PAGE 3                                          FAMILY NEWS                                  VOLUME 9  ISSUE 1   10 Guidelines For The Christian                  "A Word from Ryan"   In your relationship to . . . GOD: Be prayerful. Remember dependence and helplessness in your relationship with God is fundamental for spiritual health. How about spiritual check-ups this year (2 Corinthians 13:5)? OTHERS: Be helpful. Make a commitment to show love and encouragement to someone everyday. Challenge yourself to be kind and helpful (Ephesians 4:32)! YOUR MIND: Read and think about something good and creative every day (Philippians 4:8). Start the day with the Bible. Let the words of life fill your heart and mind before anything else gets to them! FEELINGS: Express them with love and honesty. Whether fear, guilt, grief, rage, shame, or anxiety, express your feelings to God, self, and a trusted friend (Proverbs 27:5; 1 Peter 3:7). ACTIONS: Be generous. Give to others (2 Corinthians 9:7). Give freely of your love, time, money, spirit, creativity, encouragement, and praise. SUCCESSES: Be thankful (Colossians 3:15). Most if not all of our successes are the result of God’s grace. Count your blessings regularly. TROUBLES: Be trustful. God has chosen to make us mature through trials and hardships (Hebrews 12:6-10). Look for and trust His guidance in the highs and lows of life. HEART: Be careful (Proverbs 23:7). Focus on God. Be careful what you allow to creep in your heart. WORSHIP: Be still (Psalm 46:10). Expressing your love and adoration to God isn’t for Sunday’s only. Don’t get too busy throughout the week to make continual offerings of praise to God. Jesus is Lord of every day! SIN: Be repentant. Don’t let any sin harden your heart or break the connection between you and God. Confess your sins to the Father every day (1 John. 1:6-10). Claim His promises that forgive you and make you pure and clean by the Blood of Jesus! Have a great New Year!!!
Youth News Jan 4    -   Devo   At Alfred's Jan 11    -   FunDay Sunday Jan 18    -   Teen Devo Service Oil Trough Church of Christ. 5-7 pm Jan 25    -   Devo   At Bob & Carla Stiger’s	Exercise For People Over 50 Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can - then relax. Your goal is to reach a full minute. Each day you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags. Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more that a full minute. (I’m at this level!) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag . . .
New!! Teen Small Group All teens are invited to join a small group study each FIRST SUNDAY EVENING of the month. They will meet in the teen room beginning TONIGHT during the evening worship service. The study will be based on the book titled "My Sins, My Sins, My Savior - Embracing Your Freedom In Christ."	Tuesday Ladies Bible Class The Tuesday Morning Ladies Bible Class will resume Tuesday, Jan 6th. Class is open to all ladies!! Also all ladies are invited to enjoy a potluck lunch following class on the 6th! Go To Page 4xxx
Confess Christ ... Matthew 10:32 - Be Baptized ... Mark 16:16 - Live faithfully ... Revelation 2:10