- 1- WELCOME to Broken Bow Evangelical Free bridge of hope community church Our Mission: Leading People Into A Growing Relationship With Jesus Christ Our Vision: Empowered by CHRIST Giving HELP HOPE and a loving HOME August 12, 2018
- 2 - TODAY S WORSHIP SCHEDULE Opening Song Our God Welcome and Announcements Praise Songs My Savior, My God Unto God Offering Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 5:9-21 Page 966 SP Page 1147 LP Children are dismissed for Children s Church in Room A Message The Ministry of Reconciliation Guest Speaker - Pastor Luther Eatman Closing Song Blessed Assurance Church Staff: Senior Pastor Pastor Tim Peterson Email: royaltim57@gmail.com Cell: 308-440-2039 Worship Pastor Doug Stewart Email: doug@bowefc.org Home Phone: 308-872-6537 Office Manager Geri Johnson Email: secretary@bowefc.org Church Office Hours 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Mon.-Thurs. 2079 Memorial Drive, PO Box 544, Broken Bow, NE 68822 308-872-3000
- 3 - TODAY S ACTIVITIES 8:00 AM Praise Team Practice 9:00 AM Prayer 9:30 AM Adult Sunday School 9:30 AM Children s Sunday School 9:30 AM Broken Bow Care and Rehab Church Service 10:45 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Warriors (Sr. High Youth) in the Challenge Center FOR YOUR INFORMATION Sunday School Class Schedules - Posted throughout the facilities. Visitors - If you are visiting with us today, we would like to give you a Welcome Packet and a booklet called The God Questions. In the Welcome Packet you will learn more about Broken Bow E- Free Church and all of our ministries. Welcome Packets and the booklet are available on the Information Table in the lobby or ask an Usher or Greeter for assistance. Thanks for worshiping with us today. Nursery - Is available for any infants and toddlers under the age of 3. The nursery is located off of the Activities Room in Rooms D and E. Children s Church - Is available for children ages 3 through 1st grade in Room A. Children will be dismissed prior to the sermon. Children s Bulletins - Are available in the foyer and contain Bible activity pages for kids. The green ones are for ages 3-6 and the blue ones are for ages 7-12. Song Sheets - If you have a hard time seeing the words on the screen, yellow song sheets are available in the foyer. Questions - Ushers are available to answer questions or to help find what you are looking for. Watch and Listen Online - If you cannot make it to church or if you are visiting out of town, you can still be a part of the Worship Service by watching the live broadcast at www.bowefc.org. You can also watch or listen to previously recorded services.
- 4 - ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday School Round-Up - Will be on Sunday, August 19th, beginning at 9:15 AM with a Cowboy Breakfast and Fellowship followed by an introductory class from 10:00-10:30 AM in the Challenge Center. All families with kids are invited to come. There are separate classes for Preschool, K-2, 3-5, Middle School and High School, and Parents. Nursery care will be available. Learn about the Bible and how it ap- Membership Classes - If you would like to become a member of BB- EFC or explore what membership is about, please join us on Wednesday, August 15th, and Wednesday, August 29th, at 7:00 PM in Room 101 (kitchen) in the Challenge Center. Pastor Tim and Dan Anderson will be leading this class. Thursday Women s Bible Study - will begin meeting on Thursday, September 6th, at 10:00 AM. They will be studying The Armor of God, by Phyllis Shirer, which is based on Ephesians 6. Please see or call Sally Armstrong or Gaylean Olson for more information. The Parenting Adventure - Jan Mathers, author of Finding Adventure in the Ordinary-Survival Tips for Parenting, shares fun ideas any mom can use as well as what has made a difference in her life. Entertainment will be by BB High School Vocal Ensemble. It will be on Sunday, September 9th, at 2:00 PM at the Broken Bow Country Club. The cost is $10 (which includes dessert). Please make checks to The Parenting Adventure and send to: Beth Smith, 44306 Road 786, Broken Bow, NE 68822, by August 31st. For more information call 308-872- 6250 or email poet_rpsmith@hotmail.com. Are you uncomfortable meeting with a large group? There are several in our congregation that would like to meet one on one or with a few to grow in God s Word. If you are one of these, please contact the church office. Financial Report So grateful for the generous, giving hearts of this church body! August 5th Giving $8,231
- 5 - ANNOUNCEMENTS 2018 Thank you to anyone that helped in anyway to make our 2nd Annual Gospel Music Festival a huge success. All the proceeds will be divided between the Hispanic Ministry in Broken Bow and Homeward Trail Bible Camp. Special Offering - We will be taking a special offering today (basket in the Foyer) to help Pastor Luther Eatman and his wife, Lanita, be able to go on the trip to Israel in 2020. If donating by check, please make the check payable to BB-EFC and put Eatmans - Israel on the memo line. Grief Support Group - The Berean Bible Church in Broken Bow has started a Grief Share Group on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM. Contact 308-214-1126 for more information. Celebrate Recovery -This ministry meets at BB-EFC in the Challenge Center on Monday evenings from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM with fellowship time following. It is designed to be a support to anyone who has a hurt, hang-up or habit that is hindering their life. Pray for this group that it will be a safe place for people to come and grow in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Pray also that the message of this ministry goes out into the community. Serving Today: Nursery: : James and Michaela Bissonette, Shayleigh Coleman Children s Church: Alynn Coleman, Amanda Nekuda Ushers: Craig Safranek, Chris Christensen, Virgil Ottun, and Lonnie McCullough Greeters: John and Gwen Kugler Serving Next Week: Nursery: Matt, Leah and Maggie Peterson Children s Church: Bev May, Sally Armstrong, Daniel Flint
- 6 - THIS WEEK Monday, August 13, 2018 3:30 PM Monday Afternoon Bible Study (Challenge Center) 7:00 PM Recovery (Challenge Center) 7:30 PM LIFE-Group for Women (at Wanda Anderson s) Tuesday, August 14, 2018 6:30 AM Men s Bible Study @ BB-EFC 1:30 PM Tuesday Afternoon Ladies Bible Study @ Custer Heights Wednesday, August 15, 2018 9:30 AM Wednesday Morning Ladies Bible Study Thursday, August 16, 2018 8:00 PM Leadership Team Meeting UPCOMING CALENDAR August 19 Sunday School Round-Up 9:15 AM - Challenge Center 22 Missions Committee Meeting 1:30 PM 25 Men s Breakfast @ Tumbleweed Café 7:00 AM Birthdays and Anniversaries For August Please pickup a postcard on the table in the foyer.
- 7 - PRAYER AND PRAISE Prayer Requests - If you have a prayer request, please let the office know so that we can lift you up in prayer. Either call Pastor Tim or the church office or send by email to either one. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Donna McIntosh - Healing from shoulder surgery. Elissa Simmons - Receiving answers to prayer. Dean Ostrander - Recovering from surgery. Johnnie Gugierrez - Upgraded to skilled care. Pray for: Pray for our nation s Supreme Court Others who are dealing with health issues. Others who have lost loved ones in the past year. PRAISE God for: Waynard Anderson - He is doing well and in a good place Healing received by so many of our congregation this year. New decisions for Christ! Church membership growth. BB-EFC Missionary of the Week - BB-EFC Missionary of the Week - Pastor Luther and Lanita Eatman, with Bridge of Hope in Kansas City, KS, write that for the first time in the history of BOH, some of their youth participated in Challenge! (EFCA national youth conference). They learned about how to make Bold Moves for Christ and while there, they were sent out into Kansas City to participate in various service projects. BOH is so grateful for the way these teens practiced the bold moves that they had learned - fruit is already evident. Please keep their youth group in prayer as they build on the foundation set at Challenge. Pray for Our Local Churches: Lillian Church of Christ, Pastor Roger Sloan Pray for a Midwest District Church: Church, North Platte, NE, Pastor Andy Pull Bethel Evangelical Free
- 8- SERMON NOTES The Ministry of Reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:9-21 1. A Ministry of Accountability 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 2. A Ministry of Integrity 2 Corinthians 5:11-13 3. A Ministry of Charity 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 4. A Ministry of Authority 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 What is in store for next week? Jesus Is Equal With God John 5:16-24 Sermons are available online at www.bowefc.org