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Article by Michael Tomlinson, Worship & Arts Pastor
"A Heart of Worship"
I want to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers that helped out with our Good Friday service and Easter morning celebration. I hope that you personally were moved and blessed. HE IS ALIVE & LIVING WITHIN YOU.
In this letter, I am discussing two types of worship that are both forms of worship and that require the same heart when we exercise them: our tithe and song segments during Sunday morning worship. On any given Sunday we show a frame on the screen that says, "We worship through our giving." Our giving is a form of worship, and it deeply shares the same components of when we sing our praises and lift our voices to our Lord.
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MISSIONS: SOUP & STORIES
TONIGHT, SUNDAY, APRIL 15
5:00pm
The Missions Team and participants who went on the Texas Mission Trip last month invite you to join them for Soup & Stories tonight at 5:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. They will be sharing stories and pictures of the people they ministered to, while making repairs to their homes.
A soup dinner will be provided.
Thank you to everyone who supported this great team.
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FABULOUS 50s & BEYOND DINNER
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
5:00pm
If you are beyond 50 years old, plan to attend this fun dinner at church this coming Saturday, April 21, at 5:00pm. The theme to dress for is: vintage nightclub, starring the Rat Pack.
Please RSVP here or by signing-up by the elevator at church.
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STARTING POINT CLASS
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
9:15-10:10am
Whether you've been attending KCC for a year or just started visiting, take your next step with KCC! Next Sunday at 9:15am, Pastor Kevin is offering this one-hour class to share:
- The beliefs of our church...
- The kind of church that we are...
- Our mission and vision as a church...
And, encourage you with:
- Strategic steps to growing in Christ...
Connecting, Growing, Reaching, Giving, & Serving.
Pastor Kevin and his wife, Bonnie, would love to greet you at the class. It'll be hosted in his office on the lower level--a certainly relaxed atmosphere. Welcome.
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AWANA AWARDS CEREMONY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
6:00pm
The weekly clubs wrap up on Wednesday, April 18 (6:00-7:30pm). The Awards Ceremony will be hosted the following week, April 25. A dinner will be served at 6:00pm, and the ceremony will follow!
The congregation is invited, as well as friends and family!
This Awards Night is truly a celebration of the diligence of children memorizing God's Word and "hiding it in their hearts."
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PARENTING SEMINAR
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
9:30-11:30am
The Kimball Area Ministerial Alliance and Kimball Area Community Education are co-hosting a parenting seminar Saturday, April 28, from 9:30-11:30am called, “Parenting De-Stress Day: From Surviving to Thriving.”
Jim Otremba, owner of the Center for Family Counseling, will be our guest speaker.
Please RSVP HERE or by signing-up by the elevator at church. (Walk-ins also welcome.) Cost is $5/person, payable at the door, and includes a workbook!
The event will be hosted at the Kimball Community Education Center (14 Magnus Johnson St., Kimball). Doors open at 9:00am for refreshments.
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GUEST MISSIONARY
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
On Sunday, April 29, Brian Berman, one of the missionaries we support in the Dominican Republic, will be preaching for both worship services.
He will also be giving us an update on Project Manana during our regularly-scheduled Community Group hour at 9:15am. Plan to be there.
(There will still be Sunday School classes for children nursery age through 6th grade.)
If you want to learn more about Project Manana ahead of time, we recommend you visit their website...click here.
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PINE HAVEN CAMP
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE
MAY 1
If your student is going to camp this summer, don't miss the May 1st deadline to save. Register here and now! (KCC offers its students a scholarship for camp. Be sure you've contacted Pastor Joe for the scholarship code before you register online.)
Also, Work Weekend at camp is coming up, May 10-12. It's a big job getting ready for campers. Anyone willing to put some sweat equity into the camp is appreciated--raking, fixing, painting, cleaning, and more. Please sign up here (or in the foyer at church). There's no cost to you, and it includes food and lodging. Thank you.
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Pastor Michael's article continued...
Last summer, while on vacation, I attended a church where they didn't collect the offering as we are accustomed to here at KCC. They had wooden boxes near the exits at the back of the worship center; placed in inconspicuous spots. It provided a worship service that did not make guests or members uncomfortable with the feeling of obligation when the offering plate passed by.
Several months ago Pastor Kevin blessed us with a sermon regarding where our mindset should be when we do give. One thing from the sermon that stuck in my mind was that we should give willingly and not grudgingly. In Exodus 25:2, it says, "Tell the children of Israel to bring Me an offering. From every man who gives willingly with his heart you shall receive My offering." Our Heavenly Father has His own way of doing things. Anything that is not offered freely to God is not received. He wants only the heartfelt and genuine praises of His People. He wants only affection that is freely given, gifts that are given joyfully, and hearts that are given willingly. Jesus won't accept a gift that is grudgingly given, and that includes our hearts as well.
God doesn't just want to challenge our thinking. He also wants to move our emotions. Our God is an emotional God. He is not stoic. He not only wants your heart, be He wants to know it, feel it, and embrace it. He wants an intimate relationship with your heart. Exodus 35:21 says, "Everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord." Jesus was human and experienced human emotions just like you and I experience. He even asked God to take this cup from Him while He was in the garden. An angel appeared before Him to give Him comfort, but still our Lord prayed even more intensely that the sweat on Him was like drops of blood. Jesus dying on the cross was more than just physical. Jesus' heart was broken in order to redeem our hearts, our emotions, and our affections. He came to win our hearts. Jesus proved this by first giving us His heart on the cross and also giving His greatest and first command "to love the Lord your God with all your heart." (Matthew 22:37) What I am trying to say is that if God can win your heart, then He wins the whole person, and if worship is not from the heart, it isn't worship at all. True worship comes from the heart, whether it be giving of our tithe or lifting our voices to Him in praise.
Sometimes it takes effort to prepare our hearts for worship. Take time on Sunday morning next week, before you get in your car; put on some worship music and/or read your Bible or just be in prayer with Him. Let it be just you and our Lord--a quiet moment to ponder and think about His love for you. Come then Sunday to worship our Lord through our giving, and our songs, and have a heart of worship. I will be praying for you as I always do.]
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