Your Lifeguard Walks On Water
“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.
YOUR LIFEGUARD WALKS ON WATER
Devotional by: Elijah Bell
In a brave act of faith, Peter asked to come to Jesus, even though to do so would require him to walk across raging waters. But he saw Jesus walking on the water, and knew that if Jesus wanted Peter to also walk on the water, it would happen. He had the faith to take that first step…
“But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’” (Matthew 14:30).
As Peter walked out in faith toward Jesus, he started off fine. He certainly was bold in his faith, for none of the other apostles had asked to come to Jesus on the water. But his faith was shallow. When he faced turbulent times, he forgot why he was walking on the water in the first place. It wasn’t to avoid trouble. It wasn’t to keep his feet from getting wet. It wasn’t to enjoy a scenic stroll across the lake. It was to COME TO JESUS!
When we walk on the water of life, and begin to face turbulent times, don’t we sometimes forget a couple of things?
First, we forget WHY we’re walking on the water in the first place. Just like Peter, he became so distracted by the wind and the waves that he let his attention be diverted from the point of his stroll. When faced with turbulent times in life, we can often forget the entire point of our lives on earth, and why we’re doing what we’re doing. We become so focused on keeping our feet dry that we forget why we stepped out onto the water in the first place.
Second, we often forget that our lifeguard walks on water! Peter, when faced with turbulent waves, took his eyes off Jesus, and focused on the problems of life. During our storms of life, it is the tendency to look at the raging waters and be afraid. But we see what happens when we take our eyes off of the One who can walk on top of the waves—we sink into the problems of life. When you face the waves and wind of life, do you keep your eyes on Jesus, and have faith that He can and will walk above the raging waters?
This week, as you are faced with the turbulent waves of life, remind yourself of two things: first, remind yourself of WHY you’re walking on the water in the first place: to come to Jesus! And second, remind yourself that your lifeguard walks on water.
News
This section is for any special announcements that are not upcoming events or prayer requests.
Volunteers Urgently Needed
Please remember that we are needing volunteers for the following events and programs: In-Home Small Group Sunday, Vacation Bible School, and the Marriage Seminar. Please see below for ways you can serve.
Prayers
Here are some individuals that especially need our prayers this week. Please keep them in mind every time you pray.
Bob Tankersly
Donald Jones
Phil Wilkins
Janis Friend
Family of Harold Hall
Robin Ibershoff
Leon Best
Joyce Best
Robert Roach’s father (Having surgery today)
Upcoming Events
Here are some events that are coming up that you need to make space on your calendar for.
THIS WEEKEND: 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. 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:
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.
NOTE: We’ve had some scheduling troubles with our current sermon series due to circumstances outside our control, and therefore, the series looks different than we originally advertised.
Our current sermon series is titled: Together In Mutual Submission. It is a 2 part series.
Here are the lessons in the series:
Submitting Together In Thought (Kurt: 4/10/22)
Together in Resurrection Through Submission (Kurt: 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