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Heartland Community Church

Sunday Worship September 23, 2018

Have you ever created a connect the dots masterpiece? It may have been a while, but you probably remember the process. You’d follow the dots and connect them in order and the picture would begin to emerge from that jumbled heap of numbered dots. Faith is similar- there is a sequence of events that helps us become more like Jesus and place His glory on display for all to see. Do you know what that looks like? Would you like to see what can happen when following Jesus makes you look more like Him? Join us as we connect the dots to see what it looks like to really follow Jesus.

Locations & Times

4907 10th St, Great Bend, KS 67530, USA

Sunday 10:10 AM

Welcome to Heartland!
We're so glad you joined us for worship this morning! We hope you feel welcome, at home, and encounter God in a meaningful way. If you're a guest, please take a moment to fill out a Connection Card and then drop it in the offering plate or leave it at the Welcome Center. We hope the music inspires you, the message encourages and challenges you, and our people make you feel at home! Thanks for joining us this morning!

Online Giving

Everything we do at Heartland starts with you. Working together, we accomplish more than any of us could alone. We encourage people to give generously as God has given to them, knowing we can't outgive God! If you'd like to be a part of that, you can give online by clicking here or text any dollar amount to 84321.

https://heartlandgb.churchcenteronline.com/giving

This Week at Heartland

Wednesday, September 26th 5:45-6:30 p.m. - Children's Choir Choir Room off Fellowship Hall For all children who are in Kindergarten through 8th Grade. 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Youth Group Youth Room For all youth in grades seven through twelve. 6:45-8:15 p.m. – Kids New City Catechism Class Kid's Church Room For all children ages 5-11. 6:45-8:15 p.m. – Adult Bible Study – The Good Book Adult Classroom off the Sanctuary. 6:45-8:15 p.m. – Women’s Bible Study – Discerning the Voice of God Church Library.

Say "Yes" and Connect to God's Church with Serve Opportunities

When we Connect the Dots in our faith it leads us to action. This morning Say Yes to putting the gift God has given you into action by finding a place you can serve on our Say Yes display and connect to God's church in a deeper way. You’ll find opportunities to serve in the Nursery, with Children’s or Youth Ministries, as a Greeter, or you can help with Care & Support, Coffee & Fellowship, Praise & Worship, Worship Technology, or Building & Maintenance. Just as it is with God’s love and mercy, the possibilities are endless! Nursery - As a nursery worker, we need you to love and play with babies and toddlers. There is one adult helper and one to two youth helpers each Sunday. Children's Ministries - Children's Ministries has many opportunities for volunteers, from playing the piano for Children's Choir, to helping with the Children's Choir or leading the Preschool Choir. There are also needs for leaders and helpers with Children's Church, and for teachers and helpers with each grade group with Sunday School. Youth Ministries - As part of the Youth Group Team, we need you to say yes to junk food, talking about homework, mentoring and encouraging faith, celebrating victories and empathizing in defeats, loving teenagers where they are, and connecting it all back to Jesus as a part of our Youth Ministry. Youth group meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Or maybe you'd prefer to help during Sunday School, which meets from 9-9:45 a.m. on Sunday mornings.We also need help with driving around a cadre of teenagers, enjoy concerts/water parks/mission trips, while talking, listening and loving them; be willing to help us staff retreats/events/mission trips/camps and remain (mostly!) positive; do life with teenagers and help them see Jesus in you as part of our Youth Ministry. You will serve as needed/available for special events, trips, or activities. Greeter - As a greeter, we need you to help make a good first impression, open doors, smile, shake hands, hand out bulletins, and just be friendly. Care & Support - As part of the Care & Support Team, we need you to listen to, talk to, and visit; caring for people who are hurting and praying for them; and offering biblical counsel, basically helping with Pastoral Care. You will serve as needed, in addition to attending a monthly meeting with Pastor Matt. Coffee & Fellowship - For Coffee & Fellowship, we need you to provide some kind of baked treat, whether it is store-bought or homemade – breads, cookies, doughnuts, coffee cake, etc. Then, following church, clean up the table and the coffee bar, including washing the drip trays. Praise & Worship - As part of the Worship Team, we need you to help lead the congregation by singing or playing an instrument and leading in worship. Rehearsals are on Sunday mornings at 8 a.m., and worship service at 10:10 a.m. Worship Technology - As part of the Worship Technology team, we need you to help with controlling the lights, video and mixing sound; being part of the Audio/Video team. Rehearsals are on Sundays at 8 a.m., and worship at 10:10 a.m. Building & Maintenance - As part of the Building & Maintenance Team, we need you to help with maintaining and working on the church building and grounds. This could include pulling weeds in the parking lot shrub areas, cleaning windows, dusting ledges and baseboards, and assisting with problems around the building as they arise. Some items may need done monthly, others as needed.

Prayer Requests

Marlene, LaDean Bailey’s sister, will have her aortic valve replaced tomorrow, September 24th. Please pray for a successful surgery and that her recovery will go well. LaDean Bailey will have cataract surgery this Tuesday, September 25th. Pray for good results. John Harris has dialysis for four hours, three afternoons a week. Praise that he seems to be doing well with it. Please pray that his counts continue to improve. Carole Harris will start chemo on October 9th. Please pray that the treatments are effective and that she will have little to no side effects. Brexley Franklin, David & Marsha Gillenwater’s 4 month-old great-great niece, died last week as a result of a fractured skull. Her father is charged with her murder. Please pray for the family as they not only process through Brexley’s death, but also struggle with the emotions and other issues stemming from the cause. Keitha Reed, Garrett Reed’s grandmother, passed away last week. Please pray for God’s spirit of peace and comfort for her family. Mary Lee Winter is in Room 307 at Medicalodges (Cherry Village) if you would like to visit or send her a card or note. Please pray not only for her wellness and rehabilitation, but also for peace of mind for George. Allen Ater has been ill for several weeks and the medications he has been taking have caused other health issues. He will see a cardio-logist and have a sonogram of his heart on October 1st to determine a course of action. Please pray for wisdom and wellness, and for Allen’s level of energy to be increased and restored. Lucille Lucas, a friend of Lori Jacobs, is on hospice care at Medicalodges (Cherry Village). Please pray for her as they are working to get her pain and sleep meds figured out. She is a strong believer. Pray for her peace and comfort. She has always been a fiercely independent woman and is having a hard time having others take care of her. Rosalyn Borchers, a friend of Lori Jacobs, has started hospice care. Please pray for her comfort and continued peace. Praise! Darren Beckwith, Keith & Oleta Beckwith’s son, will start a new job at CUNA (formerly CPI) tomorrow, September 24th. It has been one year since his illness with West Nile Virus struck. Praise that he will be able to receive all of the benefits he had when he previously worked there. Please pray that his hands will work well and do what he needs them to do for his job. Jenni Wittig had her third round of chemo last Wednesday. Please pray that the side effects from the treatment and her other meds will be minimal. Pray for healing. Alan Schneweis, Richard Schneweis’ brother, is home and is on hospice care. Because of the aggressive nature of the cancer, the best they can do now is keep him comfortable. He is experiencing a lot of abdominal pain. Their daughter is expecting their first grand-child in 2 ½ weeks, so they are praying that he will make it at least four more weeks so he can meet the baby. Elsie Learned is still having pain from her shoulder replacement and is having trouble with her physical therapy. Please pray for the pain and discomfort to ease and for her to be able to tolerate her therapy. Howard Baker, Dan Bonine, Rosalyn Borchers, Jenny Bradley, Heather Brown, Pastor Keith Bryant, Laura Camp, Sloan Clawson, Karen Davis, Crystal Easley, John Grantland, Michele Green, Sara Hames, Carole Harris, Pat Hays, Bob Holt, Bart Hoar, Steve “PeeWee” Kaeberle, Mike Klein, Connie Lathrop, Debra Lewis, Lucille Lucas, John Makings, Anne Martin, Kathy Martinez, Tony McGee, Katy Mesker, Harold Meyers, Brian Mitchell, Brad Nelson, Janet Nily, Stoney Parks, Scott Peters, Susan Phillips, Scott Schenkel, Alan Schneweis, Fred Schultz, Tom Schupbach, Pastor Mark Slattery, Robert Turner, Gretchen Walton, Bob Warhurst, George Winter, Jenni Wittig, Donna Young, Pete Zander, and so many in our lives are battling cancer. Pray for them in their fights against this disease.

Sermon Notes & Scripture
"Connect the Dots: Connecting to God's Church"
Pastor Matt Schaffner

Romans 12:1-8

Faith without fruit is a placebo effect. You're exchanging the power of God for hot air.

Being Jesus' disciple means not simply following, but giving the totality of our life and activities to God's direction.

Just offering our physical lives is not enough. Following Jesus means changing the way we think.

Connecting to the church means understanding that we belong to each other to do what God gave us to do.

There is no gift, position, or leadership that is more important. Each is equal, even if it's not treated that way.

John 13:12-17

Serving like Jesus means humbling ourselves and placing others above ourselves.

Philippians 2:3-5

The baseline for serving is to do it with the same mindset Jesus had- sacrificial humility that puts ourselves aside for others- realizing that the greatest things are accomplished in the smallest of things.

Humble yourself and do the best you can with what God has given you as part of His body, the church.

Monday is coming!
What happens Sunday is only as meaningful as what you do with it the rest of the week. As a church, our number one mandate is to make disciples. A disciple is someone who is connected to Jesus and growing in Christ-likeness as they follow Him. If we're following Jesus, we're saying "Yes" to using what He gave us for His kingdom. This week, say "Yes" to using what God has placed in you for His Kingdom's sake- as you walk out of the sanctuary, find a place to serve and connect to God's church. Then this week read the Next Steps: Serve reading plan and meditate on WHY we serve.

NEXT STEPS: Serve

Read Plan