Our Vision…

is to glorify and

honor our Lord

and God with our

lives, by bringing

people to Christ

and membership

in His family and

by helping to

develop Christ-

like maturity in

each member,

equipping them

for service in the

church and in the

world.

7722 North Allen Road Peoria, IL 61614

Phone: (309) 693-2426

Church of Christ Northwest Where Friends Learn

to Live Like Jesus

Email: cocnw@comcast.net

Website: www.cocnw.org

Fax: (309) 693-0266

Sunday 9:30 AM

Bible Study (all ages)

Sunday 10:30 AM

Worship Service

June 11, 2017

Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible

Study Will resume

July 11th

Wednesday Morning

Galena Park Bible Study

10-11:30 AM David Spillman

Wednesday Evening:

Small Groups @ 6:30 PM

Campbell’s:

Fruit of the Spirit

Haines’:

Galatians

Kennedy’s:

Revelation @ the building

Thursday Morning Ladies’ Bible Class

Will resume in September

Special Ministry

Food Pantry

Next Date: June 13, 2017 ESL CLASSES

by appointment only!

The LORD strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart

is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.” Psalm 28:7

JOY IS A STATE OF BEING . . .

JOY IS NOT IN THINGS,

IT IS WITHIN US!

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Jun 11th—Leanna Flanagan Jun 12th—Karel Muehring Jun 16th—Joyce Grant

Jun 17th—Sherri Spillman

Jun 14th Aaron & Kristin Campbell Clark & Joyce Mooneyham

JOY IN DOING . . . by David W. Spillman

Do you ever get bored with God? I'm not talking about the way we do "church" or "being religious" in general, but God Himself. Do you ever get bored with Him? Is it because you have made God into a religion? Just a bunch of rules to follow that make life seem bland? Look at this line in a song that King David wrote: "I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart" (Psalm 40:8 NLT). How do you view God's instructions? Just some stuff to know and to be able to regurgitate in a Bible class setting? Are His instructions just simply something that is to be rehearsed and rehearsed over and over again but never lived out? What if we all began to do as King David wrote? What if we all began to write God's instructions on our hearts instead of just keeping them in the memory museum of our brains? Just as our heart pumps blood through our veins giving our bodies life, what if now our hearts started pumping through our bodies God's instructions that are written on them to give us life? And as we have life through His instructions, we actually start doing His will? This is where the joy will come from! Joy in doing the will of God will be as natural as the beating of our hearts!

VBS (July 10—13) Update

Register on our website (cocnw.org) by June 18th to participate in VBS and receive a special prize! Mark your calendars NOW — our next event is set for Saturday, June 24th. We need all hands on deck, as we are getting all the props set up throughout the building. Volunteers — we need you! Thanks to all who have been helping!

SHULTS-LEWIS CAN-A-THON

Once again, we have the privilege of giving so others may thrive. You will find change cans on the lower shelf of the table in front of the main bulletin board. Help yourself to taking one and filling it with change. You have until fall to keep fillin’, at which time the cans will be collected and given to Shults-Lewis.

Answers will be printed in next week’s bulletin! They are in the Bible — try and locate them!

Vol. 15, Issue 23 PRAYERS NEEDED EXTENDED PRAYER LISTING

Mike Ahten Member Serious Back Problems

James Ayres K. Bell’s father Cancer —in Hospice

Renetta Ballard Annie & Smitty’s daughter Lung Cancer

Natalie Balteau Member Type I Diabetes

Jerry & Deb Bane Members Lung Cancer/Memory

Marsha Barnes Member Leg Amputation

Jan Bell Allen Neese’s sister Breast Cancer

Terry Bell Allen Neese’s bro-in-law Thyroid Cancer

Tony Clark C. DeVore’s brother Stroke (left him blind)

Dave Cordry Member — E. Peoria Bladder Cancer

Shirley Darnell Former Member Serious Eye Problems

Angela DeVore C & J DeVore’s dau-n-law Serious Health Issues

Scott Eisenbarth Kyle’s brother Liver & Lung Cancer

Vincent Ernst S.&T. Law’s grandson Drug Addiction

Deb Hawley B. Meyers’ sister Nodule on Lung

Rick Hipp Member Kidney Cancer

Denise Hunt Former Member Breast Cancer

LaDonna Hunter Cindy DeVore’s sister Diabetic Foot Sore

Mary Lou Judkins Member Under hospice care

Troy Krebsback Friend of B. Howell Colon Cancer

Dr. Craig Kurtz Former Member Lymphoma in Eyes

Casey Lehtinen Granbury CoC CML Leukemia

Tim Majors Linda Cotrell’s nephew Cancer

Jerry Lynn Mason, Jr. Pat Haines’ brother Stomach Tumor

Mary Meeks Member Ear Cancer

Gene Muehring Member Bellls Palsy

Lynn Molleck Friend of N. Goble Stage 4 Cancer

Lori Prichard T&R Prichard’s daughter Conversion disorder

Josh Retzer Grandson of B/C Sunkin Addiction

Eleanor Richey Member Broken hip recovery

Ken Roberts K. Lovell’s father Alzheimer’s

Bessie Scott Member Leukemia

Sophean Cambodian Orphan Healing from 2nd sur-

gery

Carol Sunkin Member Shoulder/Back/Infection

Hearts on Fire Calendar June 11-13—High School Camp June 18—Father’s Day—No YG June 23—VBS Prop Pick Up June 24—VBS Set Up June 25—South Side

“We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” — Oswald Chambers

Butch Sunkin as his hand heals from surgery. Cristy Bentley (dau-in-law of T&J Grant) is pregnant and experiencing high blood pressure. Donna & Benny Baker (run the mission in Nicaragua) as they experience the effects of old age. Trish Veytia has been diagnosed with emphysema. Sandy Burch going in for testing on her throat. Kathy Trowbridge in her efforts to reunite with an estranged daughter. The family of Austin Gardner (Debbie Fore’s niece’s fiancé) as they mourn his passing. Bernice Powers fighting severe bronchitis . Willie Howell (Pat Jackson and Beverly Howell’s father) diagnosed with lung cancer. Jerry Bane as he works to gain his strength back. Marcia Barnes has moved to Cornerstone Rehab & Health Care, 5533 N. Galena Rd., Room West 13, Bed #2, Peoria Heights, IL 61616. Terry McWhirter as he recovers from his knee replacement surgery and is looking (NOT) forward to having the other one done in July!

Shut-Ins: M. L. Judkins, M. Meeks, T. Ray, B. Scott and E. Richey.

Our military. Our nation as it struggles with many issues. Our president, judges & elected officials—wisdom to make Godly decisions. Our police as they struggle to do their job. Unsaved souls (you supply the names). Those who have left the fold and need a helping hand to find their way home. Our college students. Our graduates. Our enemies. Our kids who are in camp this week. Those being persecuted for being Christians. Those who persecute others — may their hearts be changed! Our young!

Expectant Mothers: Kayla Higgins

Those Needing New Jobs: Chris McWhirter, and Curtis Baker (Fern’s son in Kansas City).

Praises/Updates: Comfort Akpan tests on her heart showed normal. Our Missionaries returned from Nicaragua safe and sound. Rick Hipp has been declared cancer free based on post operative testing.

T-shirts and Golf Shirts

Recently when we announced we were going to be ordering t-shirts & golf shirts there was some confusion about them being for LTC. They are not. They are just for our congregation. The Logo is going to be large on the center of the front of the t-shirts and on the lapel of the golf shirts. So we are going to collect orders again and give everyone the chance to order them now that it is understood they are not for LTC. For future reference we may order Hearts on Fire shirts later. Order will be placed June 26, 2017. Thank you and sorry for the confusion. Cindy DeVore

COST OF SHIRTS

T-SHIRTS T-SHIRTS GOLF SHIRTS GOLF SHIRTS

S-XL $8.00 S-XL $20.00 2XL $9.25 2XL $21.25 3XL $10.50 3XL $22.50 4X $11.75 4XL $23.75 Sign up on the bulletin board to order your shirt. NOTE: THE ONLY COLOR IS BURGUNDY. DEADLINE IS JUNE 26TH.

Church parking lot is having the cracks in the asphalt filled on Wed., July 14th (early AM hours) and on Thurs., July 15th the lot will be closed while they sealcoat/stripe. Lot closed on Friday, July 16th while drying.

Deacons

Lee DenBraber Tom Flanagan Nate Gardner

Terry Hargrove Rick Meyers

Alan Moreland

Treasurer

Douglas Staley

Elders

Dean Kennedy

Terry McWhirter Cell: 309-231-9362

Allen Neese

Minister David W. Spillman Cell: 309-219-2860

HOF Director Ryan Martin

Cell: 281-253-6794

Ministry Assistants

Meta Kennedy (MWF)

Betty Meyers (TT)

PH: 309-693-2426

Attendance June 1st

Bible Study 86

10:30 Worship Service 122

EEM To Date $ 19,478

Bergner’s Booklets $ 2,458

Zambia Orphans’ Education $1,920/HS student (2) Needed for 2017 = $3,840.00

$ GOAL MET!!

Shults-Lewis Children’s Home Coins in the weekly contribution + $10 of each Dining Tour Book!!!

$ 94.32

Last Wk. Year-to-Date

2017 Budget $5,000 $ 115 ,000

Contribution $3,264 $ 91,845

Acknowledgement: Some clipart/photo images may have been taken from "Images (c) FaithClipart.com".

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Jun 13th—Pantry (12:30-2 PM) Jun 14th—Parking Lot Cracks Being Filled Jun 15th-16th—Parking Lot CLOSED—Being Resurfaced CLOSED Jun 17th—PiP Jun 18th—Father’s Day

Meta will be out of the office June 11-28th

SUNDAY ADULT BIBLE STUDY CLASSES ORDER OF WORSHIP

Challenge: Pray daily for our entire church family (by name).

See something that needs to be fixed — leaky faucet, broken window, dirty air vent, etc.? Please report it to the office for BaGG (Building and Grounds Group) to place on their list.

ADULTS—AUDITORIUM Think Differently — James MacDonald

Terry Hargrove, Facilitator

Worship Leader: Alan Moreland

Children Sing

Songs: Come, Now is the Time to Worship

The Days of Elijah

Lord, Reign in Me

In Christ Alone

Communion: Jim DeVore

Douglas Staley, Harold Brewer, Wendelle Haines, Phillip Staley

Offering

Song: It is Well with My Soul (pg. 490)

Scripture Reading: L/Lee DenBraber (Acts 19:13-22)

Speaker: David W. Spillman CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS... IS A NATURAL DISRUPTION TO CULTURE (2)

Song: Create in Me a Clean Heart

Shepherd’s Time: Dean Kennedy

Song: Our God, He Is Alive (pg. 23)

Greeter: Teressa Hargrove

Facilitator: Terry Hargrove

Nursery Attendant: Christian Windell

Communion Preparation: Gary McWhirter