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Dr. James R. Young, III
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
Senior Pastor
Sunday, September 3 9:25am Worship Service 10:55am Worship Service 5:00pm Marriage Matters Monday, September 4 - Church and Athletic offices closed Tuesday, September 5 7:00am Men’s Prayer Group 9:30am Women’s Prayer Group 9:45am Ladies Bible Study - off this week Wednesday, September 6 6:30am Mancake 5:30pm Dinner 6:30pm Worship, Amazing Graceland, Jr & Sr High 7:30pm Men’s Pickup Basketball in the Grace Gym 8:30pm College Mid-Week Bible Study Thursday, September 7 9:00am Pickle Ball in the Gym Saturday, September 9 7:00am Men’s Pickup Basketball in the Grace Gym
September 10 September 13-16 September 15 September 24 September 27 - November 5 September 29 October 1 October 4 October 6 October 13-15 October 20 October 22 October 27 November 1 November 5 November 8 November 23 November 24 December 3 December 6 December 10 December 25 December 26 January 1
Grace Groups meet Christian Mobile Dental Clinic Houston FCA Pre-Game Dinner Grace Venture Sunday 40 Days for Life Houston FCA Pre-Game Dinner Grace Groups meet Mancake Houston FCA Pre-Game Dinner Sr High Fall Trip Houston FCA Pre-Game Dinner New Members Class Houston FCA Pre-Game Dinner Mancake Grace Groups meet Veterans Event Thanksgiving - Church and Athletic offices closed Thanksgiving - Church and Athletic offices closed Grace Groups meet Mancake Christmas Concert Christmas break - Church and Athletic offices closed Christmas break - Church and Athletic offices closed New Years Day - Church and Athletic offices closed
9750 Wolf River Blvd. Germantown, TN 38139 | www.graceevan.org | 901.756.7444
Jim Umlauf Minister of Worship
Chris Leuck Minister to 20s&30s / Men’s Ministry
Kim Killebrew Women’s Ministry
Brent Wilkins Director of Admin. and Operations
Rev. Randy Carstens
Rev. Johnathan Todd
Minister of Adult Discipleship/ Children’s Ministry Pastor
Missions Pastor
Kyle Jacobson
Brady Johnston College Ministry
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sr. High Youth Minister
Missy Scruggs Sr. High Girls Director
Max Schlesinger Jr. High Youth Minister
Madison McLendon Jr. High Girls Director
GRACE ATHLETICS Kevin Wieters
OPENING PRAYER
Exec. Dir. Grace Athletic Ministry
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling When All Thy Mercies Rock of Ages
Scott Elliott Athletic Director
Rev. Justin McCain
Jim Umlauf
Pastor of Athletics/Young Adults
OFFERTORY COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING Words: Robert Robinson, Music: Asahel Nettleton
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing thy grace Streams of mercy, never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it Mount of thy unchanging love Here I raise my Ebenezer Here there by thy great help I've come And I hope, by thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God He, to rescue me from danger Interposed His precious blood O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let that grace now, like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for thy courts above Here's my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for thy courts above
SERMON NOTES
LIFE TOGETHER
Kim Killebrew
Philippians 4:8 A Debtor to Mercy Alone You are the LORD, the King, Redeemer
PASTORAL PRAYER OFFERTORY
Les Newsom Missy Scruggs
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
SERMON
Les Newsom
“Mesmerized by Jesus” Mark 9:1-10
CLOSING More and More of Thee
Services begin promptly at 9:25 and 10:55
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If you’re new to our church, we want your visit to be worshipful, informative, and comfortable. Along with the worship service, there are many other resources available including Sunday School for nursery through 5th grade, youth ministries, and adult classes. They’re a great way to more intimately find the pulse of who we are as a church and connect with others. Just ask any one of our greeters to direct the way. You can find much more on our website at graceevan.org. We’re glad to have you.
FR/SR BRINNER is next Sun, save the date! All Sr and Freshman are invited. Please join us! YSE will begin again on Tues and will meet every Tues month. Contact Molly Hamm or Alyssa Larson for more info. SOPH SOCIAL will be Fri at 7pm. We’re going to Golf and Games and we will meet at Grace!
Mission Sunday at GEC is Sept 24! Dr. Young will be back preaching; members of the Grace Venture Committee will be presenting “Grace Venture Outcomes – 14 Years of Live More Simply; Give More Sacrificially; Accomplish the Great Commission”; Taste of Grace, our classy, church-wide picnic will be that evening. Mark your calendar!
EVANGELISM EXPLOSION CLASS
CMDC needs volunteers Sept 13-16 for evangelism, 8:30am-12pm at Spirit of Truth, 4973 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, 8:30am - noon, lunch is provided. Contact Mike Heath at 901.832.9269.
MAKE A PRAYERFUL STAND FOR LIFE The Life MIT invites you to join them every Fri & Sat from 10am– noon, Sept 27 through Nov 5 at Planned Parenthood (2430 Poplar Ave). Make a prayerful stand for life and register your time to stand at the Info desk this Sunday or at graceventure.org. We also need you to sign the statement of peace at 40DaysforLife.com/Memphis. Contact Peggy Daugherty (493-2720) for info or questions regarding registration.
GOL = GRACE ONLINE An interactive email discussion group for members of Grace & current regular attenders. Interested? Go to graceevan.org and click on the media link, where you can find directions on how to join.
Would you like to learn how to share your faith in Christ with others... bringing people from unbelief to belief? EE is a 10-week class that trains Jesus followers how to share their faith. Begins Sept10, at 9:25am. Contact Tom Jordan (568-2185) to sign up.
MANCAKE is for ALL MEN of ALL AGES. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month for a hand-crafted breakfast, some brotherly fellowship, and a led book discussion. But don’t worry—no one forces you to talk, and just listening is perfectly cool. This year’s book is The God of Promise, by Michael Horton. You can download this week’s reading by going to graceevan.org/ mancake. We start at 6:30 am SHARP and promise to get you out the door by 7:24. Also, for our kickoff, Greg Strawn will throw his ample delts into kitchen service along with Wayne and me, so you know it’s going to be tasty. Hey gents—people always say they want to go deeper. Well here’s your big opp. Hope to see you there.
GRACEEVAN.ORG/SRHIGH
John 21
GIRLS BEFORE SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY – THIS FRIDAY. Meet in The Refuge at 7am for a Bible study, breakfast and a ride to school! GIRL’S AFTERNOON AT THE GERMANTOWN FESTIVAL – Next Sun, meet in The Refuge at 12:15pm for an afternoon of food and shopping with the girls! Bring $. Signups begin Wed to reserve a spot in a van! FALL RETREAT Save the date. Oct 27-29. Sign up begins Sept 24 @ 830am – ONLINE. More Details TBA. PARENTS if you’re not receiving Jr. High emails, contact Max at (
[email protected]). GRACEEVAN.ORG/JRHIGH
HOUSTON FCA PRE-GAME DINNERS Be a part of the Houston FCA MIT. We need servers (anyone) and men that can hang out with the players and coaches during the pre-game meal. The dinners are hosted at Grace Evan on Fridays, 2:45-3:45pm on Sept 1, 15, 29, Oct 6, 20 & 27. Contact Gary Gleason (212-8323).
While the Young’s are on the mission field, here’s your “A” team of the home field lineup! Solid teaching from solid pastors in September!
We’re serving fried chicken, Cole slaw and baked beans. Bloodworth serves
Our next class us October 22, 12:15pm. To register, contact Cindy Shriver (
[email protected]).
FIRST WEDNESDAY is this week for 1st - 3rd grade. It’s a Glow Party! Wear white or neon and we’ll learn about the Beatitudes. MISSION PROJECT This month through Sept 24, Amazing Graceland kids will be collecting school supplies for local missions. Drop off these items in the container near the Fastrak check-in. Contact Wege Crigler (
[email protected]) for questions. 4th & 5th GRADE BOYS PARTY Sept 10, 12:152:30pm at Grace Evan. Lunch provided. Bring a bathing suit and towel for water slide. 4th & 5th GRADE GIRLS PARTY Sept 10, 2:304:30pm at Grace Evan. Bring a bathing suit and towel for water slide. SUBS NEEDED Thank you to the Lord and to you! All of our volunteer opportunities have been filled! We’re now compiling a vital list of subs for Amazing Graceland. Contact Wege (
[email protected]) GRACEEVAN.ORG/AMAZINGGRACELAND
BASKETBALL REGISTRATION opening soon!!! Crosscheck, Recreational, Instructional. Fun for all ages and skill level. We need men and women of Grace Evan who could lead a Gospel centered devotional before our Flag & Tackle games. Contact Justin McCain if interested STAY CONNECTED with Grace Athletics and follow us on social media: www.facebook.com/graceathletics; www.twitter.com/GECAthletics; www.instagram.com/graceathletics
10/1/2016 - 8/27 /2017 GENERAL OFFERINGS – FISCAL YTD: This year = $4,219,410 Behind Last Year = - $6,110 Ahead of 3-Year Average = + $104,240 GRACE VENTURE: Given to / Given Away / Balance = $153,726 / 111,486 / 58,101 Distributed this week: Cricket Tournament for Indian Community - $2,000
