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Heartland Community Church

Sunday Worship January 20, 2019

The smallest things often make the biggest difference: a shifting foundation can bring down a house, a small spark can ignite a huge fire, a simple act of kindness can change a life, or a single word can change someone’s eternity. We place a lot of emphasis on the big things, but they all start with little steps. Join us as we look at the small, seemingly insignificant, things Jesus did that make all the difference in our lives today.

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

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https://heartlandgb.churchcenteronline.com/giving

This Week at Heartland

Today, Sunday, January 20th 11:30 a.m. – Women’s Conference Planning Meeting – Fellowship Hall 6-8 p.m. – Youth Group – Youth Room – For all youth in grades seven through twelve. Wednesday, January 23rd 5:45-6:30 p.m. – Children's Choir – Children’s Church Room – For all children in K through 8th Grade. 5:45-6:30 p.m. – Pre-K Children's Choir – Nursery – For pre-K aged children who are potty trained. Sunday, January 27th Immediately following Church Service – Annual Church Meeting - Sanctuary

Upcoming Events and Announcements

Women’s Conference We are excited for the Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer Women’s Conference on Saturday, April 6th. We will have a brief planning meeting TODAY in the Fellowship Hall immediately following church service. If you would like to help with planning the conference, please make every effort to attend this meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting, please contact Lori Jacobs. Annual Church Meeting Heartland will have its annual church meeting next Sunday, January 27th, immediately following church service (approxi-mately 11:30 a.m.). The trustees will present the proposed budget for 2019. Additionally, a vote will be taken for Tom Montoya to serve another term (three years) as a trustee. The meeting will take place in the sanctuary. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend this meeting. Per church bylaws, while everyone is welcome to attend, only those who have joined Heartland as members are allowed to vote on the budget and trustees. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Pastor Matt or any of the trustees: Barb Achatz, Keith Beckwith, Renee Buntain, Ryan Hammeke, Tom Montoya, Tim Nollette and Brandon Schroeter. Calling All Kids! Planning for the Children’s Choir Spring Musical “What’s Up, Zak?” has begun. The parts for this fun musical based on the story of Zacchaeus will be assigned soon. If you know of any children in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade who would want to participate or have a part in the musical, please encourage them to come, join in, and share the exciting story of how Jesus sees and loves us just the way we are! Revive - Redeem Revive the Church Redeem the City!!! Community Revival coming soon! Mark your calendars and plan to attend this incredible event - February 10th -15th at the Great Bend Event Center. Youth Group Football Party, Winter Jam & Missions The Youth Group will be hosting a fun time of epic proportions surrounding a specific football game on Sunday, February 3rd, that will hopefully feature the Kansas City Chiefs. They will be joined by the Youth Group from Macksville Christian Church. Encourage any youth you know in grades six through twelve to come join in the football, food and fun. Time to be announced. Winter Jam is Friday, February 8th in Wichita. More info about this is coming soon. Plans are underway for a Youth Group Mission Trip to Eureka Springs, AR from July 7th-13th. The youth will be working with missions organization TEAMeffort. From TEAMeffort’s website, “In the small towns and rural areas in the Ozark Mountains are people who quietly live in deplorable conditions with little hope of change. Youth groups will find this summer mission camp heartbreaking at first as they see the destitute conditions in which people live, but that work will soon become heartwarming as they see the difference they can make in someone's life. Reaching out to help these struggling families fix and maintain what little they have brings them a message of Christian caring and service that will open their eyes to Christ's love. Group projects during this summer mission camp will be a mixture of roofing, painting, wheelchair ramp construction, and general clean-up and repair.” Fundraising for the trip will soon begin. This is a wonderful way for the kids to see that even they can make a huge difference in someone’s life for the Kingdom of God. Please help support them as you feel led.

Prayer Concerns and Praises

Prayer Concerns & Praises - Please email any prayer requests, praises or other needs to info@heartlandgb.com. Oleta Beckwith has been dealing with some health issues for the last few months. Please pray for her wellness, for wisdom for the doctors, and that they will be able to determine the cause. Adrianna Graves continues to improve and grow. She remains in the hospital NICU at Wesley, but they hope to bring her home soon. Amber is trying to divide her time between being with Adrianna and coming back to Great Bend to be with their other three children. Cecil has had to return to work. Amber’s mom, Ruby Griffis is helping keep their other children. Please continue to pray for Adrianna to continue to improve, and for all of the family during this time as well. Continue to pray for Susan Phillips, Mark Ball’s sister. She was hoping to be able to start on a clinical trial this week but didn’t qualify. She is meeting with her doctor tomorrow to discuss other options. Please pray for wisdom as they explore treatments and that the tumors will stop growing. Please pray for Norma King, Lori Jacobs’ mother. Norma’s congestive heart failure has increased and she has not been doing well and is now on oxygen. Please pray for Norma’s health and for peace and strength for her, Lori and the rest of the family. Please pray for Grace Bradburn, Mark & Krista Ball’s daughter. Grace is due to deliver their son Eli Roy mid-February. Please pray that Grace will carry Eli to term and that he will be healthy. Fred Schultz has been having a lot of back/sciatica pain. Please pray for relief and for the doctors to find the cause. Letitia Elder, Candy Murphy’s mother, has been having back pain and other health troubles. Please pray for relief from the pain and for her wellness. Mike Elder, Candy Murphy’s brother, has shingles, pneumonia and immune system trouble. Please pray for his healing. Pray for all who are hurting and have unspoken needs each week, that they will feel God’s spirit overflow and comfort them. Please continue to pray for John & Carole Harris and Jenni Wittig. John is taking his dialysis at home, four times a day, and Carole is now taking her chemo treatments every three weeks. Jenni continues to receive her chemo every three weeks as well. Pray that these treatments will be effective for all of them. Howard Baker, Dan Bonine, Jenny Bradley, Heather Brown, Laura Camp, Sloan Clawson, Karen Davis, Crystal Easley, Diana Glaze, John Grantland, Michele Green, Sara Hames, Carole Harris, Pat Hays, Bob Holt, Bart Hoar, Mike Klein, Darrell Klepper, Debra Lewis, John Makings, Anne Martin, Katy Mesker, Brian Mitchell, Eric Murphy, Janet Nily, Stoney Parks, Scott Peters, Susan Phillips, Scott Schenkel, Fred Schultz, Tom Schupbach, Pastor Mark Slattery, Robert Turner, Gretchen Walton, Bob Warhurst, George Winter, Jenni Wittig, Donna Young, Pete Zander, and many in our lives are battling cancer. Pray for them in their fights against this disease. Please pray for the missionaries supported by our church family: Buzz & ClifAnn Birney, Live Like Jesus Today; Roland & Deanna Broeder, InFaith; Carin Cochran, Christian Challenge at FHSU; Adam &Misha Hutchison, Student Mobilization in the Philippines; Drew & Torie Peters, Student Mobilization at KU; and Nannette Zander, House of Hope Haiti. Pray also for the local organizations that Heartland partners with: the Barton County Food Bank, CarePortal, Central Kansas Dream Center, Circles, and YouThrive. PRAY! Pray for revival and change worldwide. Pray for churches and believers around the world who face persecution for their faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for those who are leading our nation, and for those who are leading our churches. Pray for the upcoming revival here in Great Bend.Pray for hearts worldwide to turn to God, seek repentance and follow Christ. PRAY! JUST PRAY!

On the Schedule for Sunday, January 27th

Scripture & Prayer – Colin Reynolds Coffee & Fellowship – Jack & LaDean Bailey Children’s Church – Mark Ball Greeters – Dave & Stacey Brenner; Jean Harrison; Lori Jacobs; Kim Ringwald; Fred & Diane Schultz

Sermon Notes & Scripture
Small Things, Big Difference
Grounded to Triumph in the Trial
Matt Schaffner

Luke 4:1-13

Jesus wasn't passively drug into the wilderness by the enemy nor did He randomly happen to go there. Rather, He was led "by the Spirit" to the place of temptation as the Son of God on a first offensive sortie against the enemy of mankind.

The worst temptations come when we are at our most vulnerable.

Doubt is the first tool of the tempter.

Jesus decisively applies Scriptural truth to combat temptation.

The enemy is subtle, even quoting the Word of God, but Jesus teaches us to read Scripture in light of Scripture to get the total expression of God's will.

How do we deal with temptation in light of Jesus' temptation?
1) Read & memorize Scripture.
2) Pray Scripture.
3) Live Scripture out.

Read it through, write it down, pray it in, and live it out!
-E.F. Hallock

Monday is coming!
What happens Sunday is only as meaningful as what you do with it the rest of the week. A firm foundation for your life starts in Scripture and obedience to God, but temptation will come to try to wreck your life just like it did for Jesus. The good news is you don't have to fall to temptation. Join us this week as we read about overcoming temptation!

Five Truths About Temptation

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