Gone Fishing
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5, ESV)
Mini Devotional
A mini message to take with you this week to help you in your devotion to God.
GONE FISHING
Devotional by: Elijah Bell
In Luke 5, Simon was fishing all night, and seemingly quite exhausted and frustrated at their lack of a catch. And then here comes Jesus, the carpenter’s son, lecturing HIM, a professional fisherman, on how to catch fish. Who does He think He is?
Luke 5:4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
Simon must have been frustrated, and it comes out in his reply.
Luke 5:5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.”
But even though Simon had tried everything HE knew to do and was unsuccessful, when he did things the way Jesus commanded, something different happened…
Luke 5:6-11 — And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Quite often, when we try to do things OUR way, we fail. And even when we learn Jesus’ way, we may be skeptical, just like Simon was. But we could be astonished, too, at what Jesus could do in our lives and ministries if only we put down the net as Jesus commanded.
So today, let Jesus into your boat. Decide to use your life today for Jesus’ work, and not your own. Do things Jesus’ way to experience the full effect of God’s power in the world. And don’t forget to fall down and worship Jesus just like the men in the boat did. And after that, they left everything and followed him. Today, make the conscious effort to leave everything behind that is not part of Jesus’ mission, and choose to follow Him, and Him alone.
Let’s go fishing!
News
This section is for any special announcements that are not upcoming events or prayer requests.
Meal Train For Phil Wilkins Suspended
Phil is back in the hospital, so the meal train is being put on hold. Thank you for everyone who has participated thus far.
Make Sure To Pre-Register For VBS
All children MUST be checked into our system to attend VBS. That means that you can save a lot of time at arrival by registering your children early so that they are already in the system when you get here. If you don’t pre-register, it will slow things down a lot, so please do so before the event. Thank you!
Please Return Your Baby Bottles
As you fill the bottles with donations for Avenues For Women, please return them before Father’s day to the lobby.
Prayers
Here are some individuals that especially need our prayers this week. Please keep them in mind every time you pray.
Judy Casey
Larry Clarke
Daniel Cruz (Holly Hill Missionary)
Terry Deaton
Upcoming Events
Here are some events that are coming up that you need to make space on your calendar for.
This Sunday, June 12th thru Wednesday, June 15th — Vacation Bible School
Theme: God's Great Treasure Hunt. PLEASE make sure to pre-register your children at www.hollyhillcoc.org.
Sunday, June 19th — Small Group Sunday
Instead of meeting collectively at the church building, the congregation will be meeting in small groups in people’s homes for fellowship and discipleship discussion. Check the sign-up sheets in the lobby for the various groups, and check with the hosts to determine what time their group will be meeting.
Monday. June 27th at 6pm — R.E.A.L. Ladies Devo And Fellowship
Val Clarke is organizing a new ladies group. The first devo and fellowship will be at her house. R.E.A.L. stands for: Relationships, Encouragement, Accountability, and Laughter.
Saturday, October 8th — Hay Ride & Fall Festival
Games, activities, food, 4pm to 6pm. Hay ride at 6pm. The event will be held at the Bowman residence.
How You Can Serve
There are a lot of ways you can get involved and do the work of God in our community!
For more information or for help signing up for any of these ministries, please call the church office at: (502) 227-7796.
Limited-Time Opportunities:
VBS Food Items Still Needed
Reminder that we still need a few things for the meals before VBS each night! Sign up at the link below. Sarah said we still need watermelon or mixed fruit for Sunday and sides and desserts for the Wednesday cookout. But we also need COOKIES! We will have cookies for snacks each night and like always, we really rely on your generosity to provide those! Thank you in advance for your support whether it be bringing food, volunteering, or coming as a participant!https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4AABAD2CAAF49-vbsfood
Thanks,
Emily
Food Pantry Donations (Mini Pack the Pulpit events)
To better meet community needs and not overly burden the congregation, the elders have approved a change for the pantry: Mini Pack the Pulpit events — Each with a particular focus:June 26th — Collection for Cancer Centers
- Individually wrapped snacks
- Packages of crackers
- Small Bags of Potato Chips
- Chewing Gum
- Mints
- Squeeze Packs of Apple Sauce
- Small cans of Spite or Ginger Ale
July 24th — Collection for Holiday Boxes
Aug. 28th — Collection for Backpack Program
Teachers Needed (Message From Matthew Woodyard, Deacon of Education):
It's been awesome to see more and more people return to in-person worship each and every week. Covid 19 robbed us of so much and I couldn't be happier to be on the other side of the tunnel. As more people have returned to in-person worship, so have their children. We've not had a full roster of teachers since the pandemic began. For a long time, this wasn't a big deal because we didn't have a lot of students. Thankfully we are seeing more and more students each week, but we still don't have enough teachers to be fully staffed. We desperately need volunteers to teach our Sunday and Wednesday Bible Classes. Our students need to be in the appropriate classes, where they receive age-appropriate instruction. We owe it to our kids to make sure they have everything they need and right now they need volunteers to teach their classes. The following classes need teachers for this current quarter: K-1st grade (Sunday & Wednesday), 2nd-3rd grade (Wednesday), and 4th-5th grade (Wednesday). If you'd be willing to help out, please get in touch with me. We've got a great group of kids and they deserve the best!
VBS Promotion
We need your help to promote VBS. Here are some ways you can do that:
1. Take a yard sign from the lobby and put it in your yard.
2. Distribute flyers. They are also in the lobby.
3. Share the Facebook Posts related to VBS.
Avenues For Women Donations
Each Mother's Day we pass out Baby Bottles to use to collect money to benefit Avenues for Women. It is a community organization dedicated to working with women to choose life and providing a variety of services. They even work with men and post-abortion women. It has a Christ based focus. We started with 72 Baby Bottles. If you have not taken one yet, please get one out of the crates as you come in the main entrance. Let's each take one or two and have such a strong demand that we need even more bottles. The bottles are returned when they are filled. Just place in one of the crates. We try to have them in by Father's Day. Let's see if we can raise $2,000 for this great organization. Remember as Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, writes in I Corinthians 6:19: “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” Thanks for your support.
VBS Volunteers Needed
Hey Holly Hill! We are working hard to pull off an INCREDIBLE VBS June 12th-15th, 2022. Our Theme is God's Great Treasure Hunt! We are aiming for an AMAZING VBS this year and need EVERYONE'S help to pull it off. Here is a list of the volunteers that will be needed: Teachers, Teacher Helpers and Guides, Food helpers, Crafts, Security, Registration, Set up crew, and cleanup crew.
If you like to sign up please email me at kurt.montooth@gmail.com and sign up on following link!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4FAAAD28A5FC1-vbsvolunteersLet me know if you have any questions.
Help Move Shirley’s Belongings to a Storage Unit
Shirley is moving, and needs help moving some of her belongings into a storage unit. This will happen on June 25th. More details on this will be provided soon.
Long-Term Opportunities:
Greeter Ministry — We’re looking for people who are friendly and outgoing to welcome our guests and members each Sunday morning. If you are interested, contact Tom Owens.
Card Ministry — Every Sunday there are cards spread out on a table in the lobby that will be sent out to various church members and guests who need encouragement. You can help serve and encourage by making sure to sign these cards each week.
Casey Blessing Box — The Caseys are collecting items to give away to those in need in their Blessing Box.
Shriners Children’s Hospital — Donna White is collecting soda can tabs to donate to the children’s hospital. Please leave your donations in the lobby.
Bible Class Review
A summary of what we’ve been learning about in our adult Bible classes.
Sunday Morning Class (10am):
Current Class: Making Disciples the Jesus Way. On Sunday, we discussed how Jesus modeled a life of prayer to his disciples. We are talking about how to minister to people in “chair two”, or those who have chosen to follow Jesus, but are still learning how to walk in step with Him. We are now looking at 6 fundamental principles that Jesus modeled to His disciples, and how we should also do that with the people we know. You can find the latest notes on the class here: https://www.hollyhillcoc.org/resources
Wednesday Evening Class (6:30pm):
Current Class: The Psalms. Last night we started our first Psalm, which was Psalm 1. Kurt explained how the book is an introduction to the Psalms, and we spent the class reading the psalm, and beginning to discuss it. Our discussion remained in verse 1. We will continue from there in two weeks after VBS.
Watch Previous Lessons In The Learning Center
To see the latest lessons in our video library, visit www.hollyhillcoc.org/learning-center
Please note: Sunday’s videos are uploaded on Tuesday each week, and Wednesday’s videos are uploaded on Friday.
Sermon Series Review
A quick review of where we are in our current sermon series, and where we’re going.
Mother’s Day thru Father’s Day we will be having a series called “TOGETHER AS FAMILY”
PAST LESSONS:
Together As Family: God’s Plan For The Family
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Marriage
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Parenting
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Motherhood
FUTURE LESSONS:
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Fatherhood
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Children
You can rewatch all previous lessons at: hollyhillcoc.org/learning-center
Holly Hill Church of Christ
1020 Holly Hill Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Web: www.hollyhillcoc.org
Phone: (502) 227-7796
Email: hollyhillcoc@gmail.com
Service Times:
Sunday Bible Class: 10am
Sunday Morning Worship, 11am
Sunday Evening Worship, 6pm
Wednesday Evening Bible class: 6:30pm