We will be collecting the following items beginning this

Sunday for the Hands of Christ Ministry Center:

Safety Razors

Travel Size Toothpaste

Children’s Shoes (New or gently used)

Diapers – Sizes 3, 4, and 5 (No newborn)

Boys Clothes (Sizes 6-16)

Men’s Clothes

Men’s Shoes (New or gently used)

Men’s Jeans & Belts

Please place any items in the blue buckets located at the entrances to the church.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Please note, the Christmas Caroling schedule has changed.  We will meet in Armstrong Hall at 5:45 p.m.  The nursery will open at 5:45 for ages birth through three years of age.  We will leave the church at 6:00 p.m. and return for the chili supper at 7:00 p.m.   The church will furnish some chili but we are asking others to bring chili also.  If you are able to bring a pot of chili, please let us know by either calling the church at 272-2304 or emailing info@morningview.org

Caroling – 6:00 pm
Chili Supper – 7:00 pm

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Saturday, December 24, 2011
5:00 pm

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Every December it is our distinct privilege and joy to celebrate and treasure God’s grace in Christ Jesus, given to us as a humble baby born in stable.

Though the story is old and familiar for so many of us, a fresh look at it’s cherished lines still brings a sense of wonder and awe even to those who know it best.

One of our favorite traditions at Morningview is the retelling of the sweet story through the the rich sounds and angelic melodies of the holiday season.
Apart from our regular weekend services of worship, we set aside one Sunday evening per year especially for the purpose of treasuring the child in the manger in song.

This is our “Christmas Celebration” and we would love to share it with you!

Please come and be the guest of our Orchestra and Choir as we celebrate the Savior with some of the most time honored songs of the season and then join us for a reception to follow.

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

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Toys are to be for children between the ages of 3-16 (NO INFANT TOYS) please. We ask that all toys be new. Monetary donations are welcome and are to be sent to our mailing address:

Hands of Christ Ministry Center

1045 Coliseum Boulevard

Montgomery, AL. 36109

The following are just some helpful suggestions of popular items this year:

Boys
Lego Star Wars Imperial V Wing Starfighter
Indoor Mini Basketball Hoop
Basketballs/Footballs
Hand Held Video Games
Nerf- N- Strike Maverick
Transformers

Girls
Fisher Price Sing A Ma Jigs
My Pillow Pets
Moxie Girlz Teenz Doll Tristeen
Friends 4 Ever Bracelet Making Kit
Sorry Slips
Mattel Loopz Game

Parents and or guardians must first come to the Ministry Center to complete our intake process. Those who qualify will be able to purchase donated toys at drastically reduced rates. $.50 cents for the least expensive up to $3.00 for the most expensive gift. We will also offer stocking stuffers at a rate of $.10 cents each.

Our Toy Store was created to help be a part of a healing process of the family unit. It helps restore dignity and self esteem of the parents while aiding the children in regaining respect for them. It also teaches priorities and sacrifice. I pray you will join us in making a difference in the lives of many.

Deadline to deliver toys to the Hands of Christ Ministry at 3000 Lower Wetumpka Rd. is Thursday December 8th. We are open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Should you have any questions or would like to volunteer an hour of your time. Please, feel free to contact me at 262-6438 or via e-mail at Chitownladee@hotmail.com.
I am so excited and looking forward to what God has in store for us.

Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to minister to those in need.

Thank you,
Teri McDonald

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Textbooks will be for sale on the 3rd floor before class begins

Christian Worldview (200)
Instructor: Reid Ward ~ Room: 300 (The Big Room)
Textbook: none

Systematic Theology 3 (103)
Instructor: Rick Quave ~ Room: 330
Textbook: Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem

Biblical Conflict Resolution (300)
Instructor: Scott Estes ~ Room: 329
Textbook: The Peacemaker by Ken Sande

Personal Evangelism (300)
Instructor: Joel Thompson ~ Room: 322
Textbook: Today’s Gospel by Walt Chantry

Men’s Accountability (300)
Instructor: Mark Reese ~ Room: 331
Textbook: none

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Christian Worldview (200)
Instructor: Reid Ward ~ Room: 300 (The Big Room)
Textbook: none

Course Description: The Truth Project is a small group curriculum comprised of 12 one-hour DVD lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett. This study is designed to equip believers with a comprehensive biblical worldview.  Participants will be reintroduced to the truth claims of God, as each lesson discusses in great detail God’s design for living out the Christian worldview within each sphere of daily life, and the important need to marry our actions to our core beliefs.

Systematic Theology 3 (103)
Instructor: Rick Quave ~ Room: 330
Textbook: Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem

Course Description: Theology is the science that deals with all the facts that are knowable concerning God and His relation with the universe.  It seeks to organize these facts in a logical manner in order to determine what the whole Bible teaches about any given topic.  In this course, we will examine the doctrine of redemption, including election, regeneration, justification, conversion, sanctification, glorification (the order of salvation), and union with Christ.

Biblical Conflict Resolution (300)
Instructor: Scott Estes ~ Room: 329
Textbook: The Peacemaker by Ken Sande

Course Description: Serious, divisive conflict is everywhere: within families, in the church, and out in the world. And it can seem impossible to overcome its negative force in our lives.  This class will be a comprehensive and practical theology for conflict resolution designed to bring about not only a cease-fire but also Christlke unity and harmony.  The course will show how conflicts can can be turned into true, life-changing reconciliation with family members, coworkers, and fellow believers.

Personal Evangelism (300)
Instructor: Joel Thompson ~ Room: 322
Textbook: Today’s Gospel by Walt Chantry

Course Description: Scripture calls us to be faithful to proclaim the gospel wherever God has placed us.  Walt Chantry writes, “Differences between much of today’s preaching and that of Jesus are not petty; they are enormous. The chief errors are not in emphasis or approach but in the heart of the Gospel message.” Based on the account of the Rich Young Ruler, this class will demonstrate that what so often passes for the gospel message today is not what Jesus was teaching.

Men’s Accountability (300)
Instructor: Mark Reese ~ Room: 331
Textbook: none

Course Description: Are you a man without an accountability group? God calls men to walk in faith together, not to be “loners” in their relationships with Christ. If you don’t have an accountability group or you would like to fold your group into another, this is the class for you! You will be encouraged to sharpen one another as iron sharpens iron, and to resist the devil’s temptation with the Word of God and the power of the gospel.

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Auburn Conference Center

Friday

4:00—4:30 pm
Ladies Depart from church

5:00 pm
Stop for supper along the way

6:30 pm
Arrive in Auburn and check into hotel

7:20—8:30 pm
Session I

8:40—9:50 pm
Session II

9:50—until
Prayer time/Free time

Saturday

7:30—8:30  am
Breakfast

8:40—9:40 am
Session III

9:50—10:50 am
Session IV

11:00 – 11:45
Small Group Discussion Time

11:45 – 12:00 noon
Check out of Hotel Rooms

12:00—1:00 pm
Lunch

1:15—2:20 pm
Session V

2:20–2:30 pm
Load and Depart

Ladies, if you are planning on riding the bus, please call the church office at 272-2304.  Payment for the conference is due now.

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A Women’s Conference is a great addition to the ministry of Morningview for several reasons.  First, women do face unique challenges as they seek to walk with the Lord and apply Scriptural truth to the various dynamics of their lives.  Just as men benefit from instruction on walking with God, leading the family, and biblically balancing home and work responsibilities, so women too benefit from specialized biblical instruction.  As wives, mothers, grandmothers, and leaders in other contexts outside the home, women also need encouragement and instruction in the spiritual disciplines, in biblical priorities and roles, and in the practical expression of Christ-likeness in their marriages and homes.

Second, a women’s conference allows women to receive such instruction in a context where an experienced, gifted woman can serve as the primary preacher/teacher of the Word.  God certainly gifts women with the ability to teach or even preach, but God also limits the exercise of that gift to settings that preserve the leadership and headship of men in delivering spiritual instruction.  1 Tim 2:12 tells us that women are not allowed to exercise teaching authority over men.  That is why the biblical office of Pastor or Elder in the church is limited only to men.  But in the context of a class, a retreat, or a conference made up entirely of women, our ladies have the benefit of receiving solid biblical teaching from a feminine perspective.

Third, this conference provides an excellent opportunity for biblical fellowship among our ladies.  In most family contexts, the husbands do the majority of working and traveling outside of the home.  Wives and mothers may work outside the home as well, but their primary ministry is still the home.  (Wise men realize that their wives often work harder than they do as they maintain their ministry to the needs of the family.)  So for most women, the opportunity to leave home for an evening, to go to a conference center, to rest in a hotel, and to enjoy laughing and learning and worshiping with female friends and church-family members is an immense blessing.

Men, I hope you are making every effort to help your wives and other ladies in the church to be able to attend this event.   I hope you all are taking on the responsibilities of the home and family for these two days as a ministry to the women you love.  It will bless them.  It will refresh them.  It will equip them.  It will encourage them.  Be in prayer for our ladies and for Tanya York as this event approaches.  I love you all dearly!

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Living the Gospel as a Woman

January 28-29, 2011

Auburn Conference Center

Led by Tanya York.  Deadline for registering is Wednesday, January 12.  Also, please let Sarah know your roommate preference if you have not already.  Payment for the conference is due by Friday, January 21.  Scholarships are available.

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January 28-29, 2011

Auburn Conference Center

Led by Tanya York

With a passion to experience a joyful walk with the Lord and to serve Him with nothing held back, Tanya York desires to encourage this in other women using the tools of enthusiasm, humor and practicality. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, she now serves in Frankfort, Kentucky, where her husband Hershael is pastor of the Buck Run Baptist Church. She has two sons, Michael 26, and Seth 24. Tanya loves people and has a heart for the world to see Christians being real. Her heart is to inspire others to walk the walk among whatever culture the Lord to places you in. A conference and retreat speaker, a ministry of various flavors of mission opportunities in many countries with a special love specifically for Brazil, she has taught Ladies’ Bible studies for over 25 years and teaches in the Seminary Wives Institute at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Your initial reaction to a “Parenting Conference” may be quite similar.  You may think you don’t need it.  Perhaps you have said to yourself, “I’m glad the church does these kinds of things, but we’re doing OK right now.”  Maybe you feel like you’re too busy to fit something like this into your family’s schedule.  Maybe you’ve even gone so far as to think, “We don’t need this, but I sure hope the ___________s attend; they REALLY need some help.”  (If this last statement reflects your thinking, I humbly and lovingly admonish you to look to the log in your own eye.)

The fact of the matter is, with most of our church conferences, the people who could benefit from them the most are almost always the ones who fail to participate.  We may go to doctors for physicals and other preventative health measures, and we may go to the mechanic for tune-ups and oil changes, but when it comes to our spiritual health or the health of our most important relationships, we feel it unnecessary if we aren’t “in crisis.”

I want to challenge you to not wait for a crisis to motivate you to attendance.  Doing “OK” in these areas is not the Scriptural standard.  Don’t wait for a spiritual crisis, don’t wait for a marital crisis, and don’t wait for a parenting crisis when strength and vitality and maturity can be furthered in those areas right now.  Demonstrate the priority of these areas of your life by investing time and energy into learning and growth.

To that end, let me challenge you.  If you still have children (or grandchildren) in the home, you should be at our Parenting Conference on November 6th.  In just a few hours together, you will receive some excellent resources, glean from some sound biblical teaching, and experience a great time of fellowship with other couples.  We are going to discuss the priority of a healthy marriage, and how the husband-wife relationship is foundational to biblical parenting.  We are going to learn about how the Law and Gospel should guide our approach to parenting.  And we are going to discuss practical issues of how to discipline and shape our children’s hearts with Scripture.

If you think you don’t need this, trust me, YOU DO.  If you think you don’t have time for this, I challenge you to weigh this commitment against everything else in your schedule.  Is your favorite television show, a ball game, rest, or even work more important than receiving biblical direction and encouragement for your parenting?  I love you all dearly, and I trust I will see you there.

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Saturday, November 6

3:00 – 7:00 pm

Childcare provided

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September 19 – November 21

Sunday Evenings, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Practical Instruction for Lifestyle Evangelism (300)

Instructor: Dr. Shawn Merithew
Textbook: The Complete Evangelism Guidebook, edited by Scott Dawson
Room: 330

Course Description: Have you ever passed up a witnessing opportunity because you didn’t know how to begin a spiritual discussion?  This class is for you! The class will explore specific, practical ways to engage lost persons in witnessing conversations. We will establish the basic message of the gospel and discuss hospitality evangelism, servant evangelism,
and marketplace evangelism.  We will explore how to initiate encounters and witness to people in different vocations, religions, generations, and ethnic groups.

Theology of Evangelism (200)

Instructor: Rick Quave
Textbook: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer
Room: 329

Course Description: God has spoken and is speaking to His creatures.  What is the essence of that communication and what are we as believers to do with what has been communicated?  In this class, we will examine what the whole Bible teaches about the content of the gospel and the command to go and make disciples of all the nations.  The study will seek to establish a summarization of what is taught by the relevant passages in the Bible on the subject of evangelism.

Evangelizing Your Children (300)

Instructor: David Hardgrave
Textbooks: Disciplines of a Godly Family by Kent and Barbara Hughes and A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent
Room: 331

Course Description: Do you want to learn how to be more faithful in evangelizing your children? This course is for you! We will examine the biblical issues surrounding sharing the gospel with children in the context of the home.  Special attention will be given to methods for developing a gospel culture within the family as well as methods for discerning a child’s comprehension of the essential truths of the gospel itself.

SIGN UP THIS SUNDAY!

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6:00-9:00 pm in the Chapel

If you are interested, sign up is necessary to be a participant in the class. Due to the nature of content there will be a limited number of students in each class.  *Monday, August 3oth childcare will be provided by reservation only. *Call the church office 272.2304 or e-mail kem.holley@morningview.org.

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Sunday, August 29

2:00 – 6:00 p.m. • Pete Peterson Lodge

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and all the sides

Adults – $4.00 • Children – $2.00

Family maximum of $14.00

Bring a dessert and a two liter drink or a gallon of iced tea.  Come enjoy this fellowship time with your church family.  There will be no evening service at the church.

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5:00 – 6:15 pm on 3rd floor, room 321

Infant – 6th grade

For veteran and first time teachers alike, important and necessary information as we gear up for the new year.  Curriculum and a variety of useful items will be discussed.

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August 1, 8, 15, & 22 from 5:00 – 6:15 pm in the Chapel
All four classes are necessary to complete the course, however arrangements can be made to make up any one of the four if necessary.

Awana Leadership

August 4 & 11 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm, 3rd Floor Awana Game Room
Leader training for all clubs
Both nights nursery and children’s activities will be provided.  Kindergarten – 6th grade, 2nd floor north

Awana Kick Off

August 18 5:30 pm – Parents and Clubbers meeting in Fellowship Hall
Awana activities will begin at 6:00 pm with Cubbies on the preschool hall and Sparks and Truth in Training in the Chapel

Preschool and Children’s Sunday School Leadership

August 8, 5:00 – 6:15 pm on 3rd floor, room 321 – Infant – 6th grade
For veteran and first time teachers alike, important and necessary information as we gear up for the new year.  Curriculum and a variety of useful items will be discussed.

“…and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”  II Timothy 3:15

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Led by Tom Ascol

Senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida

~ Schedule ~

Friday, July 31

4:00—4:30 pm        Depart from church

5:00 pm    Stop for supper along the way

6:30 pm    Arrive in Auburn and check into hotel

7:00—8:20 pm    Session I—The Fight of Your Life

8:40—10:00 pm    Session II—Know Your Enemy  (Part 1)

10:15—until    Prayer time/Free time

Saturday, August 1

7:30—8:30  am     Breakfast on site

8:30—10:00 am    Session III—Know Your Enemy (Part 2)

10:20—11:30 am    Session IV—Know Your Goal

By 12:00 Noon     Checkout of Hotel Room

11:30—12:30 am    Lunch on site

12:30—2:00 pm     Fellowship/Discussion

2:00—3:30 pm     Session V—Know Your Resources

Cost per person still being determined.  More information to come in following weeks.

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