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Rev. Dr. Melissa Pratt At the Movies-I Am Not Ashamed Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. Luke 15:1-2 1 Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." Rachel didn’t just fall in love with Jesus, but she also fell in love with His __________________. It was her living faith that made her dying confession so powerful! The Big Question: Do we ________________ as Jesus loved? SINNERS When Jesus reached out to call people, He never saw what they ______________________, but He saw what they could ______________________. Luke 7:36-50 Don’t miss Jesus’ strategic question in verse 44: Simon, “Do you ____________________ this woman?” One difference between the Pharisee and Jesus is the way they _________________ and ________________ people. OUTCASTS THE POOR Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.” Luke 14:13-14 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed." To be unashamed of the Gospel is to witness about Christ, but it is also to love __________________, to welcome the ________________, and to care for the _________________. Announcements & Upcoming Events Thank you TVCOG! Thank you all for reaching out to the community this weekend by either donating or serving the community! Be praying for the two events happening today as we do family haircuts and have the teacher’s appreciation banquet. Club 23 / Young Adult Group –Series Address The Mess” If you are in your 20’s & 30’s and have never checked out Sunday School, now is the time! Address the Mess is a series that reminds us how our messes may actually be our best opportunity to move toward God and God’s best opportunity to do something incredible through us. See Pastor Brenda if you have questions! Adult Sunday School Class Pastor Rich Kelly will be leading Sunday school in the Green Room for the month of July. He will be teaching on the life of the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah. If you have not gotten plugged into Sunday school yet, now is the time! 9:30AM every Sunday. Grab a cup of coffee and come join us. Heartbeat Mom & Baby Pictures – 7/29 As an outreach, JanMarie Photography will be taking Mom and Baby photos on July 29 th and Heartbeat is asking for $25 sponsorships for each session. Please see Angie Williams or mark your blue card if you would like to be a sponsor. Family Fun Day – 08/05 Every year we go into the community at the Kmart in Teays Valley to provide a family fun day for the community! We will have free food, games, inflatables, face painting and fun! We need donations of individual size chips, canned pop & coolers with ice, and canopies. Most importantly, we need YOU to be there to set up, mingle with the people, serve food, tear down, or provide security. It is a big annual event that the community looks forward to and we need everyone’s help. Please make your blue card with how you can help this year. TVCOG Men’s Softball League Schedule All games will be played at Eleanor City Park ball fields and games will be from 6pm-7pm or 8pm-9pm. See our schedule below. Support our team! Tue 07/11 TV Baptist Blue Uniform 6PM Tue 07/18 Catholic Church Orange Uniform 8PM Mon 07/24 FB Methodist Blue Uniform 8PM “Moms of Teens” Group –– 07/10 Mom’s of teens please join us as we study, “Desperate: Seeking Simplicity… Finding the Cross” by Cindi Wood. We will be gathering for devotions and various social events this summer so bring a friend and join us! We will be meeting at Joy Holbrook’s home on July 10th at 6:30pm. Mark your blue card if you would like more information. Mom’s Fat Patty’s Lunch – 07/11 Join us for lunch at Fat Patty’s for any mom with kids still at home that can come socialize and have lunch together. We meet at 11:30AM. CWC Tupperware Party – 07/11 The Christian Women’s Connection will be meeting on July 11 th from 6pm-8pm in the Fellowship Hall and will host a Tupperware Party to benefit missionaries! All are welcome to attend and you may buy items for the missionaries as well as items for yourself! Bring your friends and neighbors. Refreshments will be provided. Healthy Grandfamilies – 7/11 – 8/8 West Virginia State University in partnership with Kanawha County Schools is offering a free program for grandparents raising their grandchildren. This nine- week course offered at Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene, will meet Tuesdays beginning July 11 th , and will give you information that can help both you and your grandchild. Free childcare and lunch provided. Pre-register by calling Yvonne Lee at 304-766-3098 / Yvonne.lee@wvstateu@edu. Hobbs Baby Shower – 07/15 Darcia Painter wishes to invite all ladies to attend a baby shower for Sarah Hobbs on Saturday, July 15 th at 1pm at Cross Lanes United Methodist located at 5320 Frontier Drive in Cross Lanes. Sarah is having a boy and is registered at Target. Young at Heart – 07/17 Those 55 and over are invited to join us on the 3 rd Monday of each month at 12PM in the Student Center for a carry-in lunch. Bring a generous dish to share and enjoy a time of fellowship. Our next gathering will be July 17 th . Foster Parent Informational Meeting – 07/17 If you have ever considered changing the life of a child forever by being a foster parent then you will want to come to this informational meeting and learn more about it. This meeting will be presented by Necco. Manly Meal – 07/18 All men are invited for a fellowship lunch at Fireside Grill in Teays Valley at 12PM on Tuesday, July 18th. This men’s group meets for a monthly lunch and time of fellowship at various restaurants from Charleston to Barboursville. Rippling Waters Summer Celebration/Camp Meeting – 07/23-07/28 You don’t want to miss the Kick Off Concert with The Ball Brothers at 6PM on Sunday, 7/23 at Rippling Waters Campground. Guest speaker for the week is Rev. Kerry Robinson, Pastor, Eastside Church of God, Anderson, Indiana and Worship will be led by Rev. Scott Hodge of Landmark First church of God. The services will be held at 7PM every evening Monday – Friday at Rippling Waters. We will NOT have services at TVCOG the Wednesday night of Campmeeting and encourage you all to attend the services at Rippling Waters. Pray for our Missionaries Brian & Jennifer Richardson – International – Jesus Films Terence & Christy Van Dam – Japan Tim & Kim Wardell – South Dakota Missionaries to the Lakota Indians P.J. Elkins – Pro-Life Ministry to Latvia Angie Williams / Heartbeat of the Valley – Local single mom’s ministry Sheila Martin / The Rock – Local Men’s Addiction Recovery Ministry “Come Together” Capital Campaign Update Last Week’s Campaign Giving: $2,370 Given to date: $350,943 July 9, 2017
