Volume 42, Issue 1 • January 3, 2010www.wcfamily.org

A Preacher’s Perspective

ORD, thou hast been our dwelling

place in all generations. Before themountains were brought forth, orever thou hadst formed the earth andthe world, from everlasting toeverlasting thou art God.

hou turnest man back to the dust,and sayest, "Turn back, O children of

men!" For a thousand yearsin thy sight are but asyesterday when it ispast, or as awatch in the

night.

hou dostsweep menaway; theyare like adream, likegrass whichis renewed in

the morning: in the morning itflourishes and is renewed; in theevening it fades and withers.

For we are consumed by thyanger; by thy wrath we are overwhelmed.

hou hast set our iniquities beforethee, our secret sins in the light of thycountenance.

For all our days pass awayunder thy wrath, our years come to an

end like a sigh. The years of our lifeare threescore and ten, or even by

reason of strength fourscore; yet their span is but toil

and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.

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ho considers the power of thy anger,and thy wrath according to the fear ofthee?

So teach us to number ourdays that we may get a heart ofwisdom.

Return, O LORD! Howlong? Have pity on thy servants!

atisfy us in the morningwith thy steadfast love,that we may rejoice andbe glad all our days.

Make us glad asmany days as thou hastafflicted us, and as many

years as we have seen evil.

et thy workbe manifestto thyservants, andthy gloriouspower totheir

children.

et the favor of theLord our God beupon us, andestablish thou thework of our handsupon us, yea, thework of our hands

establish thou it.

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If you are visiting with us, we especially want to welcome

you. We pray our time together worshiping our Father in heaven

will be uplifting and encouraging.

Bible classes are available for all ages. Babies can be taken

to the nursery located at the back of the auditorium. Pre-school

and elementary-age children meet in classrooms downstairs.

Teens meet in the fellowship room downstairs. Adult classes

meet in the auditorium and at the end of the foyer.

Our Small Group Fellowship program takes place during

the fall, winter and spring months and is on the first and third

Sundays of each month in lieu of the Sunday evening worship.

If you are interested in joining a Small Group, please speak

with one of our Deacons. The Small Group Fellowship schedule

does change occasionally due to holidays.

You are an honored guest and

we want to thank you for being a part of our worship this

morning!

We are planning a weekly web-cast of our Sundaymorning auditorium class and worship services. Please followthese instructions:

http://wcfamily.viewnetcam.comUsername: wcfamilyPassword: 6302312062Click “SINGLE” tabAllow any Active X controls

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one ofour Elders:

Our Deacons are:Benevolence, Fellowship, Stewardship

& LeadershipWorship & Pulpit, Communications,

Outreach, Education, BenevolenceFellowship, Benevolence, Education

Education, Stewardship & Leadership

Communications, Education, Stewardship

& Leadership

Don Brewster Bob JettChuck Miller Bob Voigts

Justin Avey:

Jay Hearn:

Cliff Plummer:Curt Robinson:Rick Root:

Sunday Morning Bible Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.Sunday Evening Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Bible Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.(No evening worship on Small Group Fellowship Sundays)

350 East James AvenueWest Chicago, Illinois 60185(630) 231-2062wcfamily@wcfamily.org • www.wcfamily.org

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Dates to Remember

Records You Helped Make

January 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karissa Wheeler

January 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food Pantry DeliveryJanuary 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Prayer & CoffeeJanuary 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Small GroupsJanuary 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living Room CafeJanuary 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preachers BreakfastJanuary 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teen Parent ConnectionJanuary 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Prayer & CoffeeJanuary 17 . . . . . . . . . . . Chili/Soup Potluck LuncheonJanuary 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday Night Light/TeensJanuary 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seniors BreakfastJanuary 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teen Parent ConnectionJanuary 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Prayer & CoffeeJanuary 24 . . . . . . . . . Small Groups, Connection Point

Sunday Morning Bible Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Sunday Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,215.25

Betsy Jett, Kim Sitler

Scott Drumheller, Mike Henkel

Nursery Workers . . . . . . . . . . .

Collection Counters . .

This Morning ...Please take a moment this morning to fill out an

attendance card, especially if you are a guest. Prayer cardsare also available in the pew rack. You may choose to haveprayers by the elders, a prayer warrior or by the wholechurch family. If you choose “whole church family” it will beannounced following the sermon.

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Singing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prayer Updates & Scripture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lord’s Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contribution and Prayer Card Collection

Sermon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prayer Card Responses and Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . .Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Closing Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Order of Worship

Chuck Miller

Tim Boyd

#578 We Will Glorify

Kenn Watson

#67 For the Beauty of the Earth

#810 Listen to our Hearts

Curt Robinson

#287 There is a Redeemer

Steve Link

Chuck Miller

#940 Only a Step

Bob Voigts

Kenn Watson

#749 The battle Belongs to the Lord

Chester Sitler

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In Our Prayers...suffered

severe injuries from an accident and is not doing well. Shehas facial injuries, lost an eye and her chest was crushed.

Herman Aultman – Bobbie Whitman’s brotherJustin AveyPaul & Judy Bertrand – Lynette Root’s parentsBonnie BinghamNancy BrewsterJim & Julie ChavezGail Cole – Lori Plummer’s motherJohn DayAl Dorsey & his son, DougJoyce Eakins, her brother, Hubert and

her two sisters, Eunice and FrancesChad Englebach – Marie Hayes’ grandsonSarah Hayden – Maria Zeisler’s relativeMarie HayesLauren Helton – Josephine Haggerton’s nephewMary Henkel – Mike’s motherKathy Huml – John Pedersen’s sisterBrian & Sandy Jones – Marie Hayes’s daughter

and son-in-lawDebbie Lawrence – Bobbie Whitman’s nieceDon LemleyAnne Librande – Joanne Johnson’s motherSteve LinkJack Lockett– father of Charlie, Mike, Julie

Chavez, Shelley Prosser, Missy Kissane,& Becky Pedersen

Mike Lockett – Joan’s sonJackie Milam, Alyssa’s mother (former member)Bobbye MillerDanielle Nichols – Alyssa Milam’s cousinJosh Otte – Chris Czernik’s nephew and the son

of Marion Lake’s cousinDoug Peterson

Stacey Schnaitman – the daughter Bev Scalonewho is John & Joanne Johnson’s neighbor

Kay SchraderChester & Phyllis SitlerBruce Snyder & Cindy Stewart – Bob Voigts’s

cousinsBarb Tincher – Jake’s motherJim Whitman

Lizz Bartalone – Doris Biancalana’s daughterTammy Urso – Dan & Linda Vantreese’s daughter

Ryan Gleason – Dana Howard’s nephewMike Hagan – Doris Biancalana’s nephew

in BaghdadJacob Headtke – U.S. Marines, RCC alumniJeremy Riley – great-great-nephew of Josephine

Haggerton, stationed in BaghdadShane – the son of

Arlene Anderson, Linda Vantreese’s cousin,

Those suffering with long-term issues:

Mothers-to-be:

Armed forces:

Pat Ronzheimer

LeAnn Sexton, a friend ofLori Plummer

Joey Wertz – the friend of Lynette Root’s friend, IraqChris Yauch – the husband of Wendell & Margaret

Mott’s granddaughter, MalloryMissionaries:

Jarrod, Allison, Soledad & Levi Brown – HondurasStudents of Joe Voigts – ChinaCity of Children – Ensenada, MexicoObadiah Doka & Family – NigeriaAyodele Waleola – NigeriaShults-Lewis – the teens, their families, the workersEnoch & Jeannine Thweatt – Taiwan

Who I Am in ChristI AM ACCEPTED

I AM SECURE

I AM SIGNIFICANT

I am God’s child.I am Christ’s friend.I have been justified.I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with Him.

I have been bought with a price. I belong to God.

I am a member of Christ’s Body.I am a saint.I have been adopted as God’s child.I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit.I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.I am complete in Christ.

I am free from condemnation.I am assured that all things work together for good.I am free from any condemning charges against me.I cannot be separated from the love of God.I have been established, anointed and sealed by God.

I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will beperfected.

I am a citizen of heaven.I am hidden with Christ in God.I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and

a sound mind.I can find grace and mercy in time of need.I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.

I am the salt and light of the earth.I am a branch of the true vine, a channel of His life.I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit.I am a personal witness of Christ.I am God’s temple.I am a minister of reconciliation for God.I am God’s coworker.I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm.I am God’s workmanship.I may approach God with freedom and confidence.I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

John 1:12

John 15:15

Romans 5:1

1 Corinthians 6:17

1 Corinthians 12:271 Corinthians 6:20

Ephesians 1:1

Ephesians 1:5

Ephesians 2:18

Colossians 1:14

Colossians 2:10

Romans 8:1, 2

Romans 8:28

Romans 8:31-34

Romans 8:35-39

2 Corinthians 1:21, 22

Philippians 1:6

Philippians 3:20

Colossians 3:3

2 Timothy 1:7

Hebrews 4:16

1 John 5:18

Matthew 5:13, 14

John 15:1,5

John 15:16

Acts 1:8

1 Corinthians 3:16

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

2 Corinthians 6:1 (see 1 Corinthians 3:9)

Ephesians 2:6

Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 3:12

Philippians 4:13

Neil Anderson, Victory Over the Darkness

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TEENS: WinterFest,

PARENTS:

is Thursday through Sunday,February 18-21, 2010. The total cost for this event willbe about $100 (including your deposit), plus meals.Please give Cliff your $50 deposit asap.

If you would like to host a SundayNight, Light in your home, sign up on the sheet on thebulletin board in the foyer.

Stockings Filled!

Open House

Small GroupFellowships

Teen ParentConnection

Food Pantry Donations

Please check the bulletin board in the foyerand make sure to get the stockings filled withnotes of love and encouragement. Stockingswill be distributed to their owners mid-January.

Don’t forget

ocelebrate her 18thbirthday and highschool graduation

from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.at Cemino’s Pizza,1630 Essington Road in Joliet. An RSVP was due by 12/28.

Upcoming Small Group Fellowshipdates are: January 10, 24, February 7, 21,March 7, 21, and April 18.

However, the Small Groupled by Dewayne Smith meets at the building at 5:30 p.m.

Teen Parent Connection is anorganization that strives to preventchild abuse by teenage parents through education andsupport. They have requested the use our building for aWest Chicago teen parent group that will meet on Thursdayevenings.

Please see Cliff orSally if you would like to help coordinate this effort orprepare food. Monetary donations are also welcome.

check theirwebsite: www.teenparentconnection.org. Also, arepresentative from Teen Parent Connection will be visitingthe Wednesday Evening Ladies Class on January 13.

Did you know that we purchase 99% of the food wegive away in our pantry from the Northern Illinois FoodBank. NIFB receives food and monetary donations frommany different corporations and organizations. Bypurchasing food from NIFB we can stretch our dollar –$1 = 8+ pounds of food. While food donations are alwayswelcome, special contributions to our benevolence fund canpurchase much needed food for our community. Donationscan be given to Cliff, Justin, Bob V. or Jay.

Karissa Wheeler’s

Open House t

this Friday, January 8,

There will be

no evening worship at the building on

Small Group Sundays.

They would appreciate meals to be provided for

the meetings and help with childcare.

If you would like more information,

Kelie, Karissa & KyleWheeler

Men’s Bible Study & Coffee

The Living Room Cafe

Food Pantry Delivery

The Men’s Bible Study & Coffee hosted by Bob Voigtsand Kenn Watson will meet Friday mornings from 6:30 -8:00 a.m. at the building.

We’ll be volunteering at the Living Room Café on thesecond Monday of each month, January through April.Please sign-up on the sheet in the foyer if you’d like to help.

This Thursday, January 7, we will receive our deliveryfor the food pantry. We need volunteers to help carry boxesdownstairs, stock the shelves and tear down boxes. We’llstart at 10:00 a.m. See Cliff or Sally with questions.