Bulletin
November 16, 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 — September 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 - $185,800
Expenses - $200,496
Budget - $206,775
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | November 13 |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 the Lord through His Word!
Pie and Praise Night
Sunday | November 23 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | GCC
Bring your favorite pie to share and join us for our Pie and Praise night. We will have a time of corporate singing, give thanks to God through personal testimonies and prayer, and fellowship together.
Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Sunday | December 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.
GCC 2026 Budget Proposal
Make note of three upcoming budget Q&A opporunities:
Sunday, November 16 following the morning worship service, Tuesday, November 18 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm, and Sunday, November 23 following the morning worship service. We will have a brief member meeting on Sunday, December 14 after the morning worship service to vote on the final budget.
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 has division or difficulty in your life perhaps been caused by half-hearted devotion to the Lord in your life? What sort of habits or patterns in life might set you on a trajectory towards greater (or lesser) devotion to the Lord? What changes do you need to make to shift that trajectory from lesser to greater?
2. What are ways that you are most tempted to “limp” between devotion to the Lord and the things of this world? How have you experienced the emptiness of pursing the things of the world? Conversely, how have you witnessed the power of God at work in your life to turn your devotion back to Him?
3. How would you describe the book of 1 Kings in a short sentence or two? Why do God’s people need this book of the Bible? How has it brought encouragement to you so that you might have hope?
(Romans 15:4)
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 — September 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 - $185,800
Expenses - $200,496
Budget - $206,775
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | November 13 |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 the Lord through His Word!
Pie and Praise Night
Sunday | November 23 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | GCC
Bring your favorite pie to share and join us for our Pie and Praise night. We will have a time of corporate singing, give thanks to God through personal testimonies and prayer, and fellowship together.
Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Sunday | December 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.
GCC 2026 Budget Proposal
Make note of three upcoming budget Q&A opporunities:
Sunday, November 16 following the morning worship service, Tuesday, November 18 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm, and Sunday, November 23 following the morning worship service. We will have a brief member meeting on Sunday, December 14 after the morning worship service to vote on the final budget.
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 has division or difficulty in your life perhaps been caused by half-hearted devotion to the Lord in your life? What sort of habits or patterns in life might set you on a trajectory towards greater (or lesser) devotion to the Lord? What changes do you need to make to shift that trajectory from lesser to greater?
2. What are ways that you are most tempted to “limp” between devotion to the Lord and the things of this world? How have you experienced the emptiness of pursing the things of the world? Conversely, how have you witnessed the power of God at work in your life to turn your devotion back to Him?
3. How would you describe the book of 1 Kings in a short sentence or two? Why do God’s people need this book of the Bible? How has it brought encouragement to you so that you might have hope?
(Romans 15:4)
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 - #6
Psalm 26 (My Soul Finds Rest) - #549
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon - Romans 7:25-8:2
Congregational Singing
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - #10
Scripture Reading — Acts 2:29-36
Pastoral Prayer
Our Great God - #61
Holy, Holy, Holy - #4
Benediction
Next Sunday's Sermon: 2 Kings 23:1-27 — Pastor Matt
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 - #6
Psalm 26 (My Soul Finds Rest) - #549
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon - Romans 7:25-8:2
Congregational Singing
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - #10
Scripture Reading — Acts 2:29-36
Pastoral Prayer
– Gray Road Baptist Church (Toby Johnson)
– Supported Workers: Scott & Sharon Gilbertson
Sermon
1 Kings 18 — Pastor Matt
Congregational SingingOur Great God - #61
Holy, Holy, Holy - #4
Benediction