March 27. If you're unsure about what is or isn't submitted, you can find your student's status, along with all the forms, at the entrance to the Youth Room. We are excited for two major events coming in April! Make plans to attend our Easter services and our Open House Celebration. Both are open to the entire community. Word of mouth is always the best way to bring people to our doors, so be sure to invite your neighbors, friends, co-workers, and family. More details in the coming weeks.