Bulletin
January 19, 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
We currently provide nursery care (0-24 months) and a preschool class (2 years - kindergarten) during the 10am worship gathering. Ages 2 years - kindergarten will begin in the sanctuary and may be dismissed at the beginning of the sermon to go to their class. (Your kids are welcome to stay with you if you'd prefer.) Every three Sundays we plan to have a Family Worship Sunday, where the preschool class will stay in the sanctuary with their parents. Children can be checked in at the KidsQuest kiosk in the lobby. A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for children staying in the sanctuary designed to help them follow along and participate in various aspects of the corporate worship gathering.
Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.
Financial Update —December 2024 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 - $262,474
Expenses - $220,992
Budget - $229,215
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Intro to Geist
Today | January 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm | GCC Resource Room
Are you new to GCC or would you like to know more about our church? Join us right after our morning worship service. You will have the opportunity to learn more about the history of GCC, get to know our pastors, ask questions, and discover what steps you can take in becoming a member of our church. Lunch will be provided.
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | January 23 | 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!
60+ Group
Thursday | January 23 | 2:00pm-4:00pm | GCC Resource Room
Come and join us for a time of fellowship and games. Bring a snack to share. Contact Sharon Rager or Sandy Howell with any questions.
For more events and details, see www.geist.org/events.
Volunteers Needed!
We would love to host a Vacation Bible School this year, but we need your help and involvement to serve in many different ways. If you are interested in volunteering in some capacity, sign up on the sheet in the foyer and mark your calendars for our first VBS meeting on Sunday, March 30 after the morning worship gathering.
Will You Pray with Us?
God reminds us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) and to be “constant in prayer” (Romans 12:12). To encourage and challenge us to prayerful dependence upon God, we have added a prayer calendar in the café with daily times to pray for the month of February. Choose one (or more) time slots, write your first name under that time, and commit to praying at least a portion of that time. Let’s make prayer a priority in 2025!
Giving Statements
Year-end giving statements are available at Geist.org by clicking on My Community in the upper right-hand corner, or you can request your statement from Sally Harvey by emailing her at officeadmin@geist.org.
Service Opportunities
Geist Kids: Contact Linda Woodhouse at lindawoo57@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 are you seeking to make disciples of all nations? What is hindering you from participating more in this Great Commission work?
2. What brings you the most joy in serving the Lord? What's one realm of service that you would like to know more about or be better equipped to do?
3. Who are you seeking to form/grow a relationship with so that you can better point them to Jesus (either towards salvation or in their sanctification)? Read Colossians 4:5-6 and prayerfully consider what "making the best use of the time" is for you and then seek to put it into practice.
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
We currently provide nursery care (0-24 months) and a preschool class (2 years - kindergarten) during the 10am worship gathering. Ages 2 years - kindergarten will begin in the sanctuary and may be dismissed at the beginning of the sermon to go to their class. (Your kids are welcome to stay with you if you'd prefer.) Every three Sundays we plan to have a Family Worship Sunday, where the preschool class will stay in the sanctuary with their parents. Children can be checked in at the KidsQuest kiosk in the lobby. A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for children staying in the sanctuary designed to help them follow along and participate in various aspects of the corporate worship gathering.
Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.
- The Baptist Catechism: Examining doctrines from Scripture
- Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday
Financial Update —December 2024 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 - $262,474
Expenses - $220,992
Budget - $229,215
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Intro to Geist
Today | January 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm | GCC Resource Room
Are you new to GCC or would you like to know more about our church? Join us right after our morning worship service. You will have the opportunity to learn more about the history of GCC, get to know our pastors, ask questions, and discover what steps you can take in becoming a member of our church. Lunch will be provided.
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | January 23 | 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!
60+ Group
Thursday | January 23 | 2:00pm-4:00pm | GCC Resource Room
Come and join us for a time of fellowship and games. Bring a snack to share. Contact Sharon Rager or Sandy Howell with any questions.
For more events and details, see www.geist.org/events.
Volunteers Needed!
We would love to host a Vacation Bible School this year, but we need your help and involvement to serve in many different ways. If you are interested in volunteering in some capacity, sign up on the sheet in the foyer and mark your calendars for our first VBS meeting on Sunday, March 30 after the morning worship gathering.
Will You Pray with Us?
God reminds us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) and to be “constant in prayer” (Romans 12:12). To encourage and challenge us to prayerful dependence upon God, we have added a prayer calendar in the café with daily times to pray for the month of February. Choose one (or more) time slots, write your first name under that time, and commit to praying at least a portion of that time. Let’s make prayer a priority in 2025!
Giving Statements
Year-end giving statements are available at Geist.org by clicking on My Community in the upper right-hand corner, or you can request your statement from Sally Harvey by emailing her at officeadmin@geist.org.
Service Opportunities
Geist Kids: Contact Linda Woodhouse at lindawoo57@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 are you seeking to make disciples of all nations? What is hindering you from participating more in this Great Commission work?
2. What brings you the most joy in serving the Lord? What's one realm of service that you would like to know more about or be better equipped to do?
3. Who are you seeking to form/grow a relationship with so that you can better point them to Jesus (either towards salvation or in their sanctification)? Read Colossians 4:5-6 and prayerfully consider what "making the best use of the time" is for you and then seek to put it into practice.
Service Order
8:40 - Prayer
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
Prayer
Next Sunday's Sermon: Joshua 10:1-43 — Pastor Matt
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
- The Baptist Catechism: Examining doctrines from Scripture
- Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Psalm 23)
Not in Me
Scripture Reading — 1 Peter 4:7-11Prayer
– Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Pastor Charles Anderson)
– Supported Workers: Indianapolis Theological Seminary
Sermon
Romans 12 — Dustin Phillips, Elder
Congregational SingingFacing the Task Unfinished
The Solid Rock
Closing