When You’re Running On ‘E’
“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 YOU’RE RUNNING ON ‘E’
Devotional by: Elijah Bell
I don’t know about you, but with the rising gas prices, it becomes more and more painful to fill up the car, meaning we end up riding it closer and closer to the ‘E’ before we eventually head to the gas station.
Our souls have a spiritual gas tank that needs to be refilled. Jesus understood this. After spending a long and exhausting day ministering to multitudes, He had to get away to refuel:
“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone” (Matthew 14:23).
After a very long day of ministry, Jesus simply had to get away and spend time in prayer with His Father. Our lives are hectic, and we sometimes feel as if we can’t get away from things. When our tanks are empty, do we have the wisdom to take a break and refill them? And do we see the need to refuel our souls with prayer? Jesus did.
Don’t be like me and let your gas tank get to ‘E’ before you do something about it. Take time daily to pray and refuel your soul. Why not start right now? Go to God in prayer this moment, and just talk to God, and pray for the people listed in this newsletter, and for the success of God’s mission through us.
News
This section is for any special announcements that are not upcoming events or prayer requests.
Starting In May, We Are Revitalizing Our Sunday Evening Activities
Our Sunday evening services will look a little different going forward, with an intentional focus on building relationships with each other. They will include: Study Group Sundays, Singing Sundays, Small Group Sundays, Traditional Sunday Evenings. To see a complete calendar of events, including descriptions of our new Sunday evening activities, please visit: www.hollyhillcoc.org/eventsVolunteers Needed For In-Home Small Group Sundays
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.
Prayers
Here are some individuals that especially need our prayers this week. Please keep them in mind every time you pray.
Donald Jones
Phil Wilkins
Janis Friend
Family of Harold Hall
Robin Ibershoff
Leon Best
Upcoming Events
Here are some events that are coming up that you need to make space on your calendar for.
THIS SATURDAY, April 16th at 10am — Spring Fling
The 5th Grade and Under will have a Spring Fling event on Saturday, April 16 at 10 am. We will have a devotional, egg hunt and other spring themed games and activities. Brunch will be provided. Please come and bring a friend! Please sign up at the following link or on the sheet on the bulletin board in the lobby.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/VVKbNytU8CFsqjHeA
For this event, we are collecting donations of individually wrapped candy or small toys to put inside eggs for the egg hunt. Please place donations in the appropriate box under the white tables in the lobby. Let Kurt or Emily know if you have any questions.
April 22-23 — Ladies’ Service Day In Bowling Green
See Emily Montooth with any questions.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
- 11am - First worship and lesson
- 12pm - Break with pot luck lunch provided
- 1:30ish - Second worship and lesson
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. More details to follow.
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:
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.
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 talked about how Jesus never disregarded people on the margins of society. 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.
Our current sermon series is titled: Together In Mutual Submission. It is a 3 part series.
Here are the lessons scheduled in the series:
Submitting Together In Thought (Kurt: 4/10/22)
Together in Resurrection Through Submission (Kurt: 4/17/22)
Submitting Together In Word And Deed (Elijah: 4/24/22)
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