Lafayette Church of Christ 115 New Ballwin Road Ballwin, MO 63021 636.391.6697 office.lafayettechurch@gmail.com lafayettechurch.org

Gatherings Sunday mornings 9:00am Worship Gathering 10:30am Bible Classes Wednesday evenings 7:00pm Bible Classes and teenEPIC

Shepherds Les Keim Greg Malcom Jackie Roland Dan Roper Jim Zeller

Stats, August 27, 2017 Worship 188 Classes 106 Offering $9,141.25 2017 weekly goal $8,600.00 2017 avg. weekly offering $8,803.03 2017 YTD variation vs goal 7,105.98 Ghana missions for August $1,280.91

Ministry Staff Mike Brown, Youth Minister mike.lafayettechurch@gmail.com Bob Clark, Preaching Minister 636.346.2795 bobtheclark@gmail.com Kyle Johnson, Neighborhood Interaction kyle.lafayettechurch@gmail.com Becki Pulley, Church Secretary becki.lafayettechurch@gmail.com

Lafayette Christian Preschool Anna Weaver, Director lafayettechristian@gmail.com

Lizzy Smith has begun her career as youth minister at Overland Park Church of Christ in KC. Jonathon and Jessica Witcher have moved to Atlanta for Jessie’s internship. Dottie Belden is dealing with some medical difficulties. Terry Pulley’s cancer treatments are affecting his blood pressure. Steve Velloff has been in Delmar Gardens at Meramec Valley receiving OT and PT. Trace Ruckman is recovering at home from broken ribs and a punctured lung. John Collett had another clear CT scan. Precautionary treatment continues. Phyllis Roark (Lee Ann Brown’s mother) continues awaiting surgery. Don Roark (Lee Ann Brown’s step-father) is requiring special care due to Alzheimer’s. Judy Cooper has been experiencing intense pain and back spasms. Hospice: Christeene Moore (Kathy Velloff’s mother) and Carol Schreiner (former member) Cancer treatment: Deb Leahy (former member), Barbara McKeel, and Carol Dalton (Charlotte McIllroy’s sister-in-law) Preparing for marriage: Dion Shaffer and Kirsten Sneed; Jordan Noyes and Kendra Stevenson; Luke Uebelein and Julianne Bigham

Assisted living and homebound Delmar on the Green: Calvin Uhls 338 and Velma Barfield (Pat Beach’s mother) 228; Gambrill Gardens: Fern Orme, 312E; Home: Judy Cooper.

International missions Burkina Faso: Pray about finding a location in STL to establish a Lighting the Path office. Cambodia: Pray for Sreyrath, one of the dorm girls about to begin her third year at the University of Agriculture. Her mother passed away this past week. Pray she will be comforted, and her faith will remain strong. Asia: Pray for partnerships to develop with national churches and believers. — Logan

Students please send corrections to bobtheclark@gmail.com Azusa Pacific: Jared Pudiwitr; Chamberlain College of Nursing: Anna Crawford; Crowley’s Ridge: Donovan Tritschler; Harding: Samuel Anderson, Eli Andrews (London), Mariana Andrews, Maleah Brown, Michalie Brown, Blake Buehrer, Grant Buehrer, Peyton Buehrer, Emma deSambourg, Gabe deSambourg, Emma Fields, Austin Gray, Brendon Noyes, Kaci Noyes, Abby Rezentes, Jeffrey Simmons, Caleb Uebelein, Luke Uebelein, Mary Joy Uebelein, Rachel Uebelein; Jefferson: Brittany Grentz, Danielle Simmons; Lipscomb: Karl Aston, Aaron Thompson; Maryville: Laci Johnson, Lynda Oppong; Missouri: Ryan Shepherd; Missouri St: Emily Fritz, Emily Shepherd, Olivia Turney; Meramec: Brendan Wren; Paul Mitchell School: Alexandra Wren; Rochester Institute of Technology: Marcus Clark; St. Louis CC: Tyler Pudiwitr, Jordan Roland; UMSL: Trent Ruckman, Troy Ruckman, Emma Schwada, Ben Smith Wash U: Bailey Hall, MaryKate Riffle; Wildwood CC: Makenzie Gray; Wyoming: Reed Brack

Prayer list

Singing .......................................................................................................... Alan Shepherd When we sing from our hearts and minds we praise God and encourage each other. Unto Thee, O Lord #789 The Steadfast Love of the Lord#123 Shepherd’s welcome ......................................................................................... Dan Roper We welcome and accept one another as Jesus welcomes and accepts each of us. Holy and Anointed One* Jesus, Name Above All Names #221 Communion ................................................................................................. Roy Van Meter All followers of Jesus are invited to participate as we remember and proclaim Jesus in the Lord’s Supper. The bread is the body of Christ. The juice is the blood of Christ. Gluten free bread is available in the kitchen. Create In Me A Clean Heart* Offering ........................................................................................................ Roy Van Meter We worship God by giving God the first fruits of our income to express both thanks and trust. We seek to honor God as we give joyfully, generously, sacrificially, and dependably. How Great Is Our God* You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)* Reading of Psalm 124 ............................................................................... Charles Rhoades We invite God to shape us as we listen attentively to God’s Word. Message: Had It Not Been The Lord ..................................................................... Bob Clark Preaching is a time of worship: God is revealed and we respond with our hearts and lives. Above All* He Gave Me A Song #608 Prayer opportunity ........................................................................... Dan and Donna Roper If you would like to pray, exit the back of the worship center, turn left, and you will find the prayer room on the right just past the kitchen. Child care ............................................................................. Carol Keim and Sarah Buehrer To drop off children (up to their third birthday), exit the back of the worship center into the foyer, turn left, and you will find the nursery at the end of the hall. Children may stay in the nursery to attend the cradle roll/toddler class following the worship gathering.

#Songs of Faith and Praise Songbook *Song sheets - available at the Welcome Center

Worship Gathering September 3, 2017

Whether you are a first-time guest or have been gathering with us for some time, we are glad you are with us today. We are a family of Jesus-followers who gather each week to worship God and scatter each week to reflect God. Thanks so much for worshipping with us. Please join us in reflecting God throughout the week.

Please complete a blue guest card from the back of the worship center seats and place it in the offering tray as it passes you. We would love to be able to contact you to say hello. If you would like to know more about being a Jesus-follower, being baptized, or becoming a part of Lafayette, you are invited to meet with those in the prayer room just after the sermon. Turn left as you exit the back of the worship center; the prayer room is on the right just past the kitchen.

1 Holiday schedule today With many travelling we are on a holiday schedule today. We will not have our regular classes. Our regular class schedule resumes Wednesday.

2 Lafayette 101 Next Sunday our adult class features a Lafayette 101 about several Lafayette ministries. The class will begin 15 minutes after our worship gathering concludes.

3 Church at the park On Sunday, September 17 we will gather at 10:00am for worship followed by a pot-luck lunch at Wildwood Community Park, 2153 MO-109 Wildwood, MO.

4 The Gospel of John Wednesdays at 7:00pm in the fellowship hall adults will continue their study of The Gospel of John. This week Jim Zeller will lead us in a session entitled The Weirdest Gospel. All are encouraged to come and deepen your appreciation this gospel.

5 Bible study for women Diane Weber will teach “Set Free” by Cassandra Martin for women. Choose either Tuesdays beginning September 12 at 9:30am or Wednesdays beginning September 13 at 7:00pm. Need a book? Tell Sarah Buehrer.

6 North City Tutoring As our ministry transitions from summer to fall programs, we invite all volunteers to meet with us on September 5 at 5:30pm. The meeting is for those who worked with us previously as well as new volunteers. There are a few changes in the structure and operation of the Ministry. We are looking forward to seeing you. Dinner will be served. — Robert and Nancy Lawrence

At Lafayette we encourage you to begin your discipleship journey by observing the holy rhythm of gathering and scattering. Gather to worship God. Gather to sing your praises to God and encourage the gathered congregation. Gather to enjoy the sacred meal as we remember and proclaim Jesus in the bread and wine. Gather to worship as we hear a message from God’s holy scripture. Gather to offer thanks to God, declare your trust in God, and partner with the church in giving your financial first fruits. Gather to join hearts with your brothers and sisters to talk to God in prayer, offering thanksgiving, intercession, and petition. Be consistent. Be faithful. Gather to worship God. The path starts here. — Bob Clark

Welcome to Lafayette

The path of discipleship

6 Things to know this week

Sept 3 Holiday schedule: no classes Sept 10 Adult class: Lafayette 101 Sept 10 teenEPIC to Ne-O-Tez Volleyball Tournament Sept 11 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sept 13 The Tuesday Bible study for women will be offered on Wednesdays at 7:00pm for women who cannot attend on Tuesdays Sept 14 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Sept 15 Superset Crockpot Luncheon at the church building

Sep 17 Church at the Park, 10:00am at Wildwood Community Park Sep 18 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sep 21 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Sep 24 Adult class: Lamenting with God Sep 25 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Sep 28 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm Sep 29 LCM Movie Night, 7:30pm outside the church building Oct 2 AWARE Tutoring, 6:30-8:00pm Oct 5 Tutoring at North City, 5:30-7:30pm

A time to rest (perfect reading for the holiday weekend)

Area events

Sep 10 Ne-O-Tez Volleyball Tournament Sep 22 CFS Annual Dinner Nov Adoption Month at CFS Nov 10 Refuge -- Area-wide Teen Retreat

Nov 11 CFS Trivia Night Nov 23 West Central Community Luncheon, 11:00am-1:00pm

Lafayette calendar

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens….” Ecclesiastes 3:1 “When we live without listening to the timing of things, when we live and work in twenty-four-hour shifts without rest – we are on war time, mobilized for battle. Yes, we are strong and capable people, we can work without stopping, faster and faster, electric lights making artificial day so the whole machine can labor without ceasing. But remember: no living thing lives like this. There are greater rhythms, seasons and hormonal cycles and sunsets and moonrises and great movements of seas and stars. We are part of the creation story, subject to all its laws and rhythms…. To surrender to the rhythms of seasons and flowerings and dormancies is to savor the secret of life itself. Many scientists believe we are ‘hard-wired’ like this, to live in rhythmic awareness, to be in and then step out, to be engrossed and then detached, to work and then to rest. It follows then that the commandment to remember the Sabbath is not a burdensome requirement from some law-giving deity — ’You ought, you’d better, you must’ — but rather a remembrance of a law that is firmly embedded in the fabric of nature. It is a reminder of how things really are, the rhythmic dance to which we unavoidably belong.” — Wayne Mueller “Honoring our different rhythms involves respecting and negotiating our needs and preferences at work, with friends, at church, in our marriage, our extended families, and even our parenting. To begin listening to your inner rhythms, consider the following questions: Do you know when it is time to be with people and when it is time to be alone? Do you know when it is time to rest or time to play? What are your most optimal work hours? How much sleep to you need? When is it time to eat? Is it time for you to wait on something or is it time to move on? How does the pace of our life feel? What can you do to establish an enjoyable routine and healthy balance in this season of your life? And finally, what are the one or two changes you can make in order to get more in step with your God-given inner rhythms?” — Geri Scazzero

from Daily Riches