In God We Trust The Bible and Human Sexuality Dair Hileman, Senior Pastor

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2 In God We Trust The Bible and Human Sexuality Dair Hileman, Senior Pastor Genesis 1:27 - We are made in the image and likeness of God with two and sexes. Psalm 139: God s creative work extends to. Psalm 8 - God has given us and majesty. Genesis 2: Marriage is the first divine institution, rooted in the, uniting one man and one woman in an covenant commitment for their joint lifetime, for their good and the good of their children. (Matthew 19:4-9; Malachi 2:14-16) Genesis 3: The fall of man into sin and God s curse have introduced and into God s good creation. (Romans 8:20) Based upon these and other Scriptures, we believe that: MARRIAGE - is defined by, not, and is the uniting of one man and one woman in an exclusive covenant commitment. - Weddings in GCC reflect this biblical truth. SEXUAL IDENITY - The assignment of biological in the womb is the and prerogative of God. - We extend love and compassion to those whose experience of the of sin includes a perceived between their biological sex and gender identity. -We affirm that gender identity should be determined by, not self-perception. SEXUALITY - We affirm that we are sexual beings and that sex is. - Scripture teaches that sex is for marriage, to bring (Genesis 2:24) and for. (Genesis 1:28; Hebrews 13:4) - Sex outside of marriage is. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Hebrews 13:4) -Sanctification includes (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20) Our Elders are available to pray for needs on Sunday mornings. Tell an Elder or Grace Central. HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES are available at Grace Central. LET S BE FRIENDS - Like us on Facebook!

3 CHURCH PICNIC, TODAY, 1:00-4:00 P.M. Join us at Laurel Park for our Annual Picnic. Fried chicken, hot dogs, and serving utensils will be provided. Please bring a large side dish or large dessert to share. We will have face painting, balloons, a bounce house, and sports for all to enjoy. This is a great time to come out, visit, and meet new people from Grace. More details are available at Grace Central or gcchapel.org./events. WINTER CLOTHING w ill be collected for the OASIS Food Pantry clients. All sizes (infant-adult) of new or gently used coats, boots, mitten/gloves, hats, and scarves are needed. Donations can be dropped off at the church from Today - October 23 in the barrels in the Concourse and Perk Place. MARTHA FELLOWSHIP, a meeting for mission-minded women of all ages - Friday, October 21, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Adult Central. Childcare provided by reservation only. Please check today s response card if you plan to attend or need childcare. MARTHA FELLOWSHIP MISSION LUNCHEON, Ladies, please bring a salad or sandwiches for twelve and join us Saturday, October 22. Check in begins at 11:00 a.m. followed promptly by the program at 11:30 a.m. in Adult Central. Our guest missionary speakers will be Jeanne Hulme, Child Evangelism Fellowship, and Kathy, Wycliffe Bible Translators. Sign up at Grace Central, October 2, 9, and 16 or go to gcchapel.org/events. It s free and visitors are welcome. ALL CHURCH SKATE PARTY - Join us Wednesday, October 19, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for our semi-annual all church skate party at Great Skate in St. Peters. Admission is $6 and skate rental is $2. This event is sponsored by our Awana Club & open to all ages. YOUNG ADULTS is hosting an AMAZING RACE to help raise funds for the Irw in s launch into the mission field. Join us on October 29th at 8:00 a.m. in Hope Hall. We will send you and your teammate on a race around town to hunt down clues and conquer challenges. More details and registration at gcchapel.org/race. The cost is $20 per team and anyone 16 and older is welcome to participate. All you need is a car and teammate to join in the fun. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE fall campaign is September 28 - November 6. This is a peaceful, prayer vigil for the End to Abortion, held on sidewalks in front of abortion mills in America and 36 countries around the world. Please join us Thursday, October 27, in front of Planned Parenthood, 4251 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO SIGN UP FOR ONE HOUR OR MORE AND GET A FREE T-SHIRT. Sign up in the concourse between services. OCTOBER is Ministry Appreciation month. Why not take a moment to thank our staff and those who serve. CHOCOLATE TASTING PARTY AT GIRLS NIGHT OUT! Join us for a delectable evening with Kakao Chocolate! Spread the word, bring a friend, and you could both win a Kakao gift basket. The evening will include fun activities and great conversations with your friends in a comfortable, relaxed setting. We ll also hear a special story from one of the girls. Register at gcchapel.org/girls-night-out. IT S TIME TO BEGIN FILLING YOUR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX! We will begin collecting shoeboxes on Sunday, November 6. Last year our church collected 541 shoeboxes and this year our goal is 600 shoeboxes. We will be a drop-off location for the community again during National Collection Week, November If you are interested in helping during this week check today s response card. HELP US STOCK THE AWANA STORE! W e are looking for toys, games, jew elry, small gift cards, stuffed animals, etc. The store is visited by Kindergarten - 12th grade clubbers. Please mark your offerings Awana Store and bring them to the church. Our clubbers have done an amazing job of memorizing verses this year and consequently our first store in the fall was almost completely wiped out. This is a great motivator for our young people as they memorize and study God s word. The next store is November 10. HOMELESS MINISTRY - First Steps Back Home provides housing for those getting back on their feet. Grace will provide meals for about 20 people the second Friday of each month at the Economy Inn in Wentzville. If you or your group want to help, let us know on today s response card.

4 8:30 a.m.- Traditional Service CHILDREN S MINISTRY Nursery Sunday School-Age 2 - K/Age 5 Kids Worship Grades 1-5 Rm C3 & C4 Rm C5-C8 Solar City ADULT BIBLE CLASSES Prayer Office Young Families - Ephesians Rm 108 9:35 a.m. Library is open in the Lower Level Youth Area 9:50 a.m. - Contemporary Service CHILDREN S MINISTRY Nursery Rm C3 & C4 Sunday School-Age 2 - K/Age 5 Rm C5-C8 Sunday School - Grades 1-5 Rm C9-C13 STUDENT MINISTRY Middle School Sunday School High School Sunday School Lower Youth Upper Youth ADULT BIBLE CLASSES Prayer Office Foundations - Hebrews Rm 102 Koinonia - 1 & 2 Timothy - A Walk In Truth Adult Central East/West Class - 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings Library Women in the Word - Jesus the One and Only Rm 106 Sojourners - Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Rm 108 REAL Class - Harmony of the Gospels Rm 109 Bereans - Zephaniah, Haggai, Jude, Zechariah Rm 110 Abundant Grace - Exodus Hope Hall 11:00 a.m. Library is open in the Lower Youth Area 11:15 a.m. Contemporary Service CHILDREN S MINISTRY Nursery Rm C3 & C4 Sunday School-Age 2 - K/Age 5 Rm C5-C8 Kids Worship Grades 1-5 Solar City ADULT BIBLE CLASSES Prayer Office Raising Countercultural Kids - Raising Kids to Walk in Truth Rm 102 GEMS - 1 Peter Rm 106 College, Young Couples & Families - Christ Centered Life Rm 108 Good News for Women - What Love Is Rm 109 Pressing on in Grace - Colossians Rm 110 Multi-Generational - Genesis Adult Central 12:45 p.m. Church Picnic 7:00 p.m October 2 Offering Weekly Budget YTD Offering YTD Budget General $25,044 $25,047 $935,139 $1,001,874 Attendance October 2 AM Worship 581 Missions $4,028 $4,341 $159,649 $173,658 Sunday School 394 Building Debt as of 1/1/16 $1,446,303 Debt Reduction YTD $119,727 October Change for Change $834 Building Debt as of 9/1/16 $1,336,587 Christmas in September total -$9,672 Online giving is available on our church s website - gcchapel.org

5 Carrie Fisher, Director of Children s Ministries cfisher@gcchapel.org Sunday Morning Programs at 8:30, 9:50 and 11:15 for Nursery - Grade 5 WELCOME VISITORS If you have children w ith you today, w e w ould love to meet them in the children s wing, located on the lower level just beneath the Worship Center. Programs are offered during all three service times for babies through grade 5. KIDS WORSHIP (1st & 3rd Hour) Join us each week in the Children s area for Kids Worship! Preschoolers will meet in their own age divided rooms for Play-n-Worship. Elementary grades 1-5 meet together in Solar City for KidsOwn Worship. SUNDAY SCHOOL (2nd Hour) During the second hour each week, we have Sunday School for all ages. Preschoolers will meet in the preschool rooms. Grades 1-5 start in Solar City, break out into classrooms for lessons and activities, and then come back together for group games at the end. Our FaithWeaver Now curriculum allows all ages to learn the same story each week at their own level - that means the whole family can revisit what they learned together throughout the week. Make sure to grab a Family Connect paper each week from the check-in desk for ways to integrate each week s lesson into life at home. Jason Krute, Minister to Students jkrute@gcchapel.org Facebook: Jason Michelle Krute Sierra Young, Student Ministry Assistant syoung@gcchapel.org Facebook: Sierra Young This Morning: Today: Tuesday: Feb 17-19: 9:50 HS Sunday School in the Upper Youth Room 9:50 MS Sunday School in the Lower Youth Room 1-4 p.m. Church Picnic at Laurel Park 7-9 p.m. HS Youth Group (YG) 7-9 p.m. MS Youth Group (YG) For those who need to mark it on your caledar, we will be having our Winter Retreat on the weekend of February 17-19, We will be going to Logan Valley Christian Retreat. Details will follow in the new year, but please reserve this weekend early. 3P Discipleship: Reminder to parents: You are the most influential spiritual factor in your students lives. Please check out material on our resource page and walk beside your students on their faith journey A ministry to the age group 1824 is meeting at 7:00 tonight. We are working our way through the church s Doctrinal Guidelines for Teachers and Leaders. We are into Section D on Salvation. Please read ahead (available online: About Us Our Beliefs Doctrinal Guidelines) and come ready to interact.

6 JAMIE & DONNA ROOT, Awana International, Missouri Jamie oversees the Southern Missouri division of AWANA, operating out of Bolivar. He was saved thru the AWANA ministry and has served as Game Director, Commander and Zone Director. Donna was raised in a believing household and came to faith at age 9. Their daughter, Shannon, is quite involved and often travels with her parents. Jamie seeks to involve more churches in this ministry as a tool to help children in those churches learn the Word of God more effectively. Strategy includes meeting with pastors and church leaders as well as setting up booths at denominational conferences. Jamie and Donna s support level is at about 55% and Donna remains employed in order to support the ministry. Pray for an increased support level. THIS WEEK: Monday, October 10, :00 p.m. MOG Bible Study 6:30 p.m. New Beginnings 6:30 p.m. Missions Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Elder, Deacon, Deaconess Board Meetings 8:00 p.m. Piloga Tuesday, October 11, :00 a.m. MOPS and MOMSnext 11:00 a.m. Online Prayer Day Begins 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Precept Bible Study 7:00 p.m. WOG Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Group Wednesday, October 12, :00 a.m. WOG Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Precept Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Parent University 6:30 p.m. Financial Peace 7:00 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal Thursday, October 13, :55 p.m. Children s Choirs Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Awana 6:30 p.m. WOG Bible Study Oct Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 24 Nov. 26 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 UPCOMING EVENTS: Oasis Coat Drive All Family Great Skate Nite Martha Fellowship Martha Fellowship Mission Luncheon Discovering Grace Prayer Vigil at Planned Parenthood Amazing Race Koinonia 5th Sunday Lunch Girls Night Out Sharing Grace Daylight Savings Time Ends Prayer for Elections PrimeTimers Brown Bag Bingo Night Men s Breakfast Newcomers Luncheon Martha Fellowship Annual Congregational Mtg. Thanksgiving Pancake Breakfast and Praise Service Young Adults Brunch Light The Lights Koinonia Christmas Party Men s Breakfast

7 PRAYER REQUESTS, PRAISES & ANSWERS: Please note your prayer requests on today s response card. Also, remember to tell us how God answers. Mackenzie Tomazi is at Great Circle for a 30-day residential program. Please continue to pray for God s peace and comfort for the Tomazi family as they struggle through this issue. Also Cyndi would like prayer as she deals with depression and anxiety. Dixie Shafer asks for prayer for their son, Steve, who is to have a biopsy on his psoriasis to see if it is related to lymphoma. He is very depressed and not open to God. Also their daughter, Teri, who injured her knee and needs to find a church home. Dixie s sister, Ina, is recovering from knee replacement surgery and is trusting God for healing and pain relief. Shelley Edelman - Pray that God would put in place remembrances of Himself in the lives of my coworkers and they would receive Him as Savior. Jo Carnes is in the hospital due to a perforated ulcer and some complications. Pray for wisdom in treatment and a quick recovery. Joy Stanfill asks for prayers for her friend, Judy, who recently had knee replacement surgery. Pray for a quick and total recovery. Also Joy just had gall bladder surgery this past Friday. Pray for pain relief and a quick recovery. Steve & Diana Smith at Kentucky Mountain Mission: Pray the 600 treat bags handed out to kids during the Woolly Worm Festival this month will be taken and the tracts inside will be read. Diana is having surgery on October 25 to remove a small benign tumor on her foot. Pray for their camp Jr. staff workers as they are back in college and high school to shine for the Lord. Mark & Jodi Revell in Hungary: Praise for six believers they found at a refugee transitional home in Budapest. One was an employee, two women from Nigeria (both mothers of infants), a mother of four from Ethiopia, and a young couple from Afghanistan who have become Christians since arriving in Budapest. Please pray specifically for the Afghani couple who are the only Christians among the large population in the home. They are enthusiastic about their new faith and the smiles on their faces give testimony to the fact they are new creations. Pray God uses this sweet couple to draw others to himself. Also please pray God would provide additional Farsi/Afhani/Persian speaking Christians to minister among this group. Margi Trujillo fell and tumbled down a ravine while walking her dog last week. She separated her shoulder and re-injured her knee. She is in a sling and can t do much. Please pray for healing and strength. Mark & Marjorie Schoonover - Thanks for praying and we ask for continued prayer. Marjorie was diagnosed with MDS - myelodysplasdtic syndrome. We are meeting with the doctor for consultation on October 10 and October 14 with the possibility of Chemo starting on October 17. Pray for wisdom as we get over the shock of this diagnosis and seek His direction as we go through the next steps of treatment. God knows and is ordering our steps so we are trusting Him to lead us these next weeks. Barbara Krug - My mother has been diagnosed with pneumonia. She is still praying for the Lord to take her and would appreciate prayer for that to be His will for her. We are asking for mercy and that she will just sleep away into His arms. They are giving her medication to help the discomfort. Please pray for wisdom for myself regarding whether to go back now or wait. Ongoing prayers for long term health battles: Ellen Crahen, Harry Yeakey, Joyce Bowman, Art Kiehne, Roger Rodgers, Leon Arnold, Sheri Libby, Chelle Bell, John Wagner, Bob Shields, Bill Bathman, Mackenzie & Cyndi Tomazi, and Pat Van Housen. Also remember our troops and first responders serving at home and around the world.

8 WELCOME to Grace Community Chapel! NEWCOMERS NEXT STEPS will help those who are new to Grace become acquainted with the staff and find out how they can become a part of our community of believers. Please use today s response card to RSVP and let us know if you need childcare. DISCOVERING GRACE - a class about the doctrine and core values of GCC. The next class is October 23 at 4:30. SHARING GRACE - a class about our church culture and the passion we have to Reach Up, Reach In and Reach Out. The next class is November 6 at 2:00 pm in the Lower Youth area. NEWCOMERS LUNCHEON - If you ve never attended one, join us in Hope Hall for a catered lunch hosted by the ministry staff. The next luncheon is November 13 at 12:30. Join us for 11 hours of prayer on October 11. We will be praying non-stop from 11 am to 10 pm that day. This day of prayer will be done online through our website. Sign up at gcchapel.org/prayer. Ministry Staff Dair Hileman dair@gcchapel.org Mark Schoonover - mschoonover@gcchapel.org David Earley - dearley@gcchapel.org Barbara Coghlan - bcoghlan@gcchapel.org Jason Krute - jkrute@gcchapel.org Sierra Young - syoung@gcchapel.org Carrie Fisher cfisher@gcchapel.org Senior Pastor Director of Adult Ministries Director of Worship Arts Director of Outreach Ministries Minister to Students Student Ministries Assistant Director of Children s Ministries Grace Community Chapel 7661 Mexico Road St. Peters, MO office@gcchapel.org website at: CCLI # CVLI # Follow us on Facebook - grace community chapel