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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!”
2 TheDoverChristian January12,2018
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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
1 2 3
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