When I Look At Your Heavens
“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.
WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR HEAVENS
Devotional by: Elijah Bell
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” (Psalm 8:3-4, ESV)
When we consider the vastness of space, and the immense number and size of the stars, planets, and galaxies, it seems unfathomable that the same God who created them would have any concern for us at all, we, mere dust floating in the Master Artist’s workshop that is God’s universe. But we among His creation are His crown jewel, for He died for us and no other part of His creation. How will you worship God today to show your appreciation of His kindness for you?
This Sunday we have a great opportunity to worship God along with many other of His children. It’s Great Day In May on Sunday, meaning we’ll have more people in attendance than we usually do. Let’s join together to worship God in Spirit and Truth this Sunday! We hope to see you there!
News
This section is for any special announcements that are not upcoming events or prayer requests.
Scott Trent Put Forward As A Deacon
This is the third week that the elders are bringing Scott Trent name forward as a possible deacon. If there are no scriptural concerns brought to them, Scott will be installed as a deacon on Sunday.Esther’s Sisterhood Meeting Location Change
The next meeting will be held at the building this Friday, April 29th at 11:30 instead of meeting at the Game Farm pavilion.Urgent Serving Opportunities
There are a number of serving opportunities that are urgent and needed very soon. Please see the section on how you can serve below.
Prayers
Here are some individuals that especially need our prayers this week. Please keep them in mind every time you pray.
Bob Tankersly
Phil Wilkins
Janis Friend
Joyce & Leon Best
Steve England
Inez Chatham
Upcoming Events
Here are some events that are coming up that you need to make space on your calendar for.
THIS SUNDAY — Sun, May 1st at 10am — Great Day In May
This is a homecoming event! Please invite all your friends and family! We are celebrating our Grand Reopening, and David Rogers will be our guest speaker.
Schedule Of Events On May 1:
- 10am - Bible class (Topic: New Understanding)
- 11am - First worship and lesson (Topic: New Joy)
- 12pm - Break with pot luck lunch provided
- 1:30ish - Second worship and lesson (Topic: New Purpose)
Note: There will be no evening service at 6pm.
May 13-14 — His Shoes Her Shoes Marriage Seminar
Times: Friday, 6-9pm; Saturday, 9am-12pm
Wayne and Tami Roberts are coming to present a marriage seminar. On Saturday we will have coffee and donuts beforehand, and then afterward we will have a catered lunch provided free. Childcare will be provided both Friday night and Saturday morning. Registration will open soon, and end 3 days before the event begins. Please note that dinner is not provided Friday night. If you plan on coming, you must register here: https://forms.gle/hoqFbjVqGG3U59WF7Sun, June 12th thru Wednesday, June 15th — Vacation Bible School
Theme: God's Great Treasure Hunt. We need volunteers for this. Please see details below.
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:
Bring A Side And/Or Dessert For Great Day In May This Sunday
The meal for Great Day In May this upcoming Sunday will be a pot-luck style meal. The meat for the meal is being provided, so don’t worry about that, but we still need sides and desserts. We aren’t sure how many people will be in attendance, but we are expecting and preparing for a full house. Please bring what you can, and be ready to share. We are excited to see you there on Sunday!
In-Home Small Group Hosts Or Facilitators Needed Before May
We need people to volunteer to host or facilitate one of the in-home small groups, which will be taking place as part of our revitalized Sunday evening activities. It would be once a month. To host, you only need to open up your home for a group of about 8-12 people. If you can facilitate a study, that means you’ll be the one showing the devotional video provided to you by one of the ministers, and helping to guide the discussion using the discussion questions provided.
Please contact Nick Gill if you are able to help with either or both of these.Volunteers To Provide Childcare During Marriage Seminar
As of right now, we only have one or two people signed up for watching kids during the marriage seminar. We plan to have many couples here from the community that may need childcare. Please let Kurt know if you can help!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.
Meal Train
Robin Mayes is organizing for meals to be brought to Leon and Joyce Best as Leon continues to struggle with his health, and Joyce is scheduled for surgery this week. If you’d like to sign-up to help provide meals, please click here to sign up: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/nqd83d
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.
Current items needed: Hygiene items, body wash, deodorant, razor, shampoo/conditioner, lotions, toilet paper, toilet bowl cleaner, washing detergent/fabric softener, paper towels, dish soap, anything to clean with or for personal care.
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. We are currently talking about principles for ministering to people who have yet responded to Jesus’ challenge to “come and see.” These are people who may very well come to Jesus, but they need a prepared Jesus follower to enter into their life relationally. We are discussing how we can be those prepared Jesus followers.
Wednesday Evening Class (6:30pm):
Current Class: I and We: Practical Steps In Living Out Our Vision And Mission. In the class last night, we continued from last week talking about how Jesus never disregarded people on the margins of society, and how we must embrace people on the margins. The church is made up of, and for, the people who are marginalized by the world. This is another example of things we’re being encouraged to do in this class that help us live our vision and mission together as a church family.
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.
Great Day In May is this Sunday, and therefore we will not begin our next sermon series until the following week, Mother’s Day. We’re going to have a series called “Together As Family” from Mother’s Day through Father’s day. The following are topics we want to cover in this series:
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 Fatherhood
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Motherhood
Together As Family: God’s Plan For Children
Together As Family: God Plan For The Church Family
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