David Shockley

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Shockley family tonight as David has gone home to be with Jesus. Please remember July, Phillip and Christie and pray for God's comfort and peace over them.

Book Recommendations

For 10 - 14 year olds:

Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle by: Steve Arterburn
Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle by: Shannon Ethridge

For 15 - 18 year olds:

Every Young Man's Battle by: Steve Arterburn
Every Young Woman's Battle by: Shannon Ethridge

For Adults:

Every Man's Battle by: Steve Arterburn
Every Woman's Battle by: Shannon Ethridge

Announcements and Opportunities

Wednesday, August 26th-- Summit 7:00

Sunday, August 30th--
Parents with kids 1st - 12th grades meet in the gym for a special project at 9:30
Parents and Teens meet in MPAC following for our semi-annual Parent/Teen meeting--Don't miss this meeting if you want to know whats going on with your teens this fall and Winter!!

Middle School Reach Out--Following Bible Class, middle schoolers will leave for their 1st Reach event:
Lunch at Cici's on Highland
Agape FIT home--for cleaning, stocking pantry, etc to get the home ready for a new family to move in.!!
Cost: $10 ($5 for lunch; $5 for stocking pantry)
Pick up your teens at 2:30

Clothing Donation--Cindy Giffiths is taking donations of dresses for ladies who need them for job interviews.

Celebrate Recovery--is looking for families or friends to help serve dinner on Tuesday nights for the Celebrate Recovery meetings. Please contact Kim Chapman for more information. kimc33@comcast.net or 336-2492

8/23/09 Prayer Requests

James DeWire--brother of Linda Sheer; has an interview this week after being out of work for 8 months. Please pray that it goes well.

Miranda Moss--student of Brenda South; broke both bones in her arm at school on Friday. Please pray that she will heal with no surgery needed. Also remember her parents, Noella and Kevin Moss, who are newly separated that they will be able to repair their marriage.

Taylor Tornabene--student at Arlington High School; has a blood clot in his head. Please pray for his doctors and family as they make decisions as to when to do surgery to remove the clot.

Cooper Johnson--6 week old great-nephew of Kim Chapman; has a virus but is doing much better

Bill Browder Family--Mrs. Browder fell asleep with something on the stove and due to a gas leak, the house blew up. She is now in the hospital with bad burns.

Grace--Aunt of Cindy Griffiths; can't walk due to severe back pain; please pray for her to find relief

Rhonda Bird--has some follow-up tests on Tuesday, Sept. 8th. Please pray for good results.

Bill Dodd--father of Carolyn Jones; has cancer throughout his body and is in a lot of pain. Please pray for healing and for his pain to be relieved

David Shockley--Doctors have given him 1-2 months; he has some good days and some bad; please pray for him to not be in pain and for his family as they minister to him.

Allen--friend of John Billops; getting divorced after 39 years of marriage

David Alan Parsons--nephew of Michelle Taylor; still waiting for results of his tests for his difficulty swallowing and growth in his throat.

Donna Parrish--diagnosed with breast cancer

Friends of Toni Clymer--marriage is in trouble; they are trying to work it out. Please pray they will seek help to save thier marriage.

Continue to remember:

LeAn Ramsey
Tom Alexander
Chad Chapman, Jr.

Note from Mark

Hello everyone! I know that last week's class was very rushed and I want to apologize for that, but the time spent with the teens was great! It gave us a few things to talk about with our kids. Please have patience with our class over the next 3 weeks and then we will be back to full steam ahead.

I truly believe our class has really grown together over the last few years and I know that God is opening doors for us daily.....to help others meet our Lord! Keep those eyes open and seize every opportunity to tell anyone about the "JOY" that's in your heart!

God Bless

8/16/09 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS:

Kevin Myers--prayers for his shoulder to heal quickly

Barton Spencer--pray for his cancer scan to go well on the 19th

Kenneth Ramsey--pray for good results from his recent scan for his cancer

Charles McFall--herniated disc in his back...facing possible surgery

David Alan Parsons--(Michelle's nephew) has a growth in is throat and having trouble swallowing.

Hayden Anderson--keep him in our prayers for making good decisions

Linda Booth--having some health issues and is not sure what is going on. Please pray for answers and for her to feel better.

THANKSGIVING:

Kenny Bird--got good results on his knee; goes back to football practice today!

Luke Marlin--made it fine to his camp in MT; continue to keep him in your prayers for a good time there and safe travels coming home.

Continue to remember:

LeAn Ramsey
Chad Chapman, Jr--starts basic on Thursday
Tom Alexander

Happy 29th Anniversary to Tom & Jeannie!!!

Upcoming classes from Mark, Tom & Stoney

Hello everyone! Our PoTs class has really become a neat thing. We look forward each week to our time together and don't want to do anything to slow the momentum down that we feel has really picked up steam over the last year. But we also know that our kids are very important and our ultimate goal is to help them see Jesus today. As you know, we are going to meet with the teens for the next few weeks. We will be meeting in our regular class room for the first 30-45 minutes and then leaving as a group and going over to the new building for a devotional with the teens. Jim will be conducting this time with the teens. If you don't have teens, please continue to be a part of the devotion with the teens. I, for one, (Mark) am living proof that aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends can be a great influence in a child's life, especially when the parents aren't really active in church. I have listed below the topcs that Jim will be discussing each week. Make plans to attend and keep this time in your daily prayers.



Aug. 16 - Myth of the Perfect Family



Aug. 23 - Living up to Expectations



Aug. 30 - Parent/Teen Meeting about upcoming year



Sept. 1 - Friend or Foe?



Thanks and see you Sunday,



Mark, Stoney & Tom

Announcements for this week

Sunday, August 16th--We will begin our class with our teens. Meet in PoTs classroom...

Children's Clothing sale--if you signed up to bring snacks for the clothing sale, please bring them this week.

8/9/2009 Prayer Requests

Keidra Mogonye--unmarried daughter became pregnant and then had miscarriage, really struggling with all the emotions that go with all of this.

Hannah Grace Wyatt--doing very well

Brian Ball Family--Bartlett firefighter who was killed last week; please remember his wife and two small children as well as his fellow firefighter family

Friend of Toni Clymer--has early stage of cervical cancer; also just found out she is pregnant so no treatments can be done for the cancer...please pray that the cancer does not grow and that the baby will be healthy

Marlin Family--going through a lot; Marie is going to live with her mother while decisions are being made for her permanent care; Luke is going to Brain cancer survivor camp in Montana. He will be traveling alone and leaves Wed. morning. Please pray for his safety and for peace for Joey and Marie.

Kenneth Ramsey--Stoney's dad, has another scan scheduled for this week.

William, Susan's friend--having surgery on his hand to remove spot.

Hannah family--traveling next week to see TJ in Ft. Benning, GA

Lee Brown--going into the hospital on Thursday for open heart surgery

David French--back in the US and will be traveling across the US to raise support for Zambia Missions

Greg Hubbard's 4 year old twin daughter--has a benign tumor on her eye. Not sure right now how this will affect her sight long term.

Schools--Please remember all the students, teachers, administrators and all going back to school.

Continue to remember:
LeAn Ramsey
Chad Chapman, Jr (Army)
Tom Alexander

Praises:

Caleb Hickman--on his baptism and decision to follow Jesus

Kenny Bird--good news from his knee injury...no damage to ACL, he just needs to stay off of it and keep it iced til swelling goes down.

Announcements for Sunday, August 9th

Sunday, August 9th is Mission: Memphis Sunday.

Please remind your teens to wear their Mission: Memphis or their Work Camp t-shirts. All teens are going to sit together down front to the left of the stage.

We will have guests from all of the Ministries that we worked with this summer and a very special time at the Lord's Table!

Mission review will continue in 9:36 for anyone who would like to be a part of that.

PoT's Class

Continue study of Luke 19.

8/2/09 Prayer Requests

David Shockley--Continue to remember David and his family while they talk to the Drs. to make decisions on his next treatments.

Tom Alexander--remember Tom as he is recovering from surgery on his foot. He will be off his foot for 6 to 8 weeks.

LeAn Ramsey--Good report-no more treatments from her breast cancer. She will be having genetic testing in the next few weeks to determine if she has the cancer gene. Please pray for these test to be negative and also keep her in mind as she goes thru her reconstructive surgery.

Brian Ball Family--please remember this family at this time of his tragic death. Remember all of his family and fellow firefighters.

4 year old daughter of Gred Hubbard--having eyesight problems; pray for them to be able to correct this.