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Ministry Mosaic February 7

Pancake Pandemonium and Ministry Mosaic have been rescheduled for Sunday, February 7th.

The fun will begin at 8:30am in Phillips Hall on Sunday, February 7th when we’ll have pancakes. Just showing up and buying a plate of pancakes will help raise money for the new Cafe Mosaic coffee shop we have planned and will tell you more about Sunday!

Ministry Mosaic is a time of celebration and information sharing at Garnett Church of Christ where various ministry efforts are highlighted and stories are shared, all in an effort to define not only who we are in the body of Christ, but where we feel God is leading us as we forge ahead into 2010.

Schedule 8:30am – 9:45am – Pancake Pandemonium in Phillips Hall (Fundraiser for the start-up capital for Café Mosaic).

10 am – 11:30am – Praise and Worship Ministry Mosaic: Spotlight on the past, present and future ministry efforts of Garnett.

11:30am – 1 pm – Ministry Tables & Conversation in the Mall and Café Mosaic space.

(This will be a time of deeper conversations with the leaders and volunteers representing many of the diverse ministries at Garnett.)

Join us for Ministry Mosaic!

This is an important year of rebuilding for Garnett. A big part of rebuilding is returning needed structure to ministries. A big day is planned for Garnett January 31, 2010. All our time together–from the class period to worship to fellowship time after worship–will be focused on featuring and equipping for ministries. How can you get ready for this day? If you are active in a ministry, ask the coordinator or leader of that ministry what is planned for the ministry. If you are not sure, contact Lance Newsom (lancenewsom@gmail.com) or Gloria Clark (jandgclark@cox.net).

Who: Whole congregation

What: Ministry Mosaic

Where: Phillips Hall  (8:30 am-10:00 am), Auditorium (10:00 am-11:30 am), Mall area (11:30 am-1:00 pm.)

When: Sunday, January 31st from 8:30 am – 1 pm

Why: To feature and equip ministries to serve Christ in their specific ways

What to expect in 2010

This Sunday, January 3 you can expect to come into a loving and relaxed environment where you can hear the gospel preached, worship, pray, commune at the Lord’s Table with us. We have open communion, so you are welcome to come and share the bread and wine together without any questions asked. Jesus invites us all to his table.

You can come as you are, but God won’t let any of us stay just the way we are. He wants us to be transformed into his image.

So we’ll start the new year talking about the difference between New Year’s Resolutions and calling on God to change us from the inside out.

We try to meet every guest but not to pressure you excessively. Sure, we’re anxious to share the good things God does among us and to share the good news of Jesus with everyone who walks in our door, but we understand you come with your own unique story and place in life, and we want to meet you there and call you into the story of God as we have all been called there.

Happy New Year and we look forward to meeting you soon.

Greg Taylor
Lead Minister
Garnett Church

Snow Forecast!

With snow in the forecast, keep posted here on the web site and on TV stations for Christmas Eve Candlelight Service news.

Particularly if you can’t come or if it snows and we have to cancel, here are Scriptures. If we do have to cancel, we will likely set another night when those bringing a gift to Jesus will share their song, story, drama, reading.

For the coming days of Christmas, here are readings for you to do individually and as families.

Christmas Readings

Theme
The Gift: Learning to Receive . . . and to Give

John 1:1-13

Matthew 1:1-17

Luke 1:26-56

Matthew 1:18-25

Luke 2:1-20

Matthew 2:1-23

John 1:14-18

Christmas Eve Worship – 6 pm

Our theme for the Christmas Eve Worship is “Bring Your Gift to Jesus.”

About a dozen will bring their “gifts to Jesus,” including song (vocal or instrumental), scripture-reading, story-telling, prayer, drama performance, dance.

We are also looking for those with the gift of baking to bring some treats to share. Sign up by email at garnettinfo@gmail.com. If you email, provide name, phone number, gift, estimated amount of time needed and any additional needs such as recorded music played.

Back to Life

Garnett is hosting a “Back to Life” weekend, December 12-13 with special guest Zach Smith from Dry Bones Denver.

Would you like to take a “Turf Tour” with us? This is a walking and bus tour around East Tulsa to see the places of darkness and call God’s light into those dark places. We’ll start at our church facility and see squats for homeless people in the area, discover more about the diversity in East Tulsa, and become more aware of the problems of drug and alcohol abuse with a visit to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

Sunday Zach Smith will be with us and you can expect to hear him speak in our Sunday worship at 10 am Sunday, December 13. We’ll also have students and adults speak who have visited Dry Bones Denver.

Sunday, Dec 6

One of our church leaders, Robert Garland, will be preaching Sunday, December 6, and you can expect to hear about Mary and how God can do amazing things in unexpected places and people. Here is a review of a great book on Mary by Scot McKnight.

Click here for review of The Real Mary

“The silenced Mary of Protestantism who only shows up quietly at Christmas needs to be dismissed as unhistorical. It is time for a Mary upgrade in the Evangelical world. – Ben Witherington, Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary

Contact Christmas Store

Bring Toys and Gifts for the Contact Christmas Store this Sunday, December 6. We will also accept gifts through Wednesday, December 9, at the church office. Purchase items in value from $8-25. Students in Santa hats will be collecting gifts this Sunday.

Leave the price tag on the gift and we’ll donate to the Contact Christmas Store where families will purchase gifts for their children at 75% off the tagged price. (If your gift doesn’t have a price tag, tape the price you paid onto the box.) Let’s rally to help others have a blessed and Spirit-filled Christmas!

Come & See Sunday Nov 29

After you enjoy (or soak up some stress, as the case may be) the Thanksgiving break, come and see why people believe Garnett Church of Christ is a place where God is changing lives like yours and hundreds who find a spiritual home here.

Expect a continuing sermon series on the Holy Spirit, preached by Greg Taylor. Dee Johnson will be showing photos of Methodist Manor and the students who visit there regularly to show love and friendship to residents.

Expect to witness the baptisms of Alicia Allami and Jada Hall, two of our teenagers who are joining the journey with Christ and our church. We are happy and excited to help them in this signpost on their journey with Jesus. You will witness full immersions and hear two young disciples claim Christ as their Lord.

You can also expect to be greeted warmly in our Mall, be offered information but not pressured to provide any information if you do not want to. We want more than anything else to see people enter and dwell relationship with God, to be connected with the saving work of Christ, and to experience the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to help you in your life and mission to serve God and others in this world and prepare you for the life to come.

Wow! That’s a lot to expect! There’s more but we also expect you will see and hear things we don’t even know about, ways the Spirit works that are completely out of our control. Our job as a church is to lay out the good news of Christ for our neighbors and we know God’s Spirit is the one who will change your life.

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