November 9, 2014 We are excited that you chose to worship at Tower Community Fellowship! If you are visiting, we invite you to fill out the last page in this Worship Folder and share with us a small amount of information about yourself, then tear out that page, and place it in the offering plate. Nursery and Children’s Church are available during the Morning Worship Service. For more information about who we are visit us at www.tcfchurch.org 1800 S. Tower Rd. Aurora, CO 80013 303-337-9100 Become a fan of Tower Community Fellowship on Facebook. Ministry Staff Russ Martin - Senior Pastor Troy Teeter - Youth Pastor Kristi Stewart - Children’s Pastor Jennifer Payne - Music Coordinator Roxanne Wilhite - Office Administration russmartin@tcfchurch.org Cell: 720-475-0155 pastortroy@tcfstudents.org tcfkids@tcfchurch.org tcfoffice@tcfchurch.org tcfoffice@tcfchurch.org Board Members Kevin Burchett - Sunday School Supt. Brenda Kidd - NMI President Dennis Casey Jaime Gutierrez Don Stewart Dave Coffey Rich Keller Betsy Watson Jeremy Faust Tad May Tim Wilhite CHURCH FINANCES AT A GLANCE Actual Budget 1/5/14 to 11/2/14 Income Expenses Building Fund BF Pledged Faith Promise (Pledged) $301,356.00 $293,507.00 $214,507.00 $ 71,460.00 $100,319.00 5/1/14 to 11/30/14 $337,708.00 $337,708.00 Building Pledges 53 Order of Service Children 1st - 6th grade are invited to attend Children’s Church in Room 200 (up the stairs and to the left). Call to Worship Our God Victory In Jesus Announcements Greet each other in Christ Songs of praise Everlasting God One Thing Remains Overcome Family prayer and open altar Mighty to Save Scripture reading Isiah 53:6-12 Joyce Langer We worship in giving God’s tithe and our offerings Jennifer Payne and Band Message from God’s Word “The Lion and the Lamb” Revelation 5 Pastor Russ Martin Benediction  For the hearing impaired, we have listening devices available at the sound booth. Our mission of love is to know Christ and make him known by serving our neighbors and all the world … through relevant teaching, authentic worship and caring fellowship by the power of the Holy Spirit. This Week at TCF Sunday 9:30 am Morning Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School for all ages 6:00 pm Report on the “Journey’s of Paul” trip; Sanctuary Children’s Bible Study led by Cindy Stewart; Room 207 Children’s Bible Quizzing led by the Hohstadt’s; Room 206 Student Ministries “Upper Room” led by Pastor Troy; Student Building Women’s Bible Study led by Susan Schmidt; Room 102 Becoming Myself by Staci Eldridge 10:30 am 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 am Tuesday “Young at Heart” Fellowship & Bible Study; TCF foyer Church Board Meeting; Student Building Wednesday Student Ministries “Time Out”; Student Building Men’s Bible Study, I & II Peter; Room 213 Women’s Bible Study, James: Mercy Triumphs; Room 211 Friday SM - Power Surge WM - “Homemade for the Holidays” craft night; foyer Saturday Baby Shower for Victoria; Home of Jennifer Payne WM - Women’s Ministry • SM - Student Ministry • Children’s Ministry * Contact the church office for address and/or phone information Shared Prayer Requests Crystal Arecco Debbie Arecco Eric & Natalie Bandor Dawn Breedlove Mary Brigance Mel Briscoe Karen Brown Karen Brown (Marlyn Tingle’s sister-in-law) Donna Cardin Tabitha Cardin Frank Davis Elizabeth De Grange Tony Fielder Diane Guy Trevor & Alexis Hawkins Adrain Janke Hal/Joanne Reinwald Greg Sanders Caleb Stewart Tony Spencer Military Families Jay Whicker’s uncle John Heather (Ikerd) Quatermass Amaya (Dave/Bea Acheson’s great-granddaughter) Military Prayer Focus November Focus: Todd Euglow 2358 S. Zeno Street Aurora, CO 80013 Todd Euglow is the grandson of Carl and Sandy Euglow. He has been in the Marine Corp Reserves for six years and will be leaving in June of 2015. He is engaged to be married in mid-2016. Please pray for him as he transitions to full civilian life and prepares for his marriage. Adult Sunday School Classes Hebrews - led by Dennis Casey and Tim Wilhite; Room 211 Manna For Today - Word Action; led by Rich Keller; Sanctuary IN Group - Word Action; led by Lela Krol; Room 213 Life Builders - led by Jeremy Faust; Room 200 Sermon Notes Dr. Russ Martin November 9, 2014 “The Lion and the Lamb” Revelation 5 Introduction • John has seen the God of Power … Seated on his throne • Now he sees Christ the Redeemer Some keys to John’s vision: • God is in control (vs. 1) • The sadness of separation (vs. 4) • The joy of redemption (vs. 5) • The lion and the lamb (vs. 5-6) The new song to our Redeemer • His sacrificial death • His emancipating death • His universally atoning death • His effective death His redemption is complete - receiving it and joining into the song of praise is our choice. All-Church Announcements We want to thank our church family for ministering to our family with prayers, cards and visits through the recovery process of our children Trevor and Alexis. Bill & Robin Hawkins Membership class with Pastor Russ today, November 9 and next Sunday, November 16. If you would like to participate in the classes, please notate on the attendance pads as they are passed during the offering. Baby shower for Alyssa Cicero and daughter, Victoria, Saturday, November 15, 10:00 am at the home of Jennifer Payne*. The Quilters' sale has been postponed until Sunday, November 16. Proceeds from the sale will benefit TCF’s Stephen's Benevolence Fund. Our volunteer time for the Food Bank of the Rockies this month is Monday, November 17th from 12:30 - 3:30. This is a great opportunity to help those in need of food in our city. If you want to carpool from the church or have any questions, contact Lou Ann Martin. Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, November 23 at 6:00 pm. The church will provide the meat, beverage, tableware. Please RSVP/Sign up sheets for side dishes at the Welcome Center. If you are able to assist with cooking a turkey and/or ham please RSVP at the Welcome Center as well. Operation Christmas Child; November 29, 1 - 6 pm. 25 available spaces, minimum age 13 years, first come first served. See Pastor Troy Our greeters ministry is looking for volunteers to greet and hand out the bulletin Sunday mornings to church family, friends and guests. If you are interested in assisting in this ministry or desire more information, please contact Randy or Brenda Webb. * Contact church office for the address To view the announcements digitally - please scan the QR code with a QR reader from your cell phone or tablet’s app store. Women’s Ministry Ladies join us Wednesday evening for the Women’s Bible study in Room 211. We are studying Beth Moore’s James: Mercy Triumphs. If you have any questions contact Janet May. Ladies you won't want to miss Homemade for the Holidays on Friday night, November 14. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a yummy dinner of homemade soups and desserts. Immediately following dinner you can start on one or more crafts for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We'll also have crafts for the children to make. Starting October 26 you can see the different craft options to sign up for at the women's ministry table. There will be a minimal cost for each project. This is a fun time to make something for yourself or for a gift. No skills required - every craft will have a teacher to assist you! Women - Save the Date! Our women's retreat will be moved from the last weekend in April to the first weekend in May. It will be held May 1-3, 2015 at the YMCA of the Rockies. A wonderful weekend is being planned that you won't want to miss! We had an amazing time at Women of Faith 2014 - it’s time to get ready for Women of Faith 2015 Farewell Tour. Detail and sign up will begin next Sunday, November 9. Children’s Ministry Bible study - for children up through 6th grade meets on Sunday nights from 6:00 - 7:00 pm and Wednesday nights from 7:00 - 8:00 pm in Room 207. Puppets September 7, 4:30 pm. Puppets are for 4th grade and older. Questions? Contact Kris Schmidt. Children’s Quizzing 6:00 pm in Room 206. Student Ministries Need info on the go? For the latest information or visit us online @ www.tcfstudents.org. Join together for Student Ministries Upper Room on Sundays at 6 pm. Join our online community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @TCFStudents! Get photos, news and encouragement online! NYC will be July 5-13, 2015 and is for 8 - 12 grade students for the 20142015 school year. Parents and students information is available at the Student Ministry Center; contact Pastor Troy if you have questions or need additional information. Power Surge: November 14-16 at YMCA of the Rockies. Go to www.coloradonyi.com to download the registration form, complete it and turn it into Pastor Troy. • Late Registration – November 5 is $130 • After November 5 is $160. Power Surge Participants: We will leave at 4:00 pm on Friday, November 14 from the church. Bring some money for dinner on the way. If you do not have a covenant and release form filed with Pastor Troy, please have this turned in before Friday, November 14. Mark your calendars:   November 14-16: Power Surge; Estes Park. November 29: Operation Christmas Child Upcoming Events November 9 11 14 23 26 27 29 Membership class Church Board Meeting SM - Power Surge; YMCA of the Rockies WM - Home for the Holidays craft night Baby shower Membership class Quilter Sale in foyer Annual Thanksgiving Banquet No Wednesday Activities Happy Thanksgiving Operation Christmas Child 13 14 16 24 25 31 December IN Group Sunday School class party; Foyer Children’s Christmas Program; 9:30 am Young At Heart Christmas party Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Merry Christmas SM - Lock In 15 16 January 1 Happy New Year SM - Student Ministries WM - Women’s Ministries Share a Little Information about You Welcome to Tower Community Fellowship. This page is to for you to tell us a little about you or to share a prayer requests or RSVP to a church sponsored event. Please take a moment to fill out the appropriate information, detach this page and place it in the offering plate or give it to an usher. Thank you. 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