Sunday, March 11, 2012

Announcements: March 11, 2012

Class News
  • The title of this Sunday's lesson is An Unexpected Messiah: Honor Him. The background passage is Luke 3:1-4:30. The lesson passage is Luke 4:16-30. Before Sunday, please take a moment to prayerfully read through the passages to prepare for the lesson.
  • Happy Belated Anniversary to Matt & Dahila on March 5th!
  • If you would like to bring a meal to Adam & Casey, and you have not yet had a chance to sign up, please click here.
  • March 31st: Class lunch & Easter Egg Hunt. Click here for more details.
  • Men's Bible Study: Will meet Thursday, 6:30am, at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center.
  • Women's Bible Study: Be on the look out for another e-mail from Melissa.
LBC News
Lawndale's Website 

Children's Ministry

"Amazing Wonders" VBS 2012:
  • June 25-29, 9am-12 noon.
Operation Christmas Child March Collection:
  • Suggested Items: Hygiene items such as bar soap, wash cloths, and stick deodorant and traditional toys such as cars, marbles, yo-yo's, and paddle balls.
  • Please leave in the bin at the Collection Center on the 1st floor.
Parent/Child Dedication:
  • Sunday, April 29th.
  • Participation letters have been mailed. If you would like to participate and have not received a letter, please contact Carol McKinney in the Church office.
New Class: Helping Children Understand Salvation and Baptism:
  • April 1, 15 and 29th from 5-6pm in Room 322.
  • Will assist parents and grandparents with guiding children in the most important of all life decisions.
Women's Ministry
Kalos Coffee
  • Sunday, March 18th at 7:15pm in the CLC.
  • Enroll by calling the church office of email Donna at lawndalementoring@yahoo.com.
  • If you will need childcare, please sign up when you call or email.
Activities Ministry
Lawndale Youth Soccer
  • Cost is $45/player increasing to $55 after March 19th.
  • Registration forms are available in the church office.
  • Evaluations will be the week of March 12th and are mandatory in order to participate.
Fall New England/Canada Cruise:
  • September 6-14.
  • Call Jimmy if interested.
  • Registration deadline is April 13th.
Easter Sunrise Service
  • Sunday, April 8th at 6:30am at Country Park.
  • Breakfast will be served for those attending the Sunrise Service at 7:15am in the CLC.
Worship & Music Ministry
iBelieve DVD's For Sale
  • The 2011 Greensboro Christmas Spectacular iBelieve DVD's are now available for purchase in the Worship Center Lobby.
  • They are $7 a piece or 2 for $10.
Ministry
Operation Inasmuch - North Carolina
  • Saturday, April 28th or Saturday, May 5th.
  • On these 2 days, hundreds of churches and thousands of volunteers will share the love of Jesus through acts of service with those in our community.
Additional Announcements
100th Anniversary of the Titanic Trip
  • Bus Trip to Pigeon Forge May 11 & 12th
  • Visit the Titanic Museum, Dollywood, Parade & The Wonders of Magic Show.
  • Cost is $142/double or $172/single.
  • Registration brochures are available in the church office or at the Welcome Desk.
Christian Book Collection
  • RAs are collecting Bibles and other Christian teaching reference books, new and used, to donate to the State RA Race on March 31st.
  • If you have any to donate, please put in the collection bin on the 1st Floor.
Easter Sunday Flowers
  • Give a memorial or honor hydrangea.
  • Plants are $12 and may be taken home after the Easter Sunday Service.
  • Flower envelopes are available at the Welcome Desks. Please order by April 2nd.
Weekday Children's Learning Center
  • You may still register for the 2012-2013 school year.
  • Come by Ann Johnson's office for a form or call 282-4177 for more information.
Food Service Ministry
Dinner Menu for Wednesday, March 14th
  • Southern Style BBQ Chicken with peach glaze, green beans, and rice pilaf OR Soup/salad/potato bar.
  • Call the church office to make or cancel your reservation
Interested in Volunteering in the Food Ministry?
  • Contact Deborah Brown in the Office at 288-3824.

Easter Egg Hunt & Lunch

Come join us for FCG's 2nd Annual
Easter Egg Hunt & Lunch!

Where: Marc & Lauren's House (3508 Brookfield Drive, Greensboro)

When: Saturday, March 31st at 11:30am

Billy & Priscilla - Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
Sarah & Adam - hot dog and hamburger buns, side
Marc & Lauren - cake and condiments
Mark & Tiffany - Paper Products and Side
Todd & Laura - slaw and dessert
Nathan & Ashlee - Drinks
Chris & Amanda - Side, cheese for burgers
Jeremy & Jennifer - dessert
Justin & Monica - Hot dogs
Rob & Cheryl - Baked Beans
Greg & Laura - Desert & Turkey Dogs
Matt & Melissa - Oriental Salad
Damani & Corrie - ?
Scott & Julia -
Jeremy & Misty - Chips & Dessert



Luke 4:16-30

Luke 4:16-30

16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a]

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.

23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[b] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.