Weekly Update - 4/14

Thank you Randy and Jared for the message this morning, continuing the series of Think Orange!

They read the text from Deuteronomy 6:4-7:

⁴ Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. ⁵ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. ⁶ These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. ⁷ Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Within this text are three "calls" that we are to teach our children:

1.  Call to listen

2.  Call to love

3.  Call to impress

They also discussed the 3000/40 principle, that is discussed in the book "Think Orange". It is based on the observation that a typical child spends 3,000 hours per year with their parents and only 40 hours per year in church-related activities.  

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CONGRATULATIONS:  Our sweet sister Joanne Wood and Chris Goggan will be getting married in May!!!  He's not taking JoAnn away from us... they'll be living here!!

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PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Jimmy Faulkner has an appointment Monday with a lung specialist in Mt. Pleasant.
• Johnny Nabors - Got a diagnosis of pleurisy and is home! 
• Susan George has been diagnosed with MS. She will be having an EEG and EMG this Thursday, they will then discuss what line of treatment to start. She's KNOWN for 7 years that something was wrong, so she's relieved that there's finally a diagnosis.
• Lilla Buchanan had a biopsy and is now going to have some scans.
• Jay Anthony is progressing well with his speech... but we need to pray for his right arm
• Kristi Anthony - Health
• Hugh Anthony - Health
• Sherrie Boyd - Is recovering from rotator cuff surgery.
• Johnny Bassett - Stillhouse.
• Lucy Staley - Health
• Lloyd Usry - Health
• Laquita Lawrence - Cancer - She felt well enough to be at worship this morning!!
• Carl Haggard - Cancer.
• Donna McGee - Cancer. 
• Jackie Helm - Cancer.
• Dorothy Pearce - Health
• Peggy Dotson - Health
• Peggy Wright - Colonial Lodge
• My son, Larry Sprinkle, went to the ER early last Monday morning with chest pains.  He was told he has a left bundle branch block, congestive heart failure, a moderately enlarged heart and that it looked like he'd had a slight heart attack within the past 6 months.  He saw a cardiologist on Thursday. He said that the ER doctor was accurate on everything... EXCEPT he doesn't think he'd had a heart attack. Over the next two weeks he's having many more tests run and will follow up with the cardiologist in a couple of  weeks.
• The Bulls' son-in-law, Dustin Smith, is having a cardiac cath Tuesday morning at PRMC. 
• Billy Icenhower - Surgery was this past Tuesday. Tumor, spleen, pancreas, lymph nodes were all removed.  Lots of recovery now. Prognosis is GOOD!!!
• Chris and Linda Easton ask for prayers for their cousin Danny Smith. He is having surgery for abdominal aneurysm at UTSW Monday 4/15.
• Linda Nichols, Kristi Garrett's mom, has cancer.
• Former member, Marolyn Woodall, is experiencing health issues.
• Luke Chipman, friend of Teresa Allen, was diagnosed with Myocarditis.  He will be on  antibiotics for a few days and should be on the road to recovery.
• Jessie West, friend of Anita Roden, has been placed on hospice. She's at Heritage Nursing Home.
• Jerron Jumper, son of former members Allen and Florece Jumper, suffered a massive heart attack. His friend Trent Jones said that he needs all our prayers.
• Susan George's cousin, Dianna Melton, had breast cancer surgery and is waiting to heal before she starts her new treatments.
• Jessica Preston has been diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer.  She is a beautiful Christian wife, Mommy and daughter of Joanne Wood's precious friend. 
• Former LACOC member,  Jimmy Newman - Health
• Lonny Parson, local minister, had an aneurysm a few weeks ago. He is in Medical City/Plano in ICU.  As of today, he's been in Medical City/Plano for 70 days.  He had his 36th surgery this week.
• Lucille Spencer, Jay's mom, is in rehab in Tyler, to get her strength up.
• Paul McClain - Health.
• The Vanderpools - in Haiti
• Prayers for our students and teachers
• Prayers for our military.
• Prayers for our first responders.

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Thank you to our security teams, greeters, sound booth and projection room operators, nursery workers, children's worship workers, teachers, AND ... The Simple Supper teams on Wednesday nights.

We appreciate your hard work, your willingness to serve and your servant attitude!
You are all such an integral part of each Sunday morning and Wednesday night!

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SEW 4 CHRIST will meet on Thursday, April 16th, upstairs in room 20.  This group meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.  If you have any interest in sewing some easy projects or even being taught to sew, please come.

RAINBOW ROOM ITEMS:  Boys shoes (any size), diaper wipes and fleece blankets

PANTRY NEEDS: Cereal, Deodorant, Paper Towels

SIMPLE SUPPER:  Chicken Alfredo

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KEEP THE DATE:

Apr 18: Sew 4 Christ

Apr 26: Breakfast Benefit for New Hope

Apr 28: Special PM service at Antioch Cemetery, Biardstown

Apr 29: Young At Heart Domino Night

May 8:  Blood Drive
May 12: 4 S's - Second Sunday Sandwich Supper

Sept 8:  LACOC 150 Years Celebration "Roots and Wings"


Love you - MEAN IT!