It Is I, Do Not Be Afraid

Written By Holly Hill Church of Christ

“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.

IT IS I, DO NOT BE AFRAID
Devotional by: Elijah Bell

Matthew 14:27: “But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”

Devotional:  Jesus’ disciples were in the boat during a storm on the water, and they see something unknown,  thinking it’s a ghost, and they are terrified (v. 26). Jesus calls out to them immediately and tells them to not fear, for it is He. How often do we face storms of life, and amidst our fear, we miss the fact that Jesus is right nearby? Do not fear!

Prayer: God, I face storms in my life regularly, and I often feel fearful. But help me to see Jesus through the storm, and to not fear, knowing that He is close by. Thank you for being with me in the storms of life, and for hearing my cries of fear, and reminding me that you are never far off.

Challenge: Notice God today in the little things around you, and consider how God is never far off.

News

This section is for any special announcements that are not upcoming events or prayer requests.

  • VBS After-Action Meeting (Sunday, July 10th)
    Hey Holly Hill!

    I don’t know about you but I am still fired up after VBS! VBS so far has been an overwhelming success! You should expect to hear more about this soon, but we had 105 participants! 68 of those were visitors! SIXTY EIGHT non-members and non-members children came to our VBS. This is nothing short of amazing and I am excited about capitalizing on that success with a rigorous follow up process for guests and visitors which I hope you’ll be apart of (more on that later).

    It's also very important that we meet as a church and develop an “after action report.” This meeting will take place Sunday July 10th at 4PM. Honestly, this isn’t soon enough, but schedules are what they are, since we can’t meet as quickly, as I’d like you to take some time to reflect on VBS this week and think about questions like: What went well at VBS? Why do you think it went well? What was successful? What tweaks can we do to make it more successful? How can we make VBS apart of our emphasis on making disciples? What do we need to improve for next year? What went poorly at VBS and why? These are just some questions to think about! Write down your thoughts while they are fresh and we will get to them in July!

    For the Kingdom,
    Kurt Montooth

Prayers

Here are some individuals that especially need our prayers this week. Please keep them in mind every time you pray.

Family of Leon Best
Daniel Rowlette
Bob Tankersley
Alyssa Anderson Hickey, husband, and newborn baby
Tonya DeRossett Fischman
Robert (Bob) McKinney

Upcoming Events

Here are some events that are coming up that you need to make space on your calendar for.

  • Sunday, June 26th — Traditional Sunday Evening Service
    This is a traditional Sunday evening worship service, with a lesson that directly ties in to the discussion that was had in the in-home small groups the week prior. The service will be held at the building, and we ask all church members to attend if possible.

  • Monday. June 27th at 6pm — R.E.A.L. Ladies Devo And Fellowship
    PLEASE SIIGN-UP IN THE LOBBY — 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. Please note that the main focus of these meetings is to be warm and inviting so visitors will feel at home.

  • Sunday, July 10th at 4pm — VBS After-Action Meeting
    Come prepared with a list of what went well at VBS, what didn't go so well, and how we can improve for next year.

  • Friday, September 30th at 6:30pm — Trivia Night
    Robert Roach is hosting a trivia night at the church building to provide more opportunities for fellowship and community. Please make it a priority to be there if you can.

  • 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:

  • THIS SATURDAY — 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 THIS Saturday, June 25th.

  • THIS SUNDAY — 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

      • Individual size chips

      • Small bottles of water

      • Small cans of Sprite, 7up or Ginger Ale

      • Cheese and crackers

      • Peanut butter and crackers

      • Trail mix

      • Individually size popcorn or pretzels

      • Mint gum

      • Mini chocolate candy bars

      • Applesauce squeeze packs

      • Puddings cups

    • 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!

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 continued looking at the list of 6 fundamental principles of Christian living that Jesus modeled for His disciples to grow into. So far we’ve looked at: Jesus’ reliance on the Holy Spirit, prayer, the Word of God, and His obedience to the Father. We discussed how we should also be modeling these same principles for our follow Christians to grow into. 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 continued our look at Psalm 1. We discussed the sinful progression of someone who walks in the counsel of the wicked to sitting in the seat of scoffers (v. 1). We talked about what it means to be a scoffer, and ways we can be a scoffer in the church today, and the harm it does.

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.

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

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