Pastors:FredJones(405)699-1255•MattBarrie(479)629-2267 January12,2018 Facetime

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TheBadgerfamilyholidaysarefilledwithmedicalcatastrophes.

Oneyear,MelissaBadger'sniecestoppedbreathingattheThanksgivingtablebecauseofastrepinfection.In2003,Badger'ssoncamedownwithaseverefeverandendedupintheemergencyroomonChristmas.

OnChristmasEve2005,Badgertrippedonicewhiledeliveringpresentstoneedyfamiliesandsprainedherankle.

Thisyear,Badger'shusbandcomplainsofcold-likesymptoms--fatigue,coughingandasorethroat.Badgerstruggledwithabuggoingaroundherofficethatwasgivingeveryonestuffynosesandcoldsymptoms.

"Now,wegettoworryaboutthatlingeringcoldallofushave,sincewe'rehostingfamilythisChristmasEve,"saidBadger.Hostingfamilymeansmorethan30peopleattheirBeloit,Wisconsin,home.

End-of-the-yearprojects,reports,finalexams--itcouldbeallthatworkbeforebreakthatspikesastresshormoneinyourbody.

"Theincreasedcortisollevelinduceslikelihoodofinfectionduringtheholidays,"saidDr.RobertHasty,assistantprofessorofinternalmedicineatNovaSoutheasternUniversity'smedicalschool.

Cortisolisanaturalhormonethatrespondstostress,loweringimmunityandmakingyoumoresusceptibletoinfections.

ByMadisonPark,CNNDecember20,20107:36a.m.EST

ItisaninterestingpieceofnewsthatthisCNNcorrespondentsendsourway.Stressandbusinesscanstressourimmunesystemsandinthatmomentweloseourabilitytofightofftheillnessesthatbringourfamiliesorusdownaftertheholidays. TheBadgerFamilyistherebecauseitremindsmeofsoomanypeoplewhoselivesI’vebeenapartof. Werunandrunandrunandintheend,wearesickforonesimplereason.Wedidn’tstopwhenweweretoldto.

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“Noonetoldmeto!”“Ididn’tgetthatmessage!”“Ihaven’theardanyonetellmetoslowdownletalonestopinages!”“WhendoIfindthattime?” Ifyouarecurrentlythinkingoneofthethingsinquotesabove,letmeofferyouasimplepieceofscripturethatGodhasbeenaskingus…ALLOFUS….tolistentoforages.10“Bestill,andknowthatIamGod;

Psalms46:10(NIV)When’sthelasttimeintheTwentyFirstCenturythatyou’vehadtimeto“bestill”?Whenisthelasttimeyouseteverythingasideforatimeand“knewthatHewasGod”?When’sthelasttimeyoujusttrustedthatGodcouldhandleallyourstuffwhileyouweretaking30minutestoanhourtoseekHim?

Wespinourwheels,wegrindournosesandwelookformoretimeshouting“qualitynotquantity“(whileconstantlytryingtosqueezemore“quality”timefromeveryweek.)

Whenwepushourbodiesattheholidaysitweakensoursystemsand

causesillnessinourbodies. Whenwepushourspiritsandtrytolivelifeatthelightningfast,mountainhighstandardsoftheworld,itweakensourspiritsandwebecomespirituallysickandweak. Fortunately,theGreatPhysicianisin!He’snotsittinginHisboothwaitingforustocomeby,butsimplyasksthatwebestillandKNOWthatHeisGod.IfwestopHewillfindusandhealthestrainsofdiseaseandproblemsthatHefindsinus.IfwehonorHimwithstillness,Hewillhonorusbymakingsurealltheplatesstayspinning(ormaybegiveusanewvisionofwhichplatesareimportantenoughtokeepspinning). SoIguesswhatI’maskingis,whowantstostartofftheiryearrooted,strongandreadyforwhatevercomesnext? Great,thenlistencarefully…

“BESTILL!”

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December was a truly busy month. The Church had our usual events for the holiday

season including the Hanging of the Greens and the Christmas Eve service, both of which were very well attended and received.

We also worked at the Kingfisher Winter Nights and took our Funeral dinner ladies through in the church bus after they had enjoyed a good meal.

TheNumbersDecemberIncome $45,063.40

DecemberExpenses $20,147.15

DecemberAttendence 96

If you see a nominating committee member be sure to thank them! They have worked very hard to present a list of leaders ready to be considered and approved to serve in the church this year. They had to contend with some people desiring to let go of their positions and then finding someone that would do as exceptional a job as the one that was in those positions. P

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We had 24 Hours of Prayer time at the church over the New Year’s and had 25 people participate in that event for others.

Our Nominating commette was in full swing in December and came up with the new board members for consideration, while our Elders had the first of many regular meetings for their group.

It was a wild and hairy month, but one that genuinely reflacted the love of Christ to our community. If this is how the year ends, can you wait for what things God has in store for us next year?

Treasurer: NathanGuinn

Secretary: PearlKale TrenaGardner

SundaySchool: JohnDeutschendorf LyndaDeutschendorf RickyTurner KrystalTurner

VBS: PriyaHumphries

Trustees: OscarThiems MelvinTerrell JamesMaxVincent Alternate:BobbyGardner

Elders: BobbyGardner TomO’Hern DennisSipe OscarThiems JimmyBerkenbile WillJohnson ChaseFarrar JeffJohnson MaxVincent JohnDeutschendorf

Deacons: RickyTurner MarkFarrar NathanGuinn JeffJech JohnHarrison JerryHumphries DirkHaymaker MontyTaylor PhillipCox StevenMatthews ShawnWalker JoeVadder MikeMeyers JackLeitner BrettMayes

1Timothy3:2-7Nowtheoverseeristobeabovereproach,faithfultohiswife,temperate,self-

controlled,respectable,hospitable,abletoteach,

3notgiventodrunkenness,notviolent

butgentle,notquarrelsome,notaloverofmoney.4Hemust

managehisownfamilywellandseethathischildrenobeyhim,andhemustdosoina

mannerworthyoffullrespect.5(Ifanyonedoesnotknowhowtomanagehisownfamily,howcanhetakecareofGod’schurch?)6Hemustnotbearecentconvert,orhemaybecome

conceitedandfallunderthesamejudgmentasthedevil.7Hemustalsohaveagoodreputationwithoutsiders,sothathewillnotfallintodisgraceandintothedevil’strap.

January Sunday Mond Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9:30a.m.SundaySchool10:30a.m.Worship

5:30p.m.4th-6thgrade6:30p.m.Jr./HighSchoolMeet

7:00a.m.Men’sFellowshipBreakfast

PatrickO'HernSuttonTerrell

VirginiaBarrGeorge&LauraJune

Cerny HaydenGreen

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 9:30a.m.SundaySchool10:30a.m.Worship

11:45a.m.CongregationalMeetingtoReviewNominations3rdSundayLunch

5:30p.m.4th-6thgrade6:30p.m.Jr./HighSchoolMeet

KarlaLudwigRickyTurner

DirkHaymakerJasonBoarts GeorgeCerny ChrisGardner BrittanyFischer KristinaWalker

28 29 30 31 9:30a.m.SundaySchool10:30a.m.Worship

5:30p.m.4th-6thgrade6:30p.m.Jr./HighSchoolMeet

KrystalTurnerEvelynJones

CadenGundlach

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February Sunday Mond Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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MattPeck BryceFischer

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9:30a.m.SundaySchool9:45a.m.MeetNGreeet10:30a.m.Worship11:45a.m.Board

Meeting

5:30p.m.4th-6thgrade6:30p.m.Jr./HighSchoolMeet

SethSimunekColbyGundlach

RonnieFry JeffJech JaniceFry

TonyBlackburn

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9:30a.m.SundaySchool10:30a.m.Worship6:00p.m.Senior

Valentine’sBanquet

5:30p.m.4th-6thgrade6:30p.m.Jr./HighSchoolMeet

7:00a.m.Men’sFellowshipBreakfast

CarolynGreen BlakeVictor,RyanMeyer

SharonHennighLaceyBaileyMitchellCline

Melvin&DonnaKayTerrell ConnieBailey JaretMatthews

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Jan.21: WorshipLeader:DonnaKayTerrellOffering:TomO’HernCommunion:JimmyBerkenbileDeacon:JackLietnerGreeter:JohnHarrisonNursery:JadenMatthewsChildren’sChurch:PeneCline&Gracie

Feb.11: WorshipLeader:SheldonTuckerOffering:ChaseFarrarCommunion:BobbyGardnerDeacon:SteveMatthewsGreeter:PhillipCoxNursery:KristaPeckChildren’sChurch:PriyaHumphries

Jan.28: WorshipLeader:DonnaKayTerrellOffering:MaxVincentCommunion:WillJohnsonDeacon:DirkHaymakerGreeter:RickTurnerNursery:JourneeHumphriesChildren’sChurch:JenniferFarrar

Feb.18: WorshipLeader:SheldonTuckerOffering:TomO’HernCommunion:JeffJohnsonDeacon:ShawnWalkerGreeter:NathanGuinnNursery:Timberly&TarynJechChildren’sChurch:JanieHaymaker

Feb.4: WorshipLeader:SheldonTuckerOffering:OscarThiemsCommunion:DennisSipeDeacon:MontyTaylorGreeter:MarkFarrarNursery:CherylBullisChildren’sChurch:LyndsiTaylor

FebruaryShut-InCommunion:TomO’Hern