Lyndal Waldrip

Lyndal Waldrip

Senior Pastor

Nothing happened on this day in any year. But MORE is a different story. Enjoy.

Wednesday services resumed last week and will continue this week. From 6:30-8:00 p.m. each Wednesday, we will have healing and prophetic rooms, worship and prayer as well as nursery, children and youth groups.

Jennifer Martin and Debi Jeter lead a group that meets 8:45-9:45 a.m. each Sunday at the church. This is a time of praise, reflection and prayer before the main service. This is a time, open to all, who want to spend some intimate time with the Lord before the Sunday service. Childcare will be available.

Acts Community will have another 24 hours of prayer this weekend against human trafficking. Prayer will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and finish at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Anyone who wants to pray, can show up on the hour to pray in the Acts Chapel (816 S. Van Buren) or you can contact Chad or Joy Conner to sign up for a slot. Chad’s number is 806-576-8611.

MORE will be hosting a women’s conference for Unleashing Possibility, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27. This conference is open to all women and childcare is available for birth through 3rd grade if it’s done in advance.  Cost is $20 per person, $25 if using childcare. Sign up in the church foyer or go online to www.unleashingpossibility.org.

Beginning Jan. 28, Pastors Becky and Wendy will be moderating Alpha, a 15-week video series. This class is a basic Christianity class with a video and discussion. It begins with questions about God being real and goes all the way into baptism of the Holy spirit. It is a wonderful study for those who want to know more about Christ. The class will run 8:45-9:45 a.m. each Sunday. A sign-up sheet is in the foyer. Check with Pastor Becky if you want a study guide. Childcare is available.

Thanks to each of you who support the church financially every month. We could not operate without you. For those who would like to give, there are several ways. In addition to checks, cash and money order, you can give by text (84321), use your credit card at the church or by going online to our website, www.ilovemore.org. The most efficient way for the church is for people to give by bank draft. If that interests you, please contact Pastor Wendy.

Community Groups:

  • Women’s prayer and worship, led by Jennifer Martin, 9 a.m. each Tuesday at MORE. No childcare.
  • Going Up, a community group for people who have attained age 50 and above, meets once a month. The next fellowship will be 5-7 p.m., Jan. 20, at the home of Jonathan/Maria Lair. Contact Keith and Sherry Moore for more information. Keith can be reached at 382-3780 and Sherry at 382-6654.
  • James and Paula Butler lead a service every Sunday afternoon at Acts Community Resource Center on 2nd and Louisiana for the people in San Jacinto. Contact the Butlers if you would like to be a part of this.
  • Mark Wolfe leads a men’s group that has changed its meeting time. The new time will be 6:30-8:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The new meeting place will be Acts downtown, 816 S. Van Buren. There will be some social time then Bible talk. For more information, contact Mark at 806-674-1050.
  • Ben and Caitlin Standish lead “Sabre in the Spirit,” a prayer meeting with live music and rooted in the Bible. They meet at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Saturday of every month at the Standish home, 5721 Andover Dr. For more information, contact Ben at 418-0692 or Caitlin at 670-5344.
  • The MORE Recovery group meets at 5:30-6:30 p.m. each Monday at the church. This meeting is open to the public. Childcare is available for birth-3rd grade if we know a day in advance.
  • Pastor Lyndal leads the Crump Church service at 6:45-8:00 p.m. each Monday at the church. This is a smaller, more intimate gathering of worship and ministry for those who may not feel comfortable in a regular church setting. This is open to the public. Childcare is available for birth-3rd grade if we know a day in advance.
  • Pastor Kathryn Roach leads a young women’s group called Grow Together! The group will meet 7-9 p.m., Jan. 20 and Feb. 17 at MORE before Kathryn takes off a few months for the birth of her new child. The group is open to women 18-35 and focuses on growth in relationship with the Lord and others. In a chill atmosphere, there is a short worship time, small devotional and discussion. For more information, contact Pastor Kathryn at 690-5144.
  • Creator’s Space, hosted by Joy Conner at Acts Community-Downtown, 816 S. Van Buren, 3 p.m., the first Saturday of each month.  This group is for adults only. Bring projects, ideas and artistic/creative friends to make things you love. This is a place for you to make things and for creators to create. For more information, contact Joy Conner at joy.conner@yahoo.com or 806-683-5054.

Our Sunday morning sermon is available live each Sunday around 10:45-10:50 a.m. on our Facebook page or later it will be posted to our website and YouTube. For additional information on MORE, please check the calendar below or look us up at our website, www.ilovemore.org, our Facebook page or YouTube (MORE Church Amarillo).

January Schedule:

  • January 27 – Unleashing Possibilities women’s conference, 9-4 (Christy Hilbert)
  • January 28 – Baby dedication

February Schedule:                                        

  • February 18 – Water baptism (Pastor Lyndal)

Weekly Schedule:

  • Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m., Alpha Class (begins Jan. 28)
  • Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m., Prayer/Praise/Reflection
  • Sunday: 10:00 a.m., Sunday service
  • Sunday: 10:00 a.m., Children’s church
  • Sunday: After worship, service for 6th-12th graders
  • Monday: 5:30-6:30 p.m. – MORE Recovery group
  • Monday: 6:45-8:00 p.m., Crump Church at MORE
  • Tuesday: 9:00-10:30 a.m., women’s prayer and worship
  • Wednesday: 6:30-8:00 p.m. – Wednesday services

Praises and testimonies:

  • Pray for Jane Barnes who is going home today to continue her recovery from major knee surgery.

Prayer Requests:

  • Pray for Elaine Standish who has been in the hospital twice since Thanksgiving and is now back at Heritage Convalescent for care. She has been struggling to stay alert and oriented.
  • Pray for Carol Jones as she sells her home and moves into The Clairmont today.
  • Pray for Jennifer Drone who hasn’t been feeling well and had extremely high blood pressure on Sunday.
  • Continue to pray for Gary Jones who is recovering from an infection. He’s in BSA 481.
  • Pray for Sarah Luedecke and everyone in her household who have bronchitis.
  • Pray for Rodney Garner who will have surgery Jan. 28 to see what’s wrong with his gall bladder.
  • Pray for the father of one of our members. He has a mass in his back next to his spine. No word yet on if it’s dangerous or not.
  • Pray for Wendy Roach’s mother, Barbara, who is recovering at Wendy’s home following lung surgery and will soon begin some chemo treatments.
  • Pray for Johnny Saunders who is recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery.
  • Pray for those with long-term health ailments: Shelly Wood (bowel surgery now chemotherapy); Phillip, son of Chris Czosnek (chemotherapy); Eddie Gonzalez (internal issues); Mike Miller (kidney dialysis, cancerous cyst in his mouth); Nick Woodard’s father (liver cancer); and Johnnie Daniels, PREP board member/volunteer (rectal cancer).
  • Pray for family and friends in our congregation who are struggling with meth, alcohol and other addictions.
  • In addition, please pray for all of our military personnel, leaders, president and cabinet members.

MORE Money:

The Sunday offering for 01/14/24 was $14,650.16. Giving year-to-date is $24,167.59. Attendance was 175.

Thought for the week:

  • “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

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xxxI owe my mother:

  • Behavior Modification – “Stop acting like your father.”
  • Anticipation – “Just wait until we get home.”
  • Receiving – “You are going to get it when you get home.”
  • Humor – “When that lawnmower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”
  • Justice – “One day you’ll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you.”

Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other, outside the operating room. The first kid leans over and asks, “What are you in here for?”

The second kid says, “I’m in here to get my tonsils out and I’m a little nervous.”

The first kid says, “You’ve got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep and, when you wake up, they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream. It’s a breeze.”

The second kid then asks, “What are you here for?”

The first kid says, “A circumcision.” The second kid says, “Whoa, good luck, buddy. I had that done when I was born. I couldn’t walk for a year.”

That’s all, folks. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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