The Christian Builder March 15, 2018

A weekly publication of First Christian Church Midland Volume 62 No. 11

www.fccmidland.org ● 1301 W. Louisiana Ave., Midland, Texas 79701 ● 432.682.2541

Sunday, March 18 9am Contemporary Worship 10am Sunday School 11am Traditional Worship

Monday, March 19 9:30am Staff Meeting

Tuesday, March 20 1:15pm Food Pantry Stocking 7:30pm Boy Scouts

Wednesday, March 21 7am Men's Prayer Breakfast 12pm Food Pantry 6pm Vision Team 7pm Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 22 6pm Ladies Night Out Friday, March 23 6pm Boys Night Out 6pm SHARE

Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday 10am Sunday School 11am Combined Worship Choir Musical 3pm Pastors Class 5pm CELEBRATE 5pm SOLID 5pm Stephen Ministry

Calendar is online at: https:fccmidland.shelbynextchms.com/calendar#month Or use your Shelby App!

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Little SuperHeroes of FCC WOW! ZAP! BOOM! POP! ZING! Bang! We had a power filled morning this past Saturday with 12 SuperHeroes. We leaped from tall buildings. We broke boards with our bare hands. We busted through brick walls. We broke through chains. We ran an obstacle course. Showed our strength through other activities. Refueled with Powerade & donuts.

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A husband and wife from California were traveling through Texas. They saw a tornado coming and, of course they were afraid. The husband pulled the car off to the side of the road and stopped. The couple got out and crouched beside it. The twister was moving directly toward them but, at the last second, veered off across a field, then hit and totally demolished a small wooden house. The man and woman, still shaking with fright, got up and ran toward the house which now consisted of little more than kindling wood and a hole in the ground. They looked down into the hole and saw an old man holding on for dear life to a piece of

timber, his eyes tightly closed. “Hey down there, are you all right?” the woman called down to him. The old man opened his eyes, looked around cautiously and said, “I guess so.” “Was there anyone else with you?” the woman asked. The old man replied, “Just me and God, and we were having an urgent conversation.” When we read, in Mark’s Gospel, about the events of Jesus’ ministry, we cannot help but notice what demanding days it must have been for Him: to call the first Disciples and begin to explain to them what He was about; to heal the many sick people who came to Him for help; to cause such a sensation that crowds of people were pressing in on Him with their needs and their demands; to try to teach and preach to the people about the Kingdom of God. Clearly, it was a hectic day for Jesus. And, yet, in one of the most revealing, most striking verses in the entire Gospel, Mark writes: “Rising early the next morning, Jesus went off to a lonely place . . . there He was absorbed in prayer”. Jesus needed prayer at the end of a busy day and before another one began. Before He chose the disciples, Jesus needed to be alone at prayer. On the Mount of Transfiguration, where He had to make a very important decision about His ministry, Jesus needed to be alone at prayer. In the upper-room with His disciples, on the last night of His life, Jesus needed to be at prayer. In the Garden of Gethsemane and on the Cross, from the first day of His ministry to the last, Jesus needed to be at prayer. We know that prayer is important, but many times we go through the motions of praying and nothing important seems to happen. Then we tend to get discouraged or we give it up altogether. How fortunate we are to have Jesus as our model and our teacher! We don’t have to wait for a tornado to strike in order to discover that engaging in conversation with God is the source of our hope and our fulfillment. In loving partnership,

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Ponderings… Rev. Paula Brooks Associate Minister

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Elder - On Call 3/11-3/17 Austella Berry

3/18-3/24 Hill Glover Elder Schedule online@

http://www.fccmidland.org/publications

Disciples Food Pantry March 14

Families served 76 Total People 301 New Clients 26

Guests March 11, 2018

Ronny Aaron Saxton Greer

Sandra Hanford Russell Hill

Kosanke Family Deborah Lucas Susan Marshall

Payne Morris Jiovanni & Isai Natera

Nathan Poss Galen & Carolyn Pratt

Carol & Roberta SoloRio

Worship Attendance March 11, 2018

Contemporary 38 Nursery 3 Total 41

Traditional 127 Children’s Church 15

Nursery 4 Total 146

Total 187

Adult Sunday School All of our adult Sunday School classes meet at 10 am. Each class is based on studies of particular scriptures and related topics.

2 Chronicles 7:14 - Library A class for adults of all ages. This class is doing a series on Extraordinary Women of the Bible and is led by members of the class.

Fellowship - Room 306 A class for adults in their senior years. They are currently doing a Bible Study of 1 Peter. Jim Mauldin is the leader of this class.

Young Disciples – Room 106 Parents of children of all ages are welcome to be a part of this class. They are studying 12 Ordinary Men – a study on the Disciples. This Sunday the focus is on John – the Disciple of Love.

Genesis - Parlor A class for adults of all ages. The topic for Sunday is “Communication Gaps . . . Times when God’s people just don’t get it!”. Keith Gibbons is the leader of the class.

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Easter Eggstravaganza 2018

We are in need of stuffings for Eggs!

Two weeks from this coming Saturday, will be our 8th Easter Eggstravaganza at Hill Park. This special gift to the community has grown and flourished over the past 8 years.

We are in great need of stuffings for the EGGS! Out of 25,000 eggs we still have approximately 13,000 eggs that need to be filled!

There are 2 ways you can help: 1. Come to the church and get a tub (or 2) of eggs, take them home and stuff them sitting in your favorite chair. 2.Donate items to be put in eggs – candy - anything that will not melt – items from Oriental Trading.

For more information please contact Paula or call the church office.

Ladies Night Out – March 22 – 6pm You don’t want to miss it! Back by popular demand, Heather Shoop-York will be doing another one of her amazing canvas paintings with us. The cost is $15 and you must RSVP by Tuesday, March 20, by calling the church office. Bring your favorite finger food to share! Child care is provided. It will be another great evening of fun, fellowship and lots of laughter.

Birthdays 3/1 Roberta Hurt 3/2 Marco Cardozo 3/3 Jim Morris 3/5 Mary Lightfoot 3/5 Layton Williams 3/6 Josh Carnett 3/6 Judy Spruell 3/9 Mycah Glover 3/9 Everett Pierce 3/10 Marilyn Craig 3/10 Chris Reynolds 3/10 Jo Sneed 3/11 Randy Hicklin 3/11 Kinder McCullough 3/12 Clyde Kinsey 3/12 Betty Whitmire 3/13 Enid Hunter 3/13 Louise Jones 3/15 Dan O’Grady 3/15 Kobi Strickland 3/15 Bill Terry 3/16 John Schnable 3/17 Kay Hill 3/19 Michael Landrum 3/19 Francisco Cardozo 3/20 Teresa Griffin 3/22 Brecken Hattenbach

3/23 Spencer Armour 3/23 David Davis 3/23 Nicholas Harrison 3/23 Fred Yates 3/24 Mike Stephenson 3/28 Aimsley Lastoka 3/30 Joe Gassie 3/31 Gary Thompson

Anniversaries 3/4 Roy & Jeannine Hurst 3/12 Charlie & LuAnn Morgan 3/17 Beau & Barbara Estes 3/17 Joe Gassie & Pat Vincent 3/17 Wayne & Pam Young 3/18 Tom & Kay Hill 3/18 T.J. & Heather Shoop-York 3/19 B.H. & Pat Spaw 3/21 Jon Aaron & Magen House 3/22 Ken & Jo Sneed

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Special Notes: Our joys, concerns and deepest

needs are already on God’s heart long before we put them to paper.

…for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:8

Prayers & Praises

Those in need of prayer: Carolyn Dixon Betty Couch Ralph Miller Leland Franz Twila Griffin Dolores Hodges Betty Whitmire June Jarrett Helen Estes Faye Casey Ray & Doris Stewart Robert & Sheila Crudgington Clint Hurst Roberta Hurt Bill Schneider Mary Mauldin George Head Bill & Char Womack

Military: Joe Henderson - son of Holly Moore Kinder McCullough-daughter of Bill & Kelley McCullough

Families, Friends Beyond FCC Millie Duncan – friend of Butch & Sherry Ladd Rita Jones-friend of Celia Ambrose Keith Miller-friend of Anne Schwiening Patricia Petosky Darby-cousin of Ginny Estes Kay Kinsey – friend of Vince Curry Debbie and James Van Stavern-friend of Austella Berry Butch Broom-friend of Sara Cranford Jim Crumrine – uncle of Todd Wells Mark Hendricks-son of Jackie Hendricks Dick Cranford – uncle of Mark Cranford Tom Bauer-friend of Jeweli Flores Margie Singleton-daughter-in-law of Joy Singleton Barbara Williams – daughter of Ray Stewart Kairos Conde – nephew of Olivia Espino Oscar Garcia – brother of Amparo Olguin Kathy Dunnan- friend of Peggy Jones Ferrell Powell- friend of Sharon & Bill Boyd

Joe Langford – father of Carol Cook Martha Pollock – friend of Sara Cranford Please inform the church office if you or a loved one are admitted into a hospital, so we may be there for you & your family. For submission to prayer list contact any staff, submit via web, or e-mail prayerchain@fccmidland.org

Come and Join First Christian’s 40th year of helping with Christmas in Action. Saturday, April 21st we will be helping the Tatum Family located at 310 Hickory beginning at 8am. There are jobs for everyone! You do not need experience to help out your neighbor! So come and join in the fellowship, and help make a difference in our community.

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