Bulletin
July 5, 2026
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 —May 2026 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 - $164,553
Expenses - $135.532
Budget - $127,248
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Today | July 5 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us immediately following the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag lunch and eat lunch together.
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | July 9 | 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!
Ladies’ Craft & Fellowship Night
Thursday | July 9 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | GCC Resource Room
Join us to build friendships, encourage one another, and connect with other ladies. Bring your own craft project to work on, or simply come enjoy conversation and fellowship — no crafting required! Light refreshments will be provided. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us!
Summer Playgroup
Friday | July 10 | 10:00am-11:00am | GCC Playground
Join us this summer for a fun, informal playgroup for families with young children. This weekly gathering provides a great opportunity for kids to play together while parents connect and build friendships. Open to your friends and neighbors with young children.
Coming up: Saturday, July 18 — Men’s Breakfast & Book Discussion (8:30-10:00am) and Market in McCordsville (10:00am-2:00pm).
JULY MEMORY VERSE
John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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. Jesus says “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser” (15:1), and uses the word “abide” 10 times in 11 verses. Where in your life are you currently trying to bear fruit (e.g. good works, ministry, relationship) from a place disconnected from Christ, running on your own effort rather than abiding? What would it look like this week to abide in Christ?
2. Verse two says the Father prunes even fruitful branches “so that they may bear more fruit.” Pruning isn’t a sign something has gone wrong, but often a sign of health. Have you mistaken a season of loss or difficulty for God’s absence or displeasure? Looking back, can you identify a pruning season that produced more fruit than the comfort before it did?
3. Jesus tells His disciples plainly that the world will hate them, “because it hated me first” (15:18), and ties this directly to their union with Him. How does union with Christ produce courage in His people? Have you ever softened your convictions or gone quiet on your faith specifically to avoid hated? How might the Lord be calling you to be courageous because of your faith in Him?
4. Jesus expresses a desire for His joy to be in us and for our joy to be complete (15:11). Do you see obedience or abiding as a route to joy, or does it feel more like a duty? If there’s a gap, what do you think causes it?
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.
- TODAY: Corporate Prayer Time
- NEXT SUNDAY: What Does the Bible Say About…
AI & Transhumanism
Financial Update —May 2026 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 - $164,553
Expenses - $135.532
Budget - $127,248
UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)
Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Today | July 5 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us immediately following the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag lunch and eat lunch together.
Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | July 9 | 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!
Ladies’ Craft & Fellowship Night
Thursday | July 9 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | GCC Resource Room
Join us to build friendships, encourage one another, and connect with other ladies. Bring your own craft project to work on, or simply come enjoy conversation and fellowship — no crafting required! Light refreshments will be provided. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us!
Summer Playgroup
Friday | July 10 | 10:00am-11:00am | GCC Playground
Join us this summer for a fun, informal playgroup for families with young children. This weekly gathering provides a great opportunity for kids to play together while parents connect and build friendships. Open to your friends and neighbors with young children.
Coming up: Saturday, July 18 — Men’s Breakfast & Book Discussion (8:30-10:00am) and Market in McCordsville (10:00am-2:00pm).
JULY MEMORY VERSE
John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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. Jesus says “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser” (15:1), and uses the word “abide” 10 times in 11 verses. Where in your life are you currently trying to bear fruit (e.g. good works, ministry, relationship) from a place disconnected from Christ, running on your own effort rather than abiding? What would it look like this week to abide in Christ?
2. Verse two says the Father prunes even fruitful branches “so that they may bear more fruit.” Pruning isn’t a sign something has gone wrong, but often a sign of health. Have you mistaken a season of loss or difficulty for God’s absence or displeasure? Looking back, can you identify a pruning season that produced more fruit than the comfort before it did?
3. Jesus tells His disciples plainly that the world will hate them, “because it hated me first” (15:18), and ties this directly to their union with Him. How does union with Christ produce courage in His people? Have you ever softened your convictions or gone quiet on your faith specifically to avoid hated? How might the Lord be calling you to be courageous because of your faith in Him?
4. Jesus expresses a desire for His joy to be in us and for our joy to be complete (15:11). Do you see obedience or abiding as a route to joy, or does it feel more like a duty? If there’s a gap, what do you think causes it?
Service Order
8:40 - Prayer
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
Come, Christians Join to Sing - #5
Lord Have Mercy (For What We Have Done) - #113
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon
Micah 7:18-19
Congregational Singing
Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me - #594
Scripture Reading
Psalm 80
Pastoral Prayer
—Zionsville Fellowship (Drew Hunter)
—Supported Workers: Dieudonné & Dominique Tamfu
I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) - #578
I Set My Hope on Jesus - #616
Benediction
Next Sunday's Sermon: Malachi — PastorMatt
Meets in Classroom 1
9:00 - Core Courses
- TODAY: Corporate Prayer Time
- NEXT SUNDAY: What Does the Bible Say About…
AI & Transhumanism
10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
Come, Christians Join to Sing - #5
Lord Have Mercy (For What We Have Done) - #113
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon
Micah 7:18-19
Congregational Singing
Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me - #594
Scripture Reading
Psalm 80
Pastoral Prayer
—Zionsville Fellowship (Drew Hunter)
—Supported Workers: Dieudonné & Dominique Tamfu
Sermon
John 15 — Pastor David
Congregational SingingI Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) - #578
I Set My Hope on Jesus - #616
Benediction