The Daily Disciple July 2018
One-Minute Summary A quick review of the most important information in the newsletter. Pastor Joel introduces the Forty Day Prayer Covenant on page 2. Will you commit to make 2018 a Summer of Prayer? Check out page 3 for the 40 Day Prayer Covenant Card! Our mission trip is days away! We are so excited for what God is going to do in and through us during the week. For more information on the mission trip and other summer events flip over to pg. 5. Page 9 has some exciting news about VBS this year! During Pastor Joel s sermon on May 20th, he mentioned 59 One Anothers in the New Testament. The list can be found on page 13 & 14. 1
A word from Pastor Joel Dear Church, Have you ever felt that your prayer life was lacking? Do you want to grow in prayer and are not sure where to start? This summer at First Church, we are encouraging you to take part in the Forty Day Prayer Covenant. The Prayer Covenant is a simple, pre-written prayer that you pray each day for yourself and for another person. The prayer covers ten important topics, including grace, love, compassion, and repentance. The hope is that as you pray each day, you become more comfortable in prayer and develop your relationship with God. The goal of the Prayer Covenant is that two or more people decide to follow Jesus together. You make a commitment to pray this prayer for at least one other person for the rest of the summer. As with anything else, growing in prayer takes time and experience. The Prayer Covenant can be a tool that God uses to grow and mature you in your prayer life, and in your relationship with him as a whole. Imagine what God can do as you pray daily for yourself and another person! The Prayer Covenant is also a way for us to remain connected as a church throughout the busy summer. Weekends in the summer are often consumed with family vacations, camping trips, and sports camps. The Prayer Covenant is a way we can remain united together, even if we may not see each other every Sunday. As you pray for another person, you can also pray the Prayer Covenant for First Church and the New Knoxville community. Imagine what God can do when his children unite together in prayer! Each week, we will post reminders, scripture, and other encouragements on our Facebook page. Beginning the week of June 24, we will focus on each one of the ten themes in the Prayer Covenant. This schedule will bring us right up to the start of the Sunday School year. More information about the Prayer Covenant, including downloadable copies of the prayer, can be found on our website and www.prayercovenant.org. Join us as we commit to make 2018 a summer of prayer and seek the Lord together as one church! In Christ, Pastor Joel 2
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A word from our Youth Pastor Tory We are just days away from our New Knoxville Summer Mission Trip! We cannot wait to see how God uses us during our week serving at home. We will be serving all of the community. I am excited to see our students plug in and serve in ways that they can continue to do throughout the school year. Here is our schedule for the week. We would LOVE to have you serve with us during the week. If you want to get involved please contact Tory Breitigan or Amy Reineke. Monday, July 8th: Morning: Lima Soup Kitchen Afternoon: Elmwood Nursing Home Evening: New Knoxville Community Cookout Tuesday, July 10th: ALL DAY: Love New Knoxville Day! We will be doing yard work for people around the community, a free car wash, baking cookies for people, service projects around the church, etc. If you would like some yard work done or know of anyone that could use the help, please let me know! Wednesday, July 11th: Morning: Agape Summer Food Program Bag Packing Afternoon: Elmwood Nursing Home Evening: Campout at St. Mary s State Park This week is going to be awesome! We are so excited to see how God uses us to be the hands and feet of Christ to our community and the surrounding counties. Here is a list of things that we still need: Drivers for each day People to help prepare and set out breakfast each morning Help with the community cookout Two men to stay overnight with us at the camp ground on Wednesday night, July 11 th We would also really appreciate all of your prayers. Below you will find a list of students going on the trip and a list of things to be praying for. Leaders: Amy Reineke, Tory Breitigan, Jake Breitigan and Annette Thompson. 5
Students: Morgan Leffel, Sammy Anspach, Tori Lammers, Riley Thobe, Jacklynn Leffel, Carly Fledderjohann, Jared Osborne, Ellie Gabel, Avery Henschen, Max Henschen, Carsyn Henschen, Erica Weadock, Matthew Michael, Gavin Reineke, Haley Fledderjohann, Becca Leffel, Caroline Leffel, Mia Metzger, Kate Tinnerman, Kaylee Egbert, Noah Pax, Andrew Poppe. Prayer Needs: Pray for our students and leaders. Pray for the people and the work we will be doing at Lima Soup Kitchen, Agape and Elmwood Nursing Home. Pray that we would serve Christ with a good attitude through out the week. Pray for safety. Pray for our students to be deeply impacted by the people they meet and the things they are going to be apart of. Pray for our students and leaders to show Christ s love to everyone we meet. Pray for God to do a mighty work in and through our group. Blessings, Tory Breitigan Mark Your Calendar s: - Junior and Senior High Students: We will not be having bible study during the week of the mission trip. -The final bible study for high school will be on July 23 rd at 11:00AM. The final junior high bible study will be on July 26 th. -July 25 will be our final summer event! We will be going to Sky Zone in Dayton. Please keep your eyes on the bulletin for more information. 6
Dear First Church, thank you for the beautiful rose for our 60 th anniversary. God has truly blessed us. Lee & Gloria Schroer Dear First Church, we extend a heartfelt thank you to Pastor Joel and the entire staff for making the memorial service for Martha Settlage so memorable. Thank you to the ladies who coordinated the luncheon and all those who brought wonderful food. It was very much appreciated by all! Sincerely, the Family of Martha Settlage Dear First Church, Thank you so much for the awesome gift for my graduation. I know that I will get great use of it. I truly appreciate all that you guys do from Wonderful Wednesdays to Vacation Bible School, which I will miss greatly this year! Sincerely, Caitlin Lammers Dear First Church, Thank you so much for the book Let the Journey Begin. I am very excited to read it and learn more about God. This will be a very good read before I go to college. I really appreciate it! Thanks again! Brittany Bambauer Dear First Church, We can t put into words how grateful we are for First Church of New Knoxville s support of the Barnabas Ministry. May the living God continue to anoint His gospel in power as you continue to lift up His son in your community and beyond. Dave & Joanne Kimberly Dear First Church, thank you for the rose in honor of our 55 th wedding anniversary. Jay & Kathleen Elshoff 7
Dear First Church, Thank you for remembering our anniversary with the beautiful red rose. All the greetings after church made our day! God Bless you all. Larry and Becky Longworth Dear First Church thank you for the beautiful rose in honor of our wedding anniversary. We are grateful to have been together for 69 years. Roger & Ruby Settlage Dear First Church, Thank you for the rose bouquet for our anniversary. Marilee and Roger Eversman. June 2018 Facts & Figures Date: Offering: Attend: Mission or Fund 6/3 $ 1778.00 196 General Fund 6/10 $ 1703.00 138 Radio Fund 6/17 $ 1623.00 153 Building Improvements & Technology 6/24 $1,557.50 149 Elevator Modernization The June mission projects were for Salvation Army in Lima, Ohio and the Auglaize Co. Fair Gospel Tent. Happy Anniversary! James & Beverly Reineke-June 30, 1962-56 years Wayne & Nancy Bambauer-July 16, 1960-58 years Darrel & Mary Kuck-July 18, 1964-54 years 8
New Knoxville Community Vacation Bible School 2018 Vacation Bible School was amazing this year! The kids were great and had such a fun week learning about their Savior. We raised a total of $1,868.93 and donated that money towards school uniforms for kids in Lima, Ohio. We also donated canned good to Agape in St. Mary s. 9
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Opportunities to become more Rooted & Grow in your Faith Men's Bible Study is every Sunday morning at 8:00 am in the ministry center youth room. The Gathering will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Social Room during July and August. This small discussion group digs a little deeper into the previous Sunday s scripture passages and sermon message using Pastor Joel s weekly questions. Grand Adults Fellowship meets on Tuesdays at 2:00 pm in the ministry center youth room. You are invited to come and play cards or games and enjoy some friendship and food. Call Becky Huston at 419-7532230 if you need to arrange for transportation. The New Knoxville Historical Society will be open the fourth Sunday of the month from June through October. Four buildings the barn, the doctor s office, the summer kitchen and the log cabin will be available for touring. The house, however, is closed until further notice as it is cleaned and renovated following the malfunction of a dehumidifier in the basement in May. Our goal is to have the house open for the annual Heritage Days in September, which will include chili and a band concert. Mid-Year Pledge Card Reminder Thank you to all who have turned in your 2018 pledge cards. If you have not done so, we encourage you to send your card or drop it off to the church office at your earliest convenience. Your pledge to the general fund supports the day to day operations that allow First Church to minister both within and outside its walls. Call Connie Schroer at 419-753-2446 if you have any questions. The Bloodmobile will be at the American Legion in New Knoxville on Tuesday, July 21st from Noon 6:00 p.m. 11
July Offerings 2018 The mission projects in July are Elizabeth New Life Pregnancy Center, and the Sheffields who serve with New Tribe Missions. Financial Summary for May 2018 General Operating Fund Balance $69,642.06 Benevolent Fund Balance $39,540.11 VBS Fund Balance $6,445.12 Radio Ministry Fund Balance $30,979.65 Music Ministry Fund Balance $4,254.38 Bequest & Endowment Fund Balance $118,020.95 Camp Fund Balance $10,448.34 Jr. High Youth Fund Balance $2,325.33 Sr. High Youth Fund Balance $5,563.84 Christian Women s Fund Balance $7,678.17 Outreach & Evangelism Balance $15,035.70 Sunday School Fund Balance $2,614.69 Temporary Undesignated Gifts Balance $91,039.70 Those In Need Fund Balance $7,749.81 Building Technology & Improvements Bal. $6,827.66 Building Maintenance Fund Balance $197,642.75 Breakdown of building fund balance: Elevator Modernization $54,796.56 Sanctuary Painting $14,395.00 Don & Lil Schrolucke estate gift $104,500.00 Avail. For Regular Maintenance $23,951.19 More detail is available by calling treasurer, Connie Schroer Follow us on social media! Instagram-firstchurchnk Facebook-First Church of New Knoxville, Ohio Sermon.net-subscribe to First Church of NK 12
The 59 One Anothers of the New Testament On May 20, Pastor Joel talked about the importance of encouraging one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. During the sermon, he mentioned the 59 One Another commands in the New Testament. All of them are listed below. How can you encourage someone today? 1. Be at peace with each other. (Mark 9:50) 2. Wash one another s feet. (John 13:14) 3. Love one another (John 13:34) 4. Love one another (John 13:34) 5. Love one another (John 13:35) 6. Love one another (John 15:12) 7. Love one another (John 15:17) 8. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love (Romans 12:10) 9. Honor one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10) 10. Live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16) 11. Love one another (Romans 13:8) 12. Stop passing judgment on one another. (Romans 14:13) 13. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you (Romans 15:7) 14. Instruct one another. (Romans 15:14) 15. Greet one another with a holy kiss (Romans 16:16) 16. When you come together to eat, wait for each other. (I Cor. 11:33) 17. Have equal concern for each other. (I Corinthians 12:25) 18. Greet one another with a holy kiss. (I Corinthians 16:20) 19. Greet one another with a holy kiss. (II Corinthians 13:12) 20. Serve one another in love. (Galatians 5:13) 21. If you keep on biting and devouring each other you will be destroyed by each other. (Galatians 5:15) 22. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. (Galatians 5:26) 23. Carry each other s burdens (Galatians 6:2) 24. Be patient, bearing with one another in love. (Ephesians 4:2) 25. Be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32) 26. Forgiving each other (Ephesians 4:32) 13
27. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. (Ephesians 5:19) 28. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. (Ephesians 5:21) 29. In humility consider others better than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3) 30. Do not lie to each other (Colossians 3:9) 31. Bear with each other (Colossians 3:13) 32. Forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. (Colossians 3:13) 33. Teach [one another] (Colossians 3:16) 34. Admonish one another (Colossians 3:16) 35. Make your love increase and overflow for each other. (I Thessalonians 3:12) 36. Love each other. (I Thessalonians 4:9) 37. Encourage each other (I Thessalonians 4:18) 38. Encourage each other I Thessalonians 5:11) 39. Build each other up (I Thessalonians 5:11) 40. Encourage one another daily Hebrews 3:13) 41. Spur one another on toward love and good deeds. (Hebrews 10:24) 42. Encourage one another. (Hebrews 10:25) 43. Do not slander one another. (James 4:11) 44. Don t grumble against each other (James 5:9) 45. Confess your sins to each other (James 5:16) 46. Pray for each other. (James 5:16) 47. Love one another deeply, from the heart. (I Peter 3:8) 48. Live in harmony with one another (I Peter 3:8) 49. Love each other deeply (I Peter 4:8) 50. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. (I Peter 4:9) 51. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others (I Peter 4:10) 52. Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another (I Peter 5:5) 53. Greet one another with a kiss of love. (I Peter 5:14) 54. Love one another. (I John 3:11) 55. Love one another. (I John 3:23) 56. Love one another. (I John 4:7) 57. Love one another. (I John 4:11) 58. Love one another. (I John 4:12) 59. Love one another. (II John 5) 14
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