THIS WEEK. TUESDAY: 9/3 GIRLS DAY OUT MOMS IN PRAYER, (formerly Moms in Touch) 9:30 a.m., Multi-purpose Room. Child care is provided.

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1 TODAY: September 1, :30 a.m. FOUNDATION PRAYER, Prayer Room 8:00 a.m. SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP & Songs of Worship and Praise 10:30 a.m. Pastor Brooks ministering from God s Word CHILDREN'S WORSHIP SERVICES, Infants thru 6th grade. 9:30 a.m. POWER FOR LIVING CLASSES STARTING POINT Christianity 101 The Basics of the Christian Faith, Northview Room, Steve Turner and Sherry Brooks. Steps to Freedom in Christ, Conference Room, Jeff & Susan Brozek. Connections Class (Membership), C-114, various Pastors. MARRIAGE Preparing for Marriage: Marriage on the Rock, D-101, Daryl & Cindy Ratliff and Joe & Patti Hren. 2to1 (20s married): Prototype, C-116, Aaron & Carrie Lutter. PARENTING Spiritual Parenting, C-118, Jeremiah & Amy Blomberg and Pastor Josh. CHRISTIAN LIVING 90 Minutes in Heaven, Chapel, Pastor Mark and Scott Tomatz. Crossroads (ages 18-29): Revelation, C 112, various teachers. Good to Great in God s Eyes, Music Hall, Jamie & Joy Herbst. Experiencing God, C 108, Rick Borger and Dave Sisti. Releasing God s Power through Worship, South Gym, Carlos & Lisa Rodriguez. 11 Indispensable Relationships, North Gym, Dave Linz and Mike Williams. Overcoming Emotions that Destroy, Multi-Purpose Room, Rick & Pastor Laurie Ganiere and Jim Sanders. BIBLE STUDY Thru the Bible: Genesis The Great Events, C 102, Bill Barnier and Michael Kelly. Romans: Verse by Verse, C-104, Reed Bonneville, Bill Ratliff and Jon Wardecke. INTERNATIONAL Español: La petición del rey Salomón, C-110, Francisco y Ivette Figueroa. International Gathering: Beautiful Outlaw, D 103, Jody Smith & Pastor Juan. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES FOR YOUTH & CHILDREN Caleb s Army Prayer, Prayer Room, Janet Rhiner and John Rieger. 12:15 p.m. YOUTH SPONSORS MEETING, Youth Café 6:00 p.m. WATCHMAN/SOUL PURPOSE PRAYER, Prayer Room 7:00 p.m. EVENING WORSHIP & PRAISE SERVICE Songs of Worship and Praise Pastor Brooks ministering from God s Word LITTLE KIDS TIME, for 3 & 4 year olds, Room H-102 OAK CREEK KIDS SPOTLIGHT Today in children s church Kidventure Central (grades 1-6): Average Pete Foot Washer Junior Kids Church (Age 3-K5): God Made the Sky and Earth Walkers-Age 2: God Made My Eyes THIS WEEK TUESDAY: 9/3 GIRLS DAY OUT MOMS IN PRAYER, (formerly Moms in Touch) 9:30 a.m., Multi-purpose Room. Child care is provided. WEDNESDAY: 9/4 NO MORNING BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER, be sure to join us tonight for Family Night Services. PRAYER FOR OUR YOUTH & CHILDREN, 6:00 p.m., Prayer Room. FAMILY NIGHT SERVICES, 7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Studies will begin in the Sanctuary with a time of worship. For Women: Life Interrupted, with Meralis Hood, North Gym. Coffee & brownie fellowship to follow. For Men: Straight Talk, with a panel of young men addressing Christian friendship, Music Hall. Coffee & dessert fellowship to follow. Griefshare, C-112, for those that preregistered. Arise, C-110, for those that preregistered. Crossroads (College, 20s) Single or Married, in the Café Commons. New series: gods at war. Shift Student Ministries: for students in grades The Youth Center opens at 6:15 p.m.: game room & youth café. Royal Rangers & Girls Ministries Clubs, for K5 through 12th grade. Rainbows, Sunbeams, Hug-a-Bug Club and Nursery available for your newborn through K4 children. Tonight is the start of the year! THURSDAY: 9/5 WOMEN S KNIT AND CROCHET GROUP, 10:00 a.m., Sheridan s, 5133 S Lake Dr., Cudahy. CENTENNIAL SENIOR APTS LIFE GROUP, 1:00-2:00 p.m. FRIDAY: 9/6 FASTING & PRAYER MEETING, 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m., Prayer Room. STREETLIGHT, 6:30 p.m., meet in south parking lot. MIDDLE SCHOOL MADNESS: POOL PARTY, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Sabatinos. Bring $5 for pizza. BROCKMANN/FELCH HOME LIFE GROUP, 7:00 p.m. MOCZYNSKI HOME LIFE GROUP, 7:00 p.m. SMITH/BROZEK HOME LIFE GROUP, 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY: 9/7 RUN FOR GOD 5K CHALLENGE, 8:00 a.m., C-104. THANK YOU! THANKS to all who participated in the Backpack Outreach last week. There are many blessed families going back to school, thanks to your generosity. God bless you!!! OCAG BUSINESS DIRECTORY Business owners: advertise with us in the OCAG Business Directory. This directory is published each year by the youth department to help fund missions trips, youth outreaches and missions giving to Speed the Light. New this year, we will also be hosting a Business Fair Sunday, September 29th where you can showcase your business. Only advertisers in the directory will be invited to be at the Business Fair. You can pick up an application at any info desk or Pastor Shawn at sfollis@oakcreekag.org for more information. FUTURE EVENTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 8:00 & 10:30 AM Since the release of his bestselling book, 90 Minutes in Heaven - a True Story of Death and Life, Don has traveled across the country and around the world sharing his amazing story. His message is simple... We can have a better life now and an eternal life someday through faith in Jesus Christ! HEART TO HEART STARTS SEPTEMBER 10 This year we will be studying Priscilla Shirer's book "Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted." We will learn how to view these interruptions as carefully planned "divine interventions." Heart to Heart is open to women of all ages and meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room. Childcare is available. For more information contact Joy Herbst or joyherbst@gmail.com MEN S CONFERENCE AT SPENCER LAKE Men make sure you log onto the church website and register today for our Men s conference held on September 20-21st at Spencer Lake. Registration is only $75 and includes a steak dinner. For more information, visit DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE & FIRESIDE CHRISTIAN CONCERT Two events for adults are being promoted at this time. Doors Open Milwaukee, September 21, is a Saturday event that provides bus transportation to a number of downtown buildings not usually open to the public. Cost is $ Then an evening event, Tuesday, October 22 will feature The Browns in concert at the Fireside Dinner Theater. This event is $45.00 which also includes the buffet. Fliers and payment envelopes for both are at the Information Centers. JOIN THE OCAG BOOK CLUB IN SEPTEMBER The September book of the month is "When Godly People Do Ungodly Things" by Beth Moore. Read the book and join us for an informal discussion on Sunday, September 22 at 6 p.m. in the Commons. The book is available in the Living Water Bookstore at a discount. Any questions, please contact Christine Jacobs at or mcjacobs@wi.rr.com LIGHT FOR THE LOST BANQUET Joe Gordon, missionary to Asia Pacific, will be sharing on Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30 pm at the Poplar Creek Church at the Light for the Lost banquet. Light for the Lost provides Bibles, evangelistic materials, and more for missions efforts all over the world. Tickets are available at the main information center for $5 per person and must be purchased by Wednesday, Sept. 18th. See Pastor Mark for more information SPEED THE LIGHT 5K RUN/WALK 8:00 am 9/28 Please register online today, just scan the code with your mobile device or go to the church website. Two ways to register - $25 participation fee, or pledge to raise $100 for missions (both due day of race at check-in). This run/walk is open to all persons so make sure to invite friends and family to come walk or run and help raise money for missions.

2 OTHER NEWS SERMON NOTES DO YOU HAVE A PRAYER REQUEST? The following prayer ministries are available: Emergencies Call Telephone Prayer Chain Leader Geri All other needs general@oakcreekag.org or call the church THIS WEEK S FOOD COURT SPECIALS: Sunday: Breakfast: Omelet, French Toast or Breakfast Croissant: $3 Breakfast: Bacon or Hashbrowns: $1 Lunch: BBQ Ribs or BBQ Chicken w/ Baked Beans & Corn on the cob: $8.00 Wednesday: Ultimate Chicken Sandwich w/ Fries: $6 Salad Bar: Salad Bar: $7 (1 trip) or Soup of the Day: $3 (1 trip) Always Available: Pizza, Appetizers, Desserts & More. Next Sunday: Firewater Chili in a Bread Bowl or Baked Salmon w/ Cranberry Chutney, Red Potatoes & Squash. LIVING WATER BOOKSTORE Our DREAM is to serve you Come get your copy of Don Piper's book, "90 Minutes In Heaven", for only $11.00! Come see what's new at the Living Water Bookstore! Like us on Facebook for news and specials at: LIVE THE DREAM is now seen Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. on the following channels: Channel 52, Time Warner Cable 21, Charter Cable 20 & Uverse 52. Pray for this outreach! Check out our church website! Here you will be able to watch sermons, read the bulletin, view the daily calendar, and explore the many available ministries. DIRECT PAYMENT FORMS For your convenience, we have direct payment authorization forms available for anyone interested in having an electronic debit entry made from their checking account. You can choose to have the entry made on a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly basis for TITHES, MISSIONS, BUILDING A BRIDGE (building fund) and/or the STRONG FOUNDATION FUND (debt retirement). Forms are available at any of the Information Centers.

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8 Life Groups by Location Please refer to calendar on reverse side for dates & times Franklin Milwaukee Oak Creek David & Corky Linz Friday, September 20, 7 p.m. Dream to Destiny 5001 W. Woodland Dr Gabe & Eileen Piasecki Friday, September 13, 7 p.m. Altar Ego, Becoming Who God Says You Are 3032 W. Central Ave John & Stephanie Sosa Friday, September 13, 7 p.m. Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Ones W. Oakwood Rd South Milwaukee Pastor Dennis & Candi/Dave & Tracy Sisti Friday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. Managing Life s Stress 1313 Madison Ave Franksville Pat & Kathy Moczynski Friday, September 6, 7 p.m. Are We Living in the End Times? St John & Carol Rieger Friday, September 13, 7 p.m. A Christmas Experience Part W. Howard Ave Tim & Brenda Gregerson Saturday, September 14,6:30 p.m. Crave 7050 N. 124th St Dorothy Hendrychowski/Tim & Darla Lassiter Friday, September 20, 7 p.m. Walking By Faith 6068 S. 20th St Jose & Cecy Koenig/Ruth Rivera Friday, September 20, 7 p.m. Cuál es tu nombre? 2933 S. 47th St Youth Youth Small Life Groups Oak Creek Assembly of God Youth Area Saturday, September S. 13th St. 6:00 9:00 pm *Enter Door #2 Brad & Ann Evans/ Tony & Joyce Martinez Friday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. You Never Stop Being A Parent; Thriving in Relationship With Your Adult Children 9995 S. Cindy Lane Michael & Diane Maxson Friday, September 20, 7 p.m. Do Something 3708 E. Rosemont Ct Centennial Senior Apartments Thursday, September 5, 1-2 pm I Deserve to Be Angry, Right? Thursday, September 19, 1-2 pm Plug-in Drug or Healthy Bodies 400 E. Centennial Dr Greendale Jody & Xandra Smith/Jeff & Brozek Friday, September 6, 7 p.m. Overcoming Strongholds and Walking in Victory 5070 Steeple Dr Susan Fred & Mary Felch/Richard & Carrie Brockmann Friday, September 6, 7 p.m Lakeview Dr

9 Life Groups by Interest Women s Groups Men s Groups Singles Women of Faith Growing Older & Wiser Wednesday, September 4 10 a.m Carter Circle East, Franklin, WI Diane Hansen Women of the Word Tuesday, September 17 6:30 p.m. Diane Brooks 5324 Radcliff Dr., Greendale, WI Janet Rhiner Knit/Crochet Group Thursday, September 5 and 19, 10 a.m. Kathy Sanders Sheridan s (restaurant) 5133 S. Lake Dr., Cudahy, WI kathyknits@wi.rr.com Las Amigas-Spanish Speaking Saturday, September 28, 8:30 a.m. Carmen Crespo 1125 W. Walker St., Milwaukee, WI Betty Ortiz Heart to Heart Tuesday, September 10 and 24 9:30 a.m. Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted Multi-Purpose Room Mom s In Prayer Tuesday, September 3 and 17 9:30 a.m. Multi-Purpose Room Bible Study/Men s Breakfast Every Thursday in September 6:45-8:15 a.m. Meyer s Restaurant 4260 S. 76th St., Greenfield, WI John Rieger Bible Study/Men s Breakfast Tuesday, September 17 5:45-7:00 a.m. Melrose Restaurant 6840 S. 27th St., Oak Creek, WI Mike Jacobs Bible Study Thursday, September 5 & 19 6:30 p.m. Dwane Breider 2322 S. 59th St., West Allis, WI Steve Turner Morning Bible Study/Prayer Every Tuesday in September 6:00 a.m. Panera Bread 8907 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek, WI Mike Maxson Southwest Navigators Life Group Thursday, September 26 6:30-8:00 p.m W. Burdick Ave., Milwaukee, WI Daryl Ratliff Bible Study Tuesday, September 10 6:30 p.m S. Ellen St., St. Francis, WI Al Sanders Bible Study Thursday, September 5 & 19 6:30 p.m. Steve Carrillo 5927 S. Swift Ave., Cudahy, WI Dale Lapre Kim Vukovich/ Brenda Martinez (Singles & Single Parents) Friday, September 20, 7 p.m. Crave 3828 S. 20th Pl. Milwaukee, WI Katy Worden/SALLT (Single Adult Ladies Living in Truth) Thursday, Sept. 12 & 26, 6:30 p.m. Finding New Passion, Purpose & Joy Fixx Coffee Shop 3558 E. Sivyer St. St. Francis, WI Crossroads Crossroads Women s Bible Study Thursdays at 7:00 pm Various Locations Sarah Battani Crossroads Men s Bible Study Weekends Various Locations Zach Schulz Mike Peppers Marriage Jim & Janet Rhiner/ Julian & Kim Merced Friday, September 27, 6:30 p.m. Boundaries in Marriage 6674 W. Charles Ct. Franklin, WI

10 Home Missions Foreign Missions Missions Devotional: September 2nd - September 8th Pray for the cities: Atlanta, GA Mike & Laura Middle East Please Pray: That we will be able to quickly return to the field. That we'll be able to raise personal support and funds for a church construction project. For the ability to help Syrian families who have been displaced by the war and reach them for Christ. Pastor Neal Kramer Athens Assembly of God Please Pray: For God's work to grow in Athens. For encouragement for Pastor Kramer. For revival in Athens. That God would meet all Pastor Kramer s needs. Pray for our pastors: Pastor Jerry Brooks, Sherry Pastor Jon Brooks, Joanie, Krista Pastor Stephanie Brooks Pastor Dennis Daywitt, Candi, Amberly Pastor Shawn Follis, Gwen, Sydney, Boston Pastor Laurie Ganiere, Rick Pastor Juan Garay, Celines, Dariana, Markito Pastor Joshua Humpa Pastor Mark McKinstry, Heather, Ashley, Allie Daily Bible Reading (from oneyearbibleonline.com) Mon. Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Psalms 46:1-11 Proverbs 22:15 Tue. Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12 2 Cor. 6:14-7:7 Psalms 47:1-9 Proverbs 22:16 Wed. Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18 2 Corinthians 7:8-16 Psalms 48:1-14 Proverbs 22:17-19 Thu. Ecclesiastes 10:1-12:14 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Psalms 49:1-20 Proverbs 22:20-21 Fri. Song of Sol. 1:1-4:16 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Psalms 50:1-23 Proverbs 22:22-23 Sat. Song of Sol. 5:1-8:14 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Psalms 51:1-19 Proverbs 22:24-25 Sun. Isaiah 1:1-2:22 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 Psalms 52:1-9 Proverbs 22:26-27