Bulletin
March 30, 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 —February 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 - $53,434
Expenses - $45,625
Budget - $52,367
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Volunteers Needed!
Today | March 30 | 11:30am | GCC
We would love to host a Vacation Bible School this year. 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. VBS dates: Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27 (mornings).
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | April 3 | 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!
Serve a Lunch/Share a Lunch
Sunday | April 6 | 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 each lunch together.
New Sermon Series
The books of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians are necessary for the church today. We continually need to learn how to live the Christian life in holiness and with hope. Our faith and our hope are grounded in the person of Jesus Christ and our anticipation of His return. Pick up your FREE Scripture journal, available in the foyer.
Ladies’ Reading Group
All women are invited to read with us this spring! Read through “Waiting Isn’t a Waste” by Pastor Mark Vroegrop, and then join us to discuss how the Lord is working in our waiting. The discussion will be led by Kristine Gilbertson, using the questions provided at the end of each chapter. We will meet at Anna Walker’s home on April 24th (chapters 1-3) and May 29th (chapters 4-6) from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Ask Anna or Kristine if you have any questions. There are a few copies available for purchase in the church café—grab your copy while they last!
Good Friday and Easter
Our Good Friday service will be April 18 at 6:00 p.m.
Our Resurrection Sunday service will be April 20 at 10:00 a.m.
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 would you define faith, hope, and love? Paul mentions all three in 1:3 and connects them to “work,” “labor,” and “steadfastness.” What implications does connecting those very “active” words have for faith, hope, and love in your life?
2. What sort of example does your life give to others? (see 1:7) What about our church as a whole? When people listen to your words and observe your actions, what evidence would they see that confirms your salvation? (see 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Peter 1:10)?
3. Since the Thessalonian Christians turned from idols to the “living and true God” (1:9), what does that say about the nature of idols? What idol most tempts/distracts you from serving the true God?
4. Christian “waiting” in 1:10 is active, not passive. How does Christian waiting differ from worldly waiting, and why is this a crucial distinction?
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 —February 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 - $53,434
Expenses - $45,625
Budget - $52,367
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Volunteers Needed!
Today | March 30 | 11:30am | GCC
We would love to host a Vacation Bible School this year. 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. VBS dates: Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27 (mornings).
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | April 3 | 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!
Serve a Lunch/Share a Lunch
Sunday | April 6 | 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 each lunch together.
New Sermon Series
The books of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians are necessary for the church today. We continually need to learn how to live the Christian life in holiness and with hope. Our faith and our hope are grounded in the person of Jesus Christ and our anticipation of His return. Pick up your FREE Scripture journal, available in the foyer.
Ladies’ Reading Group
All women are invited to read with us this spring! Read through “Waiting Isn’t a Waste” by Pastor Mark Vroegrop, and then join us to discuss how the Lord is working in our waiting. The discussion will be led by Kristine Gilbertson, using the questions provided at the end of each chapter. We will meet at Anna Walker’s home on April 24th (chapters 1-3) and May 29th (chapters 4-6) from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Ask Anna or Kristine if you have any questions. There are a few copies available for purchase in the church café—grab your copy while they last!
Good Friday and Easter
Our Good Friday service will be April 18 at 6:00 p.m.
Our Resurrection Sunday service will be April 20 at 10:00 a.m.
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 would you define faith, hope, and love? Paul mentions all three in 1:3 and connects them to “work,” “labor,” and “steadfastness.” What implications does connecting those very “active” words have for faith, hope, and love in your life?
2. What sort of example does your life give to others? (see 1:7) What about our church as a whole? When people listen to your words and observe your actions, what evidence would they see that confirms your salvation? (see 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Peter 1:10)?
3. Since the Thessalonian Christians turned from idols to the “living and true God” (1:9), what does that say about the nature of idols? What idol most tempts/distracts you from serving the true God?
4. Christian “waiting” in 1:10 is active, not passive. How does Christian waiting differ from worldly waiting, and why is this a crucial distinction?
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
Prayer
The Power of the Cross
Communion
ChristusVictor (Amen)
Next Sunday's Sermon: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 — Pastor David
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
Afflicted Saint, to Christ Draw Near
Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me
Scripture Reading — Acts 17:1-9Prayer
– Soma Church (PastorBrandon Shields)
– Supported Workers: Christopher & Iris M.
Sermon
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 — Pastor Matt
Congregational SingingThe Power of the Cross
Communion
ChristusVictor (Amen)
Closing