Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter

March 7, 2015

Pastors Notes:
REVIVAL TIME IS HERE!!!
I can honestly say that Sunday
felt like and looked like revival
is here!!! There was a jubilant spirit in the House
of God, there were salvations, there were healings, there was a spirit of expectation. For almost
1 hour and 20 minutes, we sang, praised, prayed and believed! It was wonderful!!!! Then again
on Sunday night, that same spirit was present and moved among the praise and worship that was
offered to the Lord. This is exactly that for which we have been praying. This is the best
scenario that we could have as our evangelists begin coming in. ALREADY IN A SPIRIT OF
REVIVAL! So this week, I ask you to do several things for me: 1) Keep yourself hot in the
spirit. Keep praying, trusting and believing. Although our corporate fast has ended, fast a meal
and spend that time in prayer for the revival services coming up this weekend. 2) Promote the
revival services. The sure way to insure that none of your family or friends come to the services
is DONT INVITE THEM! But if you promote the services and invite them to come, they are
more likely to come. 3) Pray for our evangelist this week. Bro. Keith Lairsey is a National
Evangelist in the Church of God. He was with us last year and we are blessed to have him return
this year. Pray for him physically that he will be strong and rested. Pray that the Lord gives him
the Word that we stand in need of hearing. Pray that he has a fresh anointing of the Spirit. 4)
Lastly, BE AT EVERY SERVICE!!!!! Saturday service begins at 7:00 PM, Sunday morning
worship at 10:30 AM and Sunday Evening at 6:00 PM. Please, give this time to the Lord and be
with us. I am truly believing that we will have a move of God that will propel us into our future!

anointing

Please pray for our Rick

Lairsey..our Evangelist for the
weekend. Pray for traveling
mercies as he travels here. Pray
for his health.that he will be
well and rested. Pray for the
Lords fresh anointing as he
preaches the Word. Pray that he
hears from the Lord and brings
the Word that the Lord would
have us to hear. Pray for his
family, for his resources, for his
ministry, etc.

WORSHIP WEDNESDAYS!!!!!!!! Join us for our 2nd worship Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
What a wonderful time we had this past week. The presence of the Lord was so strong among
us. Please come prepared to worship Him so that our spirits will be prepared for our Revival
Services.
I know its hard to believe, but EASTER is just 1 month away. I hope that you and I will be
intentional in inviting our lost family, friends and neighbors to be in the church that day. What a
wonderful evangelistic opportunity we have on this day. Many people will go to church on
Easter that will not go any other day of the year. So be intentional in inviting people to be in
church with you. The choir and myself will again this year collaborate and work together to
present the Easter message in Word and Song. I am believing that we will see a great harvest of
souls.
Easter events:
Good Friday Prayer Service 12:00 PM in the Sanctuary
Sunrise Service New Property under the Pavilion 7:00 AM
Easter Sunday Worship 10:30 AM in the Sanctuary
Easter Sunday Communion & Feet Washing Service 6:00 PM in the sanctuary
Also for your calendars:
Childrens Service April 12 in the AM service
JOYFUL SOUND will be in concert on April 12 in the PM service
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I wish to thank the Woodruff Church of God for helping me, and for the prayers that went up for
my family on the home going of my sister Gladys Ruffand for her children and family.
With Love, Virginia L. Ballard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WWV Home Group will be held at 6:30pm at the Nemitz Home on Friday, March 27.
Ladies Munch Bunch will be meeting at the CLC on Wednesday, March 11th at 11:30 AM. See
Janet Sloan to sign up for a dish if youd like to join us.
Jamaican Missions Meeting this Sunday at 5:15pm in Youth Building. This will be a short
meeting to discuss a few changes. If you would like to have information about the trip or would
like to go this year please attend this meeting. Deadline for signing up to go is March 28.

Prayer List

AMERICA,Lucas Lundberg, Houston & Brenda Cobb, Tonya Gibson, Terry & Kaye Simmons, Larry
Buchannan, Ed & Brenda Brittian, The Beck Family, The Smith Family, The Nabors Family,
Mertice Whitmore, Kim & Ricky Roberson, Betty Frazier, Frank, Lib & Lori Patterson, Judy
Crowe, Danny Cooper, Charles & Ethel Cooper, Viola Padgett, Larry Letourneau , John Mathis,
Kathy Simmons, Kathy Arellano, Sammy Watson, George Lankford, Robin Phillips, Brance Veal,
Tiffany Cartee, Tiffany Crocker, Robin Harris, Derrick Cooper, Harold & Peggy Chesney, Tiffany
Burnett, Johnny & Shirley Lawson, Bobbi Jo, Melissa Lida, Zellie Snyder, Those needing jobs,
Caregivers, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes
**Christian Sympathy to the family of Mary Madden & Gladys Rough

The choir will wear Black on Sunday 3/15.

OUR ARM N ARM PROGRAM IS STILL GOING TO MEET NEEDS.-- $2 STILL

FEEDS THE YOUNG MEN IN HONDURAS.
If you can place $2 per week in your tithe envelop and mark it Arm or Arm n Arm, we can send
$150 each month to feed the 10-12 young men in Honduras. These young men have a workshop
at the church and are making beds, tables, chairs, and now hutches and dressers. These young
men have little or no food unless we help them. These young men live at the church because they
have no other place to live. While living there, they clean, repair, set up for programs, and they
guard the church from thieves. They have literally devoted themselves to the church and now
WE have the privilege of BLESSING them with a BASIC necessityfood. Until we started this
program, they went days with no food, however, they still gave themselves as servants to the
Lord and to the church there. $2 goes a long way in Honduras.

UPDATE ON -------------ITEMS NEEDED FOR OUR APRIL HONDURAS TRIP--We need all the items by Wednesday, March 18 so we can package them.
--Trial size Lotion or Shampoo
--ChapStick or lip balm
--Sewing Kits---Dollar Tree OR RITE AID
--Razors---12/$1 Family Dollar (NOTE CHANGE)
We have enough bowls and cups. Thank you for all who bought some.
ALSO, WE ARE COLLECTING USED LADIES SUMMER CLOTHES FOR NEEDY
LADIES IN HONDURAS.
--They cannot be stained or torn.
--We can use casual and dressy.
--All sizes are needed.
--Please wash all items before bringing.
Sister2Sister with Lisa Terry
As we start our Rekindle Revival services this week, I was reminded of a conversation we had at
our prayer retreat last year. Rekindle means to excite, stir up, or to cause to begin burning again.
The root of that word is kindle which means to start a fire. I told the group that I remember
when my daddy taught me how to make a fire. He showed me to how to get old newspaper pages
and ball them up and make a little pile of them in the fireplace. Next, he told me to get a bunch
of kindling and put on top of the newspaper. Then he lit the newspaper. As the newspaper
burned, it caught the kindling on fire. Once the kindling was burning good, then he added a log
and later more logs. Soon we had a roaring fire to keep our house warm.
The key to starting a good fire is the kindling. You see, the newspaper catches on fire fast but it
also burns up fast. From the burning of the newspaper, the kindling catches on fire fast too but it
takes it longer to burn away. It burns long enough to catch the larger logs on fire.
My daddy had a pile of kindling out near the stacks of fire wood. The kindling pile was made up
of twigs and small branches or small pieces of wood that had splintered off as daddy chopped the
wood. While the larger logs were stacked ever so neatly, daddys pile of kindling was a mess.
After all this kindling was basically discarded pieces of wood. The oddly shaped branches that
the trees no longer needed and the pieces of chipped wood that the bigger logs ridded themselves
of --- made up this pile.
We are to be kindling. God wants to set us on fire. Then He wants to use us to be the source
that will carry His fire from one place to another--- starting in our church, and spreading to our
community, country and world. And God wants to use us for that purpose. How can God use
you? Just like the kindling my daddy used was broken branches and discarded pieces of wood,
sometimes we are broken and discarded too. Whatever has happened in your life, good or bad,
let it work for you and not against you. God works through our brokenness. Whether you have
felt accepted or discarded, let yourself become broken. God wants to use you to spread His Word
to a lost and dying world. LET GOD SET YOU ON FIRE. Remember, kindling is the key to
starting a good fire.

What an awesome time we had in the Lord last Thursday. The Holy Ghost met with us in the
Mancave and if you guys were not in attendance with us....well, you just plain out missed it.
After a great devotion done by Pastor Phil Weathers, he issued a challenge to us, then our
brothers begin to share their perspective and encourage one another in the Lord. Amazing stuff
fellas....God is well pleased. Our food was prepared by brother Steve Collins and let me
say....that chicken stew was great!!! We have such a great group of brothers who are very
talented. Teachers, cooks, builders, workers, singers, leaders... you can't find a better group
anywhere. I am very proud to be a part of "us". I love yall guys! Our next meeting will be April
2nd and our Band Of Brothers counsel is planning for a great event that you will not want to
miss. Make plans now to attend cause it is gonna be good.

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

Our monthly meeting of the Joy Club will be held on March 26 at 6:30 pm. Please mark your
calendar for this event and go by the bulletin board and sign up to attend. We also need you to
sign up on the food sheet. I hope everyone will make an effort to attend.
FALL SENIOR ADULT REVIVAL:
I know it is early but I wanted you to know that we have secured our Evangelist for this
meeting. Rev. V. R. Le Buhn will be our guest again this year. He did an outstanding job for us
last year and I'm sure he will do so again. He will also be speaking on Sunday morning for our
Senior Adult Sunday. The dates are Oct. 15.16 and 18.

In March on Saturday the 28th we will be having a 70's night at our gameroom that will include
mirror ball, strobe lights, fog machine, decorations, and 70's music. Everyone should dress in
attire from the 70's as we will be voting for prizes on several categories such as most original,
best dresses, etc. Each person is asked to bring some finger foods. This should be lots of FUN!
There will be sign-up sheet is on our bulletin board in the hallway at church. Please invite others
that don't usually participate as people hesitate until someone extends a personal invitation and
shows an interest in getting them involved so they can get to know others in the church.

The Youth are planning to go out and eat after the Saturday Revival Service on March 21.
Please mark your calendars for this event!

Sunday, Praise and Worship at 5:00 and Drama at 5:30

FREE Family Movie Night Friday March 27@ 6:00 pm in the CLC. There will be concession
sold at the Extreme Kidz Movie Night. The cost of concession will be from a $1.00 to $5.00. All
proceeds will go Kids Fest in April. We will be watching Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day.
Just a reminder to all those who are going to Kids fest... Your depoist should have been
already if not this Wednesday night is last chance. Please remember to work on your pledge
sheet, they are due next Sunday March 22. If you have any question please see Ms Donna.
If you would like to sponser a child to kids fest please see Ms Donna.
Upcoming Events:
Doughnut Sale starts March 22 if you would like to buy a box of Crispy Kreme doughnuts to
help the Kids with their Kid fest trip please see an Extreme Kid or Ms Donna.
Extreme Kids are also selling Carolina Girl Tshirts if you would like to purchase one of those
see Ms Donna or an Extreme Kid worker.
March 27 Movie Night at 6:00
April 4 Family Picnic and Easter Egg Hunt
April 12 Children's Service
April 24-26 Kidfest
May 16 Bike Ride and Picnic in the park

Ministry Leaders for This Week

Sunday Greeters- Kathy Arellano & Carolyn Everette
Sunday School Greeter Robert D. Sloan
CLC Greeter Paul Lundberg
Crossing Guard- David Hoyt
Head Ushers Charles OShields & Bobby Brown
Finance Committee Ryan Ballard & Walter Housand
Usher Team #3- Buddy Arnold, Freddie Bright, Lamar Crowe,
Tracy Grant, Clint Letourneau, & Marion Simmons
Wednesday Bus Pickup: Phillip and Jason
Bus Take home: Clint and Daniel
Van 1 Pickup: Richard and Buster
Van 1 Take Home: Garren and Thomas
Van 2 Pickup: Tabitha and Brian
Van 2 Take Home: Tim and June
Late workers: Donna and Staci
NurseryWednesday- TBA
Saturday PM- Ann Knight
AM Ann Knight & Sara Willis
PM- Ashton Garrett
Kiddie Church We will not have Kiddie Church during revival services. All ages will be in
big church.
Music- Wed-Lavonda Stonell
AM-Lisa Terry
PM- Scott Cooper
Praise Team-Gold
Guitar- Korey, Duck, John
Keyboard- Kim