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Cartersville, Georgia

mood by changing the lighting.

So, pull up a chair and prepare to go one-on-one with Jesus. It promis-es to be an illuminating conversation you won’t be able to forget. See you Sunday.

Grace and peace,

From the beautiful sunrise to the spectacular flowered cross, our wor-ship this past Sunday reflected the joy of the risen Christ. He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!

Like those first followers of Je-sus, we can hardly take in what the resurrection means – not only for Him, but for ourselves as well. As the Gospels remind us, Jesus hung around for a few weeks, popping up here and there to help His followers grasp the hope and promise of His presence again.

While there is a lot written by others about Jesus, Jesus had plenty to say for Himself. And those words take on even richer meaning in light of the resurrection. So, during April and May, we’re going to listen to Jesus’ own words as John records them.

The Gospel of John offers us perhaps the most intimate under-standing of Jesus’ identity through His own words. Seven times, Jesus describes Himself with an “I AM” statement:

“I am the bread of life” (John 6:35).

“I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). “I am the gate (for the sheep)” (John 10:9). “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11). “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25). “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). “I am the true vine” (John 15:1).

In His own words, Jesus offered us the best way of understanding His identity and what He desires to share with us. If you want to know who Jesus is, listen to the words He used about Himself. Through Jesus’ words, we’ll gain a new understand-ing not only of who Jesus was and is, but how that knowledge can help us to experience Him, trust Him and follow Him.

We’ll begin this week with His statement, “I am the light of the world.” From old Nicodemus in a late-night conversation to His disci-ples huddling behind locked doors on that first Easter, Jesus had a way of turning on the light and helping people see more about God, more about themselves. Even for a woman caught in the darkness of shame and guilt, Jesus knew how to change the

In His own words This Week in Worship April 23, 2017 / 2nd Sunday of Easter

Bible Study for all ages – 9:45 a.m.

Worship Celebrations 8:40 a.m. and 10:55 a.m.

Message: “I Am…the Light of the World” (Psalm 27; John 8:1-12; John 20:19-31)

Part 1 of “‘I Am…’: Jesus in His Own Words”

Why would Jesus choose to call Himself the “light of the world”? Light illumines and reveals; it en-lightens and assures. In the dark-ness that shrouded a woman in guilt and shame, Jesus brought

light and led her to a better place. In the darkness of that first Easter, the risen Jesus brought light to His followers and led them out of the shadows of fear and doubt. What

light would Jesus shine on you and for you?

April 19, 2017

May 7

} 4:00 Fun & Games } 5:00 Dinner } 6:00 More Fun & games

The church will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, condiments, tea and water. Please bring side dishes and desserts to share. You may want to also bring our lawn chair, fishing poles, softball

equipment, and ride-on toys for the little ones are welcome.

Sunday, April 23, 4p.m.—7 p.m. Riverside Day Use Park

513 Allatoona Dam Rd SE, Cartersville

Followed at 11:30 a.m.

With the

Graduate Recognition

Banquet for Youth

and Parents

Sunday, May 7, Schedule

7:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast

8:45 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship

9:00 a.m. Bible Study

10:00 a.m. Worship (1 service)

11:30 a.m. Youth Banquet

PASSPORT DEPOSITS

DUE APRIL 26.

April 26, 6:30 p.m. –7:15 p.m.

MANDATORY Passport KIDS

Meeting for kids and their parents.

This meeting is in place of the regular

Wednesday night activity on April 26.

Please bring your medical release

form and final payment.

Sunday May 7 – 7:30 AM Join us before morning

worship for a time of fellow-ship together over coffee and

a good breakfast. Donations appreciated with

profits to benefit HBC Missions.

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Michael Tutterow, pastor Robyn Rhodes, children’s ministry Rusty Gunter, music minister Zeke Stephenson, youth ministry michael@hbccartersville.org robyn@hbccartersville.org rusty@hbccartersville.org zeke@hbccartersville.org

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Give to God what is right—not what is left

over. ~Anonymous

STEWARDSHIP General Budget Receipts, 4/16—$8,575.00 YTD Receipts through March, $ 114,932.74 YTD Expenses through March, $ 101,199.08

Debt Retirement Receipts, 4/16—$285.00 YTD Receipts through March, $ 15,790.00 YTD Expenses through March, $ 15,360.00

Other Receipts, 4/16—$1,665.00

Needed for

Bible Blast:

small size shoe box-es to be used in

June.

USHERS, GREETERS, SECURING BUILDING, & NURSERY RESPONSIBILITIES April 23

Ushers—Shane & Leslie Siniard, Robert Gifford

Greeters—David Bentley, Piety Seymour

Nursery Workers—Amada Nelson, Anne Bunch

Secure Building—Bob Gifford

Our Prayer Concerns (Recent Additions Bolded)

Connie Abernathy Family

Faye Seymour Allen, Sister-in-law of Piety Seymour

Almazan Family (Reading Buddies family)

Perry Bailey, cousin of Lamar Wadsworth

Gary Baker, son of Myrtle Cantrell

Lamar Bearden, friend of Charles and Cathy Branton

Karen Beech, friend of John Murray

Sue Bell, sister of Bob Hoggard

Bob Bentley, home

Libba Birmingham

Karen Boone

Eddie Branton

Danny Brumbelow, friend of Austin Panter

Peggy Ison Brett, Cousin of Lamar Wadsworth

Kelly Carter, friend of Karen Boone

Ted Cason, Nan Woods brother-in-law

Jean Ciccarelli, friend of Jimmy and Martha Stone

Peggy Collins

Dianna Cronic, sister of Anita Webb

Cindy Dalton

Kathy Davis, cousin of Jimmy Stone

Jacki Dimitroff, sister of Scott Bonk

Latoria Durden, co-worker of Jeanne Young

Buff Dysart, relative of Suzanne Walker & Carol Culverhouse

James Paul Edwards, grandson of Jane Chapman

John Fain, Tranquility of Cartersville

Trevor Fite, friend of Brant Nelson

Jake Fitzpatrick, Evie Barge’s secretary’s son

Lilly Gary, friend of Bob and Ethan Gifford

Bill Gifford, brother of Dick Gifford

Shea Gilbert & Cristina Hoffman, friends of Allison Bentley

Cheryl Graves, cousin of Frances Phillips

Pam Green Family

Mabel Haygood, sister-in-law of Charles Branton

Jean Henson

Sandy Hess, Grace Living Care Home

John James, home

Billy Johnson, father of Jorie Wright

Nona Junkin

Dianne King

Kristian Lando, friend of Connie Abernathy & Brodie McWhorter

Sarah P. Levasseur, sister of Amy Potts

Pat Lifsey, friend of Martha & Jimmy Stone

Donald Locklear, father of Dawnee Andrews

Jo Ann Long, sister-in-law of Gail Thompson

Randy Luker, friend of Ralph Mathison

Ralph Mathison, home

Joan Meadows, home

Ernest Merritt, father of Glen Merritt

Ron & Carol Middleton, friends of Lamar Wadsworth

Becky Mimna, friend of Caroline Sallette

Gladys Moore, friend of Myrtle Cantrell

Martha Coley Moore, sister of Marilyn Wadsworth

Pat Oliver, Suzan McWhorters’s mom

Ocean Pate, niece of Summer Restrepo Susie & Ray Pendley, mother & stepfather of Glen Merritt

Ann and Carol Ann Prewett, relatives of Barbara Bentley

Brenda Reed, friend of Jay Pye

Carolina Restrepo, Robert Restrepo’s mother

Mike & Elaine Roberts, parents of Melissa Friedrich

Johnny Rodgers, home/hospice

Martha Rucker, sister of Diane King

Archie Sanders, brother of Pat McCoy and Linda Jolly

John Seymour, III, nephew of Piety Seymour

Harrison Sharpe, son of Pam Godfrey

Ray Tatum, friend of many

Jean Smith, Townsend Park

Elina Stern, friend of Susan Tumlin

Stan Stipe, friend of Mike Fields

Lee Stone, Jimmy & Martha Stone’s son

Meredith Stone, granddaughter of Jimmy & Martha Stone

Lucy Thomas, mother of Jo Ann Branton

H.D. Tyson, Sr., grandfather of Summer Restrepo

Christy Waddail, friend of Lamar Wadsworth

Waylon Waddell, grandson of Cathy and Steve Moore

Anita Webb

Barbara Weinberg, relative of Charlie and Jan Weinberg

Caleb Williams, friend of Piety Seymour

Fayrene Wilson, Carla Branch’s mother

Rebecca Woody, friend of Dawnee Andrews

Death of Loved One: Abernathy, Green, Gunter ,

Turner, Sheffield, Worthington

M i s s i o n s G o a l : $ 6 , 0 0 0

D o n a t e d t o d a t e :

$ 2 , 7 0 5

LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER

APRIL 26, 2017

FRIED CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES GREEN BEANS

REMEMBER TO MAKE OR CANCEL YOUR RESERVATIONS BY NOON ON TUESDAY, APRIL 25

The HBC Garden has

marked off the rows

and these are now

ready to be planted.

Sign up on the sheet

provided in the foyer.

to EVERYONE who

helped with the

Easter Egg Hunt.

It was a great

success!