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THE CHURCH WINDOW
Volume 133 Number 6
June 2020
DeKalb Christian Church 816-685-3450 [email protected]
Inside This Issue….
Thoughts from David Page 2
Prayer Corner Page 3
June Bible Reading Page 4
Lingering with LawaniaL Page 5
Volunteers TBD Page 6
“GOOD MORNING FAMILY”
…..thoughts from DAVID
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Is it our right as Americans to gather and worship God? Is it our honor and duty as Christians to gather and worship? Yes and Yes. But which is more important, our rights or our duty? Interesting questions? I think so. I started thinking about these things the past couple of months in the midst of this pandemic with “stay at home” orders and “social distancing.” It has definitely started a lot of conversations. I don’t know who first said it, but it IS true, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” How true that is. We miss Luby’s Cafeteria. Remember that place? There was one in Independence, MO a few years back. Bethany heard that there is one in Wichita Falls, TX. So…road trip. Lol. We sure missed meeting for worship, didn’t we? I know I did. I am so tickled that we have been able to worship in the parking lot. And now, we will be worshiping under a tent. Step by step we are getting back to normal…or a new normal. That will be nice, won’t it. Let me suggest that we don’t go “BACK” to normal. Let’s go forward. Did you know that our attendance at DCC has been up during this time? Did you know that giving has been up, too? My concern (as a preacher, I suppose) is that once we meet under the big top or go back inside is that things will go “back to normal.” These past 2 months or so have been a gift to us to re-evaluate our connection with God and our connection with each other in the Body of Christ. Hebrews 10:25 reminds us to not neglect to meet together, as is the habit of some (ESV). Let us together resolve to “up our game” and commit to deepening our connection to God and to the Body of Christ, not because it is our right as Americans, but because it is our honor and duty as members of the Body of Christ. Let our fellowship be sweeter, our gathering be richer, our love be tender, our faith be deeper, and our harmony be stronger. See you Sunday under the big top.
Keep Looking Up!
David Jordan
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P R A Y E R C O R N E R
These were the prayer requests brought forward for the month May:
OTHER CONCERNS
Pray for our Minister, Missionaries,
Deacons & Elders…
Remember to lift up Our President, Servicemen
& Nation In Prayer especially with all the unrest happening everywhere
Pandemic Pray for those locally/nationally/jobs
lost/families of those who died
Bernadine King Successful Hip Surgery
Richard Friend of Matt Wagner—
He has cancer
Orvena Steele Moved to Gower
Convalescent Center
Graduating Seniors Congrats to both High School &
College Students!
Ray Faulk Successful Pacemaker Surgery
Virginia Rutter Continuing to have a hard week
Brenda Maljic Developed infection after
Mastectomy
Ann Crockett Angioplasty
Norma Clark Family
MISSION of the MONTH China Bible Fund
Gary McClurg Continuing Chemo Treatments
Aunt Edna Melissa Wagner’s Aunt had
brain tumor removed
Judy K Sprake Returning to Eye Doctor for
2nd Shot
Jonathan Eastbourn Mersa on hand
LouAnn Erickson Continued prayers for family as
they deal with her situation
Melvin Wood Hospitalized
Linda Prejean Successful Cataract Surgery
Darwin Watkins Bad Health
Zack Noakes Travel Back to Michigan
CANCER
Vickie Whitsell Gary McClurg Cynthia Delk
Cindy Gunter Will White Marly Heim
Mickey Admire Melissa Boyer Ronnie Frakes
Dennis Kovac Gordy Odor Deanna White
Lola Dragoo Harold Vandeloo Joy Beth Olson
Brian Sharp Nancy Case JoeAnn Mitchell
Warren Keith Gary Ienbest Michael Kates
Crystal Blue Jerry Jones Aaron Jumvoldt
Ernestine Forrest Rochelle Berthelsen Keith Mowry
Shane Fitzpatrick Mateo Alvarez Bill Heyle
Brenda Maljic Michelle Huff Chuck Oxley
Richard Jimmer Horn
Jimmer Horn Cancer
Debbie Valencia Knee Surgery but still having trouble
Hallie Mae Dreier
Baby born May 25 at 26 weeks due to complications
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Lingering with Lawania
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GOD CARES
A man went to church. He forgot to switch off his phone and it rang in the church accidentally during prayer. The Pastor scolded him. The worshipers admonished him after prayers for interrupting the silence. His wife kept on lecturing him on his carelessness all the way home. One could see the shame, embarrassment and humiliation on his face. After all this, he never stepped foot in the church again. AND…………………….. That evening, he went to a bar. He was still nervous and trembling. He spilled his drink on the table by accident. The waiter apologized and gave him a napkin to clean himself. The janitor mopped the floor. The female manager offered him a complimentary drink. She also gave him a huge hug and a peck while saying. “Don’t worry man. Who doesn’t make mistakes?” He has not stopped going to that bar since then.
LESSON: Sometimes our attitude as believers drives souls to Hell.
You can make a difference by how you treat people, especially when they make mistakes.
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OFFICE: 685-3450
email:[email protected]
SENIOR MINISTER
David Jordan
Cell # 816-294-9029
email: [email protected] er
SECRETARY:
Linda Prejean 685-3212
ELDERS:
David Brant 685-3228
Alan Crockett 685-3273
Gerald Eastbourn 816-294-3009
Rick Hartman 816-390-4282
JUNE 2 0 20
V O L U N T E E R S
If we are still having Drive In Church,
these may not be needed.
Stay tuned as the month progresses, as to this need…
We thank you anyway for
volunteering and maybe soon we can get back to a more normal schedule…..
