Order of Worship

Song Leader: Mark Rogers

Welcome: Jack Brohamer

Prayer of Praise: Doug Smith

Communion Lead: Len Stuessel

Assisting: Jim Sultzer, Nick Macias, Garry Sage, Keith Chambliss, Bob Finnell, LaMar Elliott

Kid’s Dismissal

Scripture Reading: Evan Brennan

Sermon: Dale Wells

Closing Prayer: Jack Brohamer

Spanish Translation: Norma Moreno

Greeters: Bob Tripp, Maria Menard, Michael Mendoza

Usher: Pierre Ortiz ~ Closer: Jack Brohamer * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Sunday Services Sunday School: 9:15am ~ Worship Service: 10:15am

Wednesday Night Bible Study for all ages: 7:00pm

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Attendance: 136

Contribution: $5736 Kids for Kids: $123 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

78-135 Avenue 42 * Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14151 * Palm Desert, CA 92255

Phone 760.360.6595, Fax 760.360.6595 (please call first)

Email: office@pdcoc.com, prayerrequest@pdcoc.com

Website: www.pdcoc.com

Office Hours: M-F 9am-1pm

Palm Desert Church of Christ We Are Christ’s Ambassadors

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Iglesia de Cristo Palm Desert Somos embajadores de Cristo

December 13, 2015

FOOD PANTRY: The next PDCOC Food Pantry will be Thursday,

January 14, 2016. All volunteers are asked to sign-up on the sheet on the kitchen bulletin board; and please meet

here at the building at 4:30p.m.

KIDS FOR KIDS: Our children participate in contributing funds for

children in the Philippines to purchase goats. The

goats provide milk and a way for the children in the

Philippines to financially help themselves and their

families.

ORNAMENT EXCHANGE & POT LUCK: On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, the Ladies Bible

Study Class will have an Ornament Exchange and

Pot Luck. All ladies are welcome.

RALPHS REWARDS PROGRAM: Pick up a NEW letter with a scan bar in the

Kitchen. When presented with your Ralphs

Rewards Card, our church will receive benefits. Thank you for your support.

CALIFORNIA COASTAL CRUISE: We are leaving from LA to Santa Barbara to San

Francisco to San Diego to Ensenada and back to

L.A. for a 7day event from 3/26/16 to 4/2/16. A

Down payment of $100 holds a cabin and you have

until 1/11/16 to make final payment. If you have any questions call or text

Robert Craven at 760-567-1748. All are invited to join in on the fun.

EASTERN EUROPEAN MISSION SUNDAY: TODAY, Sunday, December 13, 2015 has been

designated as EEM Mission Sunday. The entire

collection on will go to purchase bibles for the

Eastern European Mission & Mozambique Relief.

Envelopes are in the back of the sanctuary.

Sermon: How to Win the War on Terror

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 9:10

Causes and Community Events Sermon Notes

December Birthdays

DIRECTORY CHANGES Please be sure to let the office know if you have any

contact information changes or additions.

Sean & Brittany McGuire 12/1

Bob & Mary Jo Biggers 12/15

John & Youn Matich 12/16

Jack & Helene Brohamer 12/22

John & Susan Rice 12/14

Josh & Stephanie Steward 12/16

Chase Fraschetti 12/4

Joe Buxton 12/5

Nick Macias 12/12

Eva Luna 12/15

Jack Rowe 12/15

Youn Matich 12/16

Bob Packer 12/16

Batsebia Aparicio 12/17

Evan Brennan 12/17

Doug Brannon 12/18

Maddox Wagner 12/18

Manases Irizarry 12/20

Sheila Weinberg 12/20

Miranda McKay 12/23

Rosa Carmona 12/26

Dale Wells 12/26

Len Stuessel 12/27

Shelby Moreno 12/29

Cash Gervin 12/31

December Anniversaries

and Pot Luck

Youth Minister:

Caleb Gervin and Ashley Gervin Caleb: youthminister@pdcoc.com

(c) 760-898-9776

Ashley: gervin@usc.edu

(c) 760-625-6935

Youth Connection: *Wednesday Bible Study

*Sunday Morning Bible School

*Children’s Church (during Sermon):

Ages 9 and under

Upcoming Youth and Family Activities:

- Every Wednesday Evening: Dinner-Then-Bible Class (7:00-8:00)

- December 13th: PDCOC Potluck & Songfest (5:00-8:00)

- December 19th: Service Day-Toy give away @ Jordan Outreach Ministries (9:00-12:00)

- December 20th: PDCOC Youth Movie Day - (TBA) @ Century La Quinta

- December 30th: PDCOC Movie Night “War Room” @ PDCOC (7:00-8:30)

- December 31st: PDCOC New Years Eve Bash @ The Gervin’s Home (6:00-9:00)

Youth Connection

College & Young Adult Connection

Outreach and Family Ministry

This team offers home bible studies, hospital and home visits, shut-ins

visits, baptisms, and any encouragement needs. This team also offers

general maintenance duties - such as minor home/yard work and heavy lifting.

Upcoming Events: - Every Wednesday Evening: Dinner and Bible Study

(7:00-8:00)

- December 13th: PDCOC Potluck & Songfest

(5:00-8:00)

- December 19th: Service Day-Toy give away @ Jordan Outreach Ministries (9:00-12:00)

- December 30th: PDCOC Movie Night “War Room” @ PDCOC (7:00-8:30)

- December 31st: PDCOC New Years Eve Bash @ The Gervin’s Home (6:00-9:00)

*Times and events are subject to change, so please check with Caleb or Ashley for more information.

OUTREACH MINISTER: Doug Smith (c)(760) 797-5100

FAMILY MINISTER: John Rice (h)(760) 347-3928 (November - April) Caleb Gervin (c)(760) 898-9776 (May - August)

Ministry Team Members: Jim Sultzer Bob Tripp Rafael Rodriguez

Nick Macias Garry Sage Henry McNulty

Marco Aparicio

PRE-TEEN SPOTLIGHT: Ashley Hodulik is in 7th grade at John Glenn Middle School, where

she finished her sixth grade year with a 4.0 GPA. She is striving

for 4.0 for her entire middle school years. She has a love for ani-

mals, especially her beloved housecats Griffin and Miley. She is a

very energetic 12 year old that absolutely loves gymnastics! She

currently trains 11 hours a week at the District Gymnastics

Academy in Indio. She recently competed in San Diego for the

USA level 4 state championships. Ashley is affectionately known

as “little peanut” by her family. Please continue to support, encour-

age, and spiritually strengthen the path of this extraordinary young

lady as she grows as one of Christ’s Ambassadors.

Other Announcements

On-Going Events

SUNDAY MORNING:

Bible Classes at 9:15a.m. with Worship Service to follow - we offer classes for all

ages. Donuts and coffee are provided in the kitchen before and after class. We also

have headsets for Spanish translations during Worship Service.

CHILDRENS BIBLE HOUR:

Bible Hour for young children is located in the large classroom next to the kitchen.

An announcement will be made to dismiss the children to the classroom.

SUNDAY EVENING/AFTERNOON SMALL GROUP STUDY:

Please see the insert for our “In the Word” Sunday Evening/Afternoon Bible Study

locations. Group leaders are available for more information.

LADIES’ TUESDAY BIBLE CLASS:

The current study is on the video series “Armor of God” by Priscilla Shirer, every

Tuesday morning from 10-11:30am.

MEN’S WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:

Wednesdays at 7a.m., the men meet at the church building for prayer and then go out

for breakfast.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY:

Wednesday night at 7:00p.m., here at the building. There’s also a Ladies Bible study

on the video series by Beth Moore entitled “Believing God”.

SKY VALLEY WORSHIP & BIBLE STUDY:

4pm starts the combined Worship Service/In The Word Bible Study for the DHS/Sky

Valley areas. See Nick Macias for more info and carpooling from PDCOC.

NEW DIRECTORIES: New directories are available. Please visit the information table in the kitchen.

I was reading in Ezra when I came across this passage that gave me ponder. Ezra has

received permission from Artaxerxes to return with the exiles to Jerusalem.

Artaxerxes has granted them articles from the temple to be returned and the ability to

gather money on the way. Ezra gathers a large crowd at the Ahava Canal for three

days before they set out. And here is what Ezra writes: 21 There, by the Ahava

Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask

him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22 I was

ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the

road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on every-

one who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.” 23 So we

fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. Ezra 8:21-23

“I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers…” leaves me with the impression that

he wanted to ask, but couldn’t because he would look like a fool after his proclama-

tion. “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him…” The great

priest Ezra, who had accomplished so much in getting the great King Artaxerxes to

allow the people to return, still has doubts. He made a bold statement about God in

front of the King and now he had to live by it. It sounds like it was more because of

pride than because of faith that he did not ask for soldiers. So he was stuck. What did

Ezra do? “So we fasted and petitioned our God about this…” He put himself in a

position where he had to count on God.

“…and he answered our prayer.” We are really good about putting our foot in our

mouth. Why don’t we try making bold statements of truth about God that put us in a

corner, depend totally on God, pray and let him answer our prayer.

Malachi 3:10 says: “‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be

food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw

open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be

room enough to store it.’” Just Pondering

Paul’s Ponders

Hace unos dias mire por television una fotografia que me llamo mucho la atencion, era una niña que no pasaba los

seis años de edad, posiblemente de Somalia, estaba tan delgada que ya no podia mantenerse en pie, sucia y

despeinada se arrastraba sobre una tierra ardiente , donde las moscas no impedian su deceo por llegar a un banco de

comida ofrecido por la UNICEF( Organisacion Internacional De Ayuda Infantil). Lo mas dramatico era que a unos

cuantos pasos de ella , acechaba un Buitre dos o tres veces mas grande que ella sin que nadie hiciera nada. En situa-

ciones como estas quizas te preguntes. En donde esta DIOS? En donde esta DIOS cuando enferman nuestros hijos,

cuando somos maltratados por el terrorismo, cuando perdemos nuestro trabajo y sentimos que nuestra vida se nos va,

cuando mueren nuestros seres queridos. Hay una cancion muy triste que dice.. donde estabas cuando crucificaron a

mi SEÑOR, donde estabas cuando le clavaron en la cruz, donde estabas cuando le llavaron a la tumba, donde estabas

cuando fue levantado de la muerte. Es dificil entender tanta maldad, y a nuestra mente tan solo biene un porque,

porque es que pasan estas cosas. Porque las atentados en San Bernardino, porque es que hay tantas muertes y asesi-

natos en Mexico y por que es que DIOS lo permite? Por que vivimos en uno mundo maldecido producto del pecado

lleno de dolores. Alla en Genesis 3:17encontramos: por cuanto le hiciste caso a tu mujer, y comiste del arbol del que

te prohibi comer, maldita, sera la tierra por tu culpa ! . Nuestros cuerpos mortales llevan el pecado de Adan. Efesios

2:3 nos dice: Que eramos por naturaleza objeto de la ira de DIOS. Y en Romanos 5:12 Nos dice: Por medio de un

solo hombre el pecado entro en el mundo,y por medio del pecado entro la muerte; fue asi como la muerte paso a toda

la humanidad, porque todos pecaron. Cada uno de nostros estamos infectados con la muerte que genero la semilla del

pecado. Cada dia que pasa nuestros antepasados vivian menos años, pero no nada mas el genero humano sufre sino

la naturaleza entera sufre con el. Romanos 8:18-21 DE HECHO, CONSIDERO QUE EN NADA SE COMPARAN

LOS SUFRIEMIENTOS ACTUALES CON LA GLORIA QUE HABRA DE REVELARSE EN NOSOTROS. LA

CREACION AGUARDA CON ANSIEDAD LA REVELACION DE LOS HIJOS DE DIOS, POR QUE FUE

SOMETIDA A LA FRUSTRACION. ESTO NO SUSEDIO POR SU PROPIA VOLUNTAD, SINO POR LA DEL

QUE ASI LO DISPUSO. PERO QUEDA LA FIRME ESPERANZA DE QUE LA CREACION MISMA A DE SER

LIBERADA DE LA CORRUPCION QUE LA ESCLAVIZA, PARA ASI ALCANZAR LA GLORIOSA LIBER-

TAD DE LOS HIJOS DE DIOS...Yo soy tu hermano Gilberto

Aveces Pienso

Right, we’ve picked up the gold and the myrrh...what

on earth is that?!1111

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