Pray. The Valley View January 9, What s coming up this week at Valley? January 6, 2019

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1 WORSHIP ATTENDANCE January 6, :00 am :45 am 117 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What s coming up this week at Valley? The Valley View January 9, 2019 Pray Three years ago, we began a process of preparing for the people God would add to His church. We are so grateful for the people before us who prayed, gave and worked to provide the facilities we enjoy today. Now it is our watch. It is our time to make the provision for this present generation and future generations to continue to have a place where the Valley church family can continue to thrive. During the Sunday morning service our Logistics Team Leader, Steve NeSmith will provide information to kick off our next capital campaign which will provide the opportunity to give toward the construction of the new worship center, youth and education center and revamped children, preschool and nursery areas. The key to navigating through the intensity of the coming days is prayer. Prayer is vital for the personal relationship we have with God the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus, Himself, set the standard in His practice of communion with the Father. While on the earth He communed with the Father regularly and fervently in prayer in order to always be aware of what the Father was doing around Him as He faithfully accomplished the works the Father had for Him. (John 5:19) How much more then do we need to draw close to our Heavenly Father in prayer so we can readily recognize His activity around us and then join Him as He invites us to participate in His activity. Prayer is vital to effectively engage in spiritual warfare. You can believe that any time God s kingdom is advancing the devil will try to throw his schemes in the middle of it to try to confuse and hinder. Scripture gives us clear warning and instruction regarding this warfare in Ephesians 6: Note that this instruction wraps up with prayer. The Apostle Paul urges followers of Christ to pray for each other. This helps us keep the perspective that we wrestle not against flesh and blood. The enemy always tries to pit people against one another during the times of God s intense activity. Prayer helps us not to fall into this trap. In order to help you with this focus on prayer, each family will have the opportunity to receive a booklet on Sunday. The title of the booklet is Becoming One in Christ: 40 Days of Prayer. This is a devotional booklet written by pastors and leaders in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention. Prayer is a vital part of preparing people to meet Jesus. Great things are ahead as we focus on our Heavenly Father for guidance, strength and provision. Thursday, January 10 9:00-11:00am, Women s Bible Study Grace: Ephesians 5:30pm, Let s Play Together Friday, January 11 6:00-8:00pm, God s Girls Saturday, January 12 9:00am, Worship Team 10:00-12:00pm, Ministry Council Meeting 1:00-3:00pm, Leadership Development Sunday, January 13 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN KICKOFF 12:15pm, Congregational Business Meeting & Potluck 1:00-3:00pm, Hmong Church 4:00-6:00pm, Experiencing God Monday, January 14 6:30pm, VBC Building Team Meeting Tuesday, January 15 8:00-4:15pm, CC Homeschool 5:00pm, OC Relative Support Group Wednesday, January 16 7:00am, Small Group Meeting for Prayer (open to all) 5:15-5:45pm, ConneXion Café 6:00pm, Youth Group Pathfinders Adventure Club 6:15pm, Valley ConneX Service & Bible Study 6:00-7:30pm, Women s Bible Study Quiet Rest

2 Sunday Childcare 8:00 Babies-3yrs 10:45 Babies 10: Yrs. Sun 1/13 NEED Bob Drew Kathie Steward NEED NEED John Wolf Sun 1/20 Laura Smith Bob Drew David & Jamie Christy Watkins Jen Boon Fenske Sun 1/27 NEED Bob Drew Rebecca Jones NEED NEED Melissa Leeser $3.00 per person or $12.00 for a family of 5 or more **Signup REQUIRED online or on the bulletin board by Sunday afternoon** Birthday Blessings! 10 - Ethan Belau 11 - Elijah Christenson 11 - Tracy Chandler 11 - Janel Seefeldt 12 - Christian Gomez 13 - Mitchell Larsen 13 - Carter Voight 15 - Brennan Leeser 15 - Reuben Reihl 16 - Leida Sleik Anniversary Wishes 18 - Tom & Valerie Reinholz On The Menu: January 16 Salsa Chicken Rice Vegetables Dessert Don't miss being here this Sunday as we kickoff our second capital campaign for our building expansion. You'll learn about what we're doing, why we're doing it, and when. See you Sunday. We hope the Skype calls with our overseas workers was inspiring and challenging. It is great to hear what God is doing in so many places around the world. I also hope this leads us to more diligent prayer and giving through the Lottie Moon Christmas offering for this kind of work. Several of the workers indicated that they would love to share their regular prayer updates with us. If you want to get these, please contact the church office for their address and we will provide that for you as well as some instruction on how to communicate with them in an appropriate way since several of these work in sensitive areas. Pastor Larry

3 Women s Wednesday Evening Bible Study Women s Thursday Morning Bible Study Wednesdays January 9-March 27 6:00-7:30 pm Thursdays January 10-March 21 9:00-11:00 am

4 Please Join Us for our Quarterly Congregational Business Meeting & Potluck THIS SUNDAY, January 13, :15 p.m. potluck Please bring a dish or two to share. (If your dish needs sliced, cooked, warmed, etc. please leave a note for the kitchen helpers.) The Congregational Business Meeting will begin at 12:45 p.m. Immediately following the potluck.

5 This International Mission Study focuses on both the incredible challenges and the extraordinary opportunities the refugee crisis presents for missionaries as well as all followers of Jesus Christ, Who defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you and commands His people to do the same (Deut ). Date: Wednesday, January 23 Time: All age groups will meet at their regular meeting times Location: All age groups will meet in their regular Wednesday locations