Bulletin
August 24, 2025
Announcements
GCC Spotify Channel
Our church loves to sing the truths of Scripture! Now you can hear the songs we sing on Sunday via our church Spotify channel. Share it with friends and family!
Children’s Classes
The first Sunday each month is Family Worship Sunday for children and parents to worship together in the sanctuary. The remaining Sundays we provide a children's class (2 years -- Kindergarten). Children can be checked in at the Geist Kids kiosk in the foyer. A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for children staying in the sanctuary to engage and participate in the corporate worship gathering.
Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.
Financial Update —July 2025 YTD
You can give by placing a check or cash in the white offering box just inside the main entrance, or online at geist.org/give.
Giving - $139.194
Expenses - $160,636
Budget - $162,903
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | August 28 | 10:30am-11:00am | Traditions at Brookside
Each week we go to the assisted living facility and hold a chapel service for the residents. Join us as we sing and share of our Lord through His Word!
Women’s Summer Reading Group
Thursday | August 28 | 7:00pm-8:30pm | To be determined
All women are invited to join our summer reading group! Read “Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love” by Ed Welch. Then join us to discuss it. There are a few copies available for purchase in the café.
Serve a Lunch/Share a Lunch
Sunday | September 7 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us in the kitchen immediately after the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag lunch and eat lunch together.
Beast Feast
Friday | September 19 | 5:00pm | Calvary Baptist Church-Greenwood
Beginning at 5:00pm on Friday, September 19 and going until Saturday, September 20 at 1:00pm. Men, join us at Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood. We promise you’ll leave full. If you’re a man who wants to honor God with your life, we want to spend this time lifting you up. Register in advance at geist.org/events. Tickets are $10.00
AUGUST MEMORY VERSE
Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.”
Service Opportunities
Geist Kids: Contact Jeff Woodhouse at woodhouse789@gmail.com
Audio/Visual: Contact John Dennert at j.dennert@sbcglobal.net
Music: Contact Dustin Phillips at dustin.phillips.it@gmail.com or Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org
GCC Social
Want to be in touch with others in our congregation? Sign up for GCC Social. If you have not signed up and would like to be added, please email Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org.
Sermon Discussion Questions
1. How does Psalm 58 challenge us to think biblically about unjust rulers and leaders, especially in light of God’s ultimate authority and justice? How should Christians speak of and pray for rulers when we don’t agree with their decisions? What about when their decisions stand against the teaching of God’s Word?
2. When David prays vivid, emotional prayers for God to judge the wicked, how can we understand and apply such prayers today? How do the four guidelines (imagery, whole-Bible theology, God’s will, NT examples) help us pray imprecatory psalms faithfully without falling into sinful anger or vengeance?
3. How does Psalm 58 ultimately point us to Christ, who bore God’s judgment on the cross and will one day bring perfect justice? How should this shape both our prayers and our hope as believers living between the cross and the final judgment?
Our church loves to sing the truths of Scripture! Now you can hear the songs we sing on Sunday via our church Spotify channel. Share it with friends and family!
Children’s Classes
The first Sunday each month is Family Worship Sunday for children and parents to worship together in the sanctuary. The remaining Sundays we provide a children's class (2 years -- Kindergarten). Children can be checked in at the Geist Kids kiosk in the foyer. A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for children staying in the sanctuary to engage and participate in the corporate worship gathering.
Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.
- The Baptist Catechism
- Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday
Financial Update —July 2025 YTD
You can give by placing a check or cash in the white offering box just inside the main entrance, or online at geist.org/give.
Giving - $139.194
Expenses - $160,636
Budget - $162,903
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | August 28 | 10:30am-11:00am | Traditions at Brookside
Each week we go to the assisted living facility and hold a chapel service for the residents. Join us as we sing and share of our Lord through His Word!
Women’s Summer Reading Group
Thursday | August 28 | 7:00pm-8:30pm | To be determined
All women are invited to join our summer reading group! Read “Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love” by Ed Welch. Then join us to discuss it. There are a few copies available for purchase in the café.
Serve a Lunch/Share a Lunch
Sunday | September 7 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us in the kitchen immediately after the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag lunch and eat lunch together.
Beast Feast
Friday | September 19 | 5:00pm | Calvary Baptist Church-Greenwood
Beginning at 5:00pm on Friday, September 19 and going until Saturday, September 20 at 1:00pm. Men, join us at Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood. We promise you’ll leave full. If you’re a man who wants to honor God with your life, we want to spend this time lifting you up. Register in advance at geist.org/events. Tickets are $10.00
AUGUST MEMORY VERSE
Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.”
Service Opportunities
Geist Kids: Contact Jeff Woodhouse at woodhouse789@gmail.com
Audio/Visual: Contact John Dennert at j.dennert@sbcglobal.net
Music: Contact Dustin Phillips at dustin.phillips.it@gmail.com or Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org
GCC Social
Want to be in touch with others in our congregation? Sign up for GCC Social. If you have not signed up and would like to be added, please email Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org.
Sermon Discussion Questions
1. How does Psalm 58 challenge us to think biblically about unjust rulers and leaders, especially in light of God’s ultimate authority and justice? How should Christians speak of and pray for rulers when we don’t agree with their decisions? What about when their decisions stand against the teaching of God’s Word?
2. When David prays vivid, emotional prayers for God to judge the wicked, how can we understand and apply such prayers today? How do the four guidelines (imagery, whole-Bible theology, God’s will, NT examples) help us pray imprecatory psalms faithfully without falling into sinful anger or vengeance?
3. How does Psalm 58 ultimately point us to Christ, who bore God’s judgment on the cross and will one day bring perfect justice? How should this shape both our prayers and our hope as believers living between the cross and the final judgment?
Service Order
8:40 - Prayer
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
Lord Have Mercy (For What We Have Done)
Psalm 62 (My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone)
Scripture Reading — Psalm 62:1-8
Prayer
Whate'er My God Ordains is Right
Rejoice, the Lord is King
Closing
Next Sunday's Sermon: Psalm 73 — Eric Swanson, Guest Pastor
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
- The Baptist Catechism
- Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
Lord Have Mercy (For What We Have Done)
Psalm 62 (My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone)
Scripture Reading — Psalm 62:1-8
Prayer
– Harbour Shores Church (Stephen Schultze)
– Supported Workers: Tim & Karri Hewitt
Sermon
Psalm 58 — Pastor Matt
Congregational SingingWhate'er My God Ordains is Right
Rejoice, the Lord is King
Closing