The Christian Church of Midland Exists to Make More and Better Disciples

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1 We have had a great start to God is blessing your efforts and answering your prayers. You are inviting people to services, Bible Studies, and other activities. Thank you and keep it up. This month we will start three new adult Bible Studies that will take place on Sunday Mornings. A Study on the Old Testament character of Joseph will take place in the Parlor which is located in the Education Wing. This Study will be led by two elders Cary Richmond and Dean Soderstrom. There will also be a three week study on the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer that will be held in the sanctuary. Jim O Banion and I will lead that Study. Then starting on Sunday Morning, February 28, Jim and I will begin a Study on The Passions Events of the Easter Story. These are great opportunities for you to invite a friend to join you as we study together. This month we will also have a Couples Seminar on Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20. We will learn to communicate better by developing the Spiritual Discipline of prayer. This seminar is designed for couples who are dating, newly married, or have been married for 50 years. I am excited about this seminar. It will help couples and the Kingdom. Great Job with the work day in January. March will be exciting as we prepare for Easter. Sunday March 13th the Dallas Christian College Choir will be with us during Sunday Morning Service. More details will follow. Good Friday Prayer Walk on March 25. Easter Sunrise Service. Special Easter Service. I am glad that God called Lisa and me to Midland to work with you. I will see you this Sunday and remember, invite a friend. Blessing, The Christian Church of Midland Exists to Make More and Better Disciples

2 Christians are strange people. They do some peculiar things. They are just different. Why are they like that? Some of the things they do is not normal, but what they do makes me think. Bring a guest as we explore: Why we, love our Enemies, Forgive One Another, Believe the Bible, and other topics that are strange in the eyes of the world. Prayer Card 3 PEOPLE 1 TIME A DAY FOR 6 DAYS Pray For: Our Relationship Our Conversation Their Response When we have an emergency, we call When we want to dig in our yard, we call When we need information, we call This year we want everyone who comes to CCM to practice At a minimum we want you in: 1 hour of worship each week. 1 hour of Bible Study each week. 1 hour of Christian Service each week. Please faithfully remember your Faith Promise contributions. Our Faith Promise for 2016 is at $51, Also continue to pray for our Missionaries: Midland Soup Kitchen - Armando Alvarado (full support missionary) - Dallas Christian College Colegio Biblico - Guadalupe Christian Camp - Gary & Coby Scott - Turkey Jim & Teri Riley - Honduras - Casas por Cristo - Cookson Hills Christian Ministries In 2016 we are adding Hippo Valley Christian Mission. Page 2

3 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 Meditation Communion Prayer Closing Prayer Gail Webb Servers **Eddie Taylor Cary Richmond Quay Clark Eddy Willmon *Gail Webb *Bill Thurmon *Patrick Nelson ** Team Leader *Alternates Meditation Communion Prayer Closing Prayer Bill Thurmon Servers **Alvino Robles John Barkley Ken Brown Richard Reynolds *Dean Soderstrom *Jim O Banion *Rick Green Meditation Communion Prayer Closing Prayer Dean Soderstrom Servers **Bill Thurmon Patrick Nelson Gail Webb *Eddie Taylor *Cary Richmond *Quay Clark *Eddy Willmon Meditation Communion Prayer Closing Prayer Eddy Willmon Servers **Rick Green Dean Soderstrom Jim O Banion *Alvino Robles *John Barkley *Ken Brown *Richard Reynolds For those who are shut-in or unable to attend church services, if you desire Communion, please contact the church office and we will make arrangements to have Communion brought to you. Communion Preparation for February Peggy Willmon By Transfer: Ken & Kay Weaver 2404 Castleford Midland, TX We would like to thank Quay Clark for making the new stable for our nativity display. It is absolutely beautiful, perfect for what we were needing and he made it on such short notice! TOPS will be meeting at CCM on Thursday evenings. Our weighin is 5:30 to 6:30 pm, meeting 6:30 to 7:30. TOPS is a non-profit weight loss group, very affordable. We are basically a support group for people who would like to lose weight. We have both men and women in our group and would be glad for anyone to visit once with no obligation to join. For more information contact Clara Gleghorn ( ) address clarag@mygrande.net Page 3

4 Prayer: What is it? Location: Sanctuary Time: Sundays 9:30 a.m. Leader: Steve Knisley Joseph: A man of Character. Location: Parlor Time: Sundays 9:30 a.m. Leader: Cary Richmond Life of Jesus Location: The Garden grade Leader: Liz Richmond God s Care Location: Room grade Leaders: Lauren Weerstra & Meghan O Banion Sunday Morning Worship Nursery Helpers 1st Sunday - Faye Molone 2nd Sunday - Marilyn Nelson 3rd Sunday - Camille Reynolds 4th Sunday - Liz Richmond 5th Sunday - Linda Bradshaw 2 s - 5 s Children s Worship 1st Sunday - Kay Soderstrom 2nd Sunday - Marsha Brown 3rd Sunday - Liz Richmond 4th Sunday - Marsha Brown 5th Sunday - Dana Nelson Wednesday Evening Ladies Bible Study Please sign up to do a short devotion or to lead one week of the Ladies Bible Study, The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst. The sign-up list is on the large bulletin board located in the Education Wing. Wednesday Evening ( - 7:30 p.m.) 6:00 p.m. - Brown Bag Fellowship Meal. You are invited to bring your meal and enjoy a time of fellowship before the Bible Studies. (Please Note: The first Wednesday of each month we share a Potluck meal.) - Men's, Ladies, Jr. High & High School Bible Studies, and Childcare. Men s Study 1 Corinthians: The Modern Church Location: The Cave Leader: Dean Soderstrom Ladies Study The ladies are doing the Bible study The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst. The workbooks are provided. Location: Sanctuary Leaders: Various Ladies Leading Jr. High & High School Study Life Application Studies: How Christianity Is Different Location: Jr. High Class Room Leader: Lisa Knisley Come and enjoy a time of fun, fellowship and learning. 1st Wednesday Potluck Meal The Monthly Potluck will be on Wednesday, February 3rd at 6:00 p.m. We will be having Hoagie sandwiches and sides.. There is a sign up sheet on the large bulletin board in the hallway of the Education Wing or you may beccam@ccofm.com to let her know what you plan to bring. At will be the Men's, Jr. High & High School Bible Studies. The Ladies will have a short devotion and will have their Monthly Ministry Meeting. Childcare is provided. Immediately following the Ladies Meeting, we will be packing Valentine boxes for college students and Military personnel. Hope to see you there! 16 - Brian Taylor 19 - Pat Lusk 22 Gracie Nelson 23 - Georgia Pruitt 24 - Tom Dollahite 25 - Marsha Brown 26 - Avery Carroll 1 - Tom & Dorothy Dollahite 10 - Quay & Teresa Clark Page 4

5 Box Tops for Education CCM is collecting Box Tops for Education for Cookson Hills, one of the missions supported by The Christian Church of Midland. Cookson Hills provides Christ-Centered residential care, education and therapeutic services for at-risk children ages We recently mailed 250 box tops to Cookson Hills! Thanks to everyone for their contributions. Plastic Grocery Bags We are collecting plastic grocery bags for the Midland Soup Kitchen. They use the bags for people to take home bread and bakery goods that have been donated by H.E.B. Please put your bags in the plastic container in the Fellowship Hall. Easy Ways to Help Heritage There are 2 easy ways that you can help Heritage Preschool. You can bring your empty ink cartridges from your printer and place them in the basket in the Fellowship Hall. Dana Roepke will turn these in to Office Depot. Also, whenever you purchase anything at Office Depot, you can give them Dana Roepke s home phone number, Credit from your purchases and from the ink cartridges that are turned in will be put on a reward card for Heritage to use for Bags of H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Persevere Everyday) We are continuing to collect items for the Bags of Hope which we are donating to the Church Under the Bridge for the homeless in Midland. Items needed are: bottles of water, socks, gum, small packages of nuts, crackers or trail mix, beef jerky, applesauce, pudding cups, band aids, lip balm, lotion, sunscreen, Kleenex, hand sanitizer, mouthwash, and baby wipes. Things that should not be included: soap, shampoo, crunchy granola bars, candy, or sticky food. Thankyou for your help with this outreach project! Church Under the Bridge - Saturday, February 13, 2016 Church Under the Bridge is a ministry outreach to the homeless in Midland. CCM will be preparing breakfast for the Church Under the Bridge on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Meet at the Church Building at 8:00 a.m. If you would like to help or have any questions, please contact Dana Nelson Also needed: zero degree sleeping bags. Refreshments for Sunday Morning There is a sign-up sheet on the large bulletin board in the Education Wing for anyone who would like to help provide refreshments on Sunday morning during the fellowship time from 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., prior to Sunday School. Muffins, donuts, sweet bread, fruit, etc. or any items that you would like to provide would be great. Prayer Request If you have a prayer request, we would love to pray for you! Members of The Christian Church of Midland are available thru contacts to pray on a moments notice. Please your request to Becca, the church beccam@ccofm.com or call her at Becca is in the office Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. For prayer requests on Friday afternoons, evenings and weekends, please call Kay (home) or (cell) or you may her at soderstrom21@gmail.com Page 5

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7 Valentine Boxes We will be packing Valentine boxes for our College and Military Personnel on Wednesday, February 3rd, immediately following the Ladies Monthly Meeting. Please bring gum, playing cards, puzzles, individually wrapped candy (not chocolate), pens, pencils, small notepads, microwave popcorn; individual Crystal Light packets, Hot Chocolate packets, individual snack foods (goldfish - ritz - oreos, etc) to CCM by Wednesday, February 3rd. There is a box in the Fellowship Hall for the items. We are also needing money for postage, as well as names and addresses of any College &/or Military Personnel so that we can send them a box. You may give the postage money, names and addresses to Linda Bradshaw, Dana Roepke or Becca McGill. Thank You! Heritage Preschool Is needing large, empty Kleenex boxes and shoe boxes for the children to make Valentine boxes. Please bring this to the Fellowship Hall by Sunday, February 7th. Thanks! Senior Saints Luncheon Another record turnout of 19 seniors enjoyed a great luncheon on Friday, January 8th at The Garlic Press. Those attending were Bill & Carmen Thurmon, Steve, Lisa & Peyton Knisley, Henry & Joleen Patke, Maria Friesen, Eddy & Peggy Willmon, Eddie Taylor, Sue Wray, Kathy Williams, Bob & Alma Blazek, Faye Malone, Sandy Patri, Dave Bradley, and Georgia Pruitt. Our February destination will be Alldredge Gardens at the intersection of Wadley and Fairgrounds. See everyone on Friday, February 5th around 11:10 a.m. Ask The Elders Wednesday, February 10 at we will have a service where you can ask the Elders any questions concerning doctrine or direction. We will meet at 6:00 p.m. for our Brown Bag dinner then at we will meet in the Sanctuary where we will Ask The Elders. If you have a question please submit it in writing, by Sunday, January 31st. You may submit your questions to any Elder or through the church office. Couples Seminar Friday, February 19, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided on Saturday. Learn five new prayer techniques. Learn how to communicate better communicate with your spouse. Strengthen your marriage. Strengthen the church. Please let Kay Soderstrom know at soderstrom21@gmail.com if you plan to utilize childcare at the church for the Couples Seminar. Dallas Christian College Choir A group from DCC (36-38 people) will be coming to Midland, March 12 & 13, the last weekend of Spring Break. We will be needing volunteers to house and feed Saturday evening and provide lunch Sunday. They will be helping with Sunday morning Services and leaving for home after church. Page 7

8 Our Sunday Worship Times Are: 9:00 a.m. Refreshments & Fellowship Time 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Elders for 2016 Jim O Banion * Dean Soderstrom * Cary Richmond Steve Knisley * Gail Webb Deacons for 2016 Eddie Taylor * Bill Thurmon Eddy Willmon * Alvino Robles THE OASIS Christian Church of Midland 2608 Neely Midland, TX Website: Steve Knisley, Minister The Oasis (USPS ) is published monthly Periodical s postage paid at Midland, Texas By the Christian Church of Midland, 2608 Neely, Midland, TX Subscriptions are FREE. POSTMASTER: send address change to THE OASIS, 2608 Neely, Midland, TX SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Elders Meeting 3 1st Wednesday Potluck, Men s, Ladies, Jr. High & High School Bible Study & Childcare 4 5 Senior Saints Luncheon 6 7 Regular Service 8 Visitation 9 Board Meeting 10 Men's, Ladies, Jr. High & High School Bible Study & Childcare Church Under The Bridge Breakfast 14 Regular Service 15 Visitation Men's, Ladies, Jr. High & High School Bible Study & Childcare Couples Seminar 6:30-9:00 p.m. 20 Couples Seminar 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. 21 Regular Services 22 Visitation Men's, Ladies, Jr. High & High School Bible Study & Childcare Regular Services 29 Visitation Page 8