FIRST TIME VISITORSWelcome to Life Church. If this is your first time to worship with us, we’re especially glad you’re here today. Please take a moment to fill out the commu-nication card in your bulletin, then tear it out and drop it in the boxes by the auditorium doors. This will allow us to answer any questions you might have about all of the great things happening here at Life Church.

GPS - CELEBRATE RECOVERYGPS Celebrate Recovery on Tuesday May 5-09 at 7 pm will have the lesson on “Ready” given by Myra. What does it mean to voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in your life? Can you re-lease control? Can you accept the change? Can you yield to growth? Child care is provided.

BITS AND PIECES

UPCOMING EVENTS

WOMEN Not to late to join us on Thursday Morning Bible Study. “Lord Calm My Anxious Heart” 9:00am to 10:15. for more info email karen@missionoflife.com

WOMENNot to late to join us on Thursday Morning Hands to Hearts: Join us as we knit, crochet & sew blankets & scarves to give away to warm our community. 10:30 to Noon. Email karen@missionoflife.com

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICEPrayer Service on May 3 at 6:30 at First Baptist.. Dennis Wood will be leading our worship time..Gary Aupperle will be preaching...During the week of May 3 beginning at 8:00 PM through noon May 9..We would like to have a 24/7 Prayer Vigil at House of Hope...Please encourage people to sign up... see www.houseofhopeheals.com for sign up times...Hope to see you Wednesday.

WOMEN OF LIFE RETREATLadies, still time to join us for our retreatTheme: The Sacred Echo, Hearing God’s voice in ev-ery area of your life.Date: May 15 thru 17. (retreat officially begins Sat at 9:00am.Location: Marriott Renaissance Indy North. 11925 N Meridian St Carmel.Cost: Room (4 adults) x 2 nights 56.00 Pick up registration form in foyer today.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY THURSDAYMORNINGS9:30-11:30am starting May 21-July 9th in the Cre-ative Arts Room. Free childcare. Contact Leslie Mor-ris to reserve your spot 260-375-2797 or jlmorris@citznet.com. All wives are invited. We’ll be studying

04.12.09

YTD Budget: $163,465.30 ($ 12,425/wk)

YTD Income: $137,028.94

Budget Shortfall: ($26,436.36)

Actual Expenses: $153,032.73

Actual Shortfall: ($16,003.79)

A Wife After God’s Own Heart.. 12 things that really matter in your marriage by Elizabeth George. Discover insights and advice on:

FINANCE

FAMILY LIFEArdonna Jackson

1134 N 500 WBluffton, IN 46714

Recovering from Surgery

If you have a Prayer Request or a Praise that you would like to share with the church,please e-mail them to life@missionoflife.com by Wednesday at Noon

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

Isaiah 40:22 (NIV)

But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

1 Kings 8:27 (NIV)

For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

2 Chronicles 19:9 (NIV)

17A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”

19”O unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convul-sion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”

“From childhood,” he answered. 22”It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” 23” ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.” 24Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” 25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

26The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.

28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 29He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”

Mark 9:17-29 (NIV)

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For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God pre-pared in advance for us to do.

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Philippians 2:13 (NIV)

Tim & Vicki Fiechter6461 E St Rd 124

Bluffton, IN 46714Loss of Tim’s father