KPW Planning Meeting is Saturday February 4
Meet at 9am at the church to help plan this year’s schedule, including hostesses and locations for KPW meetings as well as schedule special “mission” nights. We also hope to confirm team members for the Spring Women’s Banquet.
Experiencing God Small Groups
Small group Bible Studies will begin the week of January 29th. Study books are $13; make checks payable to Kishwaukee Church. You’ll receive your books at your small group and can pay for them at that time.
SUNDAY
11:15am – Fellowship Hall – Joe Johnson
5:00pm – Michael and Julie Glendenning’s
6:00pm – Shawn and Joanne Reynolds’
6:30pm – Brian and Nancy Kester’s
TUESDAY
9:00am – Jim and Susan Moon’s
WEDNESDAY
6:30pm – Steve and Sandy Williams’
THURSDAY
6:30pm – Brian and Sandy Brooks’
7:00pm – Kevin and Karen Pavlik’s
Please call your host if you are unable to attend a session.
Children’s Worship Help
We are looking for volunteers to help out with Children’s Worship during the 8:30 service. There is NO preparation required – we only need extra hands to help out with games, crafts, etc. We are looking for both men and women of all ages to help out; if interested, please fill out the bulletin tear off sheet, or contact Tara Larson at kinglar1@mac.com or 815.963.2901 (no texting, please).
FIA “Invite a Friend” Night
February 1st is Invite a Friend to FIA — Please RSVP to the church office (815-965-1940) by January 30 so we can plan for food.
Vacation Bible School June 18-22, 2012
Save the date for VBS 2012! Vacation Bible School is looking to form a Decorating Team by the end of January. Anyone interested or able to help can talk to Angel Ballard, Kim Hanna or Julie Glendenning.
Call for the Annual Meeting of the Congregation
The session has issues the Call for the Annual Meeting of the Congregation to be held at 11:00am on Sunday February 12, 2012, for the purpose of electing officers, receiving and approving the Annual Report, for receiving the 2012 General Fund Budget, and for approving any proposed changes in the Terms of Call for Pastor Rus Howard. Copies of the Annual Report will be available for pickup beginning Sunday February 5, 2012.
Recent Improvements to the Sanctuary and Church House
As a congregation we are grateful for the recent improvements made to the Sanctuary and the Church House. The Sanctuary improvements were funded through The Memorial Fund in using funds given in memory of Rose Bucey Mateika. The Church House improvements were funded through an anonymous gift from a Church Family which wanted to see the fellowship space for our Senior Highs improved. We give thanks to everyone who made these projects become realities through their gifts and service.
Who Do I Need to Forgive?
Hope Parks delivers part 2 from her message on Romans 12 entitled “Who Do I Need to Forgive?” as part of the Spiritual Renewal Weekend.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[a] Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it[b] to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Romans 12:16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
- Romans 12:19 Greek give place
Romans 12 Christian, Verses 1-2
Hope Parks delivers part 1 of her message on Romans 12 as part of the Spiritual Renewal Weekend.
A Living Sacrifice
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]
- Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
- Romans 12:1 Or your rational service
- Romans 12:2 Greek age
- Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Different, 5: A New Serve
Rus Howard delivers part 5 of the sermon series “How Christians are Different.”
1 John 4:7-21
English Standard Version (ESV)
God Is Love
7Beloved,(A) let us love one another, for love is from God, and(B) whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8(C) Anyone who does not love does not know God, because(D)God is love. 9In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that(E) God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10In this is love,(F) not that we have loved God(G) but that he loved us and sent his Son to be(H) the propitiation for our sins.11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12(I) No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and(J) his love is perfected in us. 13(K) By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.14And(L) we have seen and testify that(M) the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of(N) the world. 15(O) Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16So(P) we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.(Q) God is love, and(R) whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17By this(S) is love perfected with us, so that(T) we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because(U) as he is so also are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love, but(V) perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not(W) been perfected in love. 19(X)We love because he first loved us. 20(Y) If anyone says, “I love God,” and(Z) hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God(AA)whom he has not seen. 21And(AB) this commandment we have from him:(AC) whoever loves God must also love his brother.
