Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter February 25, 2014

Pastors Notes: If the past two days are evidence of the power of prayer and fasting, we are in for a tremendous moving of the power of God!!!!! Sunday nights service was an awesome move of God. Prayer was made for one of our members who was having a physical issue and the power of God moved into the House. People began to praythen praise went up..and the glory came down!!!! Then Monday night was a powerful night of intercessory prayer. I truly believe that we are at a defining moment in our church. We must not tire nor back off, but press on. We are now in our 3rd day of fasting. I just want to encourage you to hang in there and push through the desire of the flesh. Fasting is not easy but it is powerful and rewarding. We do believe in an after. There is something that comes after the fast is over and that is why we must push through. I have already hit the place where my mind was trying to alter the plan the Lord had given me for my fast. But I was able to push through and today, I have victory over the desire of my flesh. This same thing works with everyday temptation. We simply, allow the power of the Lord to win over the desire of our flesh. We cannot, we must not give in to temptation. Our victory comes through standing in the power of the Lord and His Spirit. You may not have signed up to go with us to the Rekindle Prayer Retreat, but wed like for you to join us in prayer wherever you may be. We begin a session on Friday night at 7:30 PM and will be praying at 8:30 and again at 9:30. Would you be willing to pray at home or in the car? There is power in numbers and I believe that if you will join with us, we can see heaven move on our lives and on our church. We also have sessions of prayer on Saturday at 10:00 and 2:00. Wed love for you to join with us at those times. Thank you! I wanted to thank those that joined with us in giving in the Great Commission Offering Sunday morning. I know that everyone has not yet given so the number I am about to give you is not the absolute total. But right now, we have $6,377.42. We also had close to $500 given to other missions causes. If you have not yet given your offering, please do so in the next week or so as we must begin to finalize the project plans for the April Missions trip to Honduras. Thank you for having a heart to carry out the Great Commission to the World!!! PLEASE DONT FORGET that Wednesday night, Pastor Shealy is doing a Bible Study entitled The Mysteries of the Kingdom. Last week we heard about the mystery of the church. I cant wait to hear the message for this week. Ill look forward to meeting with you in church Wednesday evening!

REVIVAL DATES are finally confirmed. Mark your calendar! March 15-16 Revival services with Rev. Neal Nolan March 22-23 - Revival service with Rev. Rick Lairsey Saturday services are at 7:00 PM and our Sunday services are at our regular time. PLEASE, please, please.separate these dates from all your other activities and give these days to the Lord. We need revival.we WANT REVIVAL!!!!! We are fasting and praying for it. Now we need to hear what the Lord may speak to us from the men of God that He has directed us to have. Your support of these meetings is vital to their success. Please join me in prayer for Revival and for these two men of God. Baptism Service is planned for Sunday night, March 30th. If you need to be baptized, please make sure to turn your name into the church office. The number is 476-2977.

Married Couples Retreat is scheduled for May 1-3 at the Clarion Inn in Pigeon Forge, TN. Cost will be $225 per couple. This includes 2 nights lodging, 3 meals, and all conference sessions. Please sign up as soon as possible. Sign-up sheet is on desk in lobby. First deposit of $125 is due by March 30. Last payment of $100 is due April 27. Please sign up early before space runs out. This will be an exciting time for our married couples! Youre marriage is worth it! Honduras fundraiser on February 27 at the Pizza Inn on Woodruff Road. We invite you and your family to come have supper at Pizza Inn to help support the Mission team that is going to Honduras in April. Thank you for all your support. Jamaican Mission Trip Meeting, TONIGHT, February 25 @ 6:30pm. If you are interested in going on this mission trip please attend this meeting. Any youth (under 18) that plans to go, a parent needs to be present at this meeting. The dates we are going are July 13-19 With any maintenance problems, please contact Paul Lundberg 864-576-3504 or Freddie Bright at 864-871-0357.

Guess Whooo's having a baby boy! Please join us for a baby shower honoring Amy Arnold Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:00 pm 5:00 pm Woodruff Church of God CLC Building

Prayer List

AMERICA, Raymond Lowman, Kim Roberson, Ashley Layton, Megan Laster, Jackson Knight, Tommy Wallace, June Osborne, Bruce Cash, Caitlin Gillespie, Pat Roddy, Ann Richards, Loretta Burdette, Brenda Cobb, Frank Patterson, Beatrice Granger, Arelene Hughes, Paul Littlefield, Macky Littlefield, The Smith Family, The Beck Family, The Nabors Family, Thelma McKinney, Ronnie Richards, Destiny Leonard, Mary Turner, Linda Lida, Gary Allen Sierbt, Brandy & Clint Hiller, Roger, Shirley O'Shields, Heather Hammons, Linda Plemons, Melissa Pendley, Those needing jobs, Caregivers, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes

Choir will wear GREEN this Sunday. We still need some helpers in the media department!

Comforting Hearts Meals-----From now own all returned dishes and baskets will be brought to the church and kept in the LM office. You can pick them up there.

The February meeting of the Joy Club will be held this Thursday at 6:30 PM. If for some reason you have not signed up to attend, please feel free to call the church office and the secretary will forward your name to me. You will need to call Bobby Brown or Peggy Chesney to find out what food item you will need to bring. Let's make this a great meeting.

Hey guys! First let me say that I am very honored to be leading such a great group of Christian men. "Real Men" who love the outdoors but also who love the Lord. Men who hold each other accountable in love and genuine concern. You fellers are the best and I am proud to call you my brother. If you are not in Band Of Brothers, we invite you to meet with us on March 6th @ 6:30 in the mancave (located under the sanctuary). This is for all male Sunday School teachers, Choir members, Children's Church workers, van drivers, Elders, etc. This is a ministry for ALL men so come be a part of Band Of Brothers. I have had a couple of men in the last few weeks to ask if they could be a part of this ministry and the answer is YES!!! There is no sign up sheet or membership requirements. We want ALL men to be included. So if yall are waiting on a personal invitation.....Here it is!!! Also, I am asking each of you to make sure that we are following our leadership in fasting and prayer. We can see the results of our efforts already so let's make sure that we as "Real Men" take the lead in this effort; for our personal relationship with Jesus, spiritual leadership of our family, our church and our brothers.

This SUNDAY- Youth Drama- 4:45

Practice This Sunday- Praise and Worship @ 4:30 Drama @ 5:00 (6-12 yrs only) Junior Talent Practice is every Sunday Night This Wednesday is the deadline to turn in your Entry Forms for Junior Talent. All Solo or Art Categories must be completed and turned in to Mrs. Donna by Wednesday night, Feb. 26th!

Upcoming Events: March 9- Look-UP lodge 2nd Payment Due March 8- Jr. Talent Practice 10:00-1:30 this is a Mandatory Practice March 18 Bible Quiz Team Practice at 5:00 March 21- Final Practice for Junior Talent at 6:00- This is a REQUIRED practice March 22- Jr. Talent 10:00 until (We will list times of performances when they are available to us) May 23-25 - Look UP Lodge: Next $20 deposit is due THIS SUNDAY, February 9. If you have not paid your first deposit you will need to go ahead and do that as well. I will need a total number going by March 15, so please if you are planning to attend let Ms. Donna know. There will not be any add-ons after March 15. July 28-August 1- Boot Camp Vacation Bible School! (Mark your Calendars) If anyone would like to volunteer to help at VBS please sign up with Ms Donna.

I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I would like to thank everyone that came out and participated with us, at the fund raiser. The ladies of the church did an excellent job with the food. March 28 at 8:00 pm, we will be having prayer service in the youth building. Come and join us for prayer and worship as we seek for chains to be broken, hearts mended and a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit. God Bless You!

Ministry Leaders for This Week Greeters- Jeanette Bragg & Kathy Simmons Sunday School Greeter Robert D. Sloan CLC Greeter Paul Lundberg Crossing Guard- David Hoyt Head Ushers Charles OShields & Bobby Brown Finance Committee Ryan Ballard & Sam Garrett Usher Team #1 Brian Arnold, Michael Brown, Harold Chesney, Dennis Crocker, Rick Priester, & Kenny Waddell Wednesday Bus Pickup: Phillip and Rob Bus Take Home: Phillip and Rob Van 1 Pick Up: Tabitha and Brian Van 2 Pick Up: Richard and Buster Van 1 Take Home: Garren and Thomas Van 2 Take Home: Tim and June Wednesday Late night Workers: Donna, Kim & McKenzie NurseryWednesday-Izzy Nichols AM Ann Knight & Ashton Garrett PM: Ann Knight Kiddie Church Sunday Night: Nancy & Tony Gentry Music- Wednesday- Jeanne Nemitz AM-Brad Burnett PM-Mike Peeler Praise Team-Gold Guitar- Korey, Duck, John